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A RESOLUTION
ENDORSING THE PLAN FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE PORT
ARANSAS CORPUS CHRIST! WATER WAY AS RECOHh1E4DED BY
THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARHY lid
THEIR. REVIEW REPORT OF DECEMBER 14, 1955; AND
DECLARING AK EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE PORT ARANSAS
CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY IS IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE
VOTED FUNDS AND THE 'ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CCNTRACTED FOR THE RE-
MOVAL OF THE BASCULE BRIDGE 'WHICH 15 OBSTRUCTING THE ENTRANCE TO THE
HARSCR; AND
WHEREAS, THE CONTINUAL GROWTH AND PR05PERITY OF THE PEOPLES
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 15 LARGELY DEPENDENT ON THE EXPANSION OF
THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE PORT ARANSAS CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY;
NOW, THE?EFCRE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST[
REAFFIRMS AND AGAIN ENDORSES THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE PORT ARANSA5 CORPUS
CHRISTI WATERWAY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN THEIR REV_IKW _ ,. ..
REPORT OF DECEMBER 14, 1956.
SECTiOH 2. THE NECESSITY FOR EXPRESSING THE POSITION OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF WATER
ENGINEERS OF TEXAS, NOW IN SESSION IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, REGARDING
THE PLANS RECOMMENDED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER
RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PA55ED 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 HAYOR HAVING DE-
GLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT
SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT TH15RUDI -VTIDM BE PASSEO FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
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EFFECT FROM AND AFTER IT5 PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE__gZ�r DAY OF JANUARY, 1958.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
TH IS�DA,YOOF- /JANUARY, 1958:
CITY ATTORNEY
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C S CHRISTI, TEXAS
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-
710N SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE GATE It IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
CO UNCILj 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,
MAYOR
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. AILLS
Q.t
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
Y. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER -
MANUEL P. MALDONADO - f
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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