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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HUECFS
CVY OF CORKS CHRISTI
On this the 5th day of November, 19532 the City Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Special meeting,
with the following members of said Council present, to -wit:
A. Albert Lichtenstein, Mayor,
J. S. Naismith,
Slroy King,
Commissioners,
P. C. Calloway,
W. James Brace,
T. Ray Kring, City Secretary,
Russell E. McClure, City Manager,
I. M. Singer, City Attorney,
with the following absent: None , constituting
a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted:
Mr. A. Albert Lichtenstein, Mayor, presented for the
consideration of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the
City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing
pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows:
"Corpus Christi, Texas,
November 5, 1953•
TO THE CITY COUNCIL,
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Gentlemen:
The public importance and pressing need for the permenent
improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds contem-
plated to be voted pursuant to said ordinance create an emergency and an im-
perative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter pro-
visions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular ,
meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed
ordinance calling an election for the issuance of said bonds as an emergency
measure. You will please consider this request in connection with the
ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject.
Yours very truly,
A. Albert Lichtenstein,
Mayor."
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Commissioner. Rrarp made a motion that the
Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date
introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the
Mayor and stated in the emergency, clause of the ordinance. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Callaway The motion was carried by a
unanimous vote by the City Council, viz:
AYES: Commissioners Naismith, King, Calloway and
Brace.
NOffi: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted
Aye. This was done.
Commissioner K;n� made a motion that the
ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Naismith The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Naismith, King, Calloway and
Brace.
NOES: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that be voted
Aye. This was done.
The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed.
The ordinance is as follows:
"AN ORDINANCE NO. 3584
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE
FOLLOWING BOLDS: $8,000,000.00 WATERWORKS IMPNOGEPdENT AND
EXTENSION RE'7ENTUE BONDS; $3,000,000.00 SEWER IIAEP3CT&PMENT
AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS; $1,000,000,00 GAS SYSTEM REVENUE
BONDS; $3,500,000.00 STREET IMPROVETIVEN'P BONDS; $600,000.00
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY BONDS; $0,975,000.00 STORM SEWER BONDS;
$94 000.00 POLICE BUi.1PING BONDS; $720,000.00 FIRE STATION
BONDS; $201,1300.00 TRAP -P'IC COVi�ROL SYSTEM BONDS; $1,210,000.00
PARK IMPROVEMENT BONGOS; $5G,000.00 LIEti4,Y ' BONDS; $350,000.00
WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE BONDS; $85,000.00 AUD_`TORIUM BONDS;
$100,000,00 EXPOSITION HALL Bons, AND $i15,000 00 WATER
FRONT IMPROVEMENT BONDS,AND DECLARING AN EIERGENCY.
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
1. That an electigp be held in said City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, on the 24th day of November, 1953, at which election the following
propositions shall be submitted to the resident, qualified electors of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas, who own taxable property in said City and who have
duly rendered the same for taxation:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $8,000,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as may be fixed by the City Council, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from
their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed Five
(5%) per cent per annum, for the purpose of improving and
extending the City's Waterworks System, to be issued in accor-
dance with and secured in the manner provided in Article 1110a
and Articles 1111 -1118, both inclusive, of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, and as permitted by the
ordinances and Indenture authorizing and securing the pre-
sently outstanding waterworks revenue bonds, each bond to
be conditioned that the holder thereof shall never have the
right to demand payment of said obligations out of funds
raised or to be raised by taxation, secured by a pledge of
the net revenues from the operation of said system, a deed
of trust lien on said system and the pledge of a franchise
to operate said system for a terrp of not exceeding twenty
years in event of sale after 8efault as provided in the
power of sale contained in said mortgage."
