Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-25
AUTHORITIES RECEIVE COPY OF ATTORNEYS PETITION

developed Monday morning reported iriracton
expanding monies received from sale the $4,000 bond
issue authorized by vote Of The people on The oh inst 90 i present
CORY such injunction file the
District Clerk here Corpus Christi bond the Of 100000
signed by good
CURED by Judge Kennon Of the Twenty h Judicial District Of
The CITY authorities we're ADVISED w judge Kenuon by telegraph
yseray that be presumed the petition ad been filed h me Dis
tct Clerk here he also stated that he had only tempo
ray writ subject The filing Of bond THAI the would be
made finally retunabe 70 the District Court Of Nues County Dis
tict Clerk Dorened advised the authorities Monday afternoon that
no petition had been filed IN his office
Attorney Tor The city procured copy the petition Dao
SON Auderabn, attorneys for the plaintiffs
The petition chiefly general allegation
hat generous voted for issuance of bonds who not
a6"yc Gaifirstioo CIV ofgls 51go, staic NM ttr ,rc
TAX rolls and they therefore at of 20 understand from what
Outside this general allegation there allegations the
petition worthy Of conmaeron IL charged that t"o well known
the polling place their ballots but that their ballots
order 10 reach the polling place and e las specifically provides that
accommodation which vas rendered IN tins instance
Attorneys for The CITY express confidence that thy win have
difficulty having Che injunction Dissolved the issued
They that e ahould hold except
whose appear rolls City qualified
the bond On the contrary they the TeS
whether assessed proper
payer within the meaning the law and therefore entitled
bond also pointed that every bond
ton ever held 30 Che CITY of corpr Christi has been held accord
The following order endorsed upon thc petition presented by
Dawson Anderson explains the present status of The matter
The State OF Texas
County of Gonzales
In Chambers mis 2ls day OF July a d, 1916.
The petition being presented
ed that the Clerk The County Texas
temporary writ of injunction uh things prayed the
within petition upon tc petitioners executing n The adverse
bond with good uftccut saroc
Ten thousand Dollars required by v and hat said defendants be
cited to and show why m should
continued the hearing cause that
said bc held the the
bus County OF Colorado State of Texas, the day August
1916, at ten o clock A NJ.
tsigned) M KENNoN
Judge 25th Judicial District OF Texas
It viii be voted that injunction WIN or can hc issued
by The District Clerk here until the required bond ued
filed
The following statement by Mayor Roy Miller tins
morning
appears the injunction ens the City Is SO far onl,
joke and that viii joke until the their
OF Sl0OoOOo rasmuch a this bond required order
the CITY OF Corpus Christi from damages imagine the plaintiffs WI
within the category good and sufficient Were
not Tor the pmood injunction the would sum of
SoOO00O0 deposit tho City rrasuroy enjoying
est payment OF than Twenty Dollars Gay course
temporary wit issued the City viii be- actually damaged
and larger degree the progress
city In fact the unfortunate publicity has arcad,
secured result o the of plaintiff
junction had been issued has damaged the City
difficult TO approximate financially Last Friday the
the plaintiffs purchasers OF the bonds tina
they had secured injunction This deyelcpes WAS untrue
II that the ethics the condemn or
least should condemn practice OF this
OF course, have ability
ment for the bonds neither have the City 10 ne
70 the full Of damages will suffer and has in fact
already suffered