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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH W. A. DORRIS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE GARDENDALE AREA VIATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,
PROJECT.NO. 7-58 -20, APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF M1000,00
FROM NO. 202 LATER BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND OF 4JHICH
$82,889.64 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, $4,110.36
IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING BY CITY
FORCES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A
CONTRACT WITH W. A. DORRIS, FOR INSTALLING NEW WATER LINES, APPROXIMATELY
20,745 FEET OF 6t° CAST IRON PIPE AND APPURTENANCES, FOR THE GARDENDALE
AREA '01ATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,000.00 AS SET OUT
IN THE PLANS, 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 W. A. MORRIS, OPENED ON THE 13T DAY OF OCTOBER.,
1958, THE SAID BID OF W. A. DORRIS, BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. 4
SECTION 2. THAT THE SUM OF JV7,000.00 IS HEREBY APP'R'OPRIATED,
FROM N0. 202, 'SLATER BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND, OF WHICH $82,889.64 IS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $4,110.36 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES INCLUDING
ENGINEERING BY CITY FORCES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER SERVICE
IN THE AREA, THE PRESENT SYSTEM BEING TOO SMALL FOR AREA DEVELOPMENT,
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 TNAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION 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 ORDI-
NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS
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ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 11 DAY of
OCTOBER 1958. ..
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
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CITY SEC ETA: Y -
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORA THIS
6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1958:
CI T A- I'T-ORNEY,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
j , 1958
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHR.15T19 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 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, THERE-
FORE, 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,
ZO
1 AYOR
THE.CITY OF.CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith �z
W. J. Roberts
B. E. Bigler Ce
Manuel P. Maldonado
Charlie J. Rills
Arthur R. James
Odell Ingle
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
W. J. Roberts rr
B. E. .Bigler L
Manuel P. Maldonado
Charlie J. Aills
Arthur R. James
Odell Ingle