HomeMy WebLinkAbout01746 ORD - 12/02/1944AN ORDINANCE
SY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, ORDERING AN ELECTION r+imiff
THE. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DETERMINING- WHETHER OR NOT THE TERRITORY
DESCRIBED HEREIN SHALL BE ADMITTED. INTO THE
CITY or CORPUS CHRISTI AND SHOULD TR& CITY
ASSUME ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS ON SUCH TERRI-
TORY 0711210 BY THE NUECES COUNTY WATER IMPROVE-
?BENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, AND IF THERE SHOULD
BE ANNUALLY LEVIED AND COLLECTED ON AIL TAX-.
ABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, LIMITS A. TAT
SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF AND DISCHARGE SAID
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS= DEFINING THE TERRITORY
TO BE.ADMITTED . PURSUANT TO SUCH ELECTION;
DESCRIBING THE POLLING PLACE FOR HOLDING SUCH
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND
NAMING THE OFFICERS THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING FORM
OF NOTICE OF . ELECTION; ENACTING PROVISIONS IN-
CIDENT AND RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS
.,ORDINANCE. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY..
WHEREAS, on the 15th day pf November, 1914y there
was filed with the city council, and scterwprd emended, a
petition signed by Willard H. .Perkine-'and 1,au others, alleging
themselves to be a majority of duly qualified resident voters re-
aiding in the territory desoribed in such petition, and praying
this Counoil to admit said territory into the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas;
and
WHEREAS, this Council, upon due investigation, bas
ascertained and determined that said petition is signed by a majority
of the duly qualified resident voters residing within said territory,
and that suoh territory adjoins the limits of said City; THEREFORE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
30110011 CHRISTI, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That an election be held on the 28th
day of December, 19174, within the City of Corpus Christi for the
purpose of determining whether or not such territory should be ad-
mitted to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and whether or not the
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City of Corpus Christi Should assume all bonded indebtedness awing
by the Nueces County Water Improvement District Number One, and if
there should be annually levied and collected on all taxable property
within the City limits a tax sufficient to pay off and discharge said
bonded indebtedness; such territory being herein described as follows;
BEGINNING at the Northwest ooxner of Blook 610 of
the Port Aransas Cliffs Subdivision, as shown on the
recorded map, whioh corner is a point on the boundary
line of Nueoes County Water Improvement District No. 1
as established by the Seoond Called Session of the Forty -
first Legislature of the State of Texas, in House Bill
No. 199;
THENCE along the boundary line of said Water Im-
provement District No. 1, in a Southeasterly direction
along the East side of Austin Street as recorded in the
Nap Heoords of Nueoes County, to the Southwest corner
of Block 622 4.;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direotion along the South-
east line of Blocks 723,823, 923 and 1023 to the inter-
section of the Southeast line of said blocks with the
Southwest line of Section 1 of the Flour Bluff and Encino].
Farm and Garden Tracts;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along the South-
west line of Seetione 1 and 15, of the Flour Sluff and
Enoinal Farm and Garden Tracts to the South corner of
Lot 413, Section 15, which is also the North corner of
Lot 49, Section #L4, of the Flour Bluff and Enoinal Farm
and Garden Tracts;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direction with the North-
west line of said Lot 5, Section 11;, to its West corner;
THENCE with the Southwestern boundary line of said
Lot 45, Seotion 14, to its South cornet;
THENCE with the Southeast boundary line of Lot 5,
Seotion 11+, in a Northeasterly direotion to its inter -
eeotion with the Southwestern boundary line of Seotion 15
of the Flour Bluff and Enoinal Fern and Garden Tracts;
THENCE with the Southwestern boundary line of said
Section 15, and Seotion 16 in a Southeasterly direction
to the Western shoreline of Oso Creek at mean low tide;
THENCE in a Northeasterly direotion with the meanders
of the Western shoreline of Oso Creek to the moat Easterly
point of said Western shoreline of said Oso Creek at or
near its intersection with the shoreline of Corpus Christi
Bay at the mouth of the creek sometimes oalled the
Blind Oso;
THENCE due Borth one mile;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction to the most
Easterly Southeast corner of the boundary line of the
City of Corpus Christi as of September 15, 1944;
THENCE with the meanders of the Southeast boundary
line of the City of Corpus Christi in a Westerly direction
to an intersection with the Shoreline of Corpus Christi
Bay and the North line of Louisiana Street, whioh is the
moat Northerly corner of Nueoes County Water Improvement
District No. 1;
- .9'ffi2$- .'in- a_Soutimesterly direction with the City
_Matte. eu the boindary line or said Water Improvaaent
]Hatrigt to the weaker line of Sent* Fs Streett
.._._ MAYS. SanWeeeterlyalong the- center "lim or Santa
Fe- Street 1w:ite inte'aeation: with the, center line if
cambgrlin Street ae .ehos% am . bhe recorded nap of port
drsn.3e aU fs A,dditioai `
=MS ales the pepter line of said Chamberlin
Street in >a Saathweaterly direotign to ita:iatereeeiton.
