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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 14, 1961 THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF FIRE
FOLLOWED THE BLOWING OUT OF AN OIL LINE AT HOWELL REFINING COMPANY,
JUST WEST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIs TEXAS, IN THE PRESENCE OF
ANDREW °ZACK° BALLARD AND VICTOR GARCIAV EMPLOYEES OF THE REFINERY;
AND
WHEREAS, THE DEMAND FOR COURAGE ON THE PART OF SAID EMPLOYEES
WAS MET WITH THEIR DETERMINED EFFORT TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND LIVES
AND THOSE SPRAYED FROM VAPORS FROM THE BROKEN OIL LINE, THEY RAN TO THE
FURNACES AND CUT OFF THE FIRES AND THEN RETURNED TO THE PROCESS AREA
IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY FROM THE ESCAPING VAPORS WHICH,
DESPITE THEIR EFFORTS, WAS CARRIED BY THE WIND, EXPLODED AND CAUGHT
FIRE; AND
WHEREAS, THE COURAGEOUS EFFORTS OF THESE EMPLOYEES MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO CONFINE THE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF
EXPLOSION AND THEREBY ELIMINATED THE GREAT POTENTIAL DANGER TO OTHER
EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY PROBABLE LOSS OF ADDITIONAL REFINERY EOUIPNENT;
AND
WHEREAS, THE EXEMPLARY CONDUCT OF ANDREW °ZACK' BALLARD AND
VICTOR GARCIA DESERVES THE PRAISE AND GRATITUDE OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
DOES HEREBY RECORD THE HEROIC EFFORTS ON THE PART OF ANDREW °ZACK°
BALLARD AND VICTOR GARCIA EXHIBITED ON THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUSTS 1961,
IN BEHALF OF THE PERSONS AND PROPERTY OF OTHERS AND DISREGARDING THEIR
OWN WELFARE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SAVING OF LIVES AND PROPERTY OF
OTHERS AT THE PRICE OF THEIR OWN LIVES, FOR WHICH DEVOTION TO DUTY THE
CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL, AND FURTHER EXPRESS
THE SYMPATHY OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE RESPECTIVE FAMILIES OF THESE WORTHY
CITIZENS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR OWN LIVES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIVES
OF OTHERS.
SECTION 2. A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO BE FORWARDED
BY THE CITY SECRETARY TO THE RESPECTIVE FANILIES OF ANDREW *ZACK"
BALLARD AND VICTOR GARCIA AS AN EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION AND
SNYPATHY ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 30TH DAY OF AUOUSTp 1961.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPM CHRISTI- TEXAS
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETA
APPROVED TO LEGAL FORM
TH IS ,;� X DAY OF r2iA*1 _ 1061 e
CITY A TORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY OF 194
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTIO TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMCRGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
THE SUSPENSION -OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION 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 CIT�FCOR�PUSCHR TI�TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG