HomeMy WebLinkAbout02817 ORD - 07/06/1950A RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO JOIN WITH NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION
DISTRICT NO. 1 IN REQUESTING THE PASSAGE OF A
RESOLUTION IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
AUTHORIZING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY, TO MAKE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF
THE BASCULE BRIDGE CROSSING AT THE HARBOR EN-
TRANCE TO THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND RECOM-
NENDATION CONCERNING SAME; AND DECLARING AN EM-
ERGENCY.
WHEREAS, It being evident that the bascule bridge cross-
ing at the harbor entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas,
has insufficient span to permit the free use of the Corpus Christi
Ship Channel by Oceangoing traffic, and
WHEREAS, It is the desire of the City of Corlus Christi
and other governmental bodies and agencies to improve this condi-
tion and situation as to permit the free and unobstructed use of
said facilities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Corpus Christi does not have the
resources with which to make the needed investigation and study,
and the proper engineering survey and analysis of the existing
conditions, and those resources are at the disposal of the Corps
of Engineers, Department of the Aruy:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION I. That the City of Corpus Christi join
with Nueces County Navigation District No. 1 and other governmental
bodies in requesting the passage of a resolution in the Congress of
the United States authorizing the Corps of Engineers, Department
of the Army, to make an investigation and study of the Bascule
Bridge crossing at the harbor entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi
and to make recommendations concerning the same.
SECTION II. That the Congress of the United States
is hereby requested to pass a resolution authorizing the Corps of
Engineers, Department of the Army, to make an investigation and study
as aforesaid,
SECTION III. That W. B. Collier, the duly authorized
City Manager, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to fox*
ward through the proper channels three certified copies of this
resolution and other such supporting data and information as may be
required, and that this resolution shall constitute the formal re-
quest to the Congress of the United States to authorize the Corps
of Engineers, Department of the Army, to make the aforesaid investi-
gation, study and recommendation.
SECTION IV. That it being of great public interest that
there be undertaken certain improvements to the bascule bridge cross-
ing at the Harbor entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi as to per-
mit the free use of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel by oceangoing
traffic, and it being imperative to obtain the foregoing investiga-
tion and recommendation by the Corps of Engineers, all of which
creates a public emergency and imperative public necessity require -
ing the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance
of resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduc-
tion and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three
several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared
such emergencyand' necessity to exist, and having requested that
such Charter rule be suspended and that thisresolution be passed
finally on the date of its introduction and take affect and be in
full force and effect from and after its passage,IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO RESOLVED•
PASSED AND APPROVED, This the6th day of July, A.D. 1950.
MAYOR OF THE
SST: City of Corpus Christi, Texas
i y ecretary
APPROVED AS '0 LEGAL FORM:
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Corpus Christi, Texas
?f�� , 1950
TO THE b."„'3'1BERS OF TE-, CITY COLDTCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
going ordinance, a .public emergency and imperative necessity exist for
the suspension or 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,
r
YOR
City of Corpus Christi; Terns
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon' �l
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
Leslie ',iassemiaa ape-
Jack
DeForrest
Barney Cott /
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman