Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-31

AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR 1lif HOLDING on
A SPECIAL ELECTION ~ THE
CITY vt CORPUS CHRISTI HN Ilir
DiiALitifD VOTERS 90 SAID ti'if.
I,H 4lIE PURPOSE OF DETEltMiN
1876 ~ ~ N ELDnlWE, IliI&rEh,
MAY Nkl.i THE ENJli,t ELtIihlC
PLANT AND BUSINESS IN 'ilit
CITY uF CORPUS CHRISTI, TENAS.
tOHAi.HiN OPERATED ~ tNE
itorists iibHi COMPANY. 10
1HN DOilUs CHRISTI RAILWAY
AND fitiif COMPANY ~ Atfunp
ANrE WITH CHAPTER ~ OF TnE
DENlliAt LAWS or JliE STATE
OF 1FNAN ADupTEn ~ fuE
flifNIN FOURTH LEGISLATURE
so THE NtAIN Ot tlNAA. AND
DECLARING as lAlilpsiNtA
pE a. ORDAINED ~ IiiN CITY
COUNCIL ur lilN DllN ut tnlt
rlfN CHRISTI
section That li b hrfcnr ouloF0a
tlnn an fhciiDn "a isr qualified set.rs
nf tAe 80, ~ corpus Christi. fryaa, be-
h,li on fhc 18th day Of january A D.
iNlu iHr flsr purpose ~ determining II
n N ildr|dgs a. luistrc ef and foi the
pfulFfiiOs iurnNflY owned hN 'hr peuplrn
iirhi Company. may srli thr entire rlpe
tric plant and Lasness. 10 Tue CITY Of
Gnir.is Christi lNne. iormffly owned
and operated hP ssd corporation. and
i.aw operated bf thf Aih g. u hlAtihgo.
80 fhe Corpus Chtiaii Railway and iinhi
,nmpany ui forlair CHRISTI. loNns
SoctiOn 9 That Che polia af such elce'
iinn susil hc kvpi ONn lrpn eight
oonok A 81 10 H'ten ncleek Y NJ and
chat a. eala clceiiNn ell qualified voters
residing ia The City Of Corpus christi
ehall he allowed a. ,0tr and that The
iiDlllna places and prpsiilnF "iileela 81
lniA election shalt b. respectively a.
loilnwai There oAall br une polling place
ni she Nitr tall and tire smtion, In
ii8nd Election rueluo, 40 ol ths 49,
ni Corpus ihsiail, and 50 % Wright BE-
hafcnY appointed as pasldlng Judge,
ana s. 4 Alnglman aud II y uarfett
uaaissanl iudeea
section * chat the form 81 ballet to
le nasd in said elfpiinn inf lhuap voting
10 favor 81 iho sails hy o. u Lldudrt.
lmNfe, ef ihu entirc elVcifir plant aud
lnaiuras formerly opnt,d hy the
r,nplea Light Company nnd now oprrai
"a ly said Trustee. ~ soueu Nhfinti,
rrAaa. 10 the Nofnus ,hiitii ittiiNsN and
lfsht Company alNsll ~ as ielluwst
Hror thg eAle hN d N tdudse TITUS.
30 1T Oh eHtin clVtirlg pieai and buvl
neaH inrmms ur,atCd Nv the feoplcs
siqht pomwry IN tofpna 1hliaii, 10 The
corpus ehflsll Railway aud liEhi Cum
r,ny
Aud the form ol ballot g. bc used Ia
said election iut those Whiting sSainst
the mlr hy The said d u ildtidnc
lnAaieo. 81 said clseilie plant aud ms
MUGS ~ the Corpus Christi Railway and
fsaAl Company alail ~ 49, laiiumai
Against the sale ~ = n IldflARe
Trustee. oi said elective plant Rnd buai
,,eaa f,ilmeflv operated rs thr pceplcs
lArht Company 81 the Inrpua thf.Ati
lailWAs and llaht company
Seetion That said election shall
~ hrsd 10 nccnulnnrr With tho r.urial
laws ui che STATE ~ iaf a. samr AZ,
applicable and not VA conflict Nith "a,
tiiy tglVfw
s,slicn = The Ma,or 81 che Cisy oi
Corpus thtisn u hrtphy dnvettj {,
enusc pf.,As np.icr OF aaid election "a b,
puhllahcd in Aceagdanoa with tho tcFm'
al the City thartrr for paglod 81 nel
l.at ihhn thirty tsei days prior 60 sh'
datt ,sl said el,ttlen
S,.t.on q The fact that the properties
fnaanrfly htlnnrinr 80 she preille~ iish,
Non,la are nen trinr operated hy "a,
stnd,c with insNiiieifnt capital AM
that said hnslness ma ~ Aeantiatio
az $40 time. reaHltiug IA rfcat ius0n
tefienrr 10 i.lc public. and Che Tact that
snic Of said properties o. the VNrpnl
Christi Railway and hight Company vii
NsAlt IN better sffvie' and in che elm
inatien ~ dnpseatian az polss and ilnc
slppn tio sigvfts ri said Cts. which du
pilsasinn Il nnsighlly, cfeaics puhlt
,,iD sseney aud an imperative public we
tss iit ftpsiit.pe the suspension % IN
.l4ster fule prov ldinr that no erdinanc
~ fehainfiun shalt b. f,nailY pasegd 81
sltt day 81 ia intr,dAetien. ans that snsl
pfdina,aee ~ resolution shall be Rad a
thfpe ttNegal mcrtlnve ol the siity tonn
cIi ahd Che AlANof having declared tlAa
Mssi public emergency aud neoosslls cA
iste. and requested Ia Writing that sut
simitpf nllo "a suspended, and that mi
fet.igssnur bc PASSED finally oa lhe Do.
~ iss lnifrductlnh and thar L take II
fosl and 81 ~ full ioree from and aite
~ passage Il i ~ ordered
inssed ~ tbe 18th day ~ pecemhsl
A. O.. 1nib
Approved ~ sAe iiih' day q p,veu
her a. H.. iplA
l,9y NIlsAtR. Mayor 81 The city .
(pftns lsSEli
Spail Attest, i. =, MULLlcAs
Nl'Ay Srne'esy 81 u.e CITY 81 c'spp
Si|tlNt,
Apvra,ed n,csnles l;th. a. Is. iaiI
~ Sht.t.h nAFAs,E. ttsg Attorney