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Home My WebLink About03517 ORD - 07/22/1953AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RATES TO BE CHARGED BY THE CITY WATER WORKS DEPART- MENT; REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 878, 983, 1064 AND 1253; CON- TAINING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AND BEING ORDINANCE NO. 1695ADOPTED JULY 12, 1944, RECORDED IN VOLUME 14, PAGE 21 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI', BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 1695 AND AMENDING SUBSECTION 4 OF SAID SECTION 3 AND AMENDING SAID SECTION 3 BY THE ADDITION OF SUBSECTION 4A; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1695, ADOPTED .JULY 12, 1944 AND APPEARING IN VOLUME 14 ON PAGE 21 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMEND -ED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 3. DOMESTIC CONSUMERS. 2. DURING EACH YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL, BY MOTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE, MAY, FOR ANY PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND OCTOBER 31 OF ANY SUCH YEAR, PLACE IN EFFECT THE FOLLOWING RATES FOR SUCH PERIOD OR PART THEREOF AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR ONE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC CONSUMERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: (A) FOR THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND (10,000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF THIRTY -THREE CENTS (33¢) PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. (B) FOR THE NEXT FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED OVER AND ABOVE THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND (101000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF THIRTY CEN75 (30¢) PER ONE THOU- SAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. (C) FOR ALL WATER CONSUMED IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) GALLONS PER MONTH THERE SHALL. BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. THE RATES HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND BE EFFECTIVE AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE ON THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 1953, UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 22, 1953 AND ENDING OCTOBER 22, 1953, AND THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS A MOTION, MAKING EFFECTIVE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION DURING THE YEAR 1953 FOR THE PERIOD JULY 22, 1953 TO OCTOBER 22, 1953• - THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR THE PERIOD OF 1953 AND /OR ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR MAY BE INCREASED, DECREASED OR ABOLISHED BY SUBSEQUENT MOTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 4. FOR ALL DOMESTIC CONSUMERS OF WATER OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION 4A OF THIS SECTION OF THIS ORDI- NANCE, THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING: FOR THE FIRST 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH. 60¢ PER 1,000 GALLONS FOR THE SECOND 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED 55 1/2¢ PER 1,000 PER MONTH. GALLONS FOR THE THIRD 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH. 54¢ PER 11000 GALLONS FOR THE FOURTH 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED 52 1/2¢ PER 1,000 PER MONTH. GALLONS FOR THE FIFTH 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH. 51¢ PER 11000 GALLONS FOR THE SIXTH 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH. 48¢ PER 11000 GALLONS FOR THE SEVENTY 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER CON- 46 1/2¢ PER 1,000 SUMED PER MONTH. GALLONS OVER 70,000 GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH. 45¢ PER 1,000 GALLONS 4A. DURING EACH YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL, BY MOTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE, MAY, FOR ANY PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND OCTOBER 31 OF ANY SUCH YEAR, PLACE IN EFFECT THE FOLLOWING RATES FOR SUCH PERIOD OR PART THEREOF AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR ONE AND TWO FM7ILY RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC CONSUMERS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST[: - (A) FOR THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND (10,000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PER MONTH THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF SIXTY CENTS_(60¢) PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. (B) FOR THE NEXT FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED OVER AND ABOVE THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND (10,000) GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF FIFTY -FIVE AND ONE -HALF CENTS (55 1/2) PER ONE IHOUSAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. (C) FOR ALL WATER CONSUMED IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) GALLONS PER MONTH THERE SHALL BE CHARGED -9- AND COLLECTED THE SUM OF TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) GALLONS PER MONTH. THE RATES HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND BE EFFECTIVE AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE ON THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 1953, UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 22, 1953 AND ENDING OCTOBER 22, 1953, AND THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS A MOTION, MAKING EFFECTIVE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION DURING THE YEAR 1953 FOR THE PERIOD JULY 22, 1953 TO OCTOBER 22, 1953• THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR THE PERIOD OF 1953 AND/OR ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR MAY BE INCREASED, DECREASED OR ABOLISHED BY SUBSEQUENT MOTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SECTION 2. THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE No. 1695, EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED, SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF WATER AND CONFINE THE USE THEREOF TO BENEFICIAL AND ESSENTIAL USES BY FIXING THE RATE TO THE EFFECT THAT MINIMUM ESSENTIAL USE WILL NOT BE PENALIZED, BUT THAT CONSUMPTION IN EXCESS OF SUCH MINIMUM ESSENTIAL USE WILL BE DISCOURAGED AND THE DESIRABILITY OF ENACTING SUCH RATE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME 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 15 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXISTS, AND REQUESTS THAT SAID CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORD- INANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORD- , iY oROtt'rr��fl . PASSED,;AND APPROVED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY, 1953 l� All MAYOR c._ T j THE CITY OF CORPUS CH ISTI� TEHAS CITY SECRETARY / 7 1 APPROVED AS TO L _CAL FORM: ITY ATTORNEY v -3- CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Z 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 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 PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, -� e� - - MAYOR CITY OF CORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY >� JAMES A. NAISMITH la4 A. W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN�� ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY 7 JAMES A. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE 9