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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, A CONTRACT 141TH HELDENFELS BROTHERS
FOR GRADING WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH
APPROACH FOR THE TULE LAKE BRIDGE, PROJECT NO.
13 -55 -1, UNIT VI; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $410,000.00
FROM NO. 230 BRIDGE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION FUND,
OF WHICH $391;752.00 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CON-
TRACT AND $18,248.00 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES AND LAB-
ORATORY CONTROL AS REQUIRED; 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 HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR GRADING WORK IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SOUTH APPROACH FOR THE TULE LAKE BRIDGE, PROJECT N0. 13 -55 -1, UNIT
VI, TO MOVE APPROXIMATELY 318,000 CU. YD. OF EARTH AND GRADING SAME FOR
ROADWAY TO UP RIVER ROAD, AND TO HIGHWAY 44 WITH CONNECTIONS FOR RAIL-
ROAD INTERCHANGE AND JOINT YARDS, 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 HELDENFELS BROTHERS, OPENED ON FEBRUARY 3, 1959, THE SAID BID OF
HELDENFELS BROTHERS BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2, THAT THE SUM OF $410,000.00 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED
FROM NO. 230 BRIDGE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION FUND FOR EARTH WORK AND GRADING
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AT SOUTH APPROACH TO TULE LAKE BRIDGE, OF WHICH $391,752.00 IS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, AND $18,248.00 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES AND LABORATORY
CONTROL AS REQUIRED,
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE RAILROAD AND VEHICULAR
GRADE APPROACH TO TULE LAKE BRIDGE 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 THAT 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 A14D THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED
AND APPROVED, THIS THE r.AY OF FEBRUARY, 1959,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS-
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY ✓
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1959:
CITY ATTORNEY
February 5, 1959
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. No. 230 Bridge Removal and Relocation Fund.
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose. �y `
Director of Finance
CORPUS CHRISTIJEXAS
- —� , 1959
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
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 INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL De SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
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B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
i ODELL INGLE
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' 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
ORDINANCE NO.�
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY
OF FEBRUARY, 1959•
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LEGAL DEPARTMENT