HomeMy WebLinkAbout02087 ORD - 05/20/1947AN ORDINANCE :' f , '
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING TIE CITY 1,WIAGER
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CriRISTI, TE XAS, TO
PURCHASE RIGHT OF WAYS ON MORGAD� AVENU-13 FOR
PAVING AND IMPROVIDIG SAID AVENUE, AND AFPRO-
PRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY -ONE DOLLARS ($5,171.00) FROMI
STREET RTROVELTENT CONSTRUCTION FUND NO. 220
TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING
AFORESAID RIGHT OF WAYS ON MORGAN AVEDWE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Council
AHEREAS, the City/has determined that it is necessary to
pave and improve Morgan Avenue; and,
4Y[H&REAS, on the 29th day of April, 1947, the City Council
passed an ordinance same being ordinance No. 2077 authorizing and
directing the City Manager to enter into arbitration agreements with
George J. Merriman, Chick Fogaley, George Taylor, Joe 'd. Johnson, and
lax Goltzman and wife, Eva Goltzman, for the purpose of purchasing
right of ways on Morgan Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, said arbitration was carried out according to said
ordinance and said contracts authorized thereby and the Board of Arbi-
trators found as follows:
That George J. Merriman was entitled to receive Fifteen Hundred
and Seventy -eight Dollars ($1,578.00) for a portion of right of way pur-
chased from him;
That Chick Fogaley was entitled to receive Eight Hundred and
Ninety -two Dollars ($892.00) for right of way purchased from him;
That George Taylor was entitled to receive Nine Hundred and
Thirty Dollars ( 930.00) for right of way purchased from him;
That Joe W. Johnson was entitled to receive Three Hundred and
Seventy -three Dollars (0373.00) for right of way purchased from him; and
That ivlax Goltzman and wife, Eva Goltzman, are entitled to
receive Thirteen Hundred and 11inety -eight Dollars (ti1,1,398.00) for right
of way purchased from them,
making a total of Five Thousand One Hundred and Seventy -one Dollars 05,171.00)
to be paid for the purchase of said right of way; and,
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uAHER.F.'A3, it is deemed necessary that said sum of Five Thousand
One Hundred and Seventy -one Dollars 05,171.00) be paid for such right
of ways in order to be g n widening and improving Mergan Avenue; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in Street Improvement
Construction Fund No. 220, which is now unencumbered and which funds are
available for this purpose;
NO'S, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRIOTI, TEXASs
SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of
Five Thousand One Hundred and Seventy -one Dollars ($5,171.00) from Street
Improvement Construction Fund No. 220 which money is to be used for
purchase of right of ways from the parties hereinbefore mentioned on
Morgan Avenue.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi
is hereby authorized and directed to purchase said right of ways on
Morgan Avenue from George J. Merriman, Chick Fogaley, George Taylor,
Joe '7J. Johnson, and Max Goltzman and wife, Lva Goltzman, as set out in
Ordinance No. 2077 authorizing said City Manager to enter into arbitra-
tion agreements for the purohsse of said right of ways.
SECTION 3. The fact that it is essential to secure the right
of ways mentioned above before Morgan Avenue can be widened, paved and
improved and the fact that it is necessary that said Morgan Avenue, which
is a main thoroughfare of the City, be widened and improved as soon as
possible creates a public emergency and public imperative necessity
requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolu-
tion 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 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this '2fday of Way, A. D. 1947•
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MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
ATTEST:
Li�1ty Secretary /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: /
City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
may LL_, 1947
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
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 meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that
you suspend said Cheater rule or requirement and pass this ordinance
finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
Respectfully,
R
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr. v /
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
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Corpus Christi, Texas
May 2, 1947
TO THE MYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
I have examined the accounts and fund from which the
appropriation is made, as provided for in the ordinance attached
hereto, and I do certify that the money required for such appro-
priation is in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which
such appropriation is to be drawn, and that there are monies in
such fund which are not appropriated for any other purpose and
which are available at this time.
Very truly yours,
Director of Finance
CLIL
City Controller
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Gentlemen: Re; 10 foot ri`'gt -of -way
,loran Street
We, t,e undersigned authorized Arbitration
Committee on the 'Morgan . treet rl- .ht -of -way property,
wish to present our findings as follows;
JOE. N. JOHNSON TRACT -
The Comr;Lttee awards 11r. Joe � . Johnson
the sum of ;':373 to be paid by tkLe City for
the 10 + ri- Pit -of -way off of his property.
PTr. Jo'nnson is to hay full paving; costs less
the above credit.
GEO. J. MEERIIAN TRACT -
The Committee awards IsTr. Merriman w1,578.
S. A. (CHICK) F'OGALLY TRACT -
The Committee awards 11r. FoFaley g'892.
MAX AND EVA GO'LTZ.v7AN TRACT -
he Committee awards P,1r. &ore. Goltzman
n1,398.
GEO. 'TAYLOR TRACT
70itT—ee awards Taylor the sum
of 4, 93o.
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Yours very tru ,
Tag A. , Easley _ an
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Corpus Christi_
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