*L the Psaat,l ,ef Auetln Street] '.
17 EAn arSocttieaeterly',direot1ga�'te the Place of
begtmitg
It ie •bins iatent d these field xrotee.t* inelnde, sll
or']Ineoea 4 tf'' Lte4 "*spravaean Disimiat Ro.
eatabl%shsd thy tip afer'esadd cot, end it-1;00 io* "or Aorpi
Chrlati �qy aaj�eaab tfrebe. an8'.a ettp ",of land beij}g
thee.Sq hal:P of Cha{glbariip-Street a ,ahoan an *0.' re<-
ogrded asap nf'7Port,`6raneas - Cliffs ,A,ddittoilbotitegn the
Center lime ;Of ;Banta Pe'. Streit and .the East lies, nr
- BEOTICB g. The said eleotion shall be held in the
City of :Corpna Chrieti. Sieges Cennty. Tante._an aroreesid. and the
polling please and presiding- officers_ std olerka ehall be as Ponces&
BOND Nf® B "OHS . FOLLTh 7. maim
b. Sorrell `. Judge minas oesaity- Courtbease
Kay Br= Asst. Judge
Minnie, Talbott Asst. -Judge
Mee.Dedams Clerk
Mies Gertrtse Dreyer Judge
Ire. E. P. Loxejey Asst. Judge
Drs. )aVsend Peel-:. ,Aaot. Judge,
Mrs. C.:7. Lawrie CLerY
B0 lamotnH.maw= man a
✓ M. 0. Shia
Ian Pellegrino
Mrs. Agnes E1ahey i.
Porker - Central 'Fire Station
City Hall Balding
206 Moegatte. Street
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR Cheston Heath School
511 N. Carriso Street
Forrest Bancroft Judge
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher Asst. Judge
Mrs. J. W. Crocker Asst. Judge
Marie M. Von Blucher Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE Solomon Cole School
924 Winnebago Street
T. J. Dineen Judge
Mrs. Olive Dineen Asst. Judge
Virgin Dunne Asst. Judge
Mrs. Peter Dunne Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECIV.T NUMBER SIX Shely'e Garage
10221 Second Street
j H. D. Buie, Jr. Judge
Mrs. F. E. Burney Asst. Judge
Mrs. J. P. Mitchell Asst. Judge
Mrs. Chas. Hook, Jr. Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT, NUMBER SEVEN Harrell's Garage
1201 Second Street
Mrs. J. Madera Judge
Mrs. E. G. Horne Asst. Judge
Mrs. F. L. Alexander Asst. Judge
Mrs. J. B. Brooks Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT Moody Clinic Garage
5th and Booty Streets
Walter A. Franke Judge
Louie C. Carter Asst. Judge
Mrs. A. R. Delsasn Asst. Judge
Mrs. Noble Dougherty C ;erk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER HIRE Manger Sohool
2209 Alameda Street
M. E. Naito Judge
Irene Blythe Asst. Judge
Mre. N. A. Easter Asst. Judge
Mrs. Sarah E. White Clerk
Mre. Jack E. Collier Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN Corpus Christi Junior College
