HomeMy WebLinkAbout04054 ORD - 01/19/1955' ' •. AN ORDINANCE ;° •.. -
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
OF THE'CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, "TO E&ECUTE "".,"`.• ""°"` .' .� •''` r " "�
A CONTRACT WITH BURNETT CONSTRUCTION CQ14PANY FOR THE
ERECTION OF A DRILL TOWER LOCATED ON THE SITE OF FIRE
STATION §7 BOUNDED BY IMBER ROAD, DODDRIDGE STREET AND
SOUTH STAPLES STREET; APPROPRMATING $45,34o.00 FROM
1212 FIRE STATION BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND, BEING
$44,340.00 FOR CONTRACTOR'S SERVICES AND $1,000.00 FOR
CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAIN :D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS: - ..
SECTION 1. That the City Manager for and on behalf of the City of
Corpus Christi be authorized and directed to execute a contract with Burnett Construc-
tion Company for the erection of a drill tower located on the site of Fire Station #7
bounded by Weber Road, Doddridge Street and South Staples Street, a copy of which con-
tract is filed in the City Secretary's office and made a part hereof by reference.
SECTION P. That for such erection there is hereby appropriated
Forty -Five Thousand Three Hundred and Forty Dollars ($45,340.00) from #212 Fire Station
Bond Construction Fund, being $44,340.00 for Contractor's services and $1,000.00 for
contingencies.
SECTION 3• That the unexpended balance of aforesaid $1,000.00 appropriation
for contingencies on April 30, 1955, shall revert to the fund for which it was appropriated,
and further provided that no funds shall be paid out of the contingency fund hereby
appropriated, except with the approval of the City Council on motion passed by a majority
of the Council. 4 ,
SECTION 4. That the necessity for providing better public protection by
erection of said drill tower creates a public emergency and an imperative public nec-
essity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolu-
tion 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 that such Charter
rule be suspended and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduc-
tion and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, TT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AMR) APPROVED, this the /!? of January, 1955•
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA,
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City Secretary s
APPROVED AS TO GAL FORM:
City Attorney- �UC�• +� - - T
CO U CHRISTI, /TEXs
1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
f GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING -
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE 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, THEREFORE,
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,
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MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALL AWAY / 1
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMI TH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: -
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
` JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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F. P. PETERSON, JR,
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I certify to the City Council that the money required for
the contracts agreements obligation, or expenditure contemplated is
the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the F City of
Corpus Christi to the credit of No.
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
Director of Finance /� L�
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