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Home My WebLink About02807 ORD - 07/06/1950IMSinger :gp 7/6/50 (5) cb AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACQUIRE LOTS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, BLOCK B, DIAZ ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, NEEDED AS TEE SITE FOR THE NEW POLICE BUILDING TO BE BUILT AT BUFFALO AND BROWNLEE, BY GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FROM MRS. EMMA L. LLOYD, A WIDOW, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF TEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLIA RS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING SAID CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS AND TO DO ALL THINGS REQUISITE TO SUCH =LTISITION, INCLUDING THE SALES CONTRACT WHICH IS MADE A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI - TEXAS: SECTION I. That the City Manager is hereby author- ized and directed for and on behalf of the City to acquire a War- ranty Deed from Mrs. Emma. L. Lloyd, a widow, covering the fee simple title to that certain tract of land described as follows, to -exit: Lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, Block B. DIAZ ADDITION to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said tract being desired as the site for the new Police Building to be built at said location. SECTION II. That the City Manager is hereby author- ized and directed to acquire said land and to execute the necessary instruments incident thereto, including and in accordance with the Contract for Sale, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.. IN SECTION IV. The necessity for purchase of a site on which to locate the new police building creates a necessity and public emergency requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordi- nance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its intro - duotion and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared such public emergency and imperative public necessity to exist, re- questing the suspension of said Charter rule 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 the �' day of July, 1950. I�1 yA pg 7i THE City of Corpus Christi, Texas Z44494�� APPROVED 7AASS TO LEGAL FORM: ity C Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas 1949 TO THE MMBnS OF T$E CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore- 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 oa the date it is Introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman The above ordinance wet Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman 1 passed by the following votes THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF NUECES. THIS MEMORANDUM WITNESSETH: THAT NXISe i4'Ma Li INFE L107d, a widow , Seller, the owner in fee of the property below described, in consideration of Ten Thousand live flundred mid noA00 (w101500,00) DOLLARS paid and to be paid by Llt7 Of (�or`:3ua Ohristi purchaser, as hereinafter set forth, does hereby agree and bind