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Home My WebLink About05386 ORD - 06/10/1959AN ORDINANCE . . s V • V • WHEREAS, Nueces County, The City of Corpus Christi, Nueces : Cam•. k'�.' County Navigation District No. A, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, R, the Texas- Mexican,Railwa' Company and the Texas and Neyr Orleans Rail- s `Y } road Company are jointly involved in al project kndwn as the Bascule Bridge Relocation Project, with the United States of America reimbursing the said group for the cost of,-the project; and } # WHEREAS, The Bascule Bridge Relocation Project involves the • _ . * , q p ' ' reconstruction of certain railroad trackage and switch and joint inter- y change yards with railroad trackage, 'largely outside the corporate limits= A of the City; and E s WHEREAS, The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company has available certain `railroad equipment not presently in use which they have agreed to ,sell to<the said group for itA s use,in the Bascule Bridge Relocation Project; v r w 'and k • x ' v WHEREAS', the .,said railroad equipment can be used in the Bascule Bridge Relocation Project; and R rY 9 ' t f• WHEREAS, Said-railroad company has offered the railroad equip- ' `y 'menti to,the&roup at a price substantially less than it could be purchased ,elsewhere, and saidyrailroad*,equipment must be purchased somewhere for the Bascule Bridge-Relocation Project; and, * ' ' The City of Corpus WHEREAS, The group composed o£ Nueces County, Y 4r ; ='Christi „Nueces County Navigation District No. 1, the Missouri Pacific Railroad rCompany, the Texas Mexican RailwaY Company and the Texas ;and New Orleans Railroad Company, have passed a resolution appointing and author- Orleans izing the City to act as the group's agent,, and `purchase on behalf of the' y N group, ,the said necessary and "available railroad�,equipment needed in the "Bascule Bridge Relocation Project, with the city'to'be reimbursed when e United States of;'A•merica reimburses the said group''for the'cost'�thereof: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: ' 5386. 7 SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi acting as the agent of and on behalf of the group composed of Nueces County, the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County Navigation District No. 1, the Missouri pacific Railroad Com- pany, the Texas - Mexican Railway Company and the Texas and New Orleans Rail- road Company (a group jointly involved in the Bascule Bridge Relocation Project) to execute a contract with the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Com- pany to purchase 608 linear feet of Head Block 8" x 12" x 16' CP at $0.3875 per linear foot, 16,088 linear feet of Switch Ties 7" x 8" CP at $0.315 per linear foot, 2,442 linear feet of Switch Ties 7" x 9" CP at #0.345 per linear v foot, 13,106 of Ties Track 6" x 8" x 8' CP at $1.97 each, 8,245 of Ties Track 7" x 8" x 3' CO at $2.175 each, 463.2366 net tons of Rail 39,706 L.E. 70# at $65.00 per net ton, 824.1150 net tons of Rail 54,941 L.F. 90# at $65.00 per net ton, 25,5360 net tons of Rail 1,368 L.F. 112# at $65.00 per net ton, 37 Switches 16.5' 90# at $497.48 each 1 Switch 16.5' 112# at $636.69 each, 31 Frogs #7 S.G. 90# at $418.59 each, 4 Frogs #9 S.G. 90# at $479.86 each, 2 Frogs #12 R.B. 90# at $790.13 each 1 Frog #12 R.B. 112# at $790.13 each, 2 Point Drails Com -. W /deflector casting at $325.88 each, 2,646 Angle Bars 70# at $0.65 each, 3,732 Angle Bars 90# at $1.06 each, 88 Angle Bars 112# at $1.6195 each, 5,292 Bolts and Nuts 3/4" x 4 -3/4" at $0.248 each, 7,464 Bolts and Nuts 7/8" x 5 -1 /8" at $0.249 each, 176 Bolts and Nuts 1- 1/16" x 6 -1/2" at $0.506 each, 5,292 Nutlocks 13/16" at $0.054 each, 7,464 Nut - locks 15/16" at $0.068 each, 176 Nutlocks 1 -1/8" at.$0.119 each, 32,020 Tie plates 90/50 at $0.2314 each, 16,026 Tie Plates 90 pound at $0.2158 each, 824 Tie Plates 112 pound at $0.4943 each, 66 Taper Rails 90/70 at $8.06 each, 9,552 Rail Anchors 90 pound at $0.33 each, 4 Guard Rails 90 pound at $51.15 each, 2 Guard Rails 112 pound at $122.57 each, 38 Switch Stand HS at $63.65 each, 107,482 Spikes, 9/16" x 5- 3/16" at $0.054 each, 1,948 Spikes, 5/8" x 6- 21/32" at $0.095 each, for a total of $205,905.95; and said contract to provide for intermittent delivery as needed, and for partial payments cor- responding with deliveries, and requiring U.S. Corp of Engineer's approval. SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated out of Bridge Removal and Relocation Bond Fund 230, Project No. 13 -55 -8, the sum of $205,905.95. SECTION 3. The fact that the City, acting as agent for the Nueces County, the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County Navigation District No. 1, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, the Texas - Mexican Railway Company and the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company, can purchase certain rail ROAD EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE BASCULE BRIDGE RELOCATION PROJECT FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AT PRICES SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN IT COULD OBTAIN ELSEWHERE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CITY 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE �- DAY OF JUNE, 1959- MAYOR THE CITY 0 OR PUS RISTI, TEXAS ATTE q CITY SECRET Y APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM JUNE 9, 1959: Ik.Slr CITY ATTORNEY t s J 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. oe�' °� — 1�,. s9.v�.i` l3 -sue' �� Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. 4' /Director of Finance, LI CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 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; 1,- THEREFORE, 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, + MAYOR THE CITY OF C S CHRI 1, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE L. LOZANO, SR- THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE F�VOTE. ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABEX. LOZANO, SR. _