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AN ORDINANCE
CANCELLING THE UNISSUED $875,000.00 PORTION OF THE
1959 HOSPITAL BOND ISSUE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IN 1959, WHEN BONDS WERE VOTED FOR THE ADDITION TO THE
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO
VOTE 2,500,000.00 IN BONDS SO THAT THE CITY, COUNTY, AND ONE -YEAR ALLOCA-
TION OF HILL - BURTON FUNDS COULD COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN THE EVENT THE
SECOND AND THIRD YEARS ALLOCATION OF HILL - BURTON MONIES WERE NOT RECEIVED.
THE CITY REPRESENTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE TIME OF THE ELECTION THAT THE
TOTAL PROJECT WOULD NOT EXCEED $6,500,000.00 AND THAT THE TOTAL PARTICI-
PATION BY THE CITY WOULD NOT EXCEED $1,625,000.00, UNLESS FULL PARTICIPATION
UNDER THE HILL- BURTON ACT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE FULL PARTICIPATION UNDER
THE HILL- BURTON ACT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED,
LEAVINGBONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $875,000.00 WHICH HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED AND
ARE NOW NOT NEEDED:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY CANCELLED THE UNISSUED 875,000.00
PORTION OF THE 1959 HOSPITAL BOND ISSUE.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPT CANCELLATION OF THE AUTHOR-
IZED BUT UNNEEDED BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPRESENTATIONS TO THE VOTERS,
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1965.
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TM IITY� F CO PUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1965:
CITY TO NEY 7771
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY O F
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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
YOR
TH CITY F ORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOW VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE AX
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE