HomeMy WebLinkAbout01744 ORD - 12/02/194412AA4 HT.
AN ORDINANCE
RECEIVING INTO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, AND FULLY DESCRIBING SAME AS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DEFINING ITS
LIMITS AND DECLARING THE SAME A PART OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SUBJECT_ TO TAE CONDITIONS AND
THE RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDINANCES, AND CHARTER
OF TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi did, on the2-11 day of
December, 1944, enter into an agreement with Guaranty Title and Trust
Company, Mrs. Clam Driscoll, Edwin F. Flato, Glover Johns, 17. B.
Russ, J. R. Locke and Mrs. Brent R. Locke, owners of the property
hereinafter described, to admit said property into the City of Corpus
Christi; and
- WHEREAS, there are no resident voters within said territory;
and
WHEREAS, said property is adjacent to, and adjoins, the city
limits of the City of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi deems
it advisable and to the best interest of said city that the following
described property be admitted into the City of Corpus Christi,
NO7i'i, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY MH CITY COUNCIL GP ;HE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the territory defined by metes and bounds as
follows, to -wit,
Beginning at a point in the present eity limits line;
said point of beginning being the intersection of, the
oenterline of the Texas Mexican Railroad and the present
city limits line which lies 51 west of and parallel to the
east boundary line of the Old Robstown Road;
THENCE in a northerly direction with the present city limits
line which is 51 east of and parallel to the Old Yobstown
Road to the intersection of said City limits line and the
easterly extension of the south boundary line of a 60T road
connecting Old Robstowa Road with Baldwin Blvd;
THENCE in a westerly and northwesterly direction with
the south boundary line of the 60, road connecting Old
Robstown load and Baldwin Blvd. to the intersection
of said south boundary line and the boundary line Of
Baldwin Blvd;
THENCE in a southeasterly and southerly direction with
the east boundary line of Baldwin Blvd. crossing the
Texas Mexican Railroad and State Highway l4 to the
Intersection of east boundary of Baldwin Blvd. and the
south boundary line of State Highway l4 ;,
THENCE in a westerly direction with the south boundary
Jim of State Highway U4 to its intersection with the
west property line of Block 17 (127.5 acres), Russell
Farm Blocks;
THENCR in a southerly direction with the west property
line of Block 17 and Block 16 of the Russell Farm Blocks
to the southwest corner of said Block 16;
THENCE in an easterly direction with the south property
line of Block 16, Russell Farm Block extended to its
intersection with the present city limits line in the
southeast boundary line of the Old Brownsville Road, same
being the northwest property line of Municipal Airport
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas;
THENCE in a northeasterly direction with the present city
limits line, same being the southeast boundary line of
the Old Brownsville Road and the northwest property line
of the Municipal Airport of Corpus Christi, Texas, to
its intersection with the present city limits line in
Airport Road extended, said city limits line in Airport
Road being 51 west of and parallel to the east boundary
lino of Airport Road;
THENCE in a northerly direction across Morgan Street with
the extension of the present city limits line and with the
present city limits line in Airport Bead, said city limits
line being 51 west of and parallel to the east boundary
line of Airport Road, to its intersection with the centerline
of the Texas Mexican Railroad, same being point of beginningi
be, and the same is hereby, admitted into the City of Corpus Christi, as
an integral part thereof, and said territory shall hereafter be a part
of the City of Corpus Christi, subject to the general laws of the
State of Texas, the City Charter, and the Ordinances, Resolutions,
Motions, and Regulations of the City of Corpus Christi. Such terri-
tory shall bear its proportionate share of all taxes levied by the
City, and its inhabitants shall have all the privileges and be subject
to all the duties, of other inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 2. The fact that the owners of such territory desire
that the same be immediately incorporated within the city limits of
the City of Corpus Christi, and the fact that it is imperative for
the well -being or the City of Corpus Christi that such territory be
imediately incorporated within the city limits of the City of
Corpus Christi, create a public emergency and imperative public
necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no Ordi-
nance or Resolution be passed finally on the date of its introduction,
and that said Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three several
meetings of the City Council; and the Mayor, in writing, having
declared that said emergency and imperative necessity exist, and
having requested that said Charter rule be suspended, and that this
Ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and
that this Ordinance take effect and be in fall force and effect from
and after its passage, IT IS $0 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the oZ day of December, 1944-
MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi. Texas
ATTEST:
City seor"gry
APPROVED;
City Attorney
For the reasons set forth in the emergency
clause of the foregoing 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 several meet-
ings of the City Council= I, therefore, hereby request that
you suspend such Charter rule or requirement and pass this
Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the
present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MLYM-p City i
of orpus Christi, axes
The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Ed. P. Williams
D. A. Sep-eat
B. G. Moffett
The above Ordinance was passed by the following votes
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Bd. P. Williams
D. A. Segrest
B. G. Moffett AW
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Corpus Christi, Texas
194.11
TO THB MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi, Texas .,
Gentlement
For the reasons set forth in the emergency
clause of the foregoing 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 several meet-
ings of the City Council= I, therefore, hereby request that
you suspend such Charter rule or requirement and pass this
Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the
present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MLYM-p City i
of orpus Christi, axes
The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Ed. P. Williams
D. A. Sep-eat
B. G. Moffett
The above Ordinance was passed by the following votes
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Bd. P. Williams
D. A. Segrest
B. G. Moffett AW
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