HomeMy WebLinkAbout02225 ORD - 02/17/1948AN ORDINANCE No. 2225
APPROPRIATING THE SUBS OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00)
DOLLARS FROM GENERAL FUND NO. 102 TO FIRE
MARSHALL ITEM. "SUPPLIES - OTHER" TO BE USED
FOR FIRE INVESTIGATIONS i9THIN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
WHEREAS, there is needed in the City Fire Marshall's Budget
under Item: "Supplies - Other" the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars
to defray the expenses of fire investigations in the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, by said Fire Marshall for the remainder of the fiscal
year; and,
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in General Fund No. 102
which is now unencumbered and which funds are available for the aforesaid
purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of Two
Hundred ($200.00) Dollars from General Fund No. 102 which money is to be
used in the City Fire Marshall's Fund for the purpose of investigating
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fires in the City of Corpus Christi during the remainder of this fiscal
year and said money is hereby transferred to said City Fire Marshall'a
Fund under Item: "Supplies - Other ".
SECTION 2. The fact that it is essential to appropriate the
money set out herein in order to efficiently investigate fires within the
City of Corpus Christi and in order to provide adequate fire protection
for the citizens of this City creates a public emergency and public impera-
tive necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordi-
nance 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*
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(ordinance No. 2 225 )
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1L day of February, A. D. 1948-
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
ATTEST:
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APPROVE O LE GAL FORM:
City ILttomey
Asses an y t orney
Corpus Christi, Texas
February (, 19+8
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 appropria-
tion 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,
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Corpus Christi, Texas
February —4t—, 1948
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemenc
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, end 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,
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote;
Wesley B. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the ollowing vote:
Wesley S. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson