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TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AN..) ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH SLOVAK BROTHELS, INC., FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PROCTOR- BRAJNER STORM SEWER , UNIT IV; APPROPRIATING
THE SUM OF s279,371.L,0 FROM NO. 295 STORM SEWER BOND
IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED FOR A14D ON 13EHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH SLOVAK BROTHERS, IiIC., FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROCTOR- BRAWNER
STORI,'I SEWER, UNIT IV, 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 A PART HEREOF 1BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING
TO THE BID OF SLOVAK BROTHERS, INC., OPENED ON TIME 1'4TFI DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1955
THE SAID DID OF SLOVAK BROTHERS, INC., BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST AOVAT AG EOUS
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF *279,371.<C,O
FROM NO. 2H5 STORM SEWER BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CON-
STRUCTION, OF WHICH AMOUNT i274,371.80 IS THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT COST AND
`,15,000.00 IS THE AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR ENTERING INTO THE CONTRACT DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 1 HEREOF IN ORDER THAT CONSTRUCTION OF SAID STORM SEWER MAY COMMENCE
IMMEDIATELY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY RE-
QUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI-
;]ANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE I1IAYOR, HAVINe 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, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE ZLDAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1955-
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX4i _
APPROVED S TO LEGAL OR1`'lXF`PTEM3ER �, 1955:
CITY ATTORNEY
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. �'%�j7/ -•A. �1y
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO Bi? DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY 15 NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
J A
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
CORPUS CROISTI, TFXAS
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 SUSPENO SAID CHARTER RULE ON REQUIREMENT AND PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
1-le?
MAYLV
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER /
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; /
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER `
MANUEL P. MALDONADO y
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