HomeMy WebLinkAbout01765 ORD - 01/09/1945HTl- 9-45 /626
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRBCTIW, THE MAYOR AND
CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, TO EMOUTE.A. CONTRACT BY AND BETMN._
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE.LSW.F12M5
OF TARLTCN & KOCH AND RLEBERG, ECREARDT, MOBLEY
& ROBERTS FOR REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TESAS,. IN THE QUO, WARRANTO
SUIT NO. 29,637-A IN THE 29TH DISTRICT COURT,
STYLED STATE OF TEYAS EX REL, G. W. WILYINSON,
ET AL VS. A. C. MCCAUGHAN, 8T AL,; MD.DECIAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TESAS:
SECTION 1: That the Mayor and the City Controller of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be, and they are hereby, authorized
and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, a contract by and between the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas# and the two (2) law firms of Tarlton & Koch and Kleberg,
Eckhardt, Mobley & Roberta for employment of said two (2) law
firms to represent the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the matter
of the annexation of the area comprising the Nueoes County Water
Improvement District No. 1. including the defense of the Quo Warranto
suit No. 29,637 -A in the 28th District Court, styled State of Texas
ex roll G. W. Wilkinson, at al vs. A. C. McCaughan, at all mad to
file a cross -action to dissolve said Water Improvement District No. 1
and to recover any and all assets thereof to which the City may be
entitled, a copy of such contract being attacbed hereto and reading
as follows, to -witr
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Cam= OF IN }
TXn AMMON7 made avid enter" into tUs 9th day of
aamm.rya 1945, betme m the City of Corpse mristi .end Tee (2) lox
firma. Tarlton m gooh and ffiaberg. Bckhordt, Mobley & bobaats, -
S 1 T S A i S I T H`
That acid tso 1w firms are to represent tun City of Corpvs
Christi in the matter of the asmzatiea of the area comprising the
Bosses County Water Improvement District Ho. 1, including the defanso
of the Quo Marrannto suit Ha 29.637 -m.. in the 25th idatriat Court,
styled State of Tawas. ea rel G. W. WtSdAvea.. of al. vs. l,. C. McCaughan.
at al. and oraas- octiam therein to dissolve @add Posses 4amnty Dater
improvement District Ws. 1. and to recover any and all assets tharaaf
to sbiah the City sap bo entitled, if necessary, for a wadi rotainsr
fee of Tic Thousand Five ftodred Dollars ($2,500.06) to be paid by
said City. which shell cover all foes for the trial of said cause in
the District Court or is the swat of wtUmant.
In the event that said suit skonld be appeaiad from the
District Court. an additional fop of DUB Thousand Fivo ibmdrad Dollars
($1.506,00) shall bs paid by the City vhm the record of the one is riled
in the Court of Civil Lppoalso and such addltiaual fee shall cover the
appeal to the saprmw Coa=t of Tows, If ceo"fisryi all Court casts and
ezpeasaa in acmeatiw with said suit shall be paid by the City.
amso Om HAMS this 4th dap of Jatmary. 191ng.
SECTION 2: The fact that it is to the great and beneficial
interest of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, that such annexation
of the area comprising said Rater Improvement District be in all
things validated and the fact that the office of the City attorney is
burdened with other matters and the further fact that it is necessary
that the defense of said suit be begun immediately creates a public
emergency and an imperative public necessity and requires the suspension
of the Charter rule that no Ordinance or Resolution be passed finally
on the date of its introduction and that said Ordinance and Resolution
shall be read at three several meetings of the city Council end the
Mayor, in writing, having declared that said emergency and imperative
public necessity exist, and having requested that said Charter rule
be suspended, and that this Ordinance be passed finally on the date of
its introductions mud that it be in effect from and after its passage,
IT IS, ACCORDINGLY, SO ORDAINED. -
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of . A. D., 19115•
MAYOR, City of Corpus Christio TexaW-
Cf7T Secretary
APPROM AS TO IBGAL POW:
Aot Pg city y
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO TIE] 1013MS OR THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COP-P-0 CMISTI
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen.
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause
of the foregoing Ordinance, a public erergency and impera-
tive 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 several ir. etings of the
City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend
such Charter rule or requirement and nass this Ordir_ence f really
on the date it is introduces, or at the present meeting of the
Citr Council.
Respectfully,
ZFAYOR, City of Corpus Christi,
L XAS.
The Charter rule ,:as .—p —led by the f.11oair.g vote:
A. C. 1.1cCaughan
Jos. LIreur
Ed. P. Millions;
B. A. Segrest
B. G. L:offett
'Ihe above Ordinance was passed by the following vote:
A. C. McCsuShan aleA
Jos. 'lireur '
Ed.. 8. -'ill iams
D. A. Segrest
B. G. 'Moffett
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