HomeMy WebLinkAbout02160 ORD - 10/07/1947THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Q
On this day of October, A. D. 1947, the City Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in regular meeting
with the following members of said Council present, to -wit;
Wesley E. Seale, Mayor
George R. Clark, Jr. k
John A. Ferris
Commissioners
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
A. C. Molbeck, City Secretary
With the following absent; None, constituting a quorum, at which time
the following among other business was transacted;
Mr. Wesley E. Seale, Mayor, presented for the consideration
of the Council an Ordinance. The Ordinance was read by the City Secre-
tary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing
pertaining to said proposed Ordinance, as follows;
Corpus Christi, Texas
October — �+J- -, 1947
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause, Section j— ,
of the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance canvassing returns and declaring
the results of an election on the question of the issuance of the follow-
ing bonds; Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ('$"2,500,000.00) of
Storm Sewer Improvement Bonds; Seven Hundred and Lighty -five Thousand
Dollars 0785,000.00) of Street Improvement Bonds; Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars (4950,000.00) of Sanitary Sewer Improvement Bonds;
One Hundred Thousand Dollars 0100,000.00) of Airport Improvement Bonds;
Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) of Public Buildings Construction
and Improvement Bonds; One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars 0150,000.00)
of Park Improvement and park Buildings Construction Bonds; Fifteen Thousand
Dollars 015,000.00) of Bayfront L -Head and Bayfront T -Heads Improvement
Bonds and Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars (;'0,000.00) of Swimming
Pool Construction Bonds and Declaring an emergency," the proposed Ordinance
meets a public emergency and I request that it be passed finally on the
date introduced.
Yours qxy truly.
Wesley E. Seale, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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Commissioner e '/2�, made a motion that the
Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being finally passed
on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the
written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of
the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz:
Ayes: Commissioners Clark, Ferris, Henry and Dawson.
Nayes: None.
The Mayor requested to be recorded as voting "Aye ".
Commissioner ". r;. made a motion that the Ordinance
be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner rr;
The motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes= Commissioners Clark, Ferris, Henry and Dawson.
Nayes: None.
The Mayor requested to be recorded as voting "Aye ".
The Mayor announced that the Ordinance had been passed. The
Ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
THE FOLLONVING BONDS: ZVTO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000.00) OF STORM SWER
IMPROVEMENT BONDS; SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY -FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($785,000.00) OF STREET IMPROVE -
BENT BONDS; NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
0950,000.00) OF SANITARY SEVER IMPROVEMENT BONDS;
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($$100,000.00) OF AIR-
PORT IMPROVEMENT BONDS; SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($60,000.00) OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION AND
IMPROVEMENT BONDS; ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($150,000.00) OF PARK IMPROVEMENT AND
PARK BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION BONDS; FIFTEEN THOU-
SAND DOLLARS 015,000.00) OF BAYFRONT L-` a AND
BAYFRONT T -HEADS IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND TWO HUNDRED
AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($21x0,000.00) OF SWIMMING
POOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
, heretofore on the 16th day of September, A. D. 1947,
the City Oounoil of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an Ordi-
nance calling an election to be held in said City on the 14th day of
October, A. D. 1947, on the following propositions:
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PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi be authorized
to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), maturing serially in such installments
as the City Council may prescribe within a period of not exceeding
thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of said bonds, bear-
ing interest at a rate or rates not to exceed three (3%) per cent
per annum, payable semi - annually, and to levy a tax on all of the
taxable property within the.City sufficient to pay the annual interest
and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of improving, enlarging, and extending the Storm Water Sewer
Systems in and for said City, as authorized by the Constitution and
the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City ?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 2
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi be authorized
to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of Seven Hundred and
Eighty -five Thousand Dollars (•P785,000,00), maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe within a period
of not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of the issuance of
said bonds, bearing interest at a rate or rates not to exceed three
(3%) per cent per annum, payable semi - annually, and to levy a tax
on all taxable property within said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity,
for the purpose of making permanent street improvements within the
City, as authorized by the Constitution and the laws of the State
of Texas and the Charter of said City?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 3
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi be authorized
to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars 0950,000.00), maturing serially in such install-
ments as the City Council may prescribe within a period of not exceed-
ing thirty (30) years from the date of the issuance of said bonds,
bearing interest at a rate or rates not to exceed three (N per cent
per annum, payable semi - annually, said bonds to be redeemable at the
option of the City at any interest paying date after the end of
twenty (20) years from the date of issuance, and to levy a tax on
all taxable property within said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for
the purpose of improving, enlarging and extending the sanitary sewer
systems in and for said City, as authorized by the Constitution and
the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City ?u
PROPOSITION NUMBER 4
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi be authorized
to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ( '9100,000.00), maturing serially in such installments as the
City Council may prescribe within a period of not exceeding twenty
(20) years from the date of the issuance of said bonds, bearing inter-
est at a rate or rates not to exceed three (3.0) per cent per annum,
payable semi - annually, and to levy a tax on all of the taxable property
within the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a
sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of constructing
improvements to the municipal airport of said City, extending and
improving the drainage systems thereof, and purchasing the necessary
sites and right of ways therefor as authorized by the Constitution
and the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City?"
