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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 AS PARCEL NO. 483, IDENTIFY-
ING THE RECORD TITLE OWNER AS SALLIE H. BLACKNALL, ET
AL, SAID CONDEMNATION BEING NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC STREET
PURPOSES AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI;
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND WHICH ARE MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AS A PART OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET IMPROVE-
MENT PROJECT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, KNOWN AS PROJECT ND. 220 -56 -24.3,
REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEE TITLE IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PARCEL
IN THE THIRD SECTION OF THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY:
PARCEL NO. 483
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE PROPOSED EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE
OF STATE HIGHWAY 286 (RELOCATED) AND THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF
THE SALLIE H. BLACKNALL 1.033 ACRE TRACT, FROM WHICH POINT
THE EASTERNMOST CORNER OF SAID BLACKNALL TRACT BEARS N.
73° 24, 48" E., 183.24 FEET;
THENCE S. 73° 24, 48" W., 242.79 FEET ALONG SAID EAST
BOUNDARY TO THE WESTERNMOST CORNER OF SAID BLACKNALL TRACT;
THENCE N. 280 38, 4o" E., 195.87 FEET ALONG THE WEST OR
NORTHWEST BOUNDARY OF SAID BLACKNALL TRACT TO THE pSAID
PROPOSED EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 286
(RELOCATED);
THENCE S. 29° 45' 51" E., 55.86 FEET ALONG SAID PROPOSED
RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE TO A POINT;
THENCE S. 640 01' 53" E., 123.55 FEET ALONG SAID PROPOSED
RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING,
WHICH PARCEL IS NEEDED FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE SAID PROJECT; AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND APPEARS TO BE
IN THE FOLLOWING PERSON: SALLIE H. BLACKNALL, AND OTHERS;
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
ACQUIRE THE AFORESAID PARCEL OF LAND BY NEGOTIATION; THEREFORE, IT IS
NECESSARY THAT THE SAID PROPERTY 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 PROPERTY DESCRIBED
ABOVE, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THERE 15 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 SULPHUR 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
PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, AND ALL PERSONS APPEARING TO
HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUITS TO
THEIR CONCLUSION, AND TO OBTAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE TO THE SAID PROPERTY
FOR ROAD RIGHT -OF -WAY PURPOSES SO THAT SAID CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY STREET
IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT N0. 220 -56 -24.3 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 PROPERTY 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 ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE 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 IS
ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF DECEMBER, 1966.
ATTEST: p Q
4" MAYOR
C T SECRETARY N THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM IS
_DAY 0F) DECEMBER, 1966:
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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,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON 0
PATRICK Jo DU NNE
DR, Po JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MLDANIEL
BONN I E $ I ZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEe
DR, ML I VER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE ✓T
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR, Xzzl
KEN MC DANIEL
BONNIE SiZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE