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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING A PORTION OF THE AREA DESIGNATED AS
ING WESTWARD FROM BLUNTZER
T3`7770 NT E ST OF -PORT AVENUE -IN-STEELE- --
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ABANDONING THE SAME TO THE
ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN STEELE ADDITION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 1
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE INTENTION OF CLOSING A PORTION OF THE
AREA DESIGNATED AS LAREDO STREET, EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE WEST
BOUNDARY LINE OF BLUNTZER STREET EAST TO PORT AVENUE IN STEELE ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, HAS BEEN GIVEN
BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF ALL
OWNERS ABUTTING SAID STREET AND WITHIN 450 FEET THEREOF, AND THEREAFTER,
PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE 8TH DAY OF
.JUNE, 1960, BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THE CITY CHARTER; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DULY DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL,
AFTER SUCH PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE SAID AREA HAS NEVER BEEN USED AS
A PUBLIC STREET ALTHOUGH SHOWN ON THE RECORDED MAP OF STEELE ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND IS NOT NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET
IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WILL BE TO THE
ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON SAID AREA AS A PUBLIC STREET SO THAT
THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERSFOR OTHER PURPOSES:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, TO -WIT:
ALL THAT PORTION OF LAREDO STREET EAST OF THE NORTH
EXTENSION OF LOT 19, BLOCK 2, STEELE ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, EXTENDING EASTWARD TO
THE WEST BOUNDARY OF BLUNTZER STREET,
AND ABANDONING THE SAME TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN STEELE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
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SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE AREA HEREIN -
ABOVE DESCRIBED AND THE ABANDONING OF THE PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY OWNERS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDI-
NANCE 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 S DAY of
196o.
ATTEST:
MAYO
/� Q�'LtQa a.caJ THE CITY OF C RPUS CHRIS 41 TEXAS
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS T LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF , 1960:
CITY ATT RN F `
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
IS- DAY OF %��
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;
ip THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDS OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
Y
THE CITY OF C RPUS CHRI I, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH. B. DUNN l ✓
PATRICK J. DONNE
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. ,