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PROPOSITION NUMBER 5
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be
authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of Sixty Thou-
sand Dollars 060,000,00), maturing serially in such installments
as the City Council may prescribe within a period not exceeding
ten (10) years from the date of the issuance of said bonds, bearing
interest at the rate or rates of not to exceed three (3/) per cent
per annum , payable semi - annually, and to levy a tax on all of the
taxable property within the City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity,
for the purpose of building, constructing, improving, altering, and
repairing municipal public buildings and acquiring necessary lands
and sites therefor, within the corporate limits of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, as authorized by the Constitution and the laws of the
State of Texas and the Charter of said City?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 6
'Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be
authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars 0150,000.00), maturing serially in such
installments as the City Council may prescribe within a period of
not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of the issuance of
said bonds bearing interest at the rate or rates of not to exceed
three (3 %) per cent per annum, payable semi - annually, and to levy a
tax on all of the taxable property within the City sufficient to pay
the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at
maturity, for the purpose of the following permanent improvements,
to -wit: constructing, building, equipping and improving pleasure
grounds, parks and playgrounds in and for said City, for securing and
acquiring the necessary lands and sites therefor and for improving,
extending and equipping pleasure grounds, parks and playgrounds now
owned by said City, as authorized by the Constitution and the laws
of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City ?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 7
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be
authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000,00), maturing serially in such installments
as the City Council may prescribe within a period of not exceeding
ten (10) years from the date of the issuance of said bonds, bearing
interest at the rate or rates of not to exceed three (3j) per cent
per annum, payable semi - annually and to levy a tax on s11 taxable
property within said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and
provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose
of paving, providing roadways, parking areas, and other permanent
improvements on, about or adjacent to the Bayfront T -Heads and the
Bayfront L -Head within and owned by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
as authorized by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas
and the Charter of said City ?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 8
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be
authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the sum of Two Hundred
and Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000.00), maturing serially in such
installments as the City Council may prescribe within a period of
not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of the issuance of said
bonds, bearing interest at the rate or rates of not to exceed three
(3j) per cent per annum, payable semi - annually, and to levy a tax on
all taxable property within said City Sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for
the purpose of the following permanent improvements, to -wit: con-
structing and equipping swimming pools in and for said City and for
securing and acquiring the necessary lands and sites therefor as
authorized by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas and
the Charter of said City?"
