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AN ORDINANCE
CREATING A SIDEWALK DISTRICT CONSISTING OF BOTH SIDES OF
PURL PLACE, FROM SANTA FE TO ROBERTS DRIVE, AND INCLUDING
THI D SIRE T, FRO1 CIRCLE DRIVE TO PURL, WITHIN THE C'1TY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS GUTTERS AND SIDE-
WALKS THEREON BY MAKING DEMAND OF THE BUTTING P OPE TY
OWNERS THAT SUCH CU BS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS BE BUTIMIT,
PROVIDING THAT IN CASE OF FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT SAID CURBS'
GUTTERS AND SID JA KS.AF E OTIC .THAT CONS UCTION BE
MADE BY THE CITY; PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR FILING AND
FIXING OF LIEN; AND D CLARING AN EMERGENT-
WHEREAS, PUBLIC POLICY MAKES IT NECESSARY THAT CURBS, GUTTERS
AND SIDEWALKS BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF PURL PLACE, FROM SANTA
FE TO ROBERTS DRIVE, AND INCLUDING THIRD STREET, FROM CIRCLE DRIVE TO
PURL PLACE, FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND
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WHEREAS, IN NUMEROUS INSTANCES WITHIN THIS DISTRiCTli ALONG THIS
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STREET SUCH CURBS, GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALKS DO NOT EXIST:
NOd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE SIDEWALK DISTRICT IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE
CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR BOTH SIDES OF PURL PLACE,
FROM SANTA FE TO ROBERTS DRIVE, AND INCLUDING THIRD STREET, FROM CIRCLE
DRIVE TO PURL PLACE.
SECTION 2. THAT ALONG BOTH SIDES OF SAID STREET WITHIN SAID
DISTRICT IT IS HEREBY REQUIRED THAT CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS BE CON-
STRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRADE AND REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED IN THE CORPUS
CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AND AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ALL AS SHOWN IN THE SPECIFICATIONS
AND PLANS ON FILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MADE A PART HERE-
OF FOR ALL PURPOSES.
SECTION 3. THAT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN SAID SIDEWALK DISTRICT
ARE GIVEN A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE TO
CONSTRUCT CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS ALONG SAID BOTH SIDES OF PURL PLACE,
FROM SANTA FE TO ROBERTS DRIVE, AND INCLUDING THIRD STREET, FROM CIRCLE
DRIVE TO PURL PLACE, IN SAID DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PLANS AND
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SPECIFICATIONS. NOTICE TO OWNERS OF SAID ABUTTING PROPERTY SHALL BE
GIVEN BY REGISTERED _MAIL.
IF SUCH CONSTRUCTION IS NOT COMMENCED WITHIN A,PERIOD OF THIRTY
(30) DAYS BY SAID OWNERS OF PROPERTY, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO CONSTRUCT SAME BY PRIVATE CONTRACT OR BY USE OF CITY FORCES.
A LIEN IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO BE CREATED AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY
AND THE REAL AND TRUE OWNER THEREOF FOR THE COST OF SAID CURBS GUTTERS
AND SIDEWALK.
THIS LIEN SHALL BE FIXED BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI BY FILING AN AFFIDAVIT IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
OF NUECES COUNTY TEXAS, BEFORE COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION OF SAID CURB
GUTTER AND SIDEWALK, SHOWING THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE NAME
OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER AND THE FACT THAT AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS
PRIOR TO THE FILING OF SAID LIEN A PERSONAL DEMAND HAS BEEN MADE ON SAID
PROPERTY OWNER FOR PAYMENT OF SAID CONSTRUCTION AND THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN
REFUSED.
SECTION 4. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING ADEQUATE CURBS,
GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS IN CONNECTION WITH STREET PAVING IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN
SAID DISTRICT FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THEIATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXISTO HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGES IT
IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, T H I S ILLDAY OF t96o.
ATTEST:
� MAYOR
THE CITY OF RP CHRISTI) ERAS
CITY SECRETA Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
LDAY OF 7b&q 196o:
CITY ATTIORNtY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF y 19�
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, 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 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.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYO
THE CITY OF 0 US CHRISTI, YEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
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.
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