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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3469, PASSED AND APPROVED ON
THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1953, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
PRESCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SEWER SERVICE
INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND
PROVIDING THAT NO FREE SERVICE SHALL BE ALLOWED; PRE-
SCRIBING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNTS;
PROVIDING PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY ACCOUNTS WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS; AND PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS UPON
WHICH SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BY
AMENDING SECTION 1, SO AS TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF RATES
BASED ON WATER CONSUMPTION; PROVIDING THAT ESTABLISHMENTS
USING WATER WHICH DOES NOT GO INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM MAY
INSTALL, AT THEIR EXPENSE, A SEPARATE METER; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 1, OF ORDINANCE N0. 3469, PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1953, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PRE-
SCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SEWER SERVICE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS
AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND PROVIDING THAT NO FREE SERVICE SHALL BE
ALLOWED; PRESCRIBING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR PAYMENTS; PROVIDING PENALTY
FOR FAILURE TO PAY ACCOUNTS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS; AND PROVIDING FOR
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BE AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS;
"SECTION 1. THAT THE MONTHLY CHARGE TO BE PAID BY USERS OF SEWER
SERVICE FURNISHED BY THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM, SAVE AND EX-
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 2, HEREOF, SHALL BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT
OF WATER USED BY SUCH USERS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF RATES BASED ON
WATER CONSUMPTION:
SCHEDULE OF RATES BASED ON
WATER CONSUMPTION
CLASS INSIDE CITY OUTSIDE CITY
LIMITS LIMITS
kill N I MUM .90 $ 1.80
ONE FAMILY MAXIMUM 2.03 4.05
TWO FAMILY MAXIMUM 2.93 6.00
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THE ACTUAL CHARGE WITHIN THE ABOVE
MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS, AS
WELL AS THE CHARGE FOR ALL OTHER SEWER USERS, WILL BE COM-
PUTED AS CENTS PER 1,000 GALLONS OF
WATER USED, AS FOLLOWS;
INSIDE CITY LIMITS
CENTS PER 1,000 GALLONS
OF WATER USED
FIRST 10M GALLONS OF MATER
14.9¢
NEXT 23N GALLONS OF WATER
14.5/
NEXT 38M GALLONS OF WATER
12.08
NEXT 39M GALLONS OF WATER
9.0g
NEXT 88H GALLONS OF WATER
7.Og
ALL OVER 198M GALLONS OF WATER
5.0E
OUTSIDE CITY LII4ITS
FIRST 17H GALLONS OF WATER
36.0¢
NEXT 19FI GALLONS OF WATER
30.00
NEXT 20N GALLONS OF WATER
25.09
NEXT 44M GALLONS OF WATER
21.00
ALL OVER 100H GALLONS OF WATER
17.0¢"
SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 3469 BE FURTHER AMENDED BY
ADDING SECTION 1 -A TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
"THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT, DUE TO USING WATER IN THEIR PRO-
. DUCT, FOR UNRECLAIMED STEAM, OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHERE SUCH
WATER DOES NOT FIND ITS WAY TO THE SEWER SYSTEM, MAY, AT THEIR
OWN EXPENSE, INSTALL A SEPARATE METER WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM TO
EFFECTIVELY MEASURE THE VOLUME OF SUCH WATER 50 AS TO PAY SEWER
CNARGE5 ONLY ON THAT WHICH IS DEPOSITED IN THE SEWER. THIS
METER MAY METER EITHER THE WATER SYSTEM USING THE SEWER OR THE
REMAINING QUANTITY, AS LONG AS THE TWO SYSTEMS ARE KEPT SEPAR-
ATE AND APART AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE IS NOTIFIED OF
THE TYPE OF WATER METERED. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IN-
SPECT SUCH SYSTEMS AS A PORTION OF THE WATER SERVICE CONNEC-
TIONS, AS SET OUT IN ORDINANCE N0. 3685. FAILURE TO PROVIDE
SUCH "SEWER METER" WILL BE TAKEN AS AGREEMENT TO PAY THE SEWER
CHARGE ON ALL WATER. METERED TO CUSTOMER."
SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT
SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER NOVEMBER 29, 1956.
SECTION 5. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY, REQUIRING THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DAY IT IS INTRODUCED 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 PUBLIC NECESSITY TO EXIST, REQUESTING THE SAID CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AS HEREIN ABOVE PROVIDED, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF BER, 1956.
MAYOR ,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTE�;
CITY ATTOR EY I J
#3W OVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
G Y OF NO MBER, 1956:
CITY A TO I EY
CORP CHRISTI, 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 SUSPEN-
51ON 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 F CT7R RISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH f�
W. J. ROBERTS
i
MINOR CULLI
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO ///
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VDTE:
FARRELL O. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
MINOR CULL?
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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