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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AN
AGREEMENT WITH HARRINGTON & CORTELYOU, ENGINEERS, AS A
SUPPLEMENT TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN SAID ENGI-
NEERS AND THE CITY FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
IN PROVIDING COST ESTIMATES D RELIMINARY LAY-OUT FOR
A TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE AND TWO -LEVEL CROSSING ON HIGHWAY
9 ACROSS THE NEW SAVAGE LANE AFEA RAILROAD CONNECTION
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OF $800.00 OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPR-67MT FUND;
AND DEC RING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, BY ORDINANCE N0. 4068, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 20TH DAY
OF JANUARY, 1955, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
HARRINGTON & CORTELYOU FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DESIGN-
ING AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN UPPER CHANNEL RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE, AND
OTHER PROJECTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WHICH CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUPPLEMENTED
FROM TIME TO TIME; AND
WHEREAS, IT 13 NECESSARY TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT FOR
SERVICES OF HARRINGTON & CORTELYOU, AS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE SERVICES BEING
FURNISHED UNDER SAID ORIGINAL CONTRACT AND EXISTING SUPPLEMENTS THERETO,
AND TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $800.00 FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL
SERVICES;
NOW, THEREFORE, 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, AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A
SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT WITH HARRINGTON & CORTELYOU, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, AS
SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE SERVICES BEING FURNISHED TO THE CITY UNDER CONTRACT
DATED JANUARY 20, 1955, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE N0. 4068, AND THE SUPPLE-
MENTS THERETO, A COPY OF WHICH NEW SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERETO
AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $800.00
OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SERVICES
TO BE FURNISHED UNDER SAID NEW SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 1
HEREOF.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR EXECUTING THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUPPLE-
MENTAL CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
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NECESSARY IN PROVIDING COST ESTIMATES AND PRELIMINARY LAY -OUT FOR A TRAFFIC
INTERCHANGE AND TWO -LEVEL CROSSING ON HIGHWAY 9 ACROSS THE NEW SAVAGE LANE
AREA RAILROAD CONNECTION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUB-
LIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED2 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 PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE T DAY OF SEPTEMBERS 1957•
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS - THE _'�_ DAY OF SEPTEMBERS 1957:
CITY — ATTORNEY
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SEPTEMBER 16, 1957
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 BoNo IMPROVEMENT
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
VOL
Director of Finance
CORP CHRISTI, TEXAS
.1957
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN,
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE. A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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
COUNOILj 1,- THEREFORE. HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSFEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH 1w 0
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE '
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