HomeMy WebLinkAbout04389 RES - 11/09/1955i, 1.
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A RESOLUTION
AGREEING THAT LOCAL INTERESTS WILL BEAR THE PAYMENT
GF THE COST OF USING COPPER GEARING 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.
JHEREAS, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS ACCEPTED BY MOTION AT
THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 21'.-, 1J55, 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 REARING STEEL PILING IN THE SUBSTRUCTURE RATHER THAN NON- COPPER
BEARING STEEL BE BORNE BY LOCAL INTERESTS WITHOUT PARTICIPATION OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT; AND
.iHEREAS, 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 PIL114G 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:
N&4, THEREFORE, SE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS HERETOFORE ACCEPTED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OPI AUGUST 24 19551 PROVIDING FOR THE USING OF COPPER
BEARING STEEL PILING ARE HEREBY APPROVED WITH THE ADDITION OF A PROVISION
AS REQUIRED BY THE CHIEF OFENGINEERS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE INCREASE IN COST
OF USING COPPER BEARING STEEL PILING IN EXCESS OF THE COST OF USING NON - COPPER
BEARING STEEL PILING BE BORNE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WITHOUT CONTRIBUTION
AS TO SUCH E'(CESS COSTS FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
SECTION 2. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED IN LIEU OF RESOLUTION No.
4314 HERETOFORE PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 26TF1 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1955.
SECTION 3. 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 IP4PER-
ATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT 140
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
ANb THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTTON SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL - MEETINGS
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OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY, REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 9 oAY OF NOVEMBER, 1955.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY ATTORIEY
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Corpus Christi, Texas
1955
TO.TWK MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus_ Christiy..Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ardaearce, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
aiaanof 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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