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AN ORDINANCE
RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION OF
THE 0, N. STEVENS WATER FILTRATION PLANT LOCATED AT
CALALLEN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, BY C H LEAVELL &
COMPANY AND COASTAL BEND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY UNDER
THEIR CONTRACT DATED MAY 4, 1954 AUTHORIZED BY ORDIN-
ANCE NO. 3751; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE 0. N. STEVENS
WATER FILTRATION PLANT LOCATED AT CALALLEN, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, By C. H.
LEAVELL & COMPANY AND COASTAL BEND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, UNDER THEIR CONTRACT
WITH THE CITY DATED MAY 4, 1954,, AS AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE N0. 3751, HAVING
BEEN PERFORMED AND COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF
THE CONTRACT, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC STORKS,
HAVING INSPECTED THE SAME, CERTIFYING TO THE COMPLETION OF SAID WORK IN,
ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, THE WORK AFORESAID IS HERE
AND NOW ACCEPTED AND RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS.
SECTION g. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR COMPLETION OF SAID PROJECT
BY THE AFORESAID ACCEPTANCE IMMEDIATELY, 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 THAT
SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER
RULE BE SUSPENDED, 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 SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF MAY, 1956.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST• �
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CITY SECREiAhY / /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS DAY ,OF hsL4Y, 1956:
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CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CPRRIISTI TEXAS
1956
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 SUSPENSION
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; 11 THEREFOREI HEREBY REQUEST THAT
YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON
THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED3 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
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