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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3469, PASSED AND APPROVED ON
13TH DAY OF MAY, 1953, ENTITLED -AN ORDINANCE
PRESCRIBING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SEVER 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-, AS
AMENDED, AND IN PARTICULAR AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO.
4681, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
1956, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE SO AS TO
AMEND THE SCHEDULE RATES BASED ON WATER CONSU MPTION�
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 PRESCRIBING TH£
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 RESU MED, REPEAL ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY". AS AMENDED, AND IN PARTICULAR AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 4681,
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956, BE AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
•SECTION i. THAT THE MONTHLY CHARGE TO BE PAID BY USERS OF SEWER
SERVICE FURNISHED BY THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM. SAVE AND 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
MINIMUM $ 1.03 $ 2.07
ONE FAMILY MAXIMUM 2.38 4.65
Two FAMILY MAXIMUM 3.38 6.90
THE ACTUAL CHARGE WITHIN THE ABOVE MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS,
AS WELL AS THE CHARGE FOR ALL OTHER SEWER USERS, WILL BE COMPUTED 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 WATER
NEXT 23M GALLONS OF WATER
NEXT 38M GALLONS OF WATER
NEXT 39H GALLONS OF WATER
ALL OVER 110M GALLONS OF WATER
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
17.19
16.7X
14.OX
10.4X
8.0x
FIRST 17H GALLONS OF WATER 41g
NEXT 19M GALLONS OF WATER 33g
NEXT 20M GALLONS OF WATER 29¢
NEXT 44M GALLONS OF WATER 23g
ALL OVER 100M GALLONS OF WATER 19C'
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVI-
SION, 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 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
AS TO ALL WATER METER READINGS FROM AND AFTER JULY 31, 1957, AND SHALL IN-
CLUDE ALL CONSUMPTIONS FROM RESPECTIVE CUSTOMERS PRIOR READING.
SECTION 4. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY, REQUIRING THE SU5PEN-
SIGN OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DAY IT 15 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 CHART ER 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 JULY. 1957.
ATTEST:
� MAYOR'
5, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECRET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE OAY -0F JULY. 1957:
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CITY ATTORNEY /
US C ISTTII, TEXAS
d a .1957
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
. _
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
'dd rIJLLi.0 -.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
M. J. ROBERTS Lam•
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO, L
CHARLIE J. RILLS TTTTTT
ARTHUR R. JAMES `
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FO LLOV ING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH l�
N. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO I
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. DANES
OD ELL INGLE
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