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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS BY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN FEE
TITLE TO CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBING
SAID PROPERTY, IDENTIFYING THE RECORD TITLE
OWNERS, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR
PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES AS A PART OF THE CROSS -
TOdN EXPRESSWAY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND WHICH IS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED HEREIN AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, KNOWN AS PROJECT N0.
220- 56 -24, REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOW-
ING PARCEL IN THE THIRD SECTION OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY:
PARCEL 382: LOT 14, BLOCK 3, TEMPLE ADDITION
TO THE CITY,OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
WHICH PARCEL IS NEEDED FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE SAID PROJECT; AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF SAID LOT DR PARCEL OF LAND APPEARS TO
BE IN THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:
JAMES C. MARTIN, PHLETE A. MARTIN, C. C. SPEED AND B. J. VILLAREAL;
AND
WHEREAS, DULY APPOINTED NEGOTIATORS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, HAVING NEGOTIATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND
CLAIMANTS OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND IN AN EFFORT TO ARRIVE AT
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAID OWNERS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF THE PRO-
PERTIES DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN EACH CASE, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
THROUGH ITS NEGOTIATORS, HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE SAID LANDOWNERS AND CLAIMANTS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF THE SAID
LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS; THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE SAID PROPERTIES,
AND EACH OF THEM, BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THROUGH THE
EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
DOES HEREBY ORDER, DIRECT AND AUTHORIZE THAT EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
BE INSTITUTED IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES
DESCRIBED ABOVE, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THERE IS EXCLUDED FROM SAID ESTATE
TO BE CONDEMNED ALL OF THE OIL, GAS AND SULPHUR WHICH CAN BE REMOVED
FROM BENEATH THE SAID LAND WITHOUT ANY RIGHT WHATEVER REMAINING TO THE
OWNERS OF SUCH OIL, GAS AND SUPLHUR OF INGRESS OR EGRESS, TO OR FROM THE
SURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLORING, DEVELOPING, DRILLING
OR MINING OF THE SAME.
SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE
SAID PROPERTIES AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, AND ALL PERSONS APPEAR-
ING TO HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION
SUITS TO THEIR CONCLUSION, AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE SAID
PROPERTIES FOR ROAD RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES SO THAT SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESS-
WAY STREET IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT No. 220- 56 -24, MAY BE FURTHERED.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE CITY "
TO GAIN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND TITLE FOR ROAD RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES
TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTIES HEREINBEFORE SET OUT CREATES A 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 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
TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT
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IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE / (4 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1964. n
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OR
CITY SECRETARY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APP V D AS 7 LEGAL FORM THI
DAY F DECEMBER, 1964:
CITY -KTURNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
A / {nDAY 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
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,
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD
.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 FOL 'NGIVOTEI
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.