HomeMy WebLinkAbout03908 ORD - 10/27/1954- - Pi 0: 10- 27-54 .
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON COMPANY FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION OF A WASH WATER TANK AND TOWER FOR THE 0. N.
STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT; APPROPRIATING THE SUM
OF $51,771.25 OUT OF NO. 202 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WATER-
WORKS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUND, OF WHICH AMOUNT 949,900.00
IS THE CONTRACT PRICE AND ^$1,871.25 IS THE AMOUNT ALLOWED
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES OF REAGAN & MCCAUGHAN; MAKING
SAID CONTRACT A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT OP♦JAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER 15 HERESY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF , THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A CONTRACT WITH
CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WASH WATER TANK
AND TOWER FOR THE O. N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT, 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 CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON
COMPANY, OPENED Oil THE 15TH DAY.OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, THE SAID BID OF CHICAGO
BRIDGE AND IRON COMPANY BEING THE LOWEST AND HOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUHOF $51,r71.25
OUT OF N0. 202 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWORKS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUND TO
COVER THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH AHOUNT $49,900.00 IS THE CON-
TRACT PRICE AND $11871.25 IS THE AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES OF
REAGAN & MCCAUGHAN.
SECTION 3. THE 1CCESSITY FOR COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENTS
COMPOSED OF THE IMPROVEMENTS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND THE OTHER PARTS OF THE
0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPE14SI011 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
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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 FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER IT/S /R /SASS \,E, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED
THIS THE DAY OF V (%( 1954.
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I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF �JTHE CITY OF CORPPUUSr(
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. nCD e, Ck \�/L�i .,�l•'A/L
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO 8E1'6RAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDNANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
Of THE CITY COUNCIL) I, THEREFOR[, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
T14E CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOT i
P. C. CALLAWAY f
ELLRoY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
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F. P. PETERSON, JR
THE AGOVC ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE'
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLRoY KING
W. JA SS NAISMITH ��1
W. JAMEB BRACE /'�
F. P. PETERSON, JR. (�[An a
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