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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05192 ORD - 11/12/1958�_ •IMS:UKl1.:11. -10 -5$ , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE- ENACTING AS AMENDED ORDINANCE NO.5164, REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE STORAGE, HANDLING, TRANS- PORTING, SALE, DISPENSING, AND USING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR SUCH OPERA- TIONS; DEFINING TERMS; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT; LIMITING THE AREAS IN WHICH INSTALLATION MAY BE MADE; PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OF A NUISANCE RESULTING FROM . DEFECTIVE OR SUB - STANDARD EQUIPMENT OR THE INSTALLATION THEREOF, OR OF MATERIALS, OR FROM IMPROPER METHODS OF STOR- ING, HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, SELLING, DISPENSING, OR USING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES; REQUIRING LICENSES, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND FEES; REPEALING PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING METHOD FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN HAD AND PUBLIC HEARINGS CON- DUCTED CONCERNING THE MATTER, AND, BY REASON OF PROGRESS IN SCIENCE AND INVENTION AND ADVANCES MADE IN TYPES OF MOTOR POWER, IT WAS FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE MANY AND VARIED USES OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTS AS MOTOR POWER, NOW MAKE IT PROBABLE THAT SUCH GAS WILL BE USED EXTENSIVELY, AND THAT THE USE THEREOF SHOULD BE CONDUCTED UNDER CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING ITS STORAGE, HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, SALE, DISPENSING, AND USE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS USING, HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, SELLING, DISPENSING, AND USING SUCH GAS, AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC: NOS/, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING TERMS USED IN THIS ORDINANCE ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: "LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL WHICH IS COMPOSED PREDOMINATELY OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING HYDROCARBONS OR r; MIXTURES OF THEM: PROPANE, PROPYLENE, BUTANES NORMAL BUTANE OF ISb- i w BUTANE, AND BUTYLENES.) BY THE TERM "PERSON" SHALL MEAN AND REFER TO ANY NATURAL PERSON OR ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL PERSONS, TRUSTEES, RECEIVERS, PARTNERSHIP, z CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION OR THE MANAGER, AGENT, SERVANT OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY OF THEM. BY THE TERM "PREMISES" SHALL MEAN THE GROUNDS, AS WELL AS ALL BUILDINGS AND APPURTENANCES PERTAINING THERETO, AND ANY,ADJACENT PREMISES, IF DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SAME PERSON. BY THE TERM "VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, TRAILERS, AND ALL APPURTENANCES PERTAINING THERETO. BY THE TERM "RAILROAD COMMISSION" SHALL MEAN THE RAILROAD COM- MISSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OR ANY REGULARLY AUTHORIZED DEPUTY OR AGENT THEREOF. BY THE TERM "INSPECTOR" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE "BUILDING INSPECTOR," "'FIRE MARSHAL" AND/OR "FIRE CHIEF" OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, OR THEIR DULY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE. BY THE TERM "LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET NO. 1" SHALL MEAN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DIVISION, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2 .HEREOF. SECTION 2. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DIVISION, ENTITLED "LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET NO. III, THE HANDLING AND ODORIZATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND IN- STALLATION OF EQUIPMENT USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND DISPENSING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES, AND ADOPTION OF FORMS OF REPORTS ", DATED DECEMBER 1, 1955 (A COPY OF WHICH, AUTHENTICATED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY AND MADE A PUBLIC RECORD BY THIS ORDINANCE OF THE CITY-COUNCIL, IS ON FILE IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE) IS HEREBY ADOPTED AS FULLY AS IF COPIED AT LENGTH IN THAT ORDINANCE, EXCEPT WHEREIN IT MAY CONFLICT OR BE CHANGED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 3. NO PERSON SHALL KEEP, STORE, RETAIN, HANDLE, HAUL, TRANSPORT, DISPENSE, DISTRIBUTE, USE OR CONSUME WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ANY LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS NOT IN NON- REFILL- ABLE CONTAINERS) EXCEPT UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. -2- SECTION 4. WHENEVER LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS EQUIPMENT IS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, OR IS BEING HANDLED OR OPERATED IN USCH MANNER AS TO BECOME A MENACE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY OR WELFARE, SAME MAY BE DEEMED A NUISANCE BY•THE BUILDING INSPECTOR OR FIRE MARSHAL AND/OR FIRE CHIEF BY THE SERVING OF A WRITTEN NOTICE UPON THE OWNER THEREOF, OR UPON THE PERSON HAVING CONTROL THEREOF OR THE PREMISES WHEREUPON THE MATTER COVERED IN SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY REMEDIED OR ABATED. SECTION 5. NO PERSON SHALL INSTALL OR REPAIR ANY TANK, CONTAINER, OR EQUIPMENT CONNECTED THEREWITH FOR THE STORING AND/OR CONSUMPTION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, OR INSTALL ANY PIPING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OR USE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ON ANY PREMISES WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNTIL SAID PERSON SHALL HAVE SECURED A PERMIT,FROM THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TOGETHER WITH A RECEIPT FOR THE PAYMENT OF A PERMIT FEE OF TEN ($10.