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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 +
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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
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January 24, 1955
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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
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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,
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