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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITH THE DRISCOLL FOUNDATION CHILDRENtS HOS-
PITAL TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMBINING OF THE GAS CON-
SUMPTION ON THE TWO METERS IN SERVICE, AND THE BILLING
OF THIS CONSUMPTION ON THE GENERAL GAS RATE, A COPY
OF WHICH CONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART
HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN
FURNISHING, AND IS FURNISHING GAS FOR CONSUMPTION FOR DRISCOLL FOUNDA-
TION CHILDRENts HOSPITAL THROUGH MORE THAN ONE METERING POINT, AND
IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICES THROUGH
MORE THAN ONE METER IS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY, AND THAT IT WOULD BE
FAIR AND JUST TO CALCULATE THE CHARGES FOR SUCH GAS SERVICES AS THOUGH
ALL DELIVERY WAS MADE AT ONE POINT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER
A CONTRACT WITH DRISCOLL FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE
FOR THE COMBINING THE GAS CONSUMPTION ON ALL THE METERS IN SERVICE TO
SUCH HOSPITAL, AND TD BILL SUCH SERVICE AS THOUGH FURNISHED AT ONE
POINT, A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT 15 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR COMBINING THE BILLING SERVICE
IN ONE BILL OF THE GAS SERVICE FURNISHED TO THE SAID CONSUMER CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALLBE
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 A7 DAY OF JUNE, 1956.
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t MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECRE AYZ
APPROVED AS 4 LEGAL FORM�dG Ems, 1956:
CONTRACT
THE STATE OF TEXAS 9
COUNTY OF NUECES
WHCREAS, THE CITV OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN
FURNISHING, AND IS FURNISHING GAS FOR DRISCOLL FOUNDATION CHILDRENIS
HOSPITAL THROUGH MORE THAN ONE METERING POINT, AND IT HAS BEEN DETER-
MINED THAT THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICES THROUGH MORE THAN ONE METER
15 ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY, AND THAT IT WOULD BE FAIR AND JUST TO CALCU-
LATE THE CHARGES FOR SUCH GAS SERVICES AS THOUGH ALL DELIVERY WAS MADE
AT ONE POINT.
WHEREAS. IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE THE BILLING FOR GAS SERVICES.
WHETHER ONE OR MORE METERS ARE USED FOR THE DRISCOLL FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL, IN ONE BILLING AT A RATE USED AS THOUGH FURNISHED THROUGH ONE
CONNECTION, IT IS AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SELLER,
AND DRISCOLL FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, CONSUMER. AS FOLLOWS:
1
IT IS AGREED THAT DELIVERY MAY BE MADE THROUGH ONE OR MORE
METERS, AS THE CITY MAY AT ITS OPTION DETERMINE.
11
IN THE EVENT MORE THAN ONE METER IS INSTALLED, THE COMBINED
READING OF ALL METERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ONE READING, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF DETERMINING THE RATE OF GAS USED BY SAID CONSUMER. AND THE RATE APPLIED
TO SUCH CONSUMPTION SHALL BE APPLIED AS THOUGH THE ENTIRE DELIVERY WAS MADE
AT ONE CONNECTION THROUGH ONE METER.
III
EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED ALL OTHER. RULES AND REGULATIONS AND
PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOP FURNISHING GAS TO CONSUMER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PURLIC LITILITI €5 OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SHALL REMAIN IM FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT AND APPLIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO THE SERVICE FURNISHED TO SAID
CON5UMER.
WITNESS OUR HANGS IN GUPLI4ATc THIS THE DAY OF JUNE, 1956.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST,, TEXAS
ATTEST:
BY
CITY SECRETARY �.. ~•, _.
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ITY ATTORNEY UN - ORiSGOLL FO DATiON CHILDRENIS HOSPITAL
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CORPUS CH STI, 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; 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
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