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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ON THIS THE o2 / DAY OF JANUARYS 1959, THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI] TEXAS CONVENED IN -_!��? MEETINGS
WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF SAID COUNCIL PRESENTS TO -WIT:
FARRELL D. SMITH, MAYOR,
W. J. ROBERTS ,
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO COMMISSIONERS,
CHARLIE J. AILLS ,
ARTHUR R. JAMES ,
ODELL INGLE
T. RAY KRING; CITY SECRETARY
HERBERT W. WHITNEY, CITY MANAGER,
I. M. SINGER, CITY ATTORNEY,
WITH THE FOLLOWING ABSENT:
CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING AMONG OTHER BUSINESS WAS
TRANSACTED:
MR. {- rj{/yiC.2-J PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE
COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THE
MAYOR PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A COMMUNICATION IN WRITING PERTAINING TO
SAID PROPOSED ORDINANCES AS FOLLOWS:
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
JANUARY 21, 1959•
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
COUNCILS 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',
/S/ FARRELL D. SMITH,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
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COMMISSIONER MADE A MOTION THAT THE CHARTER
PROVISIONS PROHIBITING ORDINANCES FROM BEING PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
INTRODUCED BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF
THE MAYOR AND STATED IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MOTION
WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER k� . THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY A
UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCILS VIZ:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS ROBERTS, BIGLER, MALDONADO. AILLS, JAMES
AND ANGLE.
NAYS: NONE.
THE MAYOR REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT HE VOTED AYE.
THIS WAS DONE.
COMMISSIONER MADE A MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE
BE PASSED FINALLY. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERp/
THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS ROBERTS, BIGLER, MALDONADO, AILLS, JAMES
AND INGLE.
NAYS: NONE.
THE MAYOR REQUESTED THAT THE RECORDS SHOW THAT HE VOTED AYE.
THIS WAS DONE.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PASSED. THE
ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS:
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AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY,
1�J9, UPON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
MEMORIAL COLISEUM AIR CONDITIONING BONDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF 300,000.00; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958, THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING
AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF MEMORIAL COLISEUM AIR
CONDITIONING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.001 SAID ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1959, THE PROPOSITION TO
BE VOTED ON BEING SET OUT IN THE OFFICIAL BALLOT, A COPY OF SAID PROPOSI-
TION BEING AS FOLLOWS:
"SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $3001000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALL-
MENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY
BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING
INTEREST AT A RATE NOT_TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -HALF (4 1/2 %)
PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL
INTEREST AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT
MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT IM-
PROVEMENTS TO THE MEMORIAL COLISEUM OF THE CITY BY THE
INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING FACILITIES THEREIN, AS
AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY,"
AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW RESPECTING
THE SUBMISSION OF SAID PROPOSITION TO THE RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO
HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION WERE IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY
AND PROPERLY PERFORMED AND EXECUTED; AND
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACCORDINGLY GIVEN AS
REQUIRED BY LAW, AND AS DIRECTED BY THE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE ELEC-
TION, AS IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVITS PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
SECRETARY; AND
WHEREAS) SAID ELECTION WAS'DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE
17TH DAY OF JANUARY) 19597 IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCE
HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION
HAS BEEN DULY CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER
JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF; AND
WHEREAS) THIS COUNCIL HAS CANVASSED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELEC-
TION ON THE PROPOSITION HEREINABOVE STATED) WHICH ELECTION WAS HELD ON
THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY) 1959; AND
WHEREAS) IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL) AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS)
THAT SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD AND SAID RETURNS
DULY AND LEGALLY MADE AND THAT THERE WERE CAST AT SAID ELECTION THE
FOLLOWING VOTES:
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
January 17, 1959
Proposition on the issuance
of Memorial Coliseua
Air Conditioning Bonds
For Against Total
1 Gilleland's Court Roca
2 Assembly Hall - First
Presbyterian Church
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3 Crossley School
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4 Oak Park School
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5 Savage Lane Fire Station
6 Scout Hut - WoodlaWn
Presbyterian Church
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7 Roy Miller High School
8 Comamity §eWement House
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8 Geo. Wiggins' Home -
Recreation Center
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10 Stephen F. Austin School
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21 Goo. W. Carver School
12 Va. B. Travis School
13 Fh of ChrYt,4& ,
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14 Wynn Sesle Jr. High School
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15 Meager School
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16 in to Word Academy
17 Lindale Recreation Center
18 Del Mar College Auditorium
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19 Garage - Melbourne
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20 Sam Houston School
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21 Prescott Elementary School - --
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22 Ju. W. Fannin School
23 Lexington School
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24 Central Park School
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25 Baker Jr. High School
26 Carroll Lane School
27 Scout Hut - Parkway
Presbyterian Church
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28 Garage - Wilshire
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29 Han", n Jr. High School
30 Sundeen Jr. High School
31 Montclair Elementary School
32 Windsor Park School
33 Fraser Elementary school
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TOTALS
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NOVI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO THE RESIDENT
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY
IN THE SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AS
FOLLOWS:
"SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $300,000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALL-
MENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY
BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING
INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -HALF (4 1/2%)
PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY` THE ANNUAL
INTEREST AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT
MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT IM-
PROVEMENTS TO THE MEMORIAL COLISEUM OF THE CITY BY THE
INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING FACILITIES THEREIN, AS
AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY,"
WAS CARRIED BY A MAJORITY OF THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING IN
SAID ELECTION BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF MEMORIAL COLISEUM AIR
CONDITIONING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,077
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF MEMORIAL COLISEUM AIR
CONDITIONING BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,006
THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING TABULATION OF VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION ON SAID
PROPOSITION ARE HEREBY ADOPTED.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROMPTLY RECORD
THE CANVASSING OF THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION, CREATES A PUBLIC EMER-
GENCY AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE 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 AND AFTER ITS PAS-
SAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_g I DAY OF JANUARY,
1959-
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST -
CITY SECRET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE 19TH DAY OF J UARY, 1959=
CITY AT ORNE '
CORD CHRISTio TEXAS
TO THE MNMRS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRInTI, TEXAS
GENTLE /1ENE
FOR THE REASOPS SET FORTH IN THC ENEROENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE# A PUOLIC CREROENCY AND 114PERATIVE NeCE601TY MOT
FOR THE 505MM OI1 OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIR91401 THAT NO ORDINANCE
SHALL VE pAS111:0 IrINALLY ON THE DATE 11 IA 1HYROOUCEO, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION SHALL SE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 1, THEREFDRE, HERESY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
t OR REOUIREM"T ANDPASS THIS ORDINANCE PINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO
DUCEDI DR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THC CITY OF CORFW CHRISTI$ TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
FARRELL 0. SMITH
W. J. Room
O. C. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS'
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ANOVE ORDINANCE WAS PA5590 OY THE FOLLOWING VOTEI
FARRELL 0. SMITH
W. J. RootRTS
8. E.. OIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADD
CHARLIE S. Amts CL
Whum R. Am
ODELL INGLE -
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