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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING AND ABANDONING A 10 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT BETWEEN
LOTS 1 AND 2, W. B. RAY HEIGHTS UNIT 3, PROVIDING SEVER -
ABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, there exists an easement between Lots 1 and 2, W. B. Ray
Heights Unit 3, as shown by map filed in Volume 38, page 120 of the Map
Records of Nueces County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid easement is not now needed by the City,
nor will it within the foreseeable future be needed by the City of Corpus
Christi for any purpose whatsoever; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is to the advantage of
the City to abandon the easement hereinabove described so that the same may
be used by the owners of the abutting property for other purposes and incre-
ment the values of the City's ad valorem tax rolls:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the 10 -foot easement between Lots 1 and 2, W. B.
Ray Heights Unit 3, in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, be
and the same is hereby, closed and abandoned for public use and every munici-
pal purpose and abandoned to the owners of the abutting property, in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas and for the service and interest of the
inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section,paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word; or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its
purpose.
SECTION 3. The fact that the public convenience and necessity
would be better served by the closing of the aforesaid easement creates a
public emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension
of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally
on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance or resolution shall
be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having
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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
-Lq--tZday of September, 1972.
ATTEST:
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City Secre ar MAYOR
THE CITY OF 0 US CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF � 9 � , 1972:
Ci y Attorrney
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY
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.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF d5lis CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
- BONNIE SIZEMORE
. - CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
-- ROBERTO BO SQUEZ, M.O.
REV. HAROLD.T. BRANCH -
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THOMAS V. GONZALES
GAGE LO ZANO, $R.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
- BONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL -_ - -�
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GAGE LOZANOZ SR.
J. HOWARD STARK