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Al ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
TEE FOLLONING BONDS* $275.000 GAS DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING, IMPROV-
ING AHD REHABILITATING THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI* AND $125,000 FIRE
DEPARTMENT BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING
SITES AND BUILDING FIRE STATIONS AND ACQUIRING
FOR TBE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE APPARATUS, EQUIP-
MENT, VEHICLES AND .ACCESSORIES; ALL OF SAID BONDS
TO BE TAX SUPPORTED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
22ERRAS, heretofore on the 25th day of April, 1944, the
City Council of the City of Carpus Christi passed an Ordinance
calling an election to be held in said City on the 20th day of May,
19144, on the following propositions*
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi be authorized to issue the bonds of the
City of Corpus Christi in the sum of $275,000, mat-
uring aerially in suoh installments as may be fixed
by the City Council, the maximum maturity being not
more than twenty -five (25) years from their date and
bearing interest at the maximum rate of not to exceed
three per cent (3 %) per annum, payable semi - annually
and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest
and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity,
for the purpose of extending, improving and rehabilita-
ting the gas dietribution system, as authorized by the
Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas and
the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi, Texaa2"
PROPOSITION N0. 2
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the sum
of $125,000 maturing serially in such installments as may
be fixed by the City Council, the maximum maturity being
not more than twenty -five (25) years from their date and
bearing interest at the maximum rate of not to exceed
three 3%) per cent per annum, payable semi - annually and
to levy a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest and
provide a siexsrg Hind to pay the bond*, at maturity and%
p ro vi de a s inlan$- fpnd, to.psy the bon . -at meturit y
%For
tfie purpose of purchasing sites and building etitions and
acquiring for the City Fire Department fire apparatus, equip.
went, vehicles and accessories?"
EM MA. notice of said election was actually given as
required by law and as directed in the Ordinance calling the election,
as is shown by affidavits properly filed in the office of the City
Secretary;; and
W1IEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on the 20th
day of May. 19444 in conformity with the election ordinance hereto-
fore passed by this Council, and the reanit of said election has been
certified and returned to this Council by the proper judges and clerks
thereof; and
BMUS, this Council has today considered the returns of
said election on the proposition" hereinabove stated, which was held
on the 20th day of May. 1944; and
EREREAS. it appears to the Council, and the Council so 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*
PROPOSITION N0. is
VOTING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GAS AGAINST TIE ISSUANCE OF
PRECINCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IM- GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TOTAL
PROVEMENT BONDS. IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTES
1 14 Votes 4 Vote. 18
2 11 ": 3 14
" 1
25 n: 3 28
3G " 33
5 44 3 "' 52
3 11 " 47
7 46 " 18 " 64
9 73 " 31 101+
10 48 "' 34 " a
36
12 60 " 35 " 95
13 33 " 20 " 53
14 59 " 12. " 71
15 65 e_ 1 _ 66
16 66 " 22 22
85
63
18 60 " 26 " 86
19 26 26 ' 52.
20 23 9 " 32
TOTAL 1355- n II27
PROPOSITION N0. 2e
-TOTING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TOTAL
PRECINCT DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPROVE- VOTES
BONDS RENT BONDS.
1. 14 Vote,
2. 12 a
3. 32 7.
4. 25 e
5. 30 " 3 "
6. 42 " 12
7. 37 7 12 "
8. 49 15
9. 74 " 29 "
10. 50 7 30
11. 17 " 19
12. 67 " 26 "
13. 35 ". 18 "
14. 58 " 13 "
14 Votes 18
2 114
8 " 40
2 27
15. 66
16. 63 "
17. 62 "
18. 66 "
19. 32
20. 24 "
TOTAL bhh
o "
6
21
20 _
19
8 "
267
33
52:
64
103
8o
36
93
53
66
69
83
86
51
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
1. That the proposition for the issuance of $275,000
bonds for the extenaion,improvement and rehabilitation of the gas
distribution system, and the levy of a tax for payment thereof, was
sustained by a majority of the resident qualified electors who own tax-
able property in said City and who have duly rendered the save for tax-
ation voting at said election, and the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, hereby is authorised to issue said bonds in accordance
with said proposition.
2. That the proposition for the issuance of $125.000 Fire
Department Bonds for the purpose of purchasing sites and building stations
and acquiring for the City Fire Department fire apparatus, equipment, ve-
hicles and accessories, was sustained by a majority of the resident qualified
electors who own taxable property in said City and who have duly rendered
the same for taxation voting at said election, and the City .Council of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is hereby authorized to issue said bonds
in accordance with said proposition.
3. The fact that the improvements contemplated by reason
of the bonds authorized in such election are essential to the protection
of the property and health of the inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi
and that there ie an urgent weed for immediate protection of the
property, and the fact that the improvements to be derived from
the sale of the bonds authorised in such election are necessary for
the orderly development are neoeeaary for the orderly development and
growth of the City of Corpus Christi. create a public emergency and
an imperative Pali* 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 that such Ordinance or Resolution
shall be read at three several meetings of the City Couwoil, and the
Mayor having deolared that auoh public emergency and imperative nec-
essity exist and having requested that said Charter Rule be suspended,
IT I8 SO CRUISED, AND IT IS ORDAINED THAT THIS ORDINANCE HE IR FOII,
FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THIS DATE, THE DATE OF ITS ADOPTION.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED. this the 23rd day of May, 1914.
MAYOR. City of Corpus Christi, Texas
City Seoreary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL%? RMo
Corpus Christi. Texas
• 1914
TO THE MEMBERS OF TSB CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlement
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of
the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and an imperative nec-
essity 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 several meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass
this ordinance finally an the date it is introduced, or at the
present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi.
T e x s.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote'
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Ed. P. Williams
D. A. Segrest
B. G. Moffett
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
gal. P. Williams
D. A. Segreat
H. G. Moffett