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1:L— uici OF uUou'U6
jai:j 11TI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
41i;:;k�,o, uz:der the ori6jila-1 i5ayfron-t Improvement !,!an for
—ac of Corpus ; 1jristi, Te-a�, j� "as Oon�6Lpj�ed Tija� he , •L,
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spective owners of -Irac',;b ul: land had -1L) be filicd with hyuraalic
Ell! would Used to the said City their riparian rip hts incident to
un-air ovjnersnip of such tracts, in ounsil'oration ivaeroof tae said City
;'Ouid convey 11-0 6uQ4 oVinars the title tc, artificially filled land
creates on their respective tracts; and
it was further contemplated under such Plan that
in the event paV1116 VILLE; thereafter laid down oil such artificiaiiy
Pilled land the said respective owners should bear chair prorata share
of the costs thereof; and
4HuA&C S, on or about the 28th day of May, 194'U-, Caroline
a wiac., �—u . aid Ji Ly, cxunan6acl ozi-veyancos -w '-'Qn related
the IL?IiowiagL described tract and which were designed to couswaL,.,te
said ilan as to such tract, by virtue of which said exchange of cc'n-
--yUncos there Was created and now exists upon sui-- Lund a lien or
,;narge for the costs of any pavi,,,G that i6ht thereafter be put down
on the easterly side tnex-eo.1; and
'ne saki cxcharlbe cl: conveyances was accomplished
upon an wiuerstaLdi.L-8 oetw,ejrj she sajLj city wj said UarCIiae ",.Orrjs
'i"t thareaftor S'wnsrs of tracts �f -t�uid situated similarly to her
said tl•101, -.I�Uld be dealt ,ith on tje sac, basis as bl-.at Whicl, OLtained
.,stc,aen Baia l%li:y Diu '-Wc, as Lucva de"j,lbed; und
Said Ylan wras '-'aeica�ter _",jfi3Q -C,- cn(j extent
ornery of tra:;ts similariy situa ted br, the: hereinafter
de Scribed tr;Lot Oti,n6d by Eiaj,' Ual,ojille Lo.,.ris rl;�juirou, as LL Cbjj-
aiLloi, ui' the said City's b0inG ahead with its share �,f carrying out
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said Flan, to permit liens or charges to be created against their
respective tracts for costs of any paving that might thereinafter be
laid down along the easterly side of said tracts; and
4- al'31kS, the existence of said paving lien and charge on
said hereinafter described tract of land constitutes a cloud thereon
which, in view of the facts and circumstances above recited, it would
be iaequitaole for said City to attempt to enforce;
NGii, 2hiL (i FCRF, BE IT ORLAIN&) BY T" CITY C( UNC IL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CEIISTI, TELIL6:
SECTION I. The City &anager of the City of Corpus Christi
is hereby authorized and empowered to execute, on behalf of the City
of Corpus Christi, the following release.
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COUNTY OF fiUscus Q
STATE; OF' TsXAS
WHEREAS, the provision contained in conveyance executed by
the City of Corpus Christi to Caroline Morris, a fame sole, dated
May 28, 1940, recorded in Volume 259, page 9 of the deed records of
NU9002 County, Texas, to tine effect that in the event Shoreline Drive
should thereafter be paved she would pay her prorata share of the cost
Of paving the ;pest Drive thereof east of the east line of the premises
hereinafter described, ass inserted in such conveyance upon an Under-
standing that thereafter the said City, in fulfillment of the original
Bayfront improvement Plan, would insert a provision of like effect in
oonveyaaces by the City to owners of tracts similarly situated to the
promises hereinafter described; and
WUSR&AS, said understanding was never carried out because of
a modification thereafter made in said Plan; and
';iHIS'U-S, the City Council has duly authorized the City Manager
of the City of Corpus Christi to execute to said Caroline Morris, a
widow, her heirs and assigns a release of any and all liens or charges
that may exist by reason of the aforesaid provision relating to paving;
g (X, TUREFORL, UON ALL MEN BY TaSF, PRE8,0TS, that I. Roderic
B. Thomas, City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi, acting for and on
behalf of such City, have released, quitolaimed, discharged and acquitted,
and by these presents do release, discharge and acquit unto the said
Caroline Morris, her heirs and assigns any and all paving liens or charges
that may exist on the hereinafter described promises by virtue of the pro -
visiana of conveyance executed by the City of C¢'pus Christi, Texas, to
said Caroline Morris on the 28th day of May, 1940, recorded in Volume 259,
Page 9 of the dead records of Mueoes County, Taxas7
88IEG a tract of land lying between Ocean Drive (Water Street)
and Shoreline Boulevard bounded on the north by the Dave
Zweig Tract and bounded on the south by the Roy Miller Tract
and being a part of Section 2 of the Rayne Tract on South
Bluff; beginning at a point in the north property line of
the Caroline korris Tract and the south property line of the
Dave Zweig tracts said point of beginning bears north 800
451 00" east 53.30 feet from the intersection of said
north property line of the Mrs. Caroline Morris Tract
and the center line of Ocean Drive (Water Street);
thence north 800 451 east 213.20 feet with the north
property line of Mrs. Caroline Morris Tract and the
south property line of the Lore Zweig Tract to a point
in the west property line of Shoreline Boulevard for a
corner] thence south ilo Oil 00" most 62.89 feet with
the western property line of Shoreline Boulevard to a
point for a corner] thence south 20 241 30" cost 112.48
feet with the west property line of Shoreline Boulevard
to a point for a corner in the south property line of
the 'firs. Caroline Morris Tract and the north property
line of the Roy Uiiler Tract; theme south 810 45' 4h"
west 201.0; feet with the south property line of the
Mrs. Caroline Morris Tract and the north property line
of the Roy 'Aller 'Tract uo a point in said line for a
corner; thence north 20 241 30" west 156.44 feet with
a line that is 20 feet east of and parallel to the east
property line of Oosan Drive {mater Street) to a point
for a corner; thence north 110 01, east 12.58 feet with
a line that is 20 feet east of and parallel to the east
property line of Ocean Prive (:"titer :.trzet) to the place
of 'beginninj . SAVE AY31) ERCSPT that portion alroady owned
b� Vfs. Caroline ;,'.orris es .:ascribed in deed dated :;ovenber
20, 1923, recorded in Volume 1L14, pane 257 of the deed
recores of I {ueces C 'our:ty, 'texas.
CITY OP COftPIIS CHRISTI, TEXAS
BY
Roderic B. Thomas, City Yen& ger
6T�Et"+T r
City Secretary
APPROVED:
My Attorney
STATE OF TZW Q
COUNTY OP BURGS
BEFORE LE, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared Roderic B. Thomas, ]mown to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the forofoing ivatrument as City flanuGor of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same
as the act and deed of said City and under the seal thereof, and in his
official capacity as stated, and for the purposes and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of office this the day of
, 1946. —'
Notary b c n an cr
Ruses$ County, Texas
SECTION 2. The fact that the above described premises
are involved in an estate, the closing of which has been delayed for
several months because of the cloud on title existing by reason of
said paving lien or charge, and that the City of Corpus Christi has
no purpose or desire to attempt to enforce said paving lien or charge,
creates a public emergency and an imperative necessity requiring the
suspension of the Charter rule 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 throe several meetings of the City
Council, and the Yaycr having declared that such public emergency and
imperative necessity exist, and 'having requested that such Charter
rule be suspended, 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.
PASSED and A:- PROVED this � day of , A.D.
19l +6.
G r'� R
MLYOR
City of Corpus Christi,
Texas
ATTEST:
City ecretary
APPROVED.
Cit to
y A rney
Corpus Christi, Texas
TO THE MWER3 OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency olause 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 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 introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
Respectfully, Y J ,
'�4" City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote,
Robert T. Wilson
Wesley E. Beale
John A. Ferris
George R. Clark, Jr. —(1L
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R. R. Henry �(�„sj"-
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
Robert T. Wilson
Wesley E. Beale
John A. Ferris
George R. Clark, Jr.
R. R. Henry
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