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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05455 ORD - 08/05/19590 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this 5 day of August, 1959, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in regular meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: James L. Barnard, Mayor Pro -Tem, Mrs. Ray Airheart, Joseph B. Dunn, Patrick J. Dunne, Commissioners, R. A. Humble, Gabe Lozano, Sr., T. Ray Kring, City Secretary, with the following absent: _ Mayor Lroy King constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. Herbert W. Whitney, City Manager, presented for the consideration of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read, by the City Secretary. The Mayor Pro -Tem presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: "Corpus Christi, Texas, August 5 1959. TO THE CITY COUNCIL, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds contem- plated to be voted pursuant to said ordinance create an emergency and an im- perative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter pro- visions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore, request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance calling an election for the issuance of said bonds as an emergency measure. You will please consider this request in connection with the ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject.' Yours very truly, James L. Barnard, Mayor Pro-Tem." ti Commissioner Joseph B. Dunn made a motion that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor Pro -Tern and stated in the emergency clause of the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mrs. Ray Airheaat The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Airheart, Dunn, Dinner Humble and Lozano. NOES: None. The Mayor Pro -Tam requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. Commissioner Patrick J. Dunne made a motion that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner R. A. Humble The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Airheart, Dunn, Dunne, Humble and Lozano. NOES: None. The Mayor Pro -Tem requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. The Mayor Pro -Tem announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF -THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING BONDS: $1,100,000.00 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $2,500,000.00 HOSPITAL BONDS; $130,000.00 STREET - IMPROVEMENT'BONDS; $50,000.00 STORM DRAINAGE BONDS; $70,000.00 PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS; $100,000.00 SWIMMING POOL BONDS; $50,000.00 YACHT BASIN IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND $3,500,000,00 WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 4 1. THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD IN SAID CITY -OF CORPUS,CHRLSTI,-TEXAS, ON THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 19591 AT WHICH ELECTION THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED,ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION: PROPOSITION NO. 1 "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, - TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO -ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500,000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALLMENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING INTER- EST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5 %) PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFI- CIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY THE CITY'S PART OF THE COST OF EXPANDING AND ENLAR61NG THE EXISTING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY." PROPOSITION NO. 2 "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,1001000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALLMENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING INTER- EST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5 %) PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND TO LEVY A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFI- CIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS AT MATURITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING IM- PROVEMENTS TO THE SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY." PROPOSITION NO. 3 "SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $130,000.00, MATURING SERIALLY IN SUCH INSTALLMENTS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PRESCRIBE, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY BEING NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, BEARING INTER- EST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5%) PER CENT PER ANNUM, AND 4 1. . . , k to levy a tax on all taxable property within said City suffi- cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to Pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of improving the streets of the City, as authorized by the Constitution ard laws Of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City." PROPOSITION N0. b "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of $50,000.00, maturing serially in such installments ae the City Council may prescribe, the maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within said City suffi- cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of providing funds for improving the storm drainage system of the City, as authoriz- ed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City." PROPOSITION N0. 5 "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of $70,000.00, maturing serially in such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within said City suffi- cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to Pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of improving lands for park purposes, as authorized by the Constitution and laws Of the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City." PROPOSITION NO. 6 "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of $100,000.00, maturing serially in such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy 6 tax on all taxable property within said City suffi- cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at Emturity, for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements to -wit: the construction of swimming pools for the City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City." .PROPOSITION N0. 