HomeMy WebLinkAbout10715 ORD - 02/16/1972AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING ALL THAT AREA SHOWN ON THE CITY MAP AS BEING
A PORTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE LYING IMMEDIATELY NORTH
OF AND ADJOINING LOTS 9, 10, 11 AND 12, AND THE EAST
ONE -HALF OF THE CLOSED PORTION OF &OTH STREET ADJOINING
LOT 12, BLOCK 5; AND A PORTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE LYING
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF AND ADJOINING BLOCK 6, ALL IN
PATRICK WEBB ADDITION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place for holding a hearing con-
cerning the closing of that area shown on the City map as being a portion of
Railroad Avenue lying immediately north of and adjoining Lots 9, 10, 11
and 12, and the east one -half of the closed portion of 20th street adjoining
Lot 12, Block 5; and a portion of Railroad Avenue lying immediately north
of and adjoining Block 6, all in Patrick Webb Addition, in the City of
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, was given by publication and registered
mail to the last known addresses of the owners of property abutting said
portions of streets and within 450 feet of the area to be closed and there-
after, pursuant to said notice, public hearing was held at Regular Meeting
of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on Wednesday, February 9,•
1972, in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council after such hearing
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that that it would best serve the public convenience and necessity to close the
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aforesaid streets in the Patrick Webb Addition for use of the public; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is to the advantage of
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the City to close all of the aforesaid streets within the Patrick Webb
Addition so that the same may be used by the abutting property owners for
other purposes, said closing to provide that Texas - Mexican Railway Company
may continue to use its existing tracks, without requiring any compensation
to be paid by the owners:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That all that area shown on the City Map as being a
portion of Railroad Avenue lying immediately north'of and adjoining Lots 9,
10, 11 and 12, and the east one -half of the closed portion of 20th Street
adjoining Lot 129 Block 5; and a portion of Railroad Avenue lying immediately
north of and adjoining Block 6, all in Patrick Webb Addition, be officially
closed, with the provision that Texas - Mexican Railway Company may continue
use of its existing tracks, without requiring any compensation to be paid
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by the owners, and the aforesaid portions of City streets are hereby closed
for public use and abandoned to the owners of the abutting property.
SECTION 2. The fact that the public convenience and necessity
would be better served by the closing of the aforesaid streets creates a
public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed
finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolu-
tion 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 Ap YZ day of February, 1972.
ATTEST: "
CITY ecre ary / MAYOR
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QTHE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
/pf DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1972:
Cites Attorney
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
W,/ DAY OFc��C�c�Ei/ 'ICJ' /�
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION 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,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, 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:
RONN 1 E S I ZEMORE
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CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSJUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
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THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZA ND, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK '
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOW dG VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
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CHARLES A. BONNIWE LL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK