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UARY 2, 1952
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE NO. 2307, PASSED AND APPROVED ON
THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1948, AND ENTITLED "ESTABLISHING
RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES APPLICABLE IN CONTROL AND
ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTIONS
FOR CITY OWNED UTILITIES, REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION A(2) OF RULE 5, 'SECTION I, THEREOF
TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN SEWER TAP FEES IN STREETS
AND EASEMENTS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-
' "' NANCES IN= CON5LICT' HEREWPTH; ANDrDECLARING `AN'EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, DUE TO THE INCREASED COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND
MATERIALS INCORPORATED IN MAKING SEWER CONNECTION, NOT REFLECTED IN
THE INITIAL TAP FEES SET OUT IN SAID ORDINANCE NO. 2307, AND IN PARTICU-
LAR, THOSE TAPS MADE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND SAID ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH
HEREIN:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2307, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL
� OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE 29TH
DAY OF JUNE, 19148, ENTITLED:
"ESTABLISHING RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES APPLICABLE
IN CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY TAPS OR
SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR CITY OWNED UTILITIES, REPEAL -
ING-ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY. ",
BE, A17D THE SAME "IS HEREBY, AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN
SEWER TAPS IN STREETS AND EASEMENTS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION A(2) OF RULE 5, SECTION 1,
THEREOF, AND THE SAME SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
(SIZE) (STREET FEES) (-EASEMENT FEES)
"('2) SEWER 14" 1{0.00 20.00
6" 50.00 25.00
8" 6o.00 30.00.
SECTION 2. THAT ALL ORDINANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
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SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR MAINTAINING ADEQUATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY
TAPS OR SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY SYSTEMS OWNED BY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY.AND AN
(}"+ IMPERATIVE PUBLIC EMERGENCY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER
6'a44� RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION'SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE
DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR,
HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING RE-
QUESTED 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 PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS wpC'" 'DAY OF JANUARY, 1952
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
(_O JEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO GAL FORM:
CIT ATt6RNEY
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion of 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,
:�2 JLA,,�—
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman 11-j 0
Jack DeForrest T
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
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