7 "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to Jesus the bonds of said City in the aMOunt of $50,000.00, maturing serially in such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all taxable property within said City suffi- cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of constructing per- manent improvements to the City's yacht basin, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City." PROPOSITION N0. 8 "Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the amount of $3,500,000.00, maturing serially in such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the maximum maturity being not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing Inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five (5%) per cent per annum, for the purpose of improving and extending the City's Waterworks System, to be issued in accordance with and secured in the manner provided In Article 11106 and Articles 1111 -1118, both Inclusive, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, Chapter 249, Acts of the Regular Session of the 51st Legislature and Chapter 250, Acts of the 51st Legislature, as amended by Chapter 23, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, and as per- mitted by the ordinance and Indenture authorizing and securing the presently outstanding waterworks revenue bonds, each bond to be conditioned that the holder thereof shall never have the right to demand payment of said obligations out of funds raised or to be raised by taxation, secured by a pledge of the net revenues from the operation of said system, a deed of trust lien on said system and the pledge of a franchise to operate said system for a term of not exceeding twenty years in event of sale after default as provided in the power of sale contain- ed in said mortgage." 2. That voting machines shall be employed at the election herein ordered in accordance with the provisions of V. A. T. S. Election Code, Article 7.14, and said election shall be held at the polling places in the regularly prescribed voting precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, such voting precincts, polling places, and the officers hereby appointed to con- duct the election thereat being as follova, PRECINCT NO. LOCATION JUDGES ELECTION df" 1 Courthouse R. H, Comer 207 Brewster St. 2 Bandstand, Artesian Agnes.Koniskovsky Park 903 N. Chaparral 3 Assembly Hall, First Mrs. J. H. Seagle Presbyterian Church 521 S. Carancahua 435 S. Broadway 4 Cheston Heath School Mrs. Concepcion Sierra 500 N. Carrizo St. 424 Artesian St. 5 K. of C. Building M.M. Stevens 1902 Leopard St. 715 N. Staples 6 Baptist Youth Center Edward Anderson 610 Furman Avenue 1116 Santa Fe St. 7 Oak Park School Mrs. H.A. Tycer 3701 Mneller 3110 Magnolia St. 8 Recreation Building Mrs. Holland Henderson Oak PArk Methodist Church 38 W. Country Club Place 878 Oak Park 9 Sundeen High School W.C. Gwynn Airline Road Rt. 1, Box 92, C.C., Texas 10 Moravian Hall Joe Kosarek Kostoryz Road Rt. 1, Box 350, C.C., Texas 11 Kiwanis Hut J.M. Haigler 3933 Timon 3210 Ave. D. 12 Hammonds Lumber Co. Pat McDonough 118 Gibson Lane off Rt. 3, Box 456 Highway #4+ Corpus Christi, Texas 13 Ayers Recreation Center Mrs. Bernice G. Carson 1722 Winnebago Street 1224 Lake Street 14 Edward Furman School Oscar Reyna 1115 S. Alameda 1010 S. Alameda St. 15 Office at 1115 Kenney Gabe Garrett 1115 Kinney Street 16 Sacred Heart Hall A.H. Ramos Comanche St. 1607 Lipan St. PRECINCT N0. LOCATION JUDGE; ELECTION XFFAXNAM �7 Church of Christ Mrs. J. H. Vetters 2605 Buffalo St. 1904 Stillman 18 S. Bluff Methodist Church J. R. Weatherford 1002 Elizabeth St. 1225 2nd St, 19 Church of Christ J. H. Johnston 1610 Lawnview 346 Cole Street 20 Spanish Seventh Day Mrs. Henry Evans Adventist Church 2509 Sarita St. 21 First Baptist Church Mrs. Dolly Carroll Recreation Bldg. 249 Leming 315 Ocean Drive 22 Wm. Travis School Geo. B. Nelson 1645 Tarleton 1809 Shely 23 De Zavala School Ismael Uribe 925 Francesca St. 302 Cheyenne 24 Recreation Center P. S. Abrego Geo. Wiggins Homes 908 18th St. 2320 Buford St. 25 Mirabeau B. Lamar School Mrs. E. M. Jimenez 2222 Morris 2513 Mary Street 26 Leopard St. Fire Station Mrs. Seferino Perales, Jr. 1901 Leopard Street 1915 Mestina 27 Community House Mrs. R. Duran 318 16th St. 1610 Laredo 28 Solomon Coles School H. J. Gardner 924 Winnebago 1104 Waco Street 29 Lindale Recreation Center Jim Price 3133 Swantner 515 DeForrest 30 Ebony Acres School Mrs. Anna Whelan 5723 Hampshire 950 Manchester 31 Scout Hut Mrs. N. H. Brown Woodlawn Presbyterian 318 W. Saxet Dr. Church, Leopard St. 32 Sam Houston School Ned W. Beaudreau 363 Norton 109 E. Vanderbilt 33 Corpus Christi Boys Club Mrs. J. E. Shelton of America - La Armada 226 Adams St. r- PRECINCT N0. LOCATION JUL ELECTION x §(, 34 Del Mar College Mrs. E. H. Andrew Foyer of Auditorium 1113 Logan St. 35 Menger School Mrs. C. E. Buck 2209 S. Alameda 642 Louisiana 36 Utility House T. M. Jones Incarnate Word Convent 2809 Topeka St. 2930 S. Alameda 37 Stephen F. Austin School Samuel Tijerina 3902 Morgan 319 Virginia St. 38 Carver School John Amerson Campana at Hedden 2814 Kitchen 39 Wynn Seale Jr. High Mrs. D. W. Schoenfeld School, 1707 Ayers 1736 16th St. 40 Boy Scout Hut, Parkway Mark J. Gregory Presbyterian Church 3601 Austin St. 3707 Santa Fe 41 Garage at 338 Wilshire C. Burt Potter H. E. Richards Residence 420 Delaine 42 St. John's Methodist L. S. Lemon Church, Temporary Bldg. 453 Montclair 5300 S. Alameda 43 R. B. Fisher School Ivan Trombley 601 Minnesota 314 C Buccaneer 44 Garage at 501 Mrs. Edwin L. Olsen Harrison St. 501 Harrison 45 Garage at 1310 Melbourne Robert Fagan 1310 Ormond Drive 46 Baker Jr. High School Don M. Harris 3445 Pecan St. 3301 Olsen 47 Blanche Moore Elementary Steve Mokry School, Williams Drive Rt. 1, Box 142, City 46 Lexington School Henry T. Ingram 2901 McArdle Road 3127 Green 49 Central. Park School Mrs. Harry R. Kennedy 3602 McArdle 4730 Kosarek 50 James W. Fannin School Beatrice Dumont 2730 Gollihar 4510 Townsend PRECINCT N0. LOCATION JUOGt ELECTION OvWfd,2j� 51 Cunningham Jr. High Gilbert Rodriguez School 1818 Hudson 52 David Crockett School Alfredo Canales 3302 Rabbit Run Road 3829 Betel 53 Port Lumber Company Gilardo A. Guerra 2816 Highland 2828 Highland 54 Lozano School George Elizondo 650 Osage 772 Virginia 55 Forrest Park Baptist Mrs. R. C. Mayfield Church, Educational 2818 Hulbirt Bldg. (rear) 261 Well Street 56 Robert Driscoll Jr. High A. B. Priour 261 Weil Street 438 Old Robstown Rd. 57 Hellman Elementary School Valentine Canales, Jr. First Aid Room 4430 Jose 1001 Bloomington 58 Alice Savage School Mrs. Robert Johnson Up River Road 827 James St. 59 Omaha Street Labor Union Mrs. R. E. Hobbs Hall, 850 Omaha Street 818 Omaha 60 Church of Christ J. H. Register Niagara at Baldwin 2817 Prescott 61 Faith Assembly of God W. B. Lofton Church - Frame Bldg. 4425 S. Staples 5010 Bevly 62 Elizabeth St. School P. E. Gnegy 2002 Elizabeth 1450 15th St. 63 St. Mark's Lutheran G. W. Perry Church Parish Hall 3257 Topeka 3106 s. Alameda 64 Carroll Lane School R. L. McComb 4120 Carroll Lane 3914 Herndon 65 Westminster Presbyterian Mrs. Opal Hunt Pierson Church, cor. Baldwin 2535 Fig Street and 18th Streets 66 Cash Lumber Company T. C. Hill 5030 S. Staples 941 Bobalo rj r :t PRECINCT NO. % LOCATION ELECTION 67 Wm. K. Fraser Elementary H. J. Boswell School, McArdle & Airline 941 Shepard 68 Memorial Baptist Church Fred T. Grimes 6402 McArdle 1137 Hazel Street 69 Windsor Park School Mrs. F. G. Tuley Cafeteria, 4525 S. Alameda 625 Pennington 70 Hamlin Jr. High School Lee Hugon 3850 S. Staples 515 DeLaine 71 Wm. Calk Elementary Mrs. Albert W. Carhart School, Lamont St. 4110 King Richard 72 St. Cyril & Methodius Mrs. W. P. Livingston School, 3210 S. Lexington 4915 Everhart 73 Church of Christ Annex Harry Dobbs, Jr. 1508 Melbourne 1502 Ormond 74 Calvary Baptist Church Mrs. Dorothy Smith 2421 Gollihar 4441 Ramsey 75 Prescott Elementary School Apolaneo Montemayor 1945 Gollihar 4633 Vestal 76 West Heights Baptist Mrs. R. J. Hereford Church e 642 Scott Dr. 426 VanCleve Such other officials as required or authorized by law shall be appointed by the Council, or, in the absence of such appointment, by the election officials herein named. 3. THAT SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE 22 OF THE REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS, 1925, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 7011, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 382, PASSED AT THE FIRST CALLED SESSION OF THE 44TH LEGISLATURE, AND THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND ONLY LEGALLY QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAX- ATION SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE. 4. THE BALLOTS FOR SAID ELECTION SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED THEREON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION NO. 1 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF HOSPITAL BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF HOSPITAL BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 2 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT .BONDS" PROPOSITION N0. "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 4 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE BONDS" - PROPOSITIION N0 9 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 6 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SWIMMING POOL BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SWIMMING POOL BONDS" PROPOSITION NO. 7 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF YACHT BASIN IMPROVEMENT BONDS" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF YACHT BASIN IMPROVEMENT BONDS" PROPOSITION No. 0 "FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT REVENUE Boos" "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS" 5. A substantial copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by the City Secretary shall serve as proper notice of said election. Notice shall be given in accordance with Article 704, Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended. The Mayor is authorized and direct- ed to have a copy of said notice posted at the City Hall in said City and at each of the voting places in said City, not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for holding said election. He shall also cause said notice to be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the first publi- cation to be not less than fourteen days prior to the date set for said election. Except as otherwise provided in said Article 704, as amended, the manner of holding said election shall be governed by the laws governing general elections. 6. That the public importance and the pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring same to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings, and such facts require that this ordinance be passed and take effect immediately as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are hereby suspended and this ordinance is passed and shall take effect as an emergency measure, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the of- day of August, 1 , ity of Corpus Christi, Texas. ATTEST Poo -TEM City Sr y, ty of Corpus Cb isti xas. ' APPS TO FORM AND LEGALITY FRICR TO PASSAGE: City CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS _ '5— DAY OF 1959 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCES 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 INTRODUCEI)o AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I THEREFORE HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, Y ✓w� THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIJEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.