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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING A PORTION OF THE AREA DESIGNATED AS SIXTH
STREET, BETWEEN AVENUES "A" AND "B" OF.THE ORIGINAL
TOWNSITE OF CALALLEN, NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; RETAINING
THE SAID PORTION OF THE AREA CLOSED FOR STREET
PURPOSES AS A UTILITY EASEMENT; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE INTENTION OF HOLDING A HEARING CONCERNING
THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF SIXTH STREET, LOCATED BETWEEN AVENUES "A" AND
uBn OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF CALALLEN, NOW PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, HAS BEEN GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED
MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF ALL OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID STREET
AND WITHIN 450 FEET THEREOF, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, A PUBLIC
HEARING WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 1964, BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH
HEARING THAT THE SAID AREA IS NOT NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET BUT IS NEEDED AS
A UTILITY EASEMENT RIGHT -OF -WAY AND THAT SAID AREA WILL NOT BE NEEDED AS A
PUBLIC STREET WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WILL BE TO THE ADVANTAGE
OF THE CITY TO ABANDON SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET AS A PUBLIC STREET SO THAT
THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE RETENTION BY THE CITY OF SAID AREA AS A PUBLIC
UTILITY RIGHT -OF -WAY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL`' OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THAT PORTION OF
SIXTH STREET, BETWEEN AVENUES "A" AND "B" OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF CALALLEN,
NOW PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION BY THE CITY
OF SAID AREA AS A PUBLIC UTILITY RIGHT-OF -WAY.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID STREET 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
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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
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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 TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECTF /�tOM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS
THE J DAY OF MARCH, 1964.
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CI Y SECRE ARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF MARCH, 1964:
CITY ATTORNEI ' �/
CORPUS CHRISTI,,� TEXAS
DAY OFa�, '9
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,
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�/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
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JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NG VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON J
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.