HomeMy WebLinkAbout02301 ORD - 06/22/1948AN ORDINANCE 1) 6 - a"50 I
APPROVING A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND UNION TAXICAB COMPANY, A PRIVATE
CORPORATICN, COATR(ACSING A DISPUTE IN REGARD TO
GROSS RECEIPTS TARES, OR STREET RENTAL FEES OR
LICENSE FEES PAID BY SAID TAXICAB COMPANY TO THE
CITY AND APPROPRIATING TBE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED AND
ELEVEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY -TWO CENTS ($511.72) FROM
CURRENT FUND NO. 102. TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
EFFECTING SAID COMPROMISE.
wEiII2EAS, a dispute exists between the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, a municipal corporation, and Union Taxicab Company, a private
corporation, as to whether or not the City of Corpus Christi is entitled
tc keep or whether the Union Taxicab Company is entitled to recover from
the City of Corpus Christi the sum of Five Hundred and Eleven Dollars
and Seventy -Two Cents ($511.72), the same being gross receipts taxes or
street rental fees or license fees paid by said Taxicab Company to the
City Of Corpus Christi from the dqy of '!.Ray, 1946, to the 15th day
of September, 1947; and,
WHEREAS, the said Union Taxicab Company has agreed to accept
the sum of Five Hundred and Eleven Dollars and Seventy -two Cents ($511.72)
in fu11 and complete settlement of all right. and claims it may have
against the City for any street rental fees, gross receipts taxes, or
other license fees or charges collected by the City of Carpus Christi
from the Union Taxicab Company and its owners prior to the 16th day of
September, A. D. 19217; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed advantageous to the City to accept such
compromise; and,
WHEREAS, there is needed the sum of Five Hundred and Eleven
Dollars and Seventy -two Cents 0511.72) to consumate aforesaid compromise;
and, _ -
WHEREAS, there 's'sufficient funds in Current Fund No. 102 which
is now unencumbered and which fund. are available for this purpose;
Nom, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDA.INED BY TED CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEAS:
SECTION 1. That all the things set out in the preamble to this
ordinance are true and correct.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
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directed to .-mat. said settlement as herein at out and said
settlement and compromise in all respects is hereby approved, a oopy
of the release to be accepted by the City from UNION TAXICAB COM4 Y,
when the sum of Five hundred and Eleven Dollars and Seventy -twc Cents
4511.72.) is paid to said T—icab Co parry, is attached hereto and
made a part of this Ordinance for all intents and purposes,
STATE OF TXUS
COUNTY OF NURCNS .
NHEBEAE, s dispute exists betm" the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, a municipal corporation, and the Won Taxicab Company, a prints
corporation duly incorporated under the lawn of the State of Texas. as to
vftother or not the City of Corpus Chriati is entitled to keep or whether
the Dnion Taxicab Company is entitled to recover from the City of Corpus
Christi the sun of Five Hundred and'&kven Dollars and Seventy -Two Cents
($511.72), the soma being gross receipts taxes or street rental fees or
lioeaee fees paid by said Union Taxicab Company to the City of Corpus
Christi from MW. 1946, to the 15th day of September, 19471 and. .
WHgREAS, the parties to this agreemsnt desire to settle this
disagreamant,
NON. TREF"Y xtg, KNOW ALL MW BY THESE PRESENTS, That for Arai
In consideration of the sum of Fire Hundred and Eleven Dollars and Seventy -
Two Cents ($511.72) to it in hand paid by the City of Corpus Christi, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. the Union Taxicab Company, a
corporation voting by and through Z. D. Timberlabe, its President, duly
authorized to act in the premises, has released and discharged and by
these pradente does for itself and its assigns, release and forever dia-
charge the City of Corpus Christi. Texas, from any and all claims, demands,
actions or *ease® of action for the reoowry of any street rental fees,
gross receipts taxes or other license fees or charges Collected by the
City of Corpus Chrietl frog the Union Taxicab Company prior to the 16th
dyy of September. 1947.
The Union Taidoab Company, acting by and through its president,
16 D. Timberlake, WT authorised to act is the premises, mderstands,
oewuents and at7rees that it is to imdamaify and saw harmless the 'City
of Carpus Christi from any claim or demand of any kind or character which
may over be asserted against the City of Corpus Christi for the recovery
of the maniao paid out under this compromise settlement agreement.
WITNESS enr hands this the day of Jams. A. o. 1948.
UNION TAXIOA9 CODTANT
BY
STATE OF TEXAS
CMM OF mass
88FC$8 We the undersigned authority a Notary Public is and
for Muses. County. Texas, on this day pereooally appeared E. D. Timberlake,
se
I— to me to be the person and officer who Hems is subeorl'oad to the
foregoing inst —ant and aok—lce'Gcd to con ti"'t the lama waa L1w act of
the said Union Taxicab Company, a corporation, and What he executed she
same as the act and dead of said corporation and for the purposes and
':Owideration therein expressed and in the oapaoity therein stated.
GVEN under my hand end seal of office this th. day of
Joss, A. D. 191;8.
Maly Public its and for XiSces ou—n ,
Texas.
SECTION j. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of Five
Hundred and Eleven Dollars and Seventy -Two Cents ($511.72) from
Current kind No. 102 to be used to pay Union Taxicab Company, in order
to affect the compromise herein set out.
Corpus Christi, Texas
June- , 1948
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,
Director of Finance
PC
The foregoing Ordinance was read the first time and passed
to the second reading on the_jf_day of June, 1948, by the following
vote:
Wesley R. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R.Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The foregoing Ordinance was read the *.—d time and passed
to the third reading on the1�day of June, 1918, by the following
vote:
'Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The foregoing Ordinance was read the f rd time and passed and
ordered approved by the Mayor, on the yyday of , 1944, by
the following vote: 4
rlesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R.3enry
Joe T. Dawson
APPROVED this. yyday of 19
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