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION OR REPAIR. SECTION 6. IN ORDER THAT THE DANGER OF ESCAPING COMBUSTIBLE GAS MAY BE MINIMIZED AND TO FACILITATE THE QUICK DETECTION OF GAS LEAKS, ALL LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SHALL BE EFFECTIVELY ODORIZED, SO AS TO INDICATE POSITIVELY TO A PERSON OF ORDINARY SENSIBILITY BY DISTINCTIVE ODOR THE PRESENCE OF GAS DOWN TO CONCENTRATIONS IN AIR OF AS MUCH AS ONE -HALF OF ONE PERCENT BY VOLUME. SECTION 7. ALL CONTAINERS EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES INSTALLED FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPENSING OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS FOR T,HE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GAS FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC USES SHALL BE DESIGNED CONSTRUCTED EQUIPPED AND INSTALLED AS SPECIFIED IN SAID LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GA8 "•DoCKtT NO. 1. SECTION S. ALL VEHICLES USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OR REMOVAL OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS OVER THE STREETS ALLEYS OR PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLISHED REGULATIONS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILESjTANK TRUCKS: AND TANK TRAILERS FOR THE TRANS - 'e4- PORTATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASH AS DEFINED IN SAID CIQUEFIED7Pu ROLEUM GAS DOCKET No. 1. -3- SECTION 9. (A) PERSONS HAVING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS FOR SALE OR FOR DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL NOT FILL TANKS OR CONTAINERS, INCLUDING TANKS AND CONTAINERS OR VEHICLES WITH A GAS HAVING A VAPOR PRESSURE WHICH AT 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IS GREATER THAN THE WORKING PRESSURE OF THE SAID TANK OR CONTAINER BEING FILLED, NOR SHALL ANY SUCH GAS BE TRANSFERRED WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE ORIGINATING VESSEL EXCEED THE SAFETY VALVE SETTING ON THE RECEIVING CONTAINER. • (B) NO CONSUMER CONTAINER SHALL BE FILLED AT ANY BUT AT AN APPROVED LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TANK OR PARKING LOCATION EXCEPT CONSUMER TANKS USED AS PART OF THE EQUIPMENT OF MOBILE HOUSE TRAILERS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE OBSERVED: • 1. NO ATTEMPT TO PUT ANY LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS INTO ANY TANK OR CONTAINER UNLESS SUCH CONTAINER SHALL BEAR A CERTIFICATE ACCEPTABLE TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS, CERTIFYING THAT SUCH CONTAINER WILL WITHSTAND A PRESSURE GREATER THAN THE SETTING OF THE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE ON SAID CONTAINER AND THE • SAFETY RELIEF VALVE IS IN WORKING CONDITION. Z. SUCH TANK OR CONTAINER SHALL BEAR THE ' CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZED BY THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS SHOWING THE TARE WEIGHT OF.-SUCH CONTAINER. 3. ALL VALVES HOSES, AND EQUIPMENT USED IN THE TRANSFERRING OF LIQUEFIED GAS FROM THE SUPPLIED CON- TAINER TO THE CONSUMER'S CONTAINER TO BE FILLED SHALL MEET THE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY SAID - PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET No. 1. _ 4. ALL FILLING OPERATIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS IN LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET ND. 1. APPROVED LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TANK OR PARKING LOCATIONS SHALL BE THOSE IN WHICH LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TANKS OR CONTAINERS ARE SITUATED WHILE TRANSFER OF THEIR CONTENTS IS BEING MADE AND WHICH MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET ND. 1 FOR SUCH TRANSFER, AS WELL AS ALL ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE HEREIN SPECIFIED AND WHICH LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN SO APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY. (C) NO PERSON SHALL HANDLE THE DISPENSING OR TRANSFERRING OF ANY QUANTITY FROM ANY CONTAINER TO ANOTHER CONTAINER OR TO ANY FORM OF INSTALLATION OR EQUIPMENT WITHOUT FIRST HAVING MET THE QUALIFICATIONS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED FOR HANDLING AND DISPENSING AND HAVING APPLIED FOR AND BEEN ISSUED A PROPER CERTIFICATE IN FORCE AT THE TIME. SECTION 10. (A) ALL TANKS2 CONTAINERS AND APPURTENANT EQUIP- MENT INSTALLED FOR USE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC USES SHALL BE DESIGNED CONSTRUCTED EQUIPPED AND INSTALLED IN A MANNER AS REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THE SATE OF TEXAS AS DEFINED IN THE SAID "LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DOCKET NO. 1.° (B) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OF THE TYPE AND SIZE RECOMMENDED BY THE "INSPECTING AUTHORITY"` SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED IN GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS AT THOSE STORAGE TANKS BEING USED FOR THE PUR- POSE OF TRANSFERRING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TO MOTOR FUEL TANKS OR OTHER CONTAINERS. (C) STORAGE TANK INSTALLATIONS SHALL HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE FORM OF GUARD RAILS AND/OR BUMPERS TO PROTECT THEM FROM- MECHANICAL INJURY FROM BEING BUMPED OR TUN INTO BY TRUCKS OR OTHER MOBILE EQUIPMENT. SECTION 11. NO STORAGE CONTAINER SHALL BE INSTALLEDI ERECTED OR USED FOR A CAPACITY TO HOLD MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) GALLONS IN ANY PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OTHER THAN AN AREA ZONED FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE. CONTAINERS LARGER THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) WATER