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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04131 ORD - 02/02/1955' r AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OSO TRUNK SEWER MAIN EXTENDING FROM THE VICINITY OF CARROLL LANE TO THE OSO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $912,097.19 FROM NO. 297 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, OF WHICH AMOUNT $492,497.19 IS CONSTRUCTION COST, AND• 19, 00.00 15 FOR CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING'AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF P CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OSO TRUNK SEWER MAIN EXTENDING FROM THE VICINITY OF CARROLL LANE TO THE OSO SEWAGE TREATMENT 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 APART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS, OPENED ON THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1955, THE SAID BID OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. " SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $512,097.19 OUT OF NO. 297 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BOND IMPROVE- MENT FUND, OF WHICH AMOUNT $492,497.19 IS FOR CONSTRUCTION COST, AND $19,600.00 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES. ^ SECTION 3. THAT THE UNEXPENDED BALANCE OF AFORESAID * APPROPRIATICN ON APRIL 30, 1955, WILL REVERT TO THE FUND FROM + W31 f t � WHICH IT WAS 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 4. THE NECESSITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 050 TRUNK SEWER MAIN, DUE TO THE INCREASED SIZE OF THE CITY, 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 FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_L DAY OF , 1955- MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T LAS ATTEST: CITY SECRIE TARj( APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: CITY ATTiYRNEY 1 -n^ January 24, 1955 Al 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 NO. .297 Sanitary Sewer Svstem,Bond Improvement FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. a . <J /✓r'�+- +-..ate fJ, �vJ�.� DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CORPU RIST1, TEXAS 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; 1, 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, 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. PETERSON, JR, �i3l