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Home My WebLink About03369 ORD - 12/16/1952AN ORDINANCE f CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT A SALE AND CONVEYANCE SHALL BE MADE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DIS- TRICT OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES NOW APART OF SAID WATER DISTRICT, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE RESERVOIR (LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI) AND THE IMPOUNDING DAM THEREOF TOGETHER WITH ALL WORKS, APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, BUILD- INGS, MACHINERY, RIGHTS -OF -WAY, EASEMENTS, AND LAND IN CONNECTION WITH SAID IMPOUNDING FACILITIES, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAYMENT OF SAID LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT OF THE SUM OF $2,071,165.00, PAYMENT TO BE MADE AT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF PROPER CONVEYANCE; AND DECLARING AN.EMERGENCY WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1952, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE, BEING ORDINANCE No. 3353, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1952, ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION: "SHALL THAT PART OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE RESERVOIR KNOWN AS LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI) AND THE IMPOUNDING DAM THEREOF, SITUATED ON THE NUECES RIVER APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTH- WEST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, IN THE COUNTIES OF SAN PATRICIO, JIM WELLS AND LIVE OAK, TEXAS, ON LANDS TO WHICH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OWNS NECESSARY EASEMENTS AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS, AND IN CERTAIN INSTANCES THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE, TOGETHER WITH ALL WORKS, APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS, MACHINERY, RIGHTS -OF -WAY, EASEMENTS, AND LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE IM- POUNDING DAM TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THE RESERVOIR FOR A. WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, MORE PARTICULAR- LY DESCRIBED IN A CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST DATED JUNE 1, 1948, UNDER THE HEADING 'A. LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI,' RESERVING, HOW- EVER, TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ALL MINERAL RIGHTS OF ANY AND EVERY CHARACTER PERTAINING TO SAID LANDS, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL MINERALS IN, UNDER, OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED THERE- FROM, BE SOLD TO LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $2,071,165.00 TO BE PAID IN CASH." WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN SAID ORDINANCE, AS IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVIT PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; AND WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF'DECEMBER, A.D. 1952, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE j STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF, AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1952; AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT THE SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD; AND WHEREAS,.IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT THE CITY SECRETARY HAS TABULATED THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION AND CERTIFIED SUCH TABULATION TO THE COUNCIL, AND THAT SUCH TABULA- TION -IS CORRECT: .IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE TABULATION OF VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THAT PART OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE RESERVOIR KNOWN AS LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI) AND THE IMPOUNDING DAM THEREOF, SITUATED ON THE NUECES RIVER APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SHALL BE SOLD TO LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF $2,071,165.00, TO BE PAID IN CASH, DESIGNATED AS PROPOSITION 1 AT SAID ELECTION, IS AS FOLLOWS. SPECIAL CITY =CTION No. 4 - Cheston Heath School 31 3 34 No. 5 - Solomon Coles School 33 2 35 No. 6 - Civic Center 58 7 65 No, 7 - fire Station No. 5 97 13 110 No. 8 - Oak Park Methodist Church PROPOSITION FOR 08 AGAINST AUTHORIZATION 13 OF THE SAME OF NATHIS DAM AND RESERVOIR No. 17 - Windsor Park School PROPERTIES SAVE AND EXCEPT MINERAL INTER- 7 EST. TO THE LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER sap- No. 20 - Fannin School PLY DISTRICT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAY- 37 MENT OF $2.071.165.00 PRECINCT NOMBER AND 42 VOTING PLACE FOR AGAINST TOTAL Absentee - City Hall 317 17 334 No. 1 - County Court House .24 1 25 No. 2. - Artesian Park Recreation Building 16 1 T 17 No. 3 - Beacon Printing Company 45 3 48 No. 4 - Cheston Heath School 31 3 34 No. 5 - Solomon Coles School 33 2 35 No. 6 - Civic Center 58 7 65 No, 7 - fire Station No. 5 97 13 110 No. 8 - Oak Park Methodist Church 95 13 108 No. 17 - Windsor Park School 116 7 123 No. 20 - Fannin School 346 37 363 No. 21 - Breakers Hotel 42 0 42 No. 30 - Holy Cross School 18 0 ' 18 No. 31 - Edward Furman School 50 3 53 No. 32 - Dime Service Station 12 1 13 No. 33 = George Evans School 16 0 16 No. 38 - Crossley School 89 20 109 No. 39 - South Bluff Methodist Church 85 2 87 No. 40 - Central Church of Church 146 5 151 No. 41 - Morgan Fire Station, No. 3 132 11 143 PRECINCT NUMBER A AM VOTING PtJkCBi 11PROPOSITION FOR OR AGAINST AOTHORIZATION OF THE SALE OF YATHIS DAY AM RESERVOIR PROPERTiSS SAVE AND EXCEPT MINERAL INTER- EST, TO THE LOWER NECKS RIVER WATER SOP- PLY DISTRICT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAY- PAY- MENT OF $2.071.165.00 FOR AGAINKU TOTAL No. 42 - H. H. Fisher School 420 21 441 No. 43 - Travis School 21i 5 216 No. 44 - DeLavalla School 49 8 57 No. 45 - George Wiggins Homes 42 2 44 No. 46 - Lamar School 42 0 42 No. 47 - No. 2 Fire Station 36 2 38 No. 48 - Community mouse 13 1 14 No, 49 - Cantu Grocery 36 1 37 No. 50 - Lindale Community Center 435 10 445 No. 52 - Robert Driscoll Junior High 228 38 266 N0. 53 - Son Houston School 375 24 399 No. 56 - LaArmada Recreation Room 85 6 91 No. 57 - IL- stainster Presbyterian Church 190 12 202 No. 58 - Yeager School 113 8 121 No. 59 - Incarnate Nord Convent 113 1 114 No. 60 - Stephen Austin School 52 11 63 No. 61 - David Crockett School 92 8 100 No. 62 - Wynn Seale Junior High School 89 8 97 TOTAL 4.389 312 4,701 STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF NWMS X I. C, W. Vetthrs, City secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the tabulation of retxrus made of the election held December,13. 1952, for the purpose of deciding whether or not the City of Corpus Christi shall sell that part of the Water System of the City of Corpus Christi gen- erally described as being the reservoir (known as Lake Corpus Christi) and the impounding dam thereof. situated on the Nueces River approximately 30 miles northwest of the City of Corpus Christi, to Lower Nueces Ricer Water Supply District for the consideration of $2,071.165.00 to be paid in cash. EXECUTED This 16th day of December, 1952. City Secretary City of Corpus Christi, Texas 1 D SECTION 2. THAT THE PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE SALE OF THAT PART OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS,CHRISTI GENER&LLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE RESERVOIR KNOWN AS LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI) AND THE IMPOUNDING DAM THEREOF TO THE LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF $2,071,165.00, AS DESCRIB- ED FN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND IN SAID ORDINANCE N0. 3353, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1952, WAS SUSTAINED BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING AT SAID ELECTION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS AUTHORIZED TO CONSUMMATE THE SALE. SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY OF PROMPTLY PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE WISHES OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY AS EXPRESSED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ELECTION BY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONVEYANCE AND SALE TO THE LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT OF SAID PROPER- TIES AND TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST IN THE AFORESAID ELEC- TION AND DECLARE THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE ' CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION 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, REQUEST- ING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINAICE 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 ACCORD- INGLY SO APPROVED AND PASSED, THIS THE /� DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1952. PA YOR, Vtft, rA -^, . (-VEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: i CITY A OR EY = y e Corpus Christi, Texas 1� 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, MAYOR M z�� City of Corpus Christi, Texas' The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie •Wasserman Frank E. Williamson Ro®�t Jack DeForrest George L. Lowman M. A. Needham, Jr. The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Frank E. Williamson Jack DeForrest George L. Lowman M.-J. Needham, Jr. 33(x9