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Home My WebLink About02631 ORD - 11/01/1949AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, TO PURCHASE 1.916 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, BEING A STRIP OF LAND 60 FEET IN WIDTH OUT OF LOT 7, .SECTION A OF THE PAISLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT, SITUATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND 0.606 ACHES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, BEING A STRIP OF LAND 20 FEET IN WIDTH AND 1,320 FEET IN LENGTH OUT OF LOT 11, SECTION A.OF THE PAISLE'Y'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HOFFMAN TRACT, SITUATED IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM MRS. FRANC G. FRENCH, A WIDOW, MRS. MAUDE FRENCH SMITH, A FINE SOLE, AND HERBERT FRENCH OF NMES COUNTY, TEXAS AND FRANCIS FRENCH OF hSENEDY COUNTY, TEIAS FOR THE SUM OF $3328.50 CASH, AND TITLE EXPENSE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SAID CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE.NECESSARY CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF THE AFORESAID LAND; PROVIDED THAT PAYMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SAME SHALL. BE PAID FROM NO. 295 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1948 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNG31 OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City, to purchase 1.916 acres of lend described as follows, to -wit: Being a strip of land 60 feet wide out of Lot 7 Section A of the Paisley's subdivision of the Hoffman Tract as shown by Map -of record in the office of the County Clerk of Nueces County, Texas, and recorded in Volume A page 28 of the Map records of said County. Said strip of land being more par - ticularly described by metes and bounds as follows, to -wit. Beginning at a point in the northwest southeast boundary line between lots 6 and 7, Sec- tion A of said Paisley's Subdivision for the south- west corner of the tract hereby conveyed. Said point bears H280- 141 -27e E 26.68 feet from the cennon corner of lots 6,7, 10 and 11 Section A of said Paisley's Subdivision; Thence N 280.14+ -27e E with the said boundary line between lots 6 and 7 Paisley's Sub- division a distance of 113.32 feet to a point for the northwest corner of the tract hereby conveyed; Thence N 600- 12' -40a E a distance of 1342.47 feet to a point in the southwest boundary line of South Staples Street (Dump Road) for the northeast corner of the tract hereby conveyed; Thence S 31?40'_50` E with the southwest boundary line of South staples street (Dump Road) a distance of 60.01 feet to a point for the southeast corner of the tract hereby conveyed; - Thence S 600 -12' 0 W a distance of 1439.88 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 1.916 acres of land more or less all of said lands to be used for drainage ditch and/or roadways now under construction, and other municipal purposes. SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorised and directed, for and on behalf of the City, to purchase 0.606 acres of land described as follows, to -wit: A strip of land 20 fast is width and 1320 feet in length out of Lot 11 Section A of the Paisleys Subdi- vision of the Hoffman Tract as shown by map of record in the office of the County Clerk of Nueoes County, Texas, and recorded in Volume A page 28 of the Map Records of said County, said strip of land being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point in the northwest boundary line of Lot 11 Section A Paisleys Subdivision, said point bearing S 280- 14' -27" W 20 feat from the common corner of lots 5, 6, 11 and 12 Section A of said Paisleys Subdivision, said beginning point being a Point on the western boundary line of the 40 foot Public Road dedicated on the Map record and commonly referred to as Oollihar Road. Thence in a Southeasterly direction 20' from and running parallel with the common boundary line of Lots 6 and 11, Section A of said Paisley's Subdivi.sion,.a distance of 1320 feet to a point in.the common boundary line of Lots 10 and 11 Section A of said Paisleys Sub- division for the northeast corner of the tract hereby conveyed; Thence S 280- 14-27" A with the common boundary line of Lots 10 and 11 Section A of said Paisleys Subdivision a distance of 20 feet to a point for the southeast corner of the tract hereby conveyed; Thence in a Northwesterly direction 40' from and running parallel with the common boundary line of Lots 6 and 11 Section A of said Paisleys Subdivision, a distance of 1320 feet to a point on the cornon boundary line of Lots 11 and 12 Section A of said Paisleys Subdi- vision for the southwest corner of the tract hereby oon- veyed. Thecae N 280- 14a -27° E with the common boundary line of Lots 11 and 12 Section A of said Paisleys Subdi- vision a. distance of 20 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 0.606 &area of land more or lose. all of Said lands to be used for drainage ditch and/or roadways now under construction, and other municipal purposes. SECTION 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorised and directed to execute the necessary contracts tar the purchase of said lands described in Sections 1 and 2 hereof and to do all things incident to or requisite to obtaining the title and possession of said lands. SECTION 4. That the purchase price of the property described in Section 1 of Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy -Four Dollars and No Cents (62,8711.00), and such additional sums as may be incurred as title expense incident to the aoqui.sition of said land are to be paid from No. 295 Improve. mont Bonds 1948 Construction Fund (Storm Server Improvements). SECTION 5. That the purchase price of the property described in Section 2 of Four Hundred and Fifty Four Dollars and Fifty cents (14,50), 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 Improvemont Bonds 1948 Construction Fund (Storm Serer Improvements). SECTION 6. The necessity for acquiring land at the location of said land herein described and the fact that the said laud is required immediately for the use of the drainage project and/or roadways 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 intro- duced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor 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 LS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAIN®. PASSED AND APPROPED this L day of A. D. 191x9. City of Corpus Christi, Texas - ATTEST: City ecre xg . AP 980 AS TQ LEGAL FOSffi A or Corpua'Christi, Texas TO THE EWERS OF TEE CITY COGNCIL Corpus Christi, Texaa Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fors - going 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, . (f I V qq2-f"'d-- City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman /7 Jack DeForrest[ Barney Cott T Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman- WO v , / , 1949 I certify to the City Council that the money r equired for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City / Y ♦Mt+r 71 of Corpus Christi tp the credit of band No. Y4V = 3 ',Wx Cbnrfrnciias Fu,.V rom which it is proposed to be dram., and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose° rec or e