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Home My WebLink About04221 ORD - 05/23/1955THE STATE OF TEXr'.S COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THIS THE P�.RD DAY OF PlAY, 1955, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS CONVENED IN SPECIAL I`'IEETING, 411TH THE FOLLOWING MEM'JERS OF SAID COUNCIL PRESENTS TO -WIT: MINOR CULLI, MAYOR FRO -TEM 1:'. J. iROGERTS D. E. SIGLER COMMISSIONERS HANUEL P. I"IALDON'ADO T. RAY KRING, CITY SECRETARY RUSSELL E. `ICCLURE, CITY IMANAGCR I. ". SINGER CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE FOLLOWING ABSENT: FARRELL J. SMITH , CONSTIVTING A QUORUM, AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING AMONG OTHER BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED: i,iR. "DHOR CULLI, MAYOR PRO -TEM, PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THE IIJAYOR PRO -TENT PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A COMMUNICATION IN WRITING PERTAINING TO SAID PROPOSED ORDINANCES AS FOLLOWS: �ICORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS M AY 2„ 1955 TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. GENTLEMEN: THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND THE PRESSING NEED FOR THE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF THE DASCULE BRIDGE BY USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE OF THE BONDS VOTED AT THE ELECTION HELD ON IIAY 21, 1955, CREATE AN EMERGENCY AND AN IMPER- ATIVE 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 EMEf:CEHCY MEASURE. YOU WILL PLEASE CONSIDER THIS REQUEST IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORDINANCE WHICH HAS OFEN INTRODUCED IN THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS SUBJECT. YOURS ERYZ�LY, -1•i- l.R -CULL I , il',AYOR PRO -TEM °. COMMISSIONER WFRO � MADE A 110TION THAT THE CHARTER PRO- VISION PROHIBITING ORDI NANC M BEIN G PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE INTRODUCED BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REASONSSTATED IN THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE MAYOR PRO -TEM AND STATED IN THE EME Y CL SE OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COM14ISSIONER THE MOTION WAS CARRIED DY A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL,WIZ: AYES: COMMISSIONERS ROBERTS, 31GLER AND MALDONADO NOES: NONE THE MAYOR PRO -TEM REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT HE VOTED AYE. THIS WAS DONE. C OMMIS5I OIJER L+ MADE A MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY. THE iN OTlO WAS SECONDED BY COM FII SSI ONER6j -.rBQ THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COMMISSIONERS ROBERTS, SIGLER AND MALDONADO 140ES: (NONE THE MAYOR PRO -TEM REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT HE VOTED AYE. THIS WAS DONE. THE MAYOR PRO -TEM ANNOUNCED THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PASSED. THE ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS: A, :5/23/55 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULT OF AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF u(0 ,000.00 31RIDGE BONDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. VWHERE.AS, HERETOFORE ON THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 1955, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO DE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 21ST DAY OF MAY, 19551 ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION: 'SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $700,000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALLMENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROIA THEIR DATE, BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR (4') PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST APID PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO REMOVE AND RELOCATE THE BASCULE BRIDGE."; AND 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 21ST DAY OF HlAY, 1955, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCE HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TD THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERICS THEREOF; AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITIONS HEREINABOVE STATED, WHICH WAS HELD ON THE 21ST DAY OF MAY, 1955; 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 WERECAST AT SAID ELECTION THE FOLLOWING VOTES: C I T Y E L E C T I O N -- BRIDGE L'CNDS -- CITY CF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS !AY 21. 1955 PRECINCT FOR AGAIN6T TO'CAL I DAVID HIRSCH SCHOOL �- 2 SOLOMON 11. COLES SCHOOL 3 HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST ANNEX 4 OAK PARK SCHOOL 5 ROBERT DRISCOLL SCHOOL 6 LEOPARD ,STREET FIRE STATION 7 CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPIIERD ANNEX -s7 EDWARD FURt,AN SCHOOL 9 GEORGE W. WIGGINS 11011E 10 DE ZAVALA SCHOOL AUSTIN SCHOOL 12 DAVID CROCKETT SCHOOL 13 LA ARMADA RECR. CENTER 14,rr ■k. B. TRAVIS SCHOOL 15 DEL M.AR COLLEGE AUDITORIUM 16 ELIZABETH STREET SCHOOL 17 9. MENGER SCHOOL 18 !ST. VARKS PARISH HALL 19 jLINDALE RECR. HALL 20 I SAI. HOUSTON SCHOOL 21 1S. S. CYRIL & 11ETHODIUS SCHOOL 22 19ARROLL LANE SCHOOL 23 /1 PARKWAY PRESBY. CHURCH 24 'HAYDEN K. HEAD'S GARAGE 25 ALICE B. SAVAGE SCHOOL Tww 26 CUNNINGUAL JR. HIGH SCHOOL FI 27 IPRASER ELELENT. SCHOOL ABSENTEE BALLOTS r 0 T A L S z ! Z-1 7 - 2 S S /Z /161- __2 J/P 1Z I ✓ 3 3a f3 f .3 r z 5�% .2 d;z /� Z Z-1 7 - 2 S S 1 1- o /161- __2 J/P NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE PROPOSITION TO ISSUE THE BONDS WAS SUSTAINED BY A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS, QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY, AND WHO HAVE 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 SAID BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PROPOSITION. SECTION 2. THAT THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND THE PRESSING NEED FOR THE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF THE BASCULE BRIDGE 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 Y OF MAY, 1955. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTES�i� CITY SE RE RY 7 APPROVED LATIOLIEGAL FORM: CITY (�T RNEY w CORPUS CN IS71y TEXAS A C 1955 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRIST9, 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 D. 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 :ZZ�v Ir. r.. �_ L