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A RESOLUTION
AGREEING THAT LOCAL INTERESTS WILL BEAR THE PAYMENT
OF THE COST OF USING COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING IN
EXCESS OF THE COST OF NON- COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING
IN THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE CROSSING TULE LAKE
CHANNEL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS ACCEPTED BY MOTION AT
THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 24, 1955, AND FORWARDED TO THE CORPS
OF ENGINEERS FOR THEIR APPROVAL HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF
OF ENGINEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY WITH THE PRIVISO THAT THE COST OF
USING COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING IN THE SUBSTRUCTURE RATHER THAN NON- COPPER
BEARING STEEL BE BORNE BY LOCAL INTERESTS WITHOUT PARTICIPATION OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT; AND
WHEREAS, SUCH PRIVISO IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, THE CONSULTING ENGINEER EMPLOYED BY THE CITY RECOMMENDS
THE USE OF COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING AND THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, REPRE-
SENTING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE COUNTY OF NUECES AND NUECES COUNTY
NAVIGATION DISTRICT, CONCURRED IN SUCH RECOMMENDATION OF THE SAID CONSULTING
ENGINEER:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS HERETOFORE ACCEPTED
AND WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PRIVISO REQUIRED BY THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS TO
lHE EFFECT THAT THE INCREASE IN COST OF USING COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING OVER
THE COST OF USING NON- COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING BE BORNE BY THE LOCAL INTER-
ESTS WITHOUT CONTRIBUTION AS TO SUCH EXCESS COST FROM THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT,
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR COMMENCING AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE
DATE THE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH SUBSTRUCTURE OF THE
BRIDGE CROSSING THE TULE LAKE CHANNEL CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPER-
ATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE. THAT NO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND THAT SUCH OOINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY
AND NECESSITY, REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
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RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AMD TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY 50 RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY OF OCTOBER, 1955•
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APPROVED TgrLEGAL FORM
OCTOBER 1955:
EITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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 MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR -
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
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
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