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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MIAGER TO EXECUTE
AN D V , FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, A SUBROGATION RECEIPT JOINTLY WITH NUECES
COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. i TO THE AUTOMOBILE
IP45URANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD CONNECTICUT FOR PAY-
MENT OF LOSS RESULTING FROM DAMAGE TO BASCULE BRIDGE
ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 1957,—IN THE AMOUNT OF
6 .46• AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
!IHEREAS, THE PITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS THE OWNER OF THE BASCULE
BRIDGE CROSSING THE SHIP CHANNEL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THE
NUECES COUNTY 14AVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1 IS THE OPERATOR OF SAID BRIDGE,
AND THE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 15 THE
INSUROR OF SAID PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OWNER AND OPERATOR; AND
WHEREAS, WHILE A POLICY OF INSURANCE WAS IN FORCE AND EFFECT,
SAID BRIDGE WAS DAMAGED BY A COLLISION OF THE M/5 GREEMv11CH ON OR A90UT
OCTOBER 311 1957, AND DAMAGES OCCASIONED IN SAID COLLISION HAVE BEEN SET-
TLED AND PAYMENT AGREED TO BE MADE BY SAID INSUROR IN THE AMOUNT OF
$69,3q-9.46;
NOd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AWL) HE 15 HERESY, AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, A SUBROGATION RECEIPT JOINTLY WITH NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION 'DIS-
TRICT 1110. 1 TO THE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,
FOR PAYMENT OF LOSS RESULTING FROM DAMAGE TO THE BASCULE BRIDGE ON OR ABOUT
OCTOBER 31, 1957, IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,389.46, A COPY OF WHICH SUBROGATION
RECEIPT IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY PROMPTLY OF
THE NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID SETTLEMENT CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN (OPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY
Oil 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
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THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT FROM AMC AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS JT -DAY OF DECEMBER, 1957.
MAYOR VVV
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY /T �
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM T4
THE 11 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1957:
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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 SMALL 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,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER `
MANUEL P. MALDONADO.
CHARLIE J. _AI
ARTHUR R. JAMES
DDELL INGLE r_
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING \VOTE:
FARRELL O. SMITH
W. J. RoBERTs
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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