HomeMy WebLinkAbout05050 ORD - 06/11/1958AP:6/9/58
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIPAN
STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM 19TH STREET TO OLD ROBSTOWN
ROAD -fN THE CITY OF CORPUS C ISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
PROJECT NO. 1- 53 -4.1, AND WITH OPTION TO_EXTEND 16;VE-
MENTS TO LEOPARD STREET_ OR OTHERWISE AS DESIRED,.AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; APPROPRIATING
THE SUM OF $99.988.49 FROM NO. 220 STREET BOND INT
FUND .z OF WHICH $67,6bb.45 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT,
$6i900.00 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING LABORATORY TESTS
OR ENGINEERING SERVICE AS REQUIRED, AND $25,000.00 IS FOR
ANTICIPATED CERTIFICATES OF HOMESTEAD ASSESSMENTS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED.AND..DI- RECTED
TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CONTRACT WITH
HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIPAN STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM 19TH
STREET TO OLD ROBSTOWN ROAD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS, PROJECT NO. 1- 53 -4.1, AND WITH OPTION TO EXTEND IMPROVEMENTS TO
LEOPARD STREET OR OTHERWISE AS DESIRED, AS SET OUT IN THE PLANS, SPECIFI-
CATIONS 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 HELDENFELS BROTHERS OPENED ON THE 28TH DAY OF MAY, 1958, THE SAID BID
OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $99,588.45
FROM NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, OF WHICH $67,658.45 IS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, $6,9DO.00 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES,, INCLUDING LABORATORY
TESTS OR ENGINEERING SERVICE AS REQUIRED, AND $25,000.00 IS FOR ANTICIPATED
CERTIFICATES OF HOMESTEAD ASSESSMENTS.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO
MEET PRESENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS IN THIS AREA PER BONDS
AUTHORIZED FOR THIS PURPOSE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDI-
NANCE 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 DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY EXISTS REQUESTING THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLYCN THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF 1958.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRET
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JUNE 1958;.
CITY TT•RNEY
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May 29, 1958
I certify to the City Council that the money required for the
contract, 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. 220, Street Bond Improvement Fund.
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for a y other purpose.
Director of Finance
CO US CHRISTI TEXAS
1958
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES 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'RE80LUTION SHALL BE READ,AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE HE{iESY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS YHIB ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY /))
OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST -I, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
S. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P: MALDONADO c
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH r-�•C
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALOONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES`
ODELL INGLE
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