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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ?667,463.94 OUT OF.NO. 200
GAS SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE REHABILITATION
OF GAS MAINS IN THE NORTH BROWNLEE AREA; PROVIDING THAT
SAID WORK BE DONE BY CITY FORCES; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
DE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE .SUM OF ~67,463.94
OUT OF No. 200 GAS SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE REHABILITATION OF GAS
MAINS IN THE NORTH BROWNLEE AREA, BEING KNOWN AS "PROJECT NO. 9 -13 °1 OF WHICH
SUM $25,267.39 IS INSTALLATION COSTS; 137,215.86 IS FOR MATERIAL; w2,952.86
IS FOR CONTINGENCIES; AND $2,027.83 IS FOR ENGINEERING, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS
AND INSPECTION.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1 HEREOF SHALL BE DONE BY CITY.FORCES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR REHABILITATING THE GAS MAINS IN
THE NORTH BROWNLEE AREA, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXISTING MAINS ARE IN AN AD-
VANCED STATE OF DETERIORATION, 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 CRRESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE 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 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS J DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1956.
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APPROVED AS T LEGAL FORM
FEBRUARY , 1956:
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CITY T ORNEY
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENT, OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO.
P.UND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWNI AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.f� ,^
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Of
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TO,THE.MB%BERS'OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Carpn,s Chri.stiy.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-
sioa.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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