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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, AN ELECTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR JANUARY 30, 1962, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF VOTING BONDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE
ROADS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES WASHED OUT AND DESTROYED BY HURRICANE
CARLA; AND
WHEREAS, THE WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE SURROUNDING
AREA AND PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WILL BE
GREATLY AFFECTED SHOULD SUCH BOND ISSUES FAIL OF PASSAGE ON ACCOUNT
OF THE INJURY TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION AND ITS FACILITIES
WHICH CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH TO THE WELL -BEING AND PROSPERITY TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND SURROUNDING AREA, AND IT IS IMPERATIVE AND A
PUBLIC NECESSITY THAT SUCH BOND ISSUES NOT BE DEFEATED; AND
MEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI THAT SUCH BONDS BE VOTED AND THE CITY COUNCIL FURTHER
EXPRESSES ITS HOPES THAT THE CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY AND THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI WILL VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION AND WILL CAST THEIR VOTES
IN FAVOR OF SUCH BONDS AND TO DO LIKEWISE; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THE FAILURE TO REPAIR THE
DAMAGES TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGES LEADING TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION WILL CAUSE UNTOLD INJURY TO THE NAVAL STATION AND TO THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND SURROUNDING AREA IF SUCH FACILITIES ARE NOT
REPAIRED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT IT GO ON RECORD AS FAVORING THE
PASSAGE OF ALL THE BOND ISSUES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS ON THE 30TH DAY
OF JANUARY, 1962, AND URGE ALL ELIGIBLE QUALIFIED VOTERS TO VOTE IN
SUCH ELECTION IN FAVOR OF ALL THE BOND ISSUES, AS THE FAILURE OF
PASSAGE OF THE BOND ISSUES COULD AND WILL CAUSE UNTOLD INJURY TO THE
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UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION AND ITS FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE
LOSS OF TOURIST BUSINESS IN SOUTH TEXAS.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE AY OF JANUARY, 1962.
MAC YOR Piu -TTeM
CITY S CR ARY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS_j ,d DAY OF JANUARY, 196 ?:
Q4SS ITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRIS TEXAS /J
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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; 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 Pro eM
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE HAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLO�TE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TON R. SHANTNER /
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE HAS PASSED BY THE�FOLL�OWII( / /y(i VOT`E7:�:
BEN F. MCDONALD )C (,i1,6�/�i---t `
TOM R. SHANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
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JDsE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG