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NAMING AND DESIGNATING THE PLANT, AREA AND
SITE OF THE PROPOSED AND PROJECTED NEW
WATER FILTRATION PLANT NEAR AND SOUTH OF
CALALLEN, WHICH WILL BECOME A PART OF THE
WATER WORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, AS "0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION
PLANT "; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS PLANNING A PROJECT OF CON-
STRUCTION OF A WATER FILTRATION PLANT AS A PART OF THE WATER WORKS SYSTEM
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PLANT IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED 'SOUTH
OF CALALLEN IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, 0. N. STEVENS HAS CONTRIBUTED FREELY OF HIS TIME AND SER-
VICE TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE CITIZENS THEREOF IN THE CAPACITY
OF CITY MANAGER AND OTHER SERVICES, AND IT IS FITTING THAT SUITABLE RECOG-
NITION BE GIVEN FOR THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF HIS SERVICE, TIME AND EFFORT
IN THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ITS CITIZENS; AND
WHEREAS, THE NAMING AND DESIGNATING OF THE PROPOSED WATER FILTRATION
PLANT AS THE "0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT" HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED AND
15 A SUITABLE RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF SAID 0. N. STEVENS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE AREA, PLANT AND SITE OF THE FILTRATION PLANT
PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED SOUTH OF CALALLEN BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, DESIGNATED
AND NAMED AS THE "0. N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT ", AND SHALL HEREAFTER
BE KNOWN BY SUCH NAME.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT SAID FILTRATION PLANT, AREA AND SITE IS NOW
UNNAMED AND THAT THE NAMING OF THE SAME AS HEREIN PROVIDED IS A MATTER OF IMMED-
IATE PUBLIC INTEREST 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 IT IS 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 EXJST, HAVING REQUESTED
SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON
THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF JULY, 1953•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY bECRETARY ,
APPROVED AS Td
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CITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1953
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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 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 PA55 THIS
ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTEE ::
LICHTENSTEIN
A. A.
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ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY?
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
LICHTENSTEIN
A. A.
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
1
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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