Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-11
TUESDAY. JANUARY H

aNy AND BUSINESS IN THk
cry 90 CORPUS CHRISTI. 49, ~.
FORMERLY OPERATED Bt IN ~
PEOPLES LIGHT COMPANY, ~
TgF C0kPtS CHRISTI RAILWAY
ASp LIGHT COMPANY. ~ AltyhD.
ANgE WITH CHAPTER ss or ~ ~.
GENERAL LAWS or Ihh - /, y
az TFNAs ADOPTED BN IHh
THIRTY FOURTH LEGISLATURE
- TUF STATE or TkNAs, AND
DECLARING an EMERGENCY
M Ir ORDAINED BY TIE CITY
o0iNCII OF THE CITY OF CUR
pts CHRISTIE
s.etion ! That Il Is hereby ordered
than an sisetion ~ the qualified voters
III a. CITY VI Corpus Christi. Texas. ~
hsA on the 18th day Of January A. u /.
iaiG. fof the purpose " determining u
3 n Eldridas a. Trustee ~ aud ior the
Drouerties formerly owned by the P'pPir'
tiaht Company. may seil the entire eiec.
tr,e plant and busiue-s, In the cry OF
Corpus christi. Iaxas. formerly owned
and Operated by said eououtnni ana
nov operated by The said = " tldridgr1
to the Corpus Christi Railuay and Lisht
gsmnany III Corpus Christi. Texas
s,etiou p That the polls ~ such eiec.
tios saan b. kept open from eight
o'elsk A. 81, O. seven o'clock z ~ ana
,bst A aid election al qualified voters
reading in the City Of Corpus Christi
shall b. allowed - vote, and That Nis
tolling plsoes aud presiding OFFICERS o.
.ad eiection shalt b. respectively az
loHoWa. There shall be- one polling place
al A. Citp liail and Fire station m
gonf Election Precinct No D Of the CITY
II Corpus Christi and a. % Wright b.
herebv appointed as presiding judge
and B. q Norman and " y Garrett
resistant judge.
S,rsina 3 That the form oI ballot 90
H.. s.,d .n said election Tor those voting
#. afor ~ thr sale hy b II tiiudge.
rul-tpe. % dee entire electric plant and
hus.n,-s formerly operated hy the
b pUuples Light Company and now op"rat
ed by said Trustee, in Corpus Christi
Texas. t. the Corpus Christi Railway ant
iieht Company, shall bo as follows
-For the sale by & n Eldrdpe Tus
ter of the entire electric plant aud bu-i
ness formerly operated hy the People
Light Company IN Corpns Christi, a. th'
Corpus Christi Railway aud Light Com
pauy
And ths form Of ballot g. De- used j.
sald election Tor those voting agains
the sale by the said T. u Eldrdge
Trustee. Of said electric plaut and bust
ness 60 The Corpus Christi Railway an'
ilahi Company shali b. ss follows
Against the sale Us D II Liduigs
Trustee, Of said electric piaul and bust
nfs- formerly operated hy The Peoples
Light COMPANY t. the torrus Christ
t-s4Ssay Aid Llehk, 1QuIAny ,.~.-~.
section J. That saia election rhEl
De- held in accordance with tlte genera
laws 81 the state, so Tar ns same arr
applicable. aud not Ia conflict with th'
CITY Charter
section e. The Mayor or che City o
Corpus Christi il hereby directed &
rausr proper notice of said election 60 b'
Published Ia accordance with the term
of thu City Charter Tor a pefiud Of uui
less than thirty l3O days prior 10 Tbs
date ol said election
Srctiou q The fact that thu propcrtic'
formerly belonging to the Peoples ldph'
Company are now being operated by tlH
Trustee with insufficient capital aud
that sai1 business may De- discontinued
IL any time. resulting in great incnu
yenieuce 10 the public. aud the fact thai
sale Of said properties 90 the Iorpu
Christi Railway aud Light Company viii