HomeMy WebLinkAbout04033 ORD - 01/12/1955AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH 0. J.
BECK & SONS, CONTRACTORS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
FIRE STATION AT KOSTORYZ AND SUNNYBROOK IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT A TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE, INCLUDING
ALTERNATE BID fl, OF 456,Po5.00; APPROPRIATING THE SU14
OF 357,805.00, $56,805.00 BE114G THE CONTRACT PRICE AND
$1,000.00 BEING COST OF CONTINGENCIES TO CARRY ON CON -
STRUCTION THROUGH APRIL, OUT OF NO. 212 FIRE STATION BOND
CONSTRUCTION FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTIO14 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AIID
DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH 0. J. BECK & SONS, CONTRACTORS, FOP. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE
STATION AT KOSTORYZ AND SUIINYBROOK 111 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAID CON-
STRUCTION TO BE PERFORIIED IN ACCORDANCE VITH PLAITS, SPECIFICATIONS AIID
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, ALL OF WHICH ARE ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY.
SECTIO14 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM NO. 212 FIRE
STATION BOND CONSTRUCTION FU1:0, 1951, BOND ISSUE, THE SUIT OF 357,805.00,
BEING THE CONTRACT PRICE INCLUDING ALTERNATE BID p'1 OF '$56,805 .00, AND LCL1-
TING£NCY LOST OF $1,0100.00 TO CARRY OH CONSTRUCTIDII THROUGH APRIL, 1955.
SECTION 3. THAT 110 PAYMENTS SHALL BE KADE OUT OF THE SAID 01,000.00
COIITIIIGE14CY FUND HEREBY APPROPRIATED EXCEPT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ON MOTION PASSED BY Id AJORITY OF THE COUNCIL; AID FURTHER PROVIDED THAT
THE UNEXPENDED BALANCE OF THE AFORESAID APPROPRIATIONFOR THE .`Ij000.00 CONTIN-
GENCY FUND, ON APRIL 307 1957, SHALL REVERT TO THE FUND FOR WHICH IT WAS
APPROPRIATED.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCT1011 OF THE SAID FIRE
STATION FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FIRE PROTECTION
FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDINGIO
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 SUSPENS1011 OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FILIALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTROQUCTIOII AND TAKE EFFECT
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AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT /F -ROI4 AND AFTER ITS PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVEDy THIS THE / 0 DAY OF JANUARY, 1955-
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ATTFS .
CITY SECRET /
APPROVED AS LEGAL POR}1:
CITY ATTORNEY Cl
January 7, 1955
I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACTS ACREEMENT� ODLIGATIONp OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
+fir a9 CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. PIP RTATTQR ROOD M'NR- M7C!TTQW 111M
195-1 BOND ISSUE.
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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FOF THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING OPDINANCE� A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORD NANCE
OF RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED,
AND THAT SUCH OPDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
')I THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHAPTER RULE OP. REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
, / / \ ( n
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY I l
ELLRoY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR
THE A90VC ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOVING V TE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELI-Roy KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON JR.
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