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AN ORDINANCE
ABANDONING, WITH EXCEPTIONS, THE UTILITY EASEMENT
EXTENDING THROUGH BLOCK 10, SOUTHMORELAND ADDITION,
FROM AYERS STREET TO LEWIS STREET; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE OWNER OF BLOCK 10, SOUTHMORELAND ADDITION, AN ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DESIRES TO HAVE THE UTILITY
EASEMENT FIVE FEET IN WIDTH EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BLOCK 10, FROM AYERS STREET
TO LEWIS STREET; AND
WHEREAS, NO UTILITIES OF THE CITY, AND NONE OTHER THAN THOSE OF
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, ARE AFFECTED THEREBY AND THE INTEREST OF THE
PUBLIC WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE ABANDONMENT THEREOF:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ALL'OF THAT CERTAIN UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED IN
BLOCK 10, SOUTHMORELAND ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY DECLARED ABANDONED AND RELEASED
AND RELINQUISHED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI UNTO THE RESPECTIVE PRESENT
OWNERS OF THE RESPECTIVE LOTS IN SAID BLOCK; SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT THERE IS
RETAINED AN EASEMENT FOR THE USE OF POLES AND OVERHEAD POWER LINES SUPPLYING
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER TO LOTS 9, 102 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 AND 16 OF SAID
BLOCK 10, SOUTHMORELAND ADDITION, ON AND ALONG THE EASEMENT ABUTTING SAID LOTS.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR RECOGNIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF THE
EASEMENT HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED 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 NECES-
SITY 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 SUCH
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ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AF E ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE DAY OF ,
1963,
ATTESTS OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGA L IT
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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
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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
j)IAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD liC�t
JAMES H. YOUNG {� '
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS i
W. H. WALLACE, JR. /
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO ING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD // 124 Al
JAMES H. YOUNG //
JACK R. BLACKMON ✓/
JOSE R. DELEON ✓
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS ✓ /
W. H. WALLACE, JR. /