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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03866 ORD - 09/01/1954ti- THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this the 1st day of September, 1954, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Regular Meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: P. C. Callaway, Mayor, J. S. Naismith, Ellroy King, Commissioners, Frank Peterson, W. James Brace, T. Ray Kring, City Secretary, Russell E. McClure, City Manager, I. M. Singer, City Attorney, with the following absent: 4 �, constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. P. C. Callaway, 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, September 1, 1954. TO THE CITY COUNCIL, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the permanent 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, P. C. Callaway, Mayor." Commissioner made a motion that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinancL fr. m being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emerge clause of the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz: AYES: Commissioners Naismith, King, Peterson and Brace. NOES: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. Commissioner made a motion that the or inance be passed finally. The mot on wa seconded by Commissioner The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Naismith, King, Peterson 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: ORDINANCE NO. -3 8 G BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS: $36o,000.00 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $100,000.00 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS; $140,000.00 FIRE STATION BONDS; AND $3,500,000.00 SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EX- TENSION BONDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That an election be held in said City of Corpus Chri Texas, on the 25th day of September, 1954, 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 $360,000.00, 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, 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 purpose of improving the streets of said City A*Athe construction of storm sewers in connection therewith, is authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City." 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 $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, 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 purpose 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. 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 $140,000.00, 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, 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 purpose of constructing and per- manently 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 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 Forty (40) years from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, 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 purpose of improving and extend- ing the City §Sewer System, 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 NUMBER VOTING PLACE ELECTION OF'F'ICERS 1 Artesian Park Miss Gertrude Dreyer Recreation Building Presiding Judge Mrs. Wm. Biggio Assistant Judge Mrs. Garland Brown Clerk Miss Agnes Koniskovsky Clerk 2 Solomon M. Coles T. J. Dineen, School,924 Winnebago Presiding Judge Street Mrs. T. J. Dineen, Assistant Judge Margaret Ann Cahill, Clerk Mrs. George Snyder, Clerk 3 Chas. W. Crossly Mrs. J. H. Vetters, School, 2512 Koepke Presiding Judge Street Mrs. Ruth Jenecek, Assistant Judge Mrs. E. J. Wicker, Clerk Mrs. George Stein, Clerk 4 Oak Park School Mrs. H. A. Tycer, 3701 Mueller St. Presiding Judge Mrs. W. H. Davis Assistant Judge Mrs. T. A. Wooters, Clerk Miss Rosalie Ruschaupt Clerk PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE 5 Robert Driscoll Junior High School 261 Weil Place 6 Leopard Street Fire Station 1901 Leopard 7 Munds Hall, Church of Good Shepherd 701 South Water St. 8 Edward Furman School 1115 Chamberlain 9 George Wiggin's Homes 2320 Buford ELECTION OFFICERS Mrs. R. V. Johnston Presiding Judge Julian Priour Assistant Judge R. J. Victor Clerk Mrs. Erich Rathke Clerk J. B. Mascano Presiding Judge Cecilia Oiiveres Assistant Judge Zenside B. Ocboa, Clerk James McCoy Clerk J. R. Weatherford Presiding Judge Mrs. E. Tankersley, Assistant Judge Mrs. F. L. Alexander Clerk Mrs. A. A. Prince Clerk T. G. Carson, Presiding Judge Mrs. Rosa Barnes Assistant Judge Mra. T. G. Carson, Clerk Carrie Barnes, Clerk Mrs. Albert Regmund Presiding Judge Mrs. George Warren, Assistant Judge Mrs. Dwight D. Dow, Clerk Philip E. Tauer, Clerk PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE ELECTION OFFICERS 10 DeZavala School Joe Rodriguez 925 Francesca Presiding Judge Mrs. Bryan Fulton Assistant Judge Mrs. Roberto Gonzales Clerk Mary Rodriguez, Clerk 11 Stephen F. Austin School Raul Alegria 3902 Morgan Presiding Judge I. H. Hernandez, Assistant Judge Beatrice M. Tellez Clerk Margarito Moreno Clerk 12 David Crockett School Mrs. S._B. Gonzales 3302 Rabbit Run Road Presiding Judge Mrs. Lydia Trujillo, Assistant Judge Mrs. C. V. Longoria Clerk S. B. Gonzales, Clerk 13 Housing Authority Mrs. J. E. Shelton, Auditorium Presiding Judge 3701 Ayers Street Mrs. D. M. Jarrett, Assistant Judge D. M. Jarratt Clerk Marshall Pierson, Jr. Clerk 14 Wm. B. Travis School Louis Aderholt 1645 Tarleton Presiding Judge Mrs. J. W. Hartzell, Assistant Judge Mrs. John Haynie, Clerk Mrs. M. C. Beck Clerk PRECINCT NUMBER yOTiNG PLACE 15 Del Mar College 101 Baldwin Blvd. 16 Elizabeth Street School 2002 Elizabeth Street 17 M. Menger School 2209 Alameda 18 St. Marks Parish Hall 3106 S. Alameda 19 Lindale Park "Recreation Budding , 3133 8wentner Dr. ELECTION OFFICERS Mrs. E. H. Andrews Presiding Judge Mrs. P. A. Tom, Assistant Judge E. H. Andrew, Clerk Nas. R. E. Thurman,Clerk Mrs. Edwin Olson, Presiding Judge Mrs. Fred H. Woodward, Assistant Judge Mrs. Neva Lokey, Clerk Mrs. E. R. Whitmire Clerk Mrs. F. H. Underwood, Presiding Judge Mrs. E. G. Weldon, Assistant Judge Mrs. W. E. Pace, Clerk Gordon E. Meyer, Clerk Mrs. J. M. Morris, Presiding Judge Mrs. Chas. A. Gregg, Assistant Judge Mrs. Wm. W. Green, Clerk J. M. Morris Clerk Harris Evans, Presiding Judge Mrs. Eugene Engelhardt, Assistant Judge Mrs. Harris Evans, Clerk Pearl Sachtleben, Clerk PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE ELECTION OFFICERS 20 Sam Houston School Nick Karl, 363 Norton Presiding Judge J. W, Walla, Assistant Judge Ned W. Beaudreau, Clerk Mrs. Billy C. Harrell, Clerk 21 Park Side Church of God Emil Shicak 4530 Kostoryz Road Presiding Judge Edwin Koserek Assistant Judge Mrs. Emil Shicak, Clerk Joe A. Gebhardt, Clerk 22 Carroll Lane School Drew Harrison, 4120 Carroll Lane Presiding Judge Frances V. Love, Assistant Judge Barbara Van Dresar, Clerk Medore Blucker Clerk 23 H. Durwood Thompson Mrs. Willard Brown, Nursery Presiding Judge 3301 Santa Fe Mrs. A. C. Kuehm, Assistant Judge Mrs. Florence Tom, Clerk August Shark Clerk 24 Windsor Park School Mrs. A. 0. Clark, 4525 S. Alameda Presiding Judge Chas. C. Irby, Assistant Judge Gillette Foley, Clerk Thelma Yoes, 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 taxation shall be qualified to vote. 4. The ballots for said election shall have written or printed thereon the following: PROPOSITION NO. 1 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 3 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" PROPOSITION N0. 4 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS" "AGAINST TEE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS" 5. A substantial copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by the City Secretary dzall 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 the City 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 asotherwise provided in said Article 704, as amended, the manner of holding said election shall be governed by the laws governing general elections. 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 requir- ing 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 imm diately upon its passage. �{ 7. The authorization of these bonds shall not impair the authority to issue bonds previously voted for the same purposes. PASSED AND APPROVED this the lat day of September, 1954. (2 (� Mayor, City of Corpus Christi, aexas. ATTEST: / City Secretary, 'City/ f Co us Chris#r, Texa . l/ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY PRIOR PASSAGE: City Att ey. Corpus Christi, Texas SEPTEMCER I , 1959, TO THE MEMBERS OF C .,'; i C:,OV1 .', 11, Corpus Chrft'ti!, Texas Gentlemen: For the reason, set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, �t eflergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of Cha -mter xmle ox requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall rs;atd fimmally on the date it is introduced, and that such or ire olution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; 1, ".herefore, hereby t- .quest 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 CARISP3, T B The Charter mule was .suspended by the following vote: P, C, Callaw: -'y Elflray King James S. Naismith W. James Brace F. P. Peterson, Jr The abovw grdinance was passed by the following vote: P, Ca Callaway Ei.lroy King James So Naismith W. James Brace Po Peterson, Jv