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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05343 ORD - 05/06/1959JKH:5 -4 -59 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A- CQNTRACT WITH TROY G NT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR O G R C Ni"' OF PPROXI TELY 1 MILES OF 5T_ REETS. DESIGNATED AS PROJECT "D ", AS DESCRIBED IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FUNDS IN TOTAL PA UNT OF 83,,200 00 OF WHICH $41,188. 2 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATING $34,OOD.00�FROM THE RUNANTICIPATED AND UNAPPROPRIATED BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND AS OF AUGUST 1, 1958, WITH THE BALANCE OF $9,200.00 TO BE PROVIDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY RESERVE; 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 TROY GRANT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO PROVIDE A NEW BASE USING 4" OF COMPACTED CALICHE WITH A DOUBLE ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT ON EXISTING STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SUCH CONTRACT TO COVER APPROXIMATELY 5.1 MILES OF STREETS, DESIGNATED AS PROJECT "D ", 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 TROY GRANT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OPENED ON THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1959, THE SAID BID OF TROY GRANT CON- STRUCTION COMPANY BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THAT THE SUM OF $43,200.00 IS HEREBY PROVIDED, OF WHICH $41,188.42 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $2,011.58 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES BY APPROPRIATING $34,000.00 FROM THE UNANTICIPATED AND UN- APPROPRIATED BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND AS OF AUGUST 1, 1958 WITH THE BALANCE OF $9,200.00 TO BE PROVIDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY RESERVE. SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY TO MAKE REPAIRS ON STREETS DAMAGED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERA- TIVE 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 y b SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUS- PENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND 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 DAY OF MAYS 1959- C.� MAYOR THE CITY QF PUS C ISTI, TEXAS ATTES : , CITY SECRETA APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS 4TH DAY ,9F MAY,, 1959: CITY AlrTOFFNEY n 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. Unanticipated and Unappropriated balance of - general Fund as of August 1, 1958, in amount of $34,000.00 with the balance of $9,200.00 to be provided from the General Fund Contingency Reserve Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. Director of Finance TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: ti CORPUS CHRISTI$ TEXAS r 1 19D t FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR TE SMALLH BES PASSED FINALLY ON CHARTER RULE OR IT IS REQUIREMENT INQTRODUCED, AND THATORDINANCE SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER INTRODUCED, ORE AT AND PASS L THIS OF THE CIITYLC UNCTL. DATE 17 IS RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CD S CHRI I, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING._ JAMES L. BARNARD r--- MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN ( PATRICK J. DUNNE ,------ -<—^ —� R. A. HUMBLE GABE L. LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOIRY NG VOTE: ELLROY KING�I� JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN l PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE —• --- ' 'c— r` !s,a GABE L. LOZANO, SR. a