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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING $8,000.00 OUT OF FUND NO. 141 MATER OPER-
ATING FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND EXPENSES
INCIDENT TO THE LITIGATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AND THE ORGANIZERS OF LIVE OAK COUNTYWATER IMPROVE-
MENT DISTRICT NO. 1; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF THE UNAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS OF N0. 141 WATER OPERATING FUND THE SUM OF $8,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PAYING ATTORNEYS FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,500.00, AND EXPENSES IN THE ESTIMATED
AMOUNT OF $500.00 INCIDENT TO THE LITIGATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
AND THE ORGANIZERS OF LIVE OAK COUNTY .WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FEBRUARY 21 1955, BE-
TWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND KLEBERG, MOBLEY, LOCKETT AND WEIL, ATTORNEYS.
SECTION 2. SAID PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE FROM THE FUNDS HEREBY APPRO-
PRIATED UPON PRESENTMENT OF STATEMENT AND APPROVAL THEREOF BY THE CITY MANAGER.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND EXPENSES
INCIDENT TO LITIGATION NOW IN PROGRESS CONCERNING THE LAKE MATHIS RESERVOIR SITE
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER 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 BE PASSED FINALLY ON
THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND OE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT 15 ACCORDINGLY QSO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE �( / DAY OF APRIL, 1955•
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CITY ATTORH tY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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! CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACTS ARREEMENTy OBLIGATIONI OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. /Sf/ 'T/ / �'j� _.___
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND SUCH MONEY 18 NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TE X'S
1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION 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 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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL Do SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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