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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR
AND AND OIALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT W I TI# THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY
COMPANY, WHEREBY -THE CITY IS TO LEASE FROM THE '
S1D R ILROAD THE-RIGHT TO USE PORTION OF THE
RAILROAD'S VACANT RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN LEXINGTON
BOULEVARD AND RAILROAD'S MILEPOST 155, IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR STORAGE OF RAIL EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIAL FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JOINT
RAILROAD YARD IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, A COPY OF
WHICH AGREEMENT I5 ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART
HEREOF; AND - DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY, WHEREBY THE CITY LEASES
FROM THE SAID RAILROAD THE RIGHT TO USE A PORTION OF THE RAILROAD'S VACANT
RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY'S
MILEPOST 155, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR STORAGE OF RAIL EQUIPMENT
AND MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JOINT RAILROAD YARD IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED HERETO
AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AS OUTLINED
HEREINABOVE SO THAT THE PROJECT MAY PROCEED WITHOUT DELAY 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 AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE / DAY OF DECEMBER
1959.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF 'US CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
g DAY OF . ,1,¢.0 / , 1959:
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI EXAS
DAY OF O 19J
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 19 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
1, 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.
RESPECTFUL
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YOR
THE CITY OF
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.
I, TEXAS