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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER. FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO PURCHASE 2.294 ACRES OF LAND OUT
OF THE LEM AND WIILARD 220 ACRE TRACT IN THE W. S. '
HARNEY 1,000 ACRE TRACT, SITUATED IN NUHCES COUNTY,
TEXAB, FROM HERBERT J. JONES FOR THE SON OF $1,282.00
CASH, AND TITLE EXPENSE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
SAID CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY CONTRACTS
AND INSTRUMENTS TO COUPLET]& THE PURCHASE OF TEE AFORE-
SAID LAND; PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THE SAME SHALL BE PAID FROM N0. 295 I1[pROVENENT BONDS
1948 CONSTRUCTION FOND (STREET IMPROVEMENTS); AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS=
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed, for and on behalf of the City, to purchase the following des-
cribed lead situated in Nueoes County, Teals:
All that certain tract or parcel of land oontaining 2.294
acres of land located and being situate in Nueoes County,
Texas, being out and a part of the Lewis sad Willard 220
acre tract is the W. S. Harney 1,000 acre tract, being a
parcel of the grant to E. Villareal known as "E1 Rinoon
del Oso ", Abstract No. 1 from the State of Texas is said
county, said tract or parcel of land being more particularly
described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the Northeast line of the Gust Hoye
40.8 acre tract from which the centerline of Eostoryz Road
ea it now exists on the ground along said line extended to
the Southeast bears South W 581 36" East 20.88 feet, for
the east corner of this tract;
THENCE Southerly along a line parallel with and 20.00 feet
distant Prom the oeaterlins of said Hustoryz Road, South
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28 48" Oast 52.20 feat to a point for the South corner
of thin tract;
THENCE Northwesterly along a line parallel with and 50.00 feet
distant from the Northeast boundary line of maid Gust Hoye
40.8 acre tract. North 44 58' 36" West 1812.30 feet to a
point for an interior corner of this tract;
THENCE Southwesterly along a line parallel with end 110.00
feet distant from the Northwest boundary line of said Gust
Heye 40.8 acre tract, South 45G 01- 24" West 38.00 feet to
a point for the most Northerly South corner of this tract;
THENCE Northwesterly along a line parallel with and 88.00
feet distant from the Northeast boundary line of said Gust
Hey* hO.B acre tract, North 440 581 36" West 110.00 feet to
a point in the Northwest boundary line of said Gust Hoye
40.8 acre tract for the West corner of this tract;
THENCE Northeasterly along the Northwest line of said Gust
Heys 40.8 acre tract, North 45G O1+ 24" East 88.00 feet to
a point, the North corner of said Gust Hoye 40.8 acre tract
for the North corner of this tract;
THENCE Southeasterly along the Northeast boundary line of
said Gust Have 40.8 acre tract, South 44G 58e 36" East 1907.32
feet to the PLACE OF MGIEN33G and containing 2—V4 sores of
land.
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all of said lands to be used for street, drainage and other municipal
purposes.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorised and
directed to execute the necessary oontrpts for the purchase of said
land described in Seotioa 1 hereof and to do all things incident to
or requisite to obtaining the title end possession of said land.
SECTION j. That the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-
Two Dollars (¢1,282.00). and such additional sums as may be incurred as
title expense incident to the acquisition of said land are to be paid
from No. 295 Improvement Bonds, 1948 Construction Fund (Street Improve-
ments).
SECTION 4. The necessity for acquiring land at the location
of said land herein described and the fact that the said land is required
for projects now under construction creates a public emergency and public
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 ordiaeaoa 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23 of August, A. D. 1949.
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APPROVED AS TO GAL POEM- City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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Corpus Christi, Teaas
1949
TO THE MWERS OF TEE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Teals
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
going ordinate, 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.
Reepeotfhlly,
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City of Corpus Christi, Texaa
The Cbxrter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wassermann
Jack DeForrest
n
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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The above ordinance was passed by the following votes:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
n
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman