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Home My WebLink About04118 ORD - 02/02/1955' bprL'-,1 -31 -55 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI' TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFTfS BROTHERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREET AND STORM SEWER neROVEME TS IN ACCORDANCE,WITH ALTERNATE BID AND SPECIFICATIONS,ON Ar.AMED STREET'FROM LOUISIANA AVENUE TO DODDRIDGE STREET IN THE CITY OF CORPUS cmuSTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $191,435.40 OUT OF N0. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF STREET Il+IPRO , $190,935.40 OF WRICH IS THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND $500.00 FOR CONTINGENCIES; ALSO AFR - ING THE AMOUNT OF $127,077.0 STORM SEWER BOND IMPROVEMENT OF WHICH .IS THE AMOUNT IUMD $500.00'FOR CONTINGENCIES; 0- PRIATION OF $318,512.40 FoR SAID CONTRACT A PART HEREOF BY 7RENCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 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 Heldenfels Brothers for the improvement of Alameda Street from Louisiana Avenue to Doddridge Street in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, in accordance with al- ternate bid and specifications, which contract has been awarded in accordance with plans, specifications and contract documents on file in the office of the City Secre- tary, a3_1 of which are made a part hereof by reference, and according to the bid of Heldenfels Brothers opened on the 19th day of January, 1955, the said bid of Helden- fels Brothers being the lowest and most advantageous to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION 2. That there is hereby,agpropriated the sum of $191,435.40 out of No. 220 Street Bond Improvement Fund to cover the-cost of street improvements, of which amount $190,935.40 is for cost of street improvements and $500.00 is the amount needed for.contingencies, in accordance with alternate bid and specifications. .SECTION 3. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of $127,077.00 out of No. 295 Storm. Sewer Bond Improvement Fund, of which amount $126,577.00 is to cover cost of storm sewer improvements and $500.00 is the amount needed for contin- gencies. �s SECTION 4. That the unexpended balance of aforesaid contingency appropriations totaling $1,000.00 shall on April 30, 1955 revert to the funds from which they were appropriated, and further provided that no funds shall be paid out of the funds hereby appropriated, except with the approval of the City Council on motion passed by a majority of the'Council. SECTION 5. The necessity for street and storm sewer improvements on the street mentioned above in order to provide better facilities for traffic and drainage 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 sever ` tibgs of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared such emergency and nee Y� exist, having requested the'suspension of said Charter ��,, tea rule and. that this ordinance-fbe passed final on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED ANA APPROVED, this the _day of February, 1955• MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEARS ATTEST: i City SecretdryZ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL.FORM: City AttorneY 67 January 24, 1955 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENT, 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. 220 Street Bond Improvement FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN: AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. a v' DIRECTOR OF FINANCE January 24, 1955 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING, ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF N0. 295 Storm Sewer Bond Improvement FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY 15 NOT APPROPRIATLU FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. ' d4-, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CortnS, CHRISTI, TEXAS G , 1955 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 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 MEETUNG OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE' P. C. CALLAWAY ELLROY KING ' JAMES S. NAISMITH 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 F. P. 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