HomeMy WebLinkAbout04566 ORD - 06/27/1956M
EM: 6/26/56
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THOMAS L. SCOTT, INCORPORATED,FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTING OF THE REWORKING AND DOUBLE
ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT OF 20 MILES OF STREETS IN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PROJECTS 1 -7c AND 1 -8c;
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $146,400.00 FROM NO. 220
STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF
THIS CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH $139,431.13 IS THE CON-
TRACT PRICE AND $6,968.87 IS ALLOWED FOP, CONTINGENCIES;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THOMAS L. SCOTT, INCORPORATED,FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS, CONSISTING OF THE REWORKING AND DOUBLE ASPHALT SURFACE
TREATMENT OF TWENTY (20) MILES OF STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
PROJECTS 1 -7C AND 1 -8C; WHICH CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF
BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF THOMAS L. SCOTT, INCORPOR-
ATED, BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF
$146,400.00 FROM N0. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE
COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH AMOUNT $139,431.13 IS THE CON-
TRACT PRICE AND $6,968.67 15 THE AMOUNT ALLOWED FOR CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR ENTERING INTO THE CONTRACT
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF IN ORDER THAT STREET REPAVING MAY BE
COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THATNO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT
THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING
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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 /l / DAY
OF JUNE, 1956. -
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS_2_1__DAY OF JUNE, 1956:
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CITY ATTORNEY
June 4, 1956
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. 220 Street Bond Improvement
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
Director of Finance
CORPUS 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 SUSPENSION
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,
MAYO
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 CULL[
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO