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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $21,500.00 OUT OF NO. 298
WATERWORKS BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND TO COVER ENGINEERING,
FOUNDATION STUDIES. AND ALL WORK RELATED TO THE EXPLORATION
OF DAM SITES AT CALALLEN, BLUNTZER,_AND MATHIS, ON THE
NUECES RIVER, BY AMBURSEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION AND
REAGAN AND MCCAUGHAN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, BY ORDINANCE No. 38311, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 19514, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
AMBURSEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION AND REAGAN AND MCCAUGHAN FOR PREPARING A REPORT
AND COMPARISON OF A POSSIBLE WATER SUPPLY DAM AND RESERVOIR AT THE CALALLEN,
BLUNTZER AND MATHIS SITES ON THE NUECES RIVER; AND
WHEREAS, AH APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS WAS NOT MADE TO DOVER SUCH ENGI
SERVICES OF AMBURSEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION AND REAGAN AND MCCAUGHAN AND IT IS
IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH APPROPRIATION:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED DY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $21,500.00
OUT OF No. 298 'WATERWORKS BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND TO COVER ENGINEERING, FOUNDATION
STUDIES, AND ALL WORK RELATED TO THE EXPLORATION OF DAM SITES AT CALALLEN,
BLUNTZER AND MATHIS, ON THE NUECES RIVER, BY AMBURSEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION
AND REAGAN AND MCCAUGHAN.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION IN ORDER
TO COMMENCE EXPLORATION OF DAM SITES ALONG THE NUECES RIVER CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE
CHP.ATER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE
DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION 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 EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER
RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE DE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATEOF ITS INTRODUCTION AND
THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AIJD EFFECT FROM AND AFTER
ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE / J DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954.
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/(�� MAYOR
CITY SECRET R1;- THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AP OVER AS LEGAL FOR
C I TY ATTORNEY
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SEPTEMBER 15, 1954
CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENTp OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF N0. 298 WATERWORKS BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
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DIRECTOR OF FIN ANCE
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Corpus Christi, Texas
✓, 1954,
TO 111F. MEMBPES OF "`ids: r,.T7 -U
Corpus. Chri: ° :ti, ` r-(Ila
Gentlemen-
For ttt ;Ptt. 4'srth In the emergency clause of the
foregoinq ordina,nvr, :I piA1,111 eaalf'y'Aseaey and impenitive necessity exist
for the suspens! *, "' "'f '0- Taupe osf nequ.irement that no ordinance
or resolution shall t =a: dr awsed ff'iniHy Nan tv' * date it is introduced,
and that such a)ti uPhR11 be reed it three meetings
of the City COU2:('-Ld, T', Phere.fore, fit¢ a 9r, .;,' quuest that you suspereu said
Charter rule or teaqunarrmeat and p: s tRais ordinance finally an the date
it is introduced, or af , .he ,ppeai -Hn meeting of the City Council,
Hespect.ffully,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TIXA$
The Charter' rule wns suspended by the following votes
Eliroy King
James S. Naismith
W. James Brace
F. P. Peterson. Jr
Thy, abivL ordty �ncr. 'gaps pusssed by the following votes
F. C, Calloway
FIl ➢,roy icing
James S. Naismith
6V, Jacses Brace
, P. Peterson, Jr
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