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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01793 ORD - 05/01/1945HTAa 4-30-e5 AN ORDMk= ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL CF THE CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS, SUBIaTTED.BY FRANK 0 HARRISON, PUBLISHER. TO PUBLISH ALL LEGAL NOTICES, ORDINANCES, AND RESO- LOTIONS, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEBAS, TO BE PUBLISHED AT THE TEg84S SET FORTH THEREINt DESIGNATING THE CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS THE OFFICIAL WWAPER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI? AND DECLARING AN EBERGENCY. BE IT MA BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. SECTION 1. That the proposal of the Corpus Christi Press, submitted by Frank Ik Harrison. publishers zhioh said proposal is attaohed hereto and made a part hereof and reads as follo®o l'793 P. O. BOX 127 PHONE 6131 CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS FRANK B. HARRISON. PUBLISHM SUBSCRIPTION RATE PUBLISHED IN CORPUS CHRISTI EVERY FRIDAY ADVERTISING RATES 01.00 PER YEAR ON APPLICATION CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS April 18, 1945 To the Homorable Mayor and members of the City Council of Corpus Christi Texas Gentlemen; Ajyou of course know it is required of City Council that some newspaper of general circulation, entered as second class mail matter at the Corpus Christi postoffice be named as the official organ of Corpus Christi for the purpose of pri #ting all legal notices of City of CorpW Christi. Prior to 1937 a local daily newspaper secured all such printing without submitting an offer. In 1937 City Council designated Corpus Christi Press as the official'organ and for the four ensuing years this paper was the official organ saving the citybof eorpis Christi in excess of $3,000 as compared with rates paid before 1937. Since 1941 The Press has not been permitted to make an offer and the city at this P. 0. BOX 127 PHONE 0191 CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS FRANK B. HARRISON, PUBLISHER SUBSCRIPTION RATE PUBLISHED IN CORPUS CHRISTI EVERY FRIDAY ADVERTISING RATES $1.00 PER YEAR 0 ON APPLICATION CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS timd does not have a legal contract for the printing of city legal notices. The present contract went out when a new council was inaggarted last April 10,1945 Corpus Christi Press which answers all legal requirements submits the following offer; We will print all city legal notices for a period of one year, printing same in clear readable eight point type, same as used in our regular reading matter at the following prices; First insertion four cents per line- Subsequent namernoRcseof the two cents per line Trusting that this will meet w1th your consideration we are, Very Truly Fr k B H r� son Publisher Corpus Christi Press fbdhf be and the same is hereby accepted, and the Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi is hereby authorized to execute the acceptance of such proposal. SECTION 2. That the Corpus Christi Press is hereby designated as the official newspaper of the City of Corpus Christi for a period of one year, beginning May is 1945- SECTION 3. THE public importance of this ardinance creates a public emergency and imperative pablio necessity requiring the auspension 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 Counoil, and the Mayor having declared in writing that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist. and having requested that each Charter rule be suspended, asd that this Ordisanoa be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS, ACCCRD=kZ, SO OBDMMRD. PASSED ADD APPROVED this tat day of My , A. D.. 1945 yor. .uiWr corpus 1 / � r APPROVED AS TO IBM FORMt �-4 a o Corpus Christi, Texas May -One: -a 1945 TO TO Md8'MM OF THE CITY COMOn OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Christi, Texas Gontlemew For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing Ordinance, a publio emergency and an impera- tive neceasity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or regairemoat that no Ordinance or Resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall to read at three several meetings of the City Councils I, therefore, hereby request that yea suspend said Charter role or requirement and pass this Ordinance finally on the date it is. introduced, or at the present meeting or the City Council. Respectfully. MAX(M. Ty of Corps 1. ers The Charter role was suspended by the following votes Roy L. Self B. G. Moffett e. R. Rambo U. C. Book R. B. Marriott The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote, ?, r Roy L Self H. G. Moffett R. R. Hembo Z4 A, - R. C. Book OtIL H. B. Marriott �ir_,�i 093