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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE,
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF T1E CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CON-
TRACT WITH BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC. FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF UNIT iii OF THE W£STS ME TRUNK SEWER MAIN
PROJECT NO. -5 -9.1, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, MADE A
PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF
$454,000.00 FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND IMPROVE-
MENT FUND FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH $432 362.41
IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND 2i�637 9 IS FOR
CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTla4 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CONTRACT WITH
BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF UNIT 11 OF THE WESTSIDE
TRUNK SEWER MAIN, PROJECT No. 3- 54 -9.1, AS SET OUT IN THE PLANS, SPECIFICA-
TION'S 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
BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC., OPENED ON THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1958, THE SAID
BID OF BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC. BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM of $454,000.o0
FROM Na. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION, OF
WHICH $432,362.41 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $21,637.59 IS FOR CON-
TINGENCIES. -
SECTIOiJ 3. THE NECESSITY FOR CONSTRUCTING UNIT ;f1 OF THE WESTSIDE
TRUNK SEWER MAIN, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF, TO PROVIDE SEWER SERVICE
FOR WESTSIDE AREA CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECES-
SITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RE50LUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING 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 SO ORDAINED.
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PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF JANUARY, 1958.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETAIjY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FOW TH15
DAY OF JANUARY, 19j8:
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CITY ATTORNEY
January 10, 1958
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. 250, Sanitary Sewer Band. Improvement Fimd
RUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY 15 NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
CO S CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE ME14BERS'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
COUNCILS 1.' THEREFORE. HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND 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,
MAY
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
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ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE'„Q
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