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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY HAS MADE
APPLICATION TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS FOR AUTHORITY TO DIS-
CONTINUE PASSENGER TRAINS NOS. 221 AND 222 BETWEEN QDEM AND CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND
A.M. WHEREAS, A HEARING ON SAID APPLICATION WILL BE HELD AT 9 :00
, NOVEMBER 14, 1961, AT THE NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
TEXAS; AND CORPUS CHRISTI,
WFIEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 13 OF THE
OPINION THAT THIS DISCONTINUANCE OF PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN
CORPUS CHRISTI AND QDEM WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
OF CORPUS CHR19T1 AND WOULD Be ECONOMY OF THE CITY CONTRARY 70 THE WELFARE AND PUBLIC INTEREST
OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL, AS THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, HEREBY
EXPRESSES IT' FIRM THE
APPLICATION OF THE MISSOURI OPPOSITION TO
PASSENGER TRA�L PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY TO DISCONTINUE
NS N09. 22j AND 222 BETWEEN QDEM AND
SECTION 2, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
70 PREPARE A BRIEF AND FILE SAME AT THE HEARING BEFORE THE RAILROAD DE BE
COMMISSION OF TEXAS WHEN SAID
COMMISSION CONSIDERS THE ABOVE D
APPLICATION FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF PASSENGER TRAIN SE
IC
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
DAY OF
1961.
ATTEST:
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS
CITY SECRETA CHRISTI, T
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF
1961:
CITY ATTN. F
CO P S CHRIST(I�(f�,/,y,T AS
DAY OF (Y � 1q 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
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; I', 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,
YDR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,T S
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD GLtle
TON R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALOONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI G VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD /r[�
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JANES L. BARNARD /)
JOSE R. DELEDN
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JANES H. YOUNG