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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM Of $2,450.00 OUT OF NO. 141 WATER
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FUND FOR EXPENSES INCIDENTAL TO
PREPARATION FOR TRIAL AND OTHER EXPENSES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF
HOLMAN CARTWRIGHT, ET AL. FOR THE CREATION OF THE LIVE
OAK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT N0. 1;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, BY ORDINANCE N0. 4264, PASSED AND APPROVED ON JULY
6. 1955, THERE WAS APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $2,000.00 FOR EXPENSES INCI-
DENTAL TO PREPARATION FOR TRIAL AND OTHER EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF HOLMAN CARTWRIGHT ET AL FOR THE
CREATION OF THE LIVE OAK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
ND. 1; AND
WHEREAS, A TOTAL OF $706.01 WAS PAID DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JULY 1, 1955; AND
WHEREAS, THE UNENCUMBERED BALANCE OF $1,293.99 REVERTED TO THE
PARENT FUND AS REQUIRED BY CHARTER PROVISION; AND
WHEREAS, IT 15 NECESSARY AT TH15 TIME TO APPROPRIATE $2,450.00
FOR EXPENSES INCIDENTAL TO PREPARATION FOR TRIAL AND OTHER EXPENSES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF HOLMAN
CARTWRIGHT ET AL, FOR THE CREATION OF THE LIVE OAK COUNTY WATER CONTROL
AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $2,450.00
OUT OF N0. 141 WATER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FUND FOR EXPENSES INCIDENTAL
TO PREPARATION FOR -TRIAL AND OTHER EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE LITI-
GATION IN THE APPEAL OF HOLMAN CARTWRIGHT ET AL, FOR THE CREATION OF THE LIVE
OAK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT N0. 1.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR MAKING THE ABOVE APPROPRIATION IN
CONNECTION WITH SAID LITIGATION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERA-
TIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING
NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTROd;,j_r
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-ION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMER-
GENCY 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 BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1955.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SEC ETAR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM SEPTEMBER"/ , 1955:
CITY TORNEY
SEPTEMBER 21, 1955
I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENT, OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF No. 141 WATER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
RUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. ,/�j
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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CORPUS CH TIC TEXAS
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 C1 TY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR-
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER PULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MAIJUEL 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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