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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02090 ORD - 05/27/1947AN ORDINANCE Al r APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND NO. 235 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR E4UIPMENT FOR THE CITY - COUNTY HOSPITAL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, there is due the sum of Sixteen Hundred and Forty -nine Dollars and Forty Cents ($1,649.40) for laundry equipment purchased from the War Assets Administration, said equipment to be used in the City - County Hospital; and, WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is obligated to pay one -half of the aforesaid sum which is Eight Hundred and Twenty -four Dollars and Seventy Cents ($821.70); and, WHEREAS, there is sufficient funds in the Hospital Construction Fund No. 235, which is now unencumbered and which funds are available for this purpose; NON, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASs SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of Eight Hundred and Twenty -four Dollars and Seventy Cents ($824.70) from the Hospital Construction Fund No. 235, which money is to be used to pay for equipment purchased from war Assets Administration for the City- County Hospital. SECTION 2. The fact that such laundry equipment is essential for adequate hospital facilities at the City- County Hospital creates a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule 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, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance 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 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED this -2�, day of A. D. 1947• R City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTTEESSTT;/ City secretary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: r 11J�� =Lw� City Attorney Corpus C�hristi, Texas c. r i May -, 1947. TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi,,Texas Gentlemen; I have examined the accounts and fund from which the appropriation is made, as provided for in the ordinance attached hereto, and I do certify that the money required for such appro- priation is in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which such appropriation is to be drawn, and that there are monies in such fund which are not appropriated for any other purpose and which are available at this time. Very truly yours, Dirac or of Finance — City on ro er vw Corpus Christi, Texas Way � 2 1947 TO TAE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing 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 introduced; or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, 7 � I - � ��4 "::: � e - I � �-�Z4 City of Corpus Christi, Te The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: iiesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. T John A. Ferris J R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson r,.. The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. 11 John A. Ferris c R. R. Henry haY Joe T. Dawson C` �a9