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AN ORDINANCE
FROM NO. 209 STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL
IPROVENENT FUND THE SUM,OF $7.340.00
STREET INTERSECTIONS FOR PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC MOVE -
MENT. AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SAFETY ISLAND
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $7340.00
OUT OF NO. 209 STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR IN-
STALLATION OF THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC DEVICES AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;
FIVE TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND ADDITIONAL EQUIP-
MENT NECESSARY TO COORDINATE FOUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS
ON SANTA FE STREET BETWEEN BOOTY AND CRAIG STREETS
AND THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON THIRD STREET AT THE
BOOTY MORGAN AND CRAIG STREETS INTERSECTION FOR
PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT . . . . . . . . $6,340.00
SAFETY ISLAND IN THE INTERSECTION AT
BOOTY AND SANTA FE STREET . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00
SECTION 2. THAT INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC DEVICES DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 1 HEREOF SHALL BE DONE WITH CITY FORCES.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR INSTALLING THE ABOVE MEN-
TIONED TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEVICES 50 AS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRAFFIC CONTROL
IMMEDIATELY AS A PART OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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 ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PA55ED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
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AND AFTER ITS PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY OF NoyEMBER. 1957.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ATTEST
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CITY SECRETARY lli
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
`1 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1957• .
I�TTORNEY �j{
October 25, 1957
I certify to the City Council that the money required for the
contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above
and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi
to the credit of No. 209 STRR-T TRAFFIC CO.]URCL YST7,7f BON➢ R-PP07M,' Mn
FUND
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose. /
Director of Finance
CDR PI i. CHRISTI,, TEXAS
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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. IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE 'READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL] 1. 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,
MA
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
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MA NOEL P. MAL DO NA DO.
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
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ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANU EI P. MAL DOHA DO
CHARLIE J. AILLS �7
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ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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