PROPOSITION NO. 2
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $3,000,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as may be fixed by the City Council, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from
their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed Five
(5%) per cent per annum, for the purpose of improving and
extending the. City's Sewer System, to be issued in accor-
dance with and secured in the manner provided in Articles
1111 -1118, both inclusive, of the Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas, 1925, as amended, each bond to be conditioned that the
holder thereof shall never have the right to demand payment
of said obligations out of funds raised or to be raised by
taxation, secured by a pledge of the net revenues from the
operation of said system."
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $1,000,000,00, maturing serially in
such installments as may be fixed by the City Council, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from
their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed Five
(5 %) per cent per annum, for the purpose of impx•cring, re-
pairing and extending the City's Gas System, to be issued
in accordance with and secured in the manner provided in
Articles 1111 -1118, both inclusive, of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, and as permitted by
the ordinance authorizing the presently outstanding gas
system revenue bonds, each bond to be conditioned that
the holder thereof shall never have the right to demand
payment of said obligations out of funds raised or to be
raised by taxation, secured by a pledge of the net revenues
from the operation of said system."
PROPOSITION N0. 4
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $3,500,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, beering interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of improving the streets within said City, as authoriz-
ed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and
the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 5
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $600,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of purchasing street rights -of -way, as authorized by
the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the
Charter of said City."
PROPOSTTTON NO. 6
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $4,975,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5%) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of improving the streets of said City by the con-
struction of storm sewers, as authorized by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas end the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 7
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue: the bends of said
City in the amount of $9i { ,000.00, maGvTing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not toexceed
Five (5%) per cent par annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of constructing extensions and enlargements of the
existing police building, as authorized by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. £i
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $720,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5o) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of constructing and equipping fire stations within
said City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of
the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 9
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $201,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of permanently improving the streets of the City by
the installation of traffic cont ^ol systems, as authorized
by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the
Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION_ NO. 10
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $1,210,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual i.ntere.c+, and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of purchasing and improving lands for park purposes,
as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State
of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION N0, 11
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issu tha bo.ndg of said
City in the amount of $50,000._CO, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a talc on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of completing the construction of the public library
within said City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws
of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION 110. 12
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $350,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5%) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of providing funds to construct a public building and
acquiring a site therefor to be used as a central city ware-
house and garage for housing city vehicular and mechanical
equipment, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of
the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 13
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $85,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bond; at maturity, for the pur-
pose of constructing an annex to the existing City
Auditorium, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of
the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. i4
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $100,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of permanently improving the city exposition hall,
as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 15
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amcunt of $115,000.00, maturing sarially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, payable annually or semi-
annually, and to .levy a tax on all taxable property within
said City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide
a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the pur-
pose of permanently improving the water front of the City
by the acquisition of additional lands and providing per-
manent improvements to the existing city owned yacht basin
as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter of said City."
2. That voting machines shall be employed at the election
herein ordered in accordance with the provisions of V. A. T. S. Election Code,
Article 7.14, and said election shall be held at the polling places in the
regularly prescribed voting precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, such
voting precincts, polling places, and the officers hereby appointed to conduct
the election thereat being as follows:
PRECINCT NWER VOTING PLACE
ELECTION OFFICERS
1 Artesian
Park
Miss Gertrude Dreyer
Recreation Bldg.
