HomeMy WebLinkAbout04902 ORD - 11/13/1957AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 2241 ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS
AND OTHER THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, AND FIXING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEAL-
ING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH ". BY AMENDING SUB - PARAGRAPH (A) OF
SECTION 141 OF, SAID ORDINANCE NO. 2241 AS AMENDED, BY
ADDING THE FOLLOWING ONEmWAY STREETS: LAGUNA STREET
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2241, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ON THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 1948,
ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS,
AND OTHER THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND FIXING
PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH", AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SUB-
PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION 141 BY ADDING TO SAID SUB - PARAGRAPH (A) SO AS TO
DESIGNATE THE FOLLOWING STREETS AS ONE -WAY STREETS:
"SECTION 141 (A).
LAGUNA STREET FROM MESQUITE STREET TO WEST SHORELINE
DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EAST
WILLIAMS STREET FROM WEST SHORELINE DRIVE TO LOWER
BROADWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEST
LAWRENCE STREET FROM LOWER BROADWAY TO WEST SHORE-
LINE DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EAST
SSC14ATZEL STREET FROM WEST SHORELINE DRIVE TO
LOWER BROADWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEST
PEOPLES STREET FROM LOWER BROADWAY TO WEST
SHORELINE DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EAST
LOWER BROADWAY FROM WILLIAMS STREET TO TWIGG
STREET . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NORTH
SECTION 2. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
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SECTION 3. IF ANY PART OR PARTS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE FOR
ANY REASON HELD TO BE INVALIDS SUCH DECISION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE
VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 4. THIS BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
IN CASE OF ITS VIOLATIONS THE SAME SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHING
ITS CAPTION OR TITLE STATING ITS PURPOSE AND THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 136, SAID PUBLICATION TO BE ONCE IN THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY] AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PUBLICATION.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATELY DESIGNATING SUCH
STREETS AS ONE -WAY STREETS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE BETTER TRAFFIC CONTROL
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 MAYORS HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS OROI-
NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINABOVE
PROVIDED, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY of
NOVEMBERS 1957•j/
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR E'I, TEXAS
ATTESTT_
CITY SECRETA /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
L�0 Y OF NOVENBER, 1957:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORP S,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
COUNCILS 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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRD. SMITH
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M. J. . ROBERTS R
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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