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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $578.10 FROM NO. 245
AIRPORT BOND ,IMPROVEMENT FUND AS REIMBURSEMENT
TO HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION FOR COSTS
OF RELOCATION OF GAS MAIN TO NEW SITE OF WEST
POINT CO -OP GIN, WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO THE
AIRPORT LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND, UPON WHICH THE WEST
POINT CO -OP GIN WAS SITUATED, WAS NECESSARY FOR THE NEW MUNICIPAL AIR-
PORT, AND A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND THE
WEST POINT CO -OP GIN WAS ENTERED INTO PROVIDING FOR THE RELOCATIONCF THE
WEST POINT CO -OP GIN FACILITIES TO AN EQUIVALENT SITE AND WITH EQUIVALENT
FACILITIES; AND
WHEREAS, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDED THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
WOULD PAY FOR THE COSTS OF EXTENDING EQUIVALENT GAS LINES TO THE NEW WEST
POINT CO -OP GIN SITE; AND
WHEREAS, SAID EQUIVALENT GAS LINES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE
NEW WEST POINT CO -OP GIN SITE BY THE HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AT
THEIR EXPENSE:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE-CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF N0. 245 AIR-
PORT BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND THE SUM OF $578.10 FOR REIMBURSEHENT TO THE
HOUSTON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION FOR THE EXPENSES OF EXTENDING 707 FEET
OF TWO -INCH GAS MAIN LINE, AND NEW TAP, TO THE NEW SITE OF THE WEST
POINT CO -OP GIN, SAID EXTENSION AND TAP COMPLETION BEING A PART OF
THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AND THE WEST POINT CO -OP GIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE OLD GIN SITE NEEDED
AS ACREAGE FOR THE NEW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY THAT THE CITY FULFILL ITS OBLIGA-
TIONS UNDER THE WEST POINT CO -OP GIN AND CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CON-
TRACT 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM A'N,D /
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS DAY
OF JANUARY, 1959•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1959:
CITY ATTO NEY
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` .JANUARY 13, 1959
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. 245 AIRPORT BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND - -
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn; and such money is not,
appropriated for any,other purpose. y
• Director of. Finance
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CORPUS 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 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,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
W. J. Roberts
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. Aills
Arthur R. James
Odell Ingle
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