101 Baldwin Blvd.
Mrs. E. H. Andrew Judge
Mre. L. H. Lester Aset. Judge
Mre. R. W. Bugg Aset. Judge
Mrs. Paul R. Coflan Clerk
Mrs. Thos. F. Clitheroe Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN Wynn Seale Jr. High Sohool
1707 Ayers Street
C. V. Canine. Sr. Judge
A. D. Eats Aset. Judge
Mrs. Leoter Grere Clerk
Alice B. Frits Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE Fire Station No. 3
11401 Morgan
M. W. Meredith Judge
W. L. Moon Asst. Judge
C. D. Morrie Aset. Judge
/Mrs. Walter J. Paschen Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN Ethsard Furman Sohool
1115 Chamberlain Street
F. T. Elriok Judge
Mrs. L. M. Hulbirt Aast. Judge
Allis Ligon Asst. Judge
Mrs. Robert Pinson Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT RUMMER FOURTEEN Co.eunity House
318 16th Street
S. T. LePage Judge
/Evangeline. Garza Asst. Judge
Rosa Lozano Asst. Judge
R. C. Lozano Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN Fire Station No. 2
1829 Leopard Street
A. R. Alvarez Judge
Arturo Casares S Asst. Judge
Louise Pons Asst. Judge
Ethel Pons Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT RU[BER SILTEEN Victor Moses Building
1220 Antelope Street,
Tom Thelon Judge
Julia Stevens Aset. Judge
Katie Stephens Asst. Judge
C. H. Bott Clerk
Arturo M. Caoeres Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN Crossley School
2512 Koepke
/Are. Harold Petters Judge
Mrs. H. J. Ludden Asst. Judge
Mrs. Ruth Welle Aset. Judge
Mrs. R. C. Mayfield Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT 852388 EIGHTEEN Robert Driscoll Jr. High
School, Old Robetoen Road
Julian Priour Judge
Florence Hunter Aset. Judge
Mrs, One Heineman Clerk
Ross M. Lynch Aset. Judge
Fannie Lee Blythe Clerk
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN
Yrs. R. R. Beal Judge
lire. F. Y. Thomason Asst. Judge
Mrs. G. J. Fry Asst. Judge
Mrs. Minnie L. Ingle Clerk
Civilian Defense Depot
Nueoes By Blvd. and
Leopard Street
BOND ELECTION PRECINCT BOMBER TMEBTY Breakers Hotel
3614 Hamilton Road
R. R. Burleson Judge
Mrs. Edwin L. Olsen Asst. Judge
Mrs. J. F. DeNeal Asst. Judge
Mrs. W. A. Cunningham Clerk
SECTION 3. Such election shall be held in conformity
with the general laws of the State regulating elections for submitting
questions to the qualified voters of the City, and in conformity with
the provisions of Artiole1182 -A of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
State of Texas, 1925.
SECTION 4. All qualified voters who reside within
the City of Corpus Christi and who awn taxable property therein, and
who have duly rendered the same for taxation, may vote in such
election; and all of such voters who favor the admission of said
territory to the City of Corpus Christi and the assumption by the City
of Corpus Christi of all bonded indebtedness owing by Nusoes Water
Improvement District Number One, and who favor the annual levy and
collection on all taxable property within the City limits of a tax
sufficient to pay off and discharge said bonded indebtedness, Shall
have written or printed upon their ballots the worder
"FOR ANNEXaTION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY AND
ASSUMPTION BY TEE CITY OF ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
AND FLAT RATES OWING TO SUCH WATER CONTROL AND
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ON THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED
AND THE LEVYING AND COLLECTING OF A TAX ON ALL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF AND DIS-
CHARGE SAID BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND FLAT RATES."
and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballots
the words:
"AGAINST ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY
AND ASSDMPTION BY THE CITY OF ALL BONDED INDEBTED-
NESS AND FLAT RATES OdING TO =HEATER CONTROL AND
IMPROI01ENT DISTRICT ON THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED
AND THE LETTING AND COLLECTING OF A TAX ON ALL
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SUFFICIENT TO PAY
OFF AND DISCHARGE SAID BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND FLAT
RATES."
