HomeMy WebLinkAbout03793 ORD - 06/30/1954R.
AC:6/29/54
TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH BURNETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION ON MORGAN AVENUE IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; APPROPRIATING
THE SUM OF $128,304.00 FROM NO. 212 FIRE STATION BOND
CONSTRUCTION FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION,
OF WHICH AMOUNT $116,64o IS THE CONTRACT PRICE, AND
$11,664.00 IS THE TEN PERCENT ALLOWED FOR ENGINEERING AND
CONTINGENCIES; MAKING SAID CONTRACT A PART HEREOF BY
REFERENCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A CONTRACT WITH BURNETT
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION ON MORGAN ;'AVENUE
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF
BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF BURNETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OPENED
ON THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 1954, THE SAID BID OF BURNETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $128,304.00
FROM ND. 212 FIRE STATION BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CON-
STRUCTION, OF WHICH AMOUNT $116,640.00 IS THE CONTRACT PRICE, AND) $11,664.00
IS THE TEN PERCENT ALLOWED FOR ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR CONSTRUCTING A NEW FIRE STATION IN
THIS AREA TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS AND GIVE THEM ALL PROTECTION AVAILABLE IN CASE
OF FIRE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF ;THE CITY COUNCIL, AND
THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN
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FULL FORCE A14D EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED
AND APPROVED, THIS THE ZO DAY OF ,JUNE, 1954.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CO�CHRIS,
ATTE,ST
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CITY SEC ET A RX' 1
APPROVED AS �O LEGAL FORM
CITY ATTORNE
JUNE 29, 1954
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I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENTS OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF No. _E� FIRE STiATION RON❑ ('otts raurr�nn� Fnun
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
(RECTOR OF FINANCE
Corpus Christi, Texas
1959,
TO THE MEMBERS (F aE GIl'' C'OUWIL
Corpus Chrl -i, Tisx ,,
Gentlemen.
E'er 'she- reasans 5s:t forth in the emergency clause of the_
foregoing ordinance, a paublie efnergenc.y avid kr.pesative necessity exist
for the suspensiaFe oz tq± 'l[uamter Y°J(le ar requirement that no ordinance
or resolution 5h8l.l be" peat'zed fLi nlly ury the •date at is introduced,
and that such osdlaa�aoe uz: ,resolutia%au Shall be read at three meetings
of the City Council, I, `wherefore, hexah s -quest that you suspend said
Chaster rule or requirement and pass Isis ordinance finally an the date
it is introduced, or at the present meetlaaQ of the City Council.
Respectfully,
l�Y l
y C�It
,ITl rOF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the folllawing vote:
F. C. CailawDy
Ellxty King
.arses S. Naiismith
W. James Brake
F. P. Peterson, Jr
The above pa -�d by the follewing vote
F C. Callaway
Ellroy King
James S. Naismiith
WV James Brace
P. Peterson, Jr
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