ORD CC 06/26/73 - Sam Houston Avenue improvementsAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE WORK OF IMPROVING SAM HOUSTON AVENUE
AND PORTIONS THEREOF WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREIN DEFINED; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS:
SECTION ONE. That the work of improving Sam Houston Avenue
or portions thereof within the City of Huntsville, Texas, to -wit:
SAM HOUSTON AVENUE from a point at its intersection
with llth Street South a a point South of its inter-
section with Sycamore Street;
by the construction of such paving, curb and gutter and other nec-
essary incidentals and appurtenances as deemed necessary by the
City Engineer, all of said improvements being as provided for in
the Plans and Specifications therefor which have heretofore been
prepared by the City Engineer and as have been approved and adopted
by the City Council; and all of same having been performed and
completed in full accordance with the terms and provisions of a
contract heretofore entered into between said City of Huntsville,
Texas, and GayloxiConstruction Company, and said City Engineer
having measured, examined and caused to be tested and finished
improvements by the means and in the manner provided by the terms
and provisions of said contract and the Plans and Specifications,
and having found that such improvements have been constructed
and completed in full compliance with said contract and said
Plans and Specifications, and the City Engineer having approved
and accepted said work and improvements and heretofore issued his
certificate of final acceptance and so certified to said City
Council and recommended that it accept and receive said work and
the improvements so constructed and completed by the said Gaylord
Construction Company, and said work and improvements having been
examined and found by the Mayor and City Council of said City of
Huntsville, Texas, to have been performed and completed by Gaylord
Construction Company in full - compliance with the terms and provisions
of said contract and said Plans and Specifications therefor, said
improvements are hereby accepted and received by said City Council
of the City of Huntsville, Texas.
SECTION TWO. That the lack of sufficient paved streets and
avenues in the City of Huntsville and the attendant dangers to
traffic, the hindrance to public business caused by said lack of
pavement, the physical discomforts caused by unpaved streets and
avenues, and the fact that Gaylord Construction Company, Contractor
for construction of said improvements, is entitled to receive its
payment for work performed, each and all create a public emergency
and it is hereby determined that a public emergency exists, re-
quiring effective action immediately to preserve the public business,
property, health and safety. IT IS,THEREFORE, FURTHER ORDAINED that
this ordinance is in the nature of an emergency measure and that
any rule requiring non - energency measures to be read at more than
one meeting before final passage shall be suspended, and this
ordinance shall take effect and be in force from the time of its
first passage and approval upon its first reading.
Councilman moved the passage of
said ordinance, which motion was seconded by Councilman
, and upon being submitted to the
vote of the Council resulted in the following "aye" and "nay" vote.
Councilman Amick
Councilman Davis
Councilman Dickens
Councilman Dunlap
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Knox
Councilman Moore
Councilman Thompson
voted
voted
voted
voted
voted
voted
voted
voted
WHEREUPON, said ordinance was declared adopted at its first
reading by a vote of "ayes" and "nays ", this the
26th day of June, 1973.
ATTEST:
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FRANK ROBINSON, JR.
PROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARTIN D. COLLEY, City Attorney
MORRIS I. WALLER, Mayor
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