SECTION 5. It is further ordered that an eleotion
be held on the 218# day of Deoember, 19114, within the City of Corpus
Christi for the purpose of determining whether or not such territory
should be admitted to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and whether
or not a majority of the legally qualified tax- paying voters residing
in said territory proposed to be annexed favor the annexation of said
territory proposed to be annexed, such territory being herein designated
and described as follows;
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Block 610 of
the Port Arousal' Cliffs Subdivision, as shown on the
recorded map, which corner is a point on the boundary
line of Nueoes County Water Improvement Dietriot No. 1
ae established by the Seoond Called Session of the Forty -
first Legielatere of the State of Texas, in Rouse Sill
No. 199;
THENCE along the boundary line of said Rater Im-
provement District No. 1, in a Southeasterly direction
along the East side of Austin Street as recorded in the
Map Records of Nueoes.. County, to the Southwest corner
of Blook 622..A;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direotion along the South-
east line of Blooks 723, 823, 923, and 1023 to the inter-
section of the Southeast line of said blooke with the
Southweet line of Seotion 1 of the Flour Bluff and Enoinel
Farm and Garden Tract";
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along the South-
west line of Seotiona 1 and 15, of the Flour Bluff and
Enoinal Farm and Garden Tracts to the South corner of
Lot +13, Section 15, which is also the North corner of
Lot 15, Section 114, of the Flour Bluff and Enoinal Farm
and'Garden Treats;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direction with the North-
west line of said Lot 5, Section 14, to ite West corner;
THENCE with the Southwestern boundary line of said
Lot 45, Section 14, to its South oorner;
THENCE with the Southeast boundary line of Lot 5,
Section 114, in a Northeasterly direction to its inter-
section with theCSOutbwestern boundary line of Section 15
of the Flour Bluff and Enoinal Farm and Garden Tracts;
THENCE with the Southwestern boundary line of said
Section 15, and Section 16 in a Southeasterly direction
to the Western shoreline of Oso Creek at mean low tide;
THENCE in a Northeasterly direction with the meanders
of the Western shoreline of Oso Creek to the most Easterly
point of said Western shoreline of said Oso Creek at or
near its intersection with the shoreline of Corpus Christi
Bay at the mouth of the creek sometimes called the
Blind Osoj
THENCE due North one mile;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction to the most
Easterly Southeast corner of the boundary line of the
City of Corpue Christi as of September 15, 1944;
THENCE with the meanders of the Southeast boundary
line of the City of Corpus Christi in a Westerly direction
to an intersection with the Shoreline of Corpus Christi
Bay and the North line of Louisiana Street, which is the
most Northerly corner of Nueoee County Water Improvement
District No. 1;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direction with the City
Limits and the boundary line of said Eater Improvment
District to the center line of Santa Fe Street;
THENCE Southeasterly along the center line of Santa
Fe Street to its intersection with the center line of
Chamberlin Street as shown on the recorded map ofPort
Aransas Cliffs Addition;
THENCE along the center lime of said Chamberlin
Street in a Southwesterly direction to its intersection
with the East line of Austin Street;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction to the place of
beginning.
It is the intent of these field notes to inolude all
of Nueoes County Eater Improvement District No. 1, as
established by the aforesaid Aot, and a portion of Corpus
Christi Bay adjacent thereto, and a strip of land being
the South half of Chamberlin Street, as shown on the re-
oorded map of Port Aransas Cliffs Addition between the
oenter line of Santa Fe Street and the East line of
Austin Street. - -
SECTION 6. The said eleotion ordered in the
preceding eeotion Shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Nuecee County,
Texas, as aforesaid, at a convenient plane within said pity limits, said
convenient plaoe being at the polling place hereinafter designated, said
polling plaoe and presiding officer and clerks for the holding of said
election to be as follows;
POLLING PLACE OFFICERS
M. Manger School, 2209 Alameda Street M. E. White, Presiding Officer
Irene Blythe, Assistant Judge
Mrs. N. A. Seater, Assistant Judge
Mrs. Sarah E. White, Clerk
SECTION 7. Such election provided in the two next
preceding section, shall be held in conformity with the general laws of
the State regulating elections for submitting questions to the legally
qualified tax- paying voters, and in conformity with the provisions of
Article 1182 -A of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas,
1925, as amended.
