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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 \\ I 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 MOOR oo ATTEST: City of Corpus Chris �Tezas APPROVED pS TO LEGAL FO'7, i to nay Stan t City orney a3 of