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; and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was actually given as
required by law and as directed in the Ordinance calling the elec-
tion, as is shown by affidavits properly filed in the office of the
City Secretary; and,
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on the
4th day of October, 1947, in conformity with the election ordinance
heretofore passed by this Council and the result of said election
has been certified and returned to this Council by the proper judges
and clerks thereof; and,
WHEREAS, this Council has today considered the returns
of said election on the propositions hereinabove stated, which was
held on the 4th day of October, 1947; and,
WHEREAS, 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;
VOTING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TOTAL
PRECINCT Sh'VPIE3t IMPROVMEEfiiT BONDS STORM SEWER EMPROVEILINT VOTES
BONDS
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BONDS
GRAND
TOTAL
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VOTING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
PRECINCT
IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
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VOTES
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IMPROVEMENT BONDS
STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS
VOTES
GRAND
TOTAL
VOTING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
PRECINCT
SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
VOTES
BONDS
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
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SLUM SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
VOTES
BONDS
IMPROVEM,E'NT BONDS
GRAND
TOTAL
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VOTING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AIRPORT
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
PRECINCT
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT BONDS
VOTES
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FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC
AGAINST TBE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AIRPORT
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT BONDS
VOTES
GRAND
TOTAL
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VOTING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC AGAINST TIM ISSUANCE OF TOTAL
PRECINCT BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS CONSTRUC- VOTES
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IMPROVEMENT BONDS
TION AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS
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AGAINST TBE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION AND
PIIBLIC BUILDINGS CONSTRUC—
VOTES
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
TION AND IMPROVEIlMNT BONDS
GRAND
TOTAL
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VOTING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
PRECINCT
IMPROVEMENT AND PARK BUILD-
PARK IMPROVEMENT AND PARK
VOTES
I
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BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION BONDS
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FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT AGAINST TIM ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT
TOTAL
L -HEAD AND BAYFRONT T -HEAD
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
IMPROVEMENT AIM PARK BUILD-
PARR IMPROVET.JENT AND PARK
VOTES
INGS CONSTRUCTION BONDS
BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION BONDS
TOTAL
GRAND
TOTAL_
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VOTING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT TOTAL
PRECINCT
L -BEAD AND BAYFRONT T -EMAD
L -HEAD AND BAYFRONT T -BEAD
VOTES
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
I
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FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT AGAINST TIM ISSUANCE OF BAYFRONT
TOTAL
L -HEAD AND BAYFRONT T -HEAD
L -HEAD AND BAYFRONT T -HEAD
VOTES
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
GRAND
TOTAL
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VOTING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
PRECINCT
SVMOvJNG POOL CONSTRUC-
'501, vfING POOL CONSTRUC-
VOTES
TION BONDS
TION BONDS
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AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
TOTAL
SV(IIIIING POOL CONSTRUC-
SWE.11ING POOL CONSTRUC-
VOTES
TION BObYDS
TION BONDS
GRAND
TOTAL
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IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY TI12 CITY COUFCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
1. That the propositions to issue Storm Sewer Improvement
Bonds, Street Improvement Bonds, Sanitary Sewer System Improvement
Bonds, Public Buildings Construction and Improvement Bonds, Park Im-
provement and Park Buildings Construction Bonds and Bayfront L -Head
and Bay£ront T -Head Improvement Bonds, above mentioned, were 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 the said propositions.
2. That the propositions to issue Airport Improvement
Bonds and Swimming Pool Construction Bonds failed to carry by a
majority vote 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.
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3. The fact that it is essential that the City make cer-
tain ,Storm Sewer Improvements, Street Improvements, Smiitary Sewer
System Improvements, Municipal Public Building Improvements, Park
Improvements and construct Yark Buildings, and make improvements
on and to the Bayfront L -Head and T -Heads in order to provide for
adequate safe guards for health and the general welfare of the
citizens of the City of Corpus Christi and the fact that any delay
in the making of such improvements in the nature of repairs and
construction would contribute to the impairment of the health of
the residents of Corpus Christi and would be detrimental to the
welfare of the residents of Corpus Christi and the fact that delay
in making said improvements constitutes a continuing fire hazard,
flood hazard and health hazard and a menace to the inhabitants of
the City of Corpus Christi, 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 Idayor
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 ACCORDI*VGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APhRMD this `y day of October, A. D. 1947-
M&YOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APYkGVr,L AS TO LEGAL FOP,LI:
' m Smith
Assistant i y Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
October 1947
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause, Section I ,
of the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance canvassing returns and declaring
the results of an election on the question of the issuance of the follow-
ing bonds: Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (.;2,500,000.00) of
Storm Sewer Improvement Bonds; Seven Hundred and Eighty -five Thousand
Dollars 0785,000.00) of Street Improvement Bonds; Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars 0950,000.00) of Sanitary Sewer Improvement Bonds;
One Hundred Thousand Dollars (3100,000.00) of Airport Improvement Bonds;
Sixty Thousand Dollars (060,000.00) of Public Buildings Construction
and Improvement Bonds; One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (41150,000,00)
of Park Improvement and Park Buildings Construction Bonds; Fifteen Thousand
Dollars 015,000.00) of Bayfront L -Head and Bayfront T -Heads Improvement
Bonds and Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($2400000.00) of Swimming
Pool Construction Bonds and declaring an emergency," the proposed Ordinance
meets a public emergency and I request that it be passed finally on the
date introduced.
Yours ve truly,
Wesley �. Seale, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris;,
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale V -.
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
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