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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 LEWIS A. FOWLER FOR
PATCHING AND SEAL COATING APP OXIMATELY MILES
OF STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS
DESCRIBED IN IHE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS; PROVIDING
FOR PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $949,317.90 FROM THE
ST ER ET MAINTENANCE AND CONST CTION CURRENT BUDGET
FUNDS, CODE 321, PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED; 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 LEWIS A. FOWLER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 20.8
MILES OF STREET REPAIRS, REPAIRING EXISTING STREET PAVEMENT AND APPLYING
AN ASPHALTIC SEAL COAT, 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 LEWIS A. FOWLER, OPENED ON SEPTEMBER.9, 1959, THE SAID BID OF LEWIS
A. FOWLER BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY PROVIDED THE SUM OF 849,317.90
FROM THE STREET MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION CURRENT BUDGET FUNDS, CODE
321, PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO
PREVENT DETERIORATION OF EXISTING STREET SURFACES, THEREBY REDUCING
MAINTENANCE, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 THE CHARTER
RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
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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 /so DAY OF2f� 1959•
MAYOR
ATTEST: THE CITY OF C P 5 CHRIS I TEXAS
CITY SECRETA Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL ORM
TH 13 THE,1f,DAY OFl 1959:
CITY A ORN Y
September 10, 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. 321 Street Maintenance & Construction Current Budget
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
—< d7id�us
Director of Finance
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CORPUS CHRISTIy T AS
U DAY OF &959
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTip TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCEp 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 INTRODUCEI)p 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 REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYO
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THE CITY RPUS C STI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
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JAMES L. BARNARD
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MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L02ANO� SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING OTEE
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
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GABE LOZANO, SR.