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PRESCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SEWER SERVICE IN-
SIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND PRO-
VIDING THAT NO FREE SERVICE SHALL BE ALLOWED; PRESCRIBING
THE TIME AND PLACE
FOR PAYMENTS OF ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY ACCOUNTS WITHIN THIRTY (30)
DAYS; AND PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SERVICE
WILL BE RESUMED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO FIX UNIFORM RATES TO BE CHARGED THE USERS OF THE
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM TO BE FURNISHED BY SAID CITY'S MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM,
BASING SUCH RATE ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED BY SUCH USERS, AND TO ESTABLISH
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO.GOVERN THE SERVICE RENDERED BY SAID CITY'S MUNICIPAL
SEWER SYSTEM:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE MONTHLY CHARGE TO BE PAID BY ,USERS OF SEWER SER-
VICE FURNISHED BY THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL SEWER SYST EM ASH L BE BASED ON THE '
AMOUNT OF WATER USED BY SUCH USERS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF RATES BASED ON WATER CON-
SUMPTION:
SCHEDULE OF
RATES BASED ON.
WATER CONSUMPTION
INSIDE CITY
OUTSIDE CITY
CLASS
LIMITS
LIMITS
MINIMUM
$ .90
1.80
ONE FAMILY MAXIMUM
2.03
- 4.05
TWO FAMILY MAXIMUM
2.93
6.00
OTHERS
FIRST - $10.00 BILLED FOR WATER
45.0%
60.0,%
SECOND $10.00 BILLED FOR WATER
37.5
2.5
THIRD $10.00 BILLED FOR WATER
30.0 -
5.0
NEXT 20.00 BILLED FOR WATER
22.5
37.5
OVER $50.00 BILLED FOR WATER
15.0
30.0
SECTION 2. BILLS FOR SEWER SERVICE AND CITY WATER
SERVICE SHALL BE
RENDERED JOINTLY; AND SA11j CHARGES TO
THE CUSTOMER SHALL BE
DUE AND PAYABLE
ON OR BEFORE THE TENTH DAY AFTER DATE
OF BILL.
SECTION 3. WATER SERVICE TO
ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION,
WHOSE
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM ACCOUNT IS MORE
THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
DELINQUENT, SHALL
3LM.
BE DISCONTINUED, AND IN ADDITION TO THE CUSTOMARY CHARGE, AS HERETOFORE SET
OUT, THERE SHALL BE ADDED TO THE ACCOUNT A SUFFICIENT CHARGE TO COVER THE
ACTUAL COST FORIESUMPTION OF SERVICE.
SECTION 4. - PROVIDED ALSO THAT NO FREE SERVICE OF THE SYSTEM SHALL
BE ALLOWED, AND SHOULD THE CITY OR ANY OF ITS AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES
MAKE USE OF THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES OF THE SYSTEM, PAYMENT OF THE REASONABLE
VALUE THEREOF SHALL BE MADE BY THE CITY OUT OF FUNDS DERIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER
THAN THE REVENUES AND INCOME OF THE SYSTEM.
SECTION 5. ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AND PARTS THEREOF IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED INSOFAR AS THEY CONFLICT HEREWITH)
HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALING IN THEIR ENTIRETY ORDINANCE No. 645 DATED APRIL 21,1936,
ORDINANCE N0. 749 DATED JULY 20, 1937 AND ORDINANCE No. 1037 DATED JANUARY
2, i94o.
SECTION 6. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY, REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE
CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DAY IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE 0OCESSITY EXISTS, A D REQUESTS THAT SAID
CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BEIN FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PAS5AGE,//'1T IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF AY, 1953.
MAYOR
THE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETARY
APO �E�L FORM:
C ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
1953
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 EME- RGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY
EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION 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
CITY OF �OUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
.JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. .JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C: CALLAWAY '
.JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE