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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THAT PORTION OF LEWIS STREET BOUNDED BY KOSAR
STREET ON THE NORTH AND CARTER STREET ON THE SOUTH, LOCATED
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT
TO THE RETENTION BY THE CITY OF A SIX -INCH WATER LINE EASEMENT;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING A HEARING CON-
CERNING THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF LEWIS STREET, BOUNDED BY KOSAR STREET
ON THE NORTH AND CARTER STREET ON THE SOUTH, WAS GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND
REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY
ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF LEWIS STREET AND WIlMN 450 FEET OF THE AREA TO ,
BE CLOSED, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, PUBLIC HEARING WAS
HELD AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON NOVEMBER 2, 1966, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THE CITY CHARTER; AND
WHEREAS, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH HEAR-
ING THAT THE PORTION OF LEWIS STREET PROPOSED TO BE ABANDONED IS NOT NEEDED
NOW, NOR WILL IT BE WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET;
AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF
THE CITY TO ABANDON THE PORTION OF LEWIS STREET HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED
AS A PUBLIC STREET SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES BY THE
ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS; HOWEVER, THERE IS HEREBY RETAINED A 10-FOOT
EASEMENT IN SAID LEWIS STREET FOR AN EXISTING 6 -INCH WATER LINE:
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THAT PORTION OF LEWIS STREET BOUNDED BY KOSAR
STREET ON THE NORTH AND CARTER STREET ON THE SOUTH, BE AND THE SAME IS
HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO RETENTION BY THE CITY OF THE AFORESAID
EASEMENT FOR THE EXISTING 6 -INCH WATER LINE.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
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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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE 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 IS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1966.
ITY SECR&ARY/ Cl / THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS'
_DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1966:
CITY ATT RNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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DAY OF 9,z.
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:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN Q
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DU NNE
DR. P. JIMENE2, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKM ON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. Pa JIMENEZ, oIR, v
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SiZEMORE _4/12
WM. H. WALLACE