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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF $3,500.00 OUT OF
NO. 202 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWORKS
SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR CUTTING FIRST
JOINT OF 48" CAST IRON PIPE NEAREST THE VEN-
TURI TUBE AND BETWEEN THE VENTURI AND BUILDING,
AND INSTALLING A SHORT PATTERN COUPLING COMPLETE
WITH FOUR TIE RODS AND FOR FURNISHING ALL MATERIAL,
LABOR, EQUIPMENT, SERVICE AND SUPPLIES TO EXCAVATE,
LAY AND BACKFILL THE ADDITIONAL 48" CAST IRON
PIPE TO CONNECT THE TWO LINES AT THE 0. N. STEVENS*
WATER FILTRATION PLANT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, A CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED BY THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WITH C. H. LEAVELL & COMPANY AND COASTAL
BEND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (A JOINT VENTURE) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 0. N. STEVENS
WATER FILTRATION PLANT ON THE 5TH DAY OF MAY, 1954; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO APPROPRIATE THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
'OF $3,500.00 TO COMPLETE SAID PROJECT, AND BY APPROVING AN EXTRA FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION, HAVE SAID WORK DONE UNDER SAID CONTRACT EITHER BY C. H. LEAVELL & COMPANY
OR CITY FORCES; ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE AMOUNT OF $3,500.00
OUT OF N0. 202 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWORKS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUND FOR
CUTTING FIRST JOINT OF 48" CAST IRON PIPE NEAREST,THE VENTURI TUBE AND BETWEEN
THE VENTURI AND THE BUILDING, AND INSTALLING A SHORT PATTERN COUPLING COMPLETE
WITH FOUR TIE RODS, AND FOR FURNISHING ALL MATERIAL, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, SERVICE
- AND SUPPLIES TO EXCAVATE, LAY AND BACKFILL THE ADDITIONAL 48° CAST IRON PIPE
TO CONNECT THE TWO LINES AT THE ABOVE -NAMED PROJECT, WHICH WORK SHALL BE DONE ,
EITHER UNDER SAID CONTRACT OR BY CITY FORCES AS MAY BE DIRECTED BY MOTION ADOPTED
BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
' SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS IN ORDER THAT THE INSTALLATION OF CHANGES AT THE 0. N. STEVENS WATER
FILTRATION PLANT CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY RE-
QUIRING THE SUSPENSION DF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING
DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY ENCV AND NECESSITY Tn EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION
OF SAID CHARTER RULE
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and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that such
ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY PA8$ED AND APPROYED, this the day of February, 1955.
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City Atto ey
January 28, 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 NO. 202 City of CorpuB Christi Waterworks
Construction Fund.
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTFjgR PURPOSE.
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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CORP /U SICH RISTI, TEXAS
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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 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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