GALLONS CAPACITY SHALL NOT BE ERECTED, INSTALLED OR USED ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDED, THAT THIS RESTRICTION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THOSE CONTAINERS ATTACHED TO AND USED ON VEHICLES FOR TRANS- PORTATION PURPOSES AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT CONTAINERS LARGER THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) WATER GALLONS CAPACITY MAY BE AUTHORIZED AND INSTALLED ONLY IN AREAS ZONED FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE AND THEN ONLY AFTER APPLICANT HAS FIRST OBTAINED AND PRESENTED TO THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS A WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SUCH INSTALLATION BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMMISSION AND BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS DIVISION OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. - 5 - 4. SECTION 12. TANKS AND CONTAINERS SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN SERVICE OR FILLED UPON THE PREMISES OF THE ULTIMATE USERp UNTIL THE WORK OF INSTALLATION HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. SECTION 13. NO VEHICLE TRANSPORTING OR CONTAINING LIQUE- FIED PETROLEUM GAS OTHER THAN IN CONSUMER TANK OR TANKS SHALL BE PARKED OR STORED ON THE STREETSp ALLEYS, PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES OR AT ANY OTHER POINT EXCEPT ON PREMISES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE OWNER OF SAID VEHICLE AND APPROVED AS PERMANENT TANK OR PARKING LOCATIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION Y OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,THAT THE VEHICLE APPROVED MAY BE PARKED AT THE/POINT WHERE THE COMMODITY IS TO BE DELIVERED AND SUCH DELIVERY IS MADE WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY. SECTION 14. NO LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER ON ANY STREETS1 ALLEYS PUBLIC THOROUGH- FARES OR AT ANY POINT OTHER THAN THE PREMISES ON WHICH PERMANENT STORAGE TANKS ARE LOCATED OR AN APPROVED PARKING LOCATION, EXCEPT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FIRE MARSHAL OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 15. ADJUSTMENTS1 CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS IN THE ACCESSORIES DEVICES, REGULATORS AND SAFETY DEVICES OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS SHALL NOT BE MADE EXCEPT BY PERSONS LICENSED BY THE CITY OF•CORPUS CHRISTI OR THE RAILROAD COMMISSION TO DO SUCH WORK. SECTION 16. USE OF CONTAINERS INSIDE BUILDING: BY WRITTEN PERMISSION OF FIRE MARSHALS PORTABLE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS MAY BE USED BUT NOT STORED INSIDE OF BUILDINGS WHEN REQUIRED AS A FUEL SUPPLY CONTAINER FOR UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY APPROVED TORCHES BEING USED IN THE CONSTRUCTIONS REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AND ITS FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. -6- • SECTION 17. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BE SUPPLE- MENTAL TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OFJ ERAS APPLYING TO LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AS NOW OR HEREAFTER EXISTENT OR PROMULGATED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE. ' SECTION 18. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WITH RESPECT TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR INSTALLATION OF ANY CHARACTER OR BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR EQUIPMENT, BUT INSOFAR AS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THOSE ORDINANCES, THEY ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 19. IF ANY SECTION, PART OF A SECTION OR PROVISION OF ANY SECTION OF THIS-ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD TO BE VOID, INEFFECTIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, THE HOLDING OF SUCH SECTION, PART OF A SECTION OR PROVISION OF ANY SECTION TO BE VOID, INEFFECTIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER SHALL IN NO WAY AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED ANY SECTION, PARTS OF SECTIONS OR PRO- VISIONS OF ANY SECTION-THAT WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, VOID OR INEFFECTIVE IF THEY HAD KNOWN THAT THEY WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. VOID'OR INEFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 20.' ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS, AND EACH VIOLATION OR EACH DAY THAT THERE IS A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE. SECTION 21. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLI- CATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. -7- SECTION 22. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATELY PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ORDI- NANCE 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 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 THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE ( k _DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1958• MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: CITY SECAET,Fyi2Y L APPROVED AS LEGAL FORM THIS 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1958:, w CITY AT O NEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1958 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 RESOLUTION 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; I, THERE- FORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, 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 vote: w .e Farrell D. Smith W. J. Roberts B. E. Bigler Manuel P. Maldonado Charlie J. Aills Arthur R. James Odell Ingle The above ordinance was passed by the foildwi g vote: Farrell D. Smith W. J. Roberts 4 B. E. Bigler JL 4 Manuel P. Maldonado - Charlie J. Aills Arthur R. James Odell Ingle - t t