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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION
AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO REOPENING OF SAID ALLEY
BY REPEAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AFTER 120 DAYS FROM THE
DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE UNLESS ENCROACHMENTS NOd
EXISTING IN THE EAST 20 FEET OF WATER STREET BE
REMOVED AND SAID AREA FROM WHICH ENCROACHMENTS ARE
REMOVER) BE IMPROVED BY CURB, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS AND
PAVEMENT AND FURTHER, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF
SAID BLOCK 6 AT THEIR OdN EXPENSE REMOVE OR PROCURE
REMOVAL OF ALL UTILITIES OF THE city AND PRIVATE -
UTILITIES TO LOCATIONS SATISFACTORY FURTHER -
MORE, UNLESS ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENTS OF HOTEL OR MOTEL ON THE SOUTH ONE -
HALF OFSAID BLOCK 6, ALL BE DONE WITHIN 120 DAYS
OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE OWNERS OF BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF THE 20' ALLEY
EXTENDING IN A NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION THROUGH SAID BLOCK 6 AND HAVE
AGREED THAT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SUCH ALLEY CLOSING THE SAID PROPERTY
OWNERS WOULD REMOVE ENCROACHMENTS NOW EXISTING IN THE EAST 20 FEET OF
WATER STREET AND PLACE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT IN THE
AREA FROM WHICH ENCROACHMENTS ARE REMOVED, AND SAID PROPERTY OWNERS
HAVE FURTHER AGREED TO RELOCATE OR PROCURE THE RELOCATION SATISFACTORY
TO THE CITY AND PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES OF THE UTILITIES NOW LOCATED
IN SAID ALLEYWAY OR SOME PART THEREOF, AND WITHIN 120 DAYS COMMENCE
CONSTRUCTION OF A MOTEL OR HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SOUTH ONE -HALF OF
THE SAID BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD ON SAID REQUEST
TO CLOSE SAID ALLEYWAY AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IF THE AGREEMENTS
OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE PERFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST
TO CLOSE SAID ALLEY:
NOd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE 1S HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THE
ALLEY IN BLOCK 6, WATER BEACH ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
6315
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO REOPENING OF SAID
ALLEY BY REPEAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AFTER 120 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF
THIS ORDINANCE UNLESS ENCROACHMENTS NOW EXISTING IN THE EAST 20 FEET
OF WATER STREET BE REMOVED AND SAID AREA FROM WHICH ENCROACHMENTS ARE
REMOVED BE IMPROVED BY CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT AND THE
PROPERTY OWNERS OF SAID BLOCK 6 AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE REMOVE OR PRO-
CURE REMOVAL OF ALL UTILITIES OF THE CITY AND PRIVATE -OWNED UTILITIES
TO LOCATIONS SATISFACTORY TO THE CITY AND PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES
AND FURTHERMORE, UNLESS ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ON PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
OF A MOTEL OR HOTEL ON THE SOUTH ONE -HALF OF SAID BLOCK 6, ALL BE
DONE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE ALLEY HEREINABOVE 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 ORDINANCE 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
PASS , IT ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 01 !/-DAY OF
1961.
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CITY SECR"
APPROED AS TO LEGAL FORM is
_ DAY OF OCTOBER, 1961:
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
vY i DAY OF �CI.X , 19‘2(
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IM 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
RESOLUTION 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; I', THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
Tom R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
January 26, 1962
Mr. Fred Quaile
Fred Quail' Realty Company
Lobby Nueces Hotel
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dear Mr. Quails:
This will confirm the action of the City Council of
June 24, 1962, granting to Mr. Joe Barshop en, ex-
tension of time of 90 days for the beginning of
construction of the proposed improvements of Block
6, Beach Addition, same being in reapouse to a request,
dated January 23, 1962, from Mr. Barshop.
Very truly youra,
T. Ray &ring
City Secretary
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FRED QUAILE
PRESIDENT
DIAL TU 4-8555
COMPANY
NUECES HOTEL CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
January 23, 1962
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
We came to an agreement with reference to closing the
alley in Block 6, Beach Addition for the purpose of
constructiing a modern motel.
The time alloted was four months, and I have run into
numerous obstacles - one being that I have been un-
able to acquire another piece of land we had in mind,
which caused some revision in our plans, and we would
appreciate very much your giving us another extension.
JB /mag
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Very truly yours,
Y
Joe Barshop
BUSINESS, RESIDENCE AND SUBDIVISION PROPERTY LOANS, SPECIALISTS IN CHAIN STORE LEASES
FARMS AND RANCHES. LARGE TRACTS FOR SUBDIVISION
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