Presiding Judge
Mrs. Wm. Biggio
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Garland Brown
Clerk
Miss Agnes Koniakoosky
Clerk
2 Hillcrest
Church
Mrs. J. H. Vetters
of Christ
(North
Presiding Judge
Entrance
- Peabody
& Buffalo
Streets)
Mrs. Ruth Janacek
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Geo. Stein
Clerk
Mrs. E. J. Wicker
Clerk
PRECINCT NUMBER
VOTING PLACE
ELECTION OFFICERS:
3
Robert Driscoll
Mrs. C. Y. Meyers
School
pga,�iding Judge,
261 Weil Place
P. N. Touchstone
Assistant Judge
Evp3.yn Johnston
Clark
MI-s. Erick Rathke
Clerk
4
Central Church
Mrs. F. H. Underwood
of Chzist
Prasiding Judge
1610 Lawnview
Mrs. E. G. Weldon
Assistant Judge
Mv[rs. Gordon Marshall
Clerk
Mars. F. E. Peckenpaugh
Clerk
5
Geo. Wiggins Homes
T. G. Carson
2320 Buford Strut
Presiding Judge
Mrs. T. G. Carson
Assistant Judge
Miss Rosa Barnes
Clerk
N1rs. Carrie Barnes
Clerk
6
Losano School
M--s. S, B. Gonzalas
650 Osage
Presiding Judge
Mrs. Geo. Elizondo
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Adelaida E. Aleman
Clerk
Mrs. Otto Woehler
Clerk
7
R. B. Fisher
Mrs. Harry Edwards
School
Presiding Judge
601 Minnesota
Mrs. Florence Gallagher
Assistant Judge
Mrs. W. J. Fox
Clerk
Mrs. Wm. Green
Clerk
PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE
ELECTION OFFICERS
8 Lindale Community
Mrs, Elms Renken
Center
Presiding Judge
3130 Swanter
Mrs. Ruth Watson
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Herbert Sager
Clerk
Mrs. Jack Little
C1:::. k
9 Bethany Christian
Mrs. Dorothy Smith
Church Cottage
Presiding Judge
2821 Gollihar Road
Mrs. R. R. Beal, Jr.
Assistant Judge
Mrs, J. V. Roper, Jr.
Clerk
Mrs. Harold Roper
Clerk
10 Sam Houston School
Mrs. J. E. Sheldon
363 Norton Street
Presiding Judge
Mrs. B. A. Lay
Assistant Judge
Mrs. D. M. Jarrett
Clerk
D. M. Jarrett
Clerk
11 Wm. Travis School
Mrs. J. W. Hartsell
1645 Tarlton
Presiding Judge
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Riley Rose
Clerk
Mrs, Harry B. Hill, Jr.
Clerk
3. That said election shall be
held in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 1, Title 22 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,1925,
as amended, including the provisions of Article 704,
as amended by Chapter 382,
passed at the first called session of the 44th Legislature,
and the City Charter
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and only legally qualified electors who
own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for tax-
ation shall be qualified to vote.
4. The polls shall be open from 8 :00 o'clock A. M. to
7:00 o'clock P. M., and the ballots for said election shall have written or
printed thereon the following:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS IMPROT,'mENT AND
EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS"
"AGAINST TIM ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT
AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 2
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEINT AND EX-
TENSION REVENUE BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND
EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS"
PROPOSITION N0. 4
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
"AGAINST TEE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 5
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET RIGHT -OF -WAY BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET RIGHT -OF -WAY BONDS"
PROPOSITION N0. 6
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 7
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS"
PROPOSITION N0. 8
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 9
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 10
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 11
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 1.2
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE
BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 13
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AUDITORIUM BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF AUDITORIUM BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 14
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EXPOSITION HALL BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF EXPOSITION HALL BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 15
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATER FRONT IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATER FRONT IMPROVEMENT
BONDS"
5. A substantial copy of this ordinance signed by the
Mayor of said City and attested by the City Secretary shall serve as proper
notice of said election. Notice shall be given in accordance with Article 704,
Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended. The Mayor is authorized and
directed to have a copy of said notice posted at theCity Hall in said City
and at each of the voting places in said City, not less than fifteen days
prior to the date fixed for holding said election. He shall also cause said
notice to be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the
first publication to be not less than fourteen days prior to the date set for
said election. Except as otherwise provided in said Article 704, as amended,
the manner of holding said election shall be governed by the laws governing
general elections.
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6. That the public importance and the pressing need for
the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of sale of
said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring
the suspension of rules and Charter previsions requiring same to be considered
and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this
ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and
such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed
and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the,oh da �oF November, 1953.
Mayor, City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
ATTEST:—
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City Secretary, City of Co us Christi,
�exas.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
PRIOR T0. PASSAGE;
City Attorn
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