HomeMy WebLinkAbout03607 ORD - 11/25/1953THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
On this the 25 day of November, 1953, the City Council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in regular meeting,
with the following members of said Council present, to —wit:
A. A. Lichtenstein Mayor
J. S. Naismith,
Ellroy King,
Commissioners
P. C. Callaway
W. James Brace,
T. Ray Kring City Secretary
Russell E. McClure Citv Manaoer
1. M. Singer City Attorney
with the following absent: none, constituting a quorum, at which
time the following among other business was transacted:
Mr. A. A. Lichtenstein, Mayor, presented for the con-
sideration 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 25, 1953.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Gentlemen:
The public importan a and pressing need for the permanent
improvements to be constructed use of the proceeds of the bonds voted
at the election held on November 24, 1953, create an emergency and an
imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter
Provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three
regular meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the
proposed ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the
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. A. L ichtenstein,
Fr, Mayor."
Commissioner made a motion that the
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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
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seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by a
unanimous vote by the City Council, v
AYES: Commissioners Naismith, King, Callaway and Brace.
NOES: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted
Aye. This was done.
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Commissioner �6.de a motion that the
ordinance a passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
/ \ �•✓ The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Naismith, Sing, Callaway and Brace.
NOES: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted
Aye. This was done.
The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed.
The ordinance is as follows: Q / �j
AN.OBDINANCE No. ✓ 6 /
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT7 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESUIR OF AN ELECTION
ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS:
$8,000,000.00 WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT AND E MNSION
REVENUE BONDS; $3,000,000.00 SEW IlMPROVEMRNT AND EX-
TENSION REVENUE BONDS; $1,000,000.00 GAS SYSTEM REVENUE
BONDS; $3,500,000.00 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $600,000.o0
STREET RIGHT -OF -WAY BONDS; $4,975,000.00 STORM SEWER BONDS;
$94,000.00 POLICE BUILDING BONDS; $720,000.00 FIRE STATION
BONDS; $201,000.00 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS;
$1,210,000.00 PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $50,000.00 LIBRARY
BONDS; $350,000.00 WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE BONDS; $85,000.00
AUDITORIUM BONDS; $100,000.00 EXPOSITION HAIL, BONDS, AM
$115,000.00 STATER FRONT SMPROVEMENT BONDS, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, heretofore on the 5th day of November, 1953,
the City Council of the City of,CC�s Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance
calling an election to be held in said City on the 24th day of November, 1953,
on the following propositions:
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PROPOSITION NO. 1 A
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $8,000,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as may be fixed by the City Council, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from
their date, bearing interest at a rate notto exceed Five
(5$) 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 Articles 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 term of not exceeding twenty
years in event of sale after default 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 improving, 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 de
payment of said obligations out of funds raised or to
raised by taxation, secured by a pledge of the net re
from the operation of said system." ?
PROPOSITION NO. 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
meximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per sanum, 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 o-
"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."
PROPosinoN No. 6
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds d 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 and the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 7
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $94,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as theCity 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 annual],v 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. 8 .
"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 (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 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 control 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 Cc uncil 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 (9%) 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 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 NO. 11
"Shall theCity Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $50,000.00, 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 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 NO. 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 buildig 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 bonds 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."
PROPCSITION N0. 14
"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 so the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being mot 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 amount of $115,000.00, 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 water front of the City
by the acquisition of additional lands and providing per-
manent improvements to the existing city awned yacht basin
as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter of said City."
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and
WBEREAB, said election was duly held at thetime and placed
specified after due notice as required by law had been given by posting and
publication; and
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on the
24th day of November, 1953, in conformity with the election ordinance hereto-
fore passed by this City Council and the result of said election has been
certified and returned to this Council by the proper judges and clerks thereof;'.
and
WHEREAS, this Council has today considered the returns
of said election on the propositions hereinabove stated, which was held on
the 24th day of November, 1953; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Council and the Council so
finds that said election was in all respects lawfully held and said returns
duly and legally made and that there were cast at said election the following
votes:
PROPOSITION 190. 1
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWOWS IMPROVEMENT g
AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" 3 Votes
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS IMPROVE -
MENT AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" Votes
PROPOSITION NO. 2
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"FOR TBE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IlM11ROVEWW AND +
EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" voteslo
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT
AND EXTENSION REVENUE BONDS" votss�
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS"
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pt Votes
"AGAINST TEE ISSUANCE OF GAS SYSTEM REVENUE
BONDS"
l?,46 votes
PROPOSITION NO. 4
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPRROVEMENT BONDS"
J 4 Votes
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IlIPROVEMEN'T
BONDS"
votes
PROPOSITION NO. 5
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
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fW j votes
BONDS"
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"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET RIGHT -OF-
c 4/ votes
WAY BONDS"
PROPOSITION No. 6
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"FOR TEE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS"
IlLk Votes;,,'
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS"
'ILA i Votes.d
PROPOSITION NO. 7
1
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BOHM"
Votes;
1
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF POLICE BUILDING BONDS" 24 71, Votes.;
PROPOSITION N0. 8
PROPOSITION NO. 15
"FOR THEISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS"
Votes;
"AGAINST THEISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS"
Votes. r'
PROPOSITION NO. 9
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATER FRONT IMPROVE-
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
MENT BONDS"
BONDS"
Po l Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL
SYSTEM BONDS"
Votes.
PROPOSITION NO. 10
"FOR TBE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
;l %d votes; i
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT
BONDS"
^�'a
� Votes.
PROPOSITION NO. 11
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS"
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS"
PROPOSITION NO. 12
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE
BONDS"
"AGAINST TEE ISSUANCE OF WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE
BONDS"
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�3 y Votes; F
Votes.
Q Votes;
122U Votes.
PROPOSITION NO. 13
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"FOR TEE ISSUANCE OF AUDITORIUM BONDS"
lfjj Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF AUDITORIUM BONDS"
tt a Votes.
PROPOSITION N0. 14
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NKPOSITION HALL BONDS"
o Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF E%POSITION HALL BONDS"
t2z Votes.
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PROPOSITION NO. 15
1
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATER FRONT DlPROVEMENT
BOMB"f
Votes; !.
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATER FRONT IMPROVE-
MENT BONDS"
;t �7j' Votes.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CRRISTI, TEXAS:
1. That propositions Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61 8 and 9,
to issue the bonds contemplated in each of said propositions were sustained
by a majority of the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in
said City and who had duly rendered thesame for taxation voting at said
election, and that propositions Nos. 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 to issue
the bonds contemplated in each of said propositions were rejected by a
majority of the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in
said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxation voting at said
election, and the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is
hereby authorized to issue the bonds favored in propositions Nos. 11 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, in accordance with said propositions and the City Council
is not authorized to issue the bonds contemplated in propositions Nos. 7,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
2. 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 provisions 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 day of November, 1953.
Mayor, City of Corpus Chr sti, Texas.
ATTEST: --
City Secretary, city,, ,6f Corpus Christr,
Texas.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
PRIOR TO PASSAGE:
City P.ttor 'y.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
A, OtJ 1953
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH 1N 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 COUNCILS 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 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED )�Y THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLL 1NG VOTE=
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CC�A``LLAWAY
S. JAMES NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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