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Home My WebLink About03881 ORD - 09/29/1954i . THE STATE OF TEXAS Q p COUNTY OF NUECES 6 0 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THIS THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 19? , THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CONVENED IN / MEETING, WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF SAID COUNCIL PRESENT,(_ 0 -WIT: ELLROY KING, MAYOR PRO -TEM J. S. NAISMITH, FRANK PETERSON, COMMISSIONERS W. JAMES BRACE, T. RAY KRING, CITY SECRETARY RUSSELL E. MCCLURE, CITY MANAGER I. M. SINGER, CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE FOLLOWING ABSENT : - P. C. CALLAWAY, MAYOR , CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING AMONG OTHER BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED: MR. ELLROY KING, MAYOR PRO -TEM, PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THE MAYOR, PRO -TEM PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A COMMUNICATION IN WRITING PERTAINING TO SAID PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AS FOLLOWS: "CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER III � , 1954. TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. GENTLEMEN: r THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND PRESSING NEED FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVE- MENTS TO,BE CONSTRUCTED BY USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS VOTED AT THE ELECTION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1954, 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 EMER- GENCY 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, ELLROY KING, MAYOR PRO -TEM". 41/ . ,* I 01 Commissioner 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 ewer cy clause oYt ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner t ` 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 e a motion that the ordin&ce be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner (I< 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: 0 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULT OF AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS: $360,000-00 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS; 0,0 0.00 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS; $14o,000.00 FIRE STATION BONDS; AND $3,500,000.00 SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITIONS: 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 $360,00o.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 BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORM SEWERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUION 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 CONSTITUION 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 SINKINGFUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTINL AND PERMANENTLY EQUIPPING FIRE STATIONS WITHIN SAID CITY, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY." ; AND "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 EXTENDING THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY." WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY HELD AT THE TIME AND PLACES 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 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCE HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE 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 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954; 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 NO. 1 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" 1,856 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" 1,833 VOTES; PROPOSITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS" 1,748 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS" 1,826 VOTES; PROPOSITION NO. 3 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" 1,848 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF FIRE STATION BONDS" 11710 VOTES; PROPOSITION NO. 4 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SERER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS" 1,794 VOTES; "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS" 1,792 VOTES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT PROPOSITIONS 1, 3 AND 4 TO ISSUE THE BONDS WERE SUSTAINED BY A MAJORITY OF.THE RESIDENTS, QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVEDULY 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 SAID BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PROPOSITIONS. SECTION 2. THAT THE PUBLICIMPORTANCE 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 SEPTEMBER, 1954. MAYO HE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTE/ CITY SECR TA r APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORK: CITY ATT6RNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 4&1� 954 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CEMTLEMEN7 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 ORDNANCE OF RESOLUTION SMALL 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, MAYO CITY F CORPUS �CHRISTI,'TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOT P. C. CALLAWAY �,' / ELLROY KING JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE F. P. PETERSON, JR THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOT P. C. CALLAWAY ELLROY KING JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE F. P. PETERSON, JR. V