SECTION 8. 911 qualified voters who reside within
said territory and who am taxable property therein, and who have duly
rendered the same for taxation, may vote in suoh election provided for
in the next preoeding three sections; and all such voters who favor
the annexation of said territory to the City of Corpus Christi shall
have written or printed upon their ballot& the words:
"FOR ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY AND
ASSUMPTION BY THE CITY OF ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
AND FLAT RATES OWING TO SUCH WATER CONTROL AND
IMPR0VEMENT DISTRICT ON THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED
AND THE LEVYING AND COLLECTIN1 OP A TAX ON ALL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF AND DIS-
CHARGE SAID BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND FLAT RATES."
and those opposed shall have written or printed upon their ballote
the words;
"AGAINST ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY
AND ASSUMPTION BY THE CITY OF ALL BONDED INDEBTED-
NESS AND FLAT RATES DINING ID SUCH WATER CONTROL AND
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ON TIE TERRITORY TO IN ANNEXED
AND THE LEVYING Affil COLLECTIRG OF A TAX ON ALL
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SUFFICIENT TO PAY
OFF AND DISCHARGE SAID BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND FLAT
RATES."
SECTION 9. If at the election provided for in
Section 1 of this Ordinance, a majority of the legally qualified tax-
paying voters residing within the territorial limits of such City,
and if at the election to be held under the terms of Sections 5, 6, 7, and
8 of this Ordinance, a majority of the legally qualified tax - paying
voters residing within the territorial limits proposed to be annexed,
shall vote in favor of the annexation of such additional territory, the
City Counoilshall,by Ordinance, receive such territory as a part of said
Citypnd shall assume e11 of said bonded indebtedness and flat rates on
the territory thus annexed, and due such Nueces County Water Improvement
District Number One.
SECTION 10. Sai& elections provided by this
Ordinance shall be separate elections and the returns thereof shall
be canvassed and the results declared, as is provided by law in other
elections pertaining to acid City.
SECTION 11. A copy of this Ordinance signed by
the Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi and attested to by the City
Secretary of the City shall serve as proper notice of the said election
and the Mayor is directed to cause notioe of the election to be posted
at three publio places within the territory hereinabove described, such
date of posting to be for at least fifteen full days prior to the date of
the election. A oopy of this Ordinance signed by the Mayor of the City
of Corpus Christi and attested to by the City Secretary of the City shall
be posted in each of the election precincts hereby provided for at
least fourteen days prior to the date of the election, and a copy of
this Ordinance signed by the Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi and
attested to by the City Secretary of the City shall be caused to lie
published in the Corpus Christi Caller, the official newspaper of the
City, on the same day for each of two successive weeks, the first of
which shall be at least fifteen full days prior to the date Of Said
election.
SECTION 12. Tho fact that the property sought to be
admitted, and described herein, is not protected at the present time, in
that it has no polioe or fire proteotion accorded to residents of the City
of Corpus Christi, and the further fact that such territory is not subject
to or under the proteotion of the Boning regulations of the City of Corpus
Christi at the present time, and the fact that there is, at the present
time, an effort is being made on the part of property owners in the terri-
tory to depreciate such property as residence property by erecting thereon
structures for uses other than those contemplated by a majority of the
residents, and that there is a dire necessity for Boning regulations,
creates a public emerge/soy and a publio imperative necessity requiring
the suspension of the Charter rule providing 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 meetings
of the City Council, and the Mayor having deolared that auoh public
emergency and pnblio imperative necessity exist, and having requested
that said Charter rule be suspended and that such Ordinanoe be passed
finally on the date it is introduced, and take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, IT 1S, ACCORDINGLY, S0
ORDAINED.
A. D. 19Y41..
ATTEST:
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PASSED and APPROVED this, the day of December,
APPROgRD AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorneys
MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi,
Teaae
S CHRISTI, TEXAS
ee , 1944
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency olause of
the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and an imperative
necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or require-
ment 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 meetings of the City Council; I, there-
fore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or require-
ment and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Reapeotfully
i
MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi,
Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following voter
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Ed. P. Williams
D. A. Segrest
B. G. Moffett
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
A. C. McCaughan
Jos. Mireur
Ed. P. Mi11iams
D. A. Segreat
B. G. Moffett
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