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Home My WebLink About05884 ORD - 08/24/1960IMS:JKH:8-1 X60 i, ,r. ...... • � !, ' . ,i t- 5 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST 1960, ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT A CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY, JOINTLY, PROVIDING -FOR THE PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS BY THE CITY FOR ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY (20) YEARS, SUBJECT TO THE OPTION OF THE CITY BY NOTICE TO TERMINATE AT THE END OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS, BE APPROVED AND THE CITY COUNCIL BE AUTHORIZED ' TO CAUSE SAID CONTRACT TO BE EXECUTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, HERETOFORE,ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1960, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS• CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION BE BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1960, BEING ORDINANCE,NO. 5834, ON THE FOLLOWING-PROPOSITION: , PROPOSITION "A" "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, - TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE TO BE EXECUTED A CONTRACT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WITH HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION _ AND HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY, JOINTLY, FOR THE PURCHASE - OF NATURAL GAS BY THE CITY FOR ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ' FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY (20) YEARS WITH AN OPTION ON THE PART OF THE CITY, ON GIVING NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AT THE END OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS, AT THE PRICES AND UNDER THE TERMS AS CONTAINED IN PROPOSED CONTRACT, SAID CONTRACT , BEING SET OUT IN ORDINANCE No. 5834, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON ' - JULY 27, 1960 ?" ' AND j s . .t WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN THE ORDINANCE CALLING THE ELECTION, AND EVIDENCE OF SUCH NOTICE IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVITS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE , OF THE CITY SECRETARY; AND ' WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1960,' IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ORDINANCE CALLING SAID ELECTION AND IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLICABLE THERETO, AND THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN •� CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND • •q , CLERKS THEREOF; AND • 4 t t rWHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL, HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION HEREINABOVE STATED, WHICH ELECTION ` WAS HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, t96O; AND •'• WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL LAND THE COUNCIL 50 FINDS THAT•SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD AND SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE AND THAT THERE WERE CAST AT SAID ELECTION THE FOLLOWING VOTES:• - ' r i t r r r $ l � 7 � f -2- [ OFFICIAL TALLY SFr CITY OF CO5ZPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION AUGUST 20, 1960 IRE: Proposition "A" Contract with Houston and Houston Pipe Line Natural Gas Corporation Company, jointly PRECINCT KWER & LOCATION FOR AGAINST TOTALS 1 G111e1and's Court Roam l 6 // l / a 7 2 c e.ton Heath School 1 a 0 0 a 5-6 3 Geo. H. Crossley School 4q Z4 41- 4 oak Park school -10 a sa 3L Z o 5 Savage Lane Fire Station 70 337 L/ Q 7' _ 6 West Heights Baptist Church /03 3/ 9 /f a Z. 7 Roy Miller High School (07 Z 46' ,3 / 2 8 Edward Furman School 8$ A99, 3 8 6 9 Geo. Higgins' Home, Recreation Center 15-. A $-O a 75-- to De zavala School �s a 0 3 a// S 11 Stephen F. Austin School 'r 3 Oq 13 6 12 Geo. H. Carver School 3 ? 176 oC / 3 13 David Crockett School 41-7 ag'7 33 LF 14 Wm. B. Travis School 47 a(9 9 3 3 6 15 Elizabeth Street School Ff' 339 / 9 16 M. Menger School / S $ 303 9 / 17 Incarnate Hord Academy, Cafeteria 3 7V c3 /,3 6 8 7 4 18 ' Lindale Recreation Center c 7q .290 53 J 19 Del Mar College Auditorium /37 3 / 7 I 1f 5 44 20 ' Sm Houston School 21 Baker Jr. High School a 3 6 y 5-77 22 Cunningham Jr. High School / 0 3 3 3 Z 23 Prescott Elementary School a37 3 (o A, 24 Jae. W. Fannin School I' a 3 $ a 25 Lexington School aD 3 3 BLOC 26 Central Park School 'i v� oZ (� 27 R. B. Fisher School 113 7 7 8" 1 7oZ 504 AF s� 28 Scout Hut, Parkway Presbyterian Church /817 oS 76 3 J 29 Garage, 338 Wilshire ,/1�� 30 Robt. T. Wilson Elementary School 306 5-7,? I r—r 31 Carroll Lane School Q7 �'%� j` 6 j 32 Parkdale Elementary School 1! /// 30/{ 33 Windsor Church of Christ'I` 34 Montclair Elementary School _ 83 $b i .3 / `f / a7 9 _ .3 99 35 Windsor Park School _ /L0 36 Frazer Elementary School ABSENTEE Box /k.L T0TAT.S — 1f9O/ C16 S-5— NMI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY, JOINTLY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF NATURAL GAS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY FOR ITS GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY (20) YEARS WITH CERTAIN OPTION IN THE CITY TO SOONER TERMINATE SAID CONTRACT, ALL OF THE TERMS OF WHICH CONTRACT HAVE BEEN AND ARE SET OUT IN ORDINANCE ND. 5834, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1960, WAS REJECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING AT SAID ELECTION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPTLY MAKING A RECORD OF THE ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1960, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND REQUIRING THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, 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 9 �DAY OF AUGUST, 1960. C ATT_ - '//l MAYOR THE CITY 0 RPUS CHR I, TEXAS CI r SECR T APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE DAY 0 AUGUST, 1g6o: CITY AT Oti EY CORPUS CHRIST], TEXAS (� • DAY OF CGC 19-1- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, 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 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 REQUIRE- MENT 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 ORPUS CHRI 41, 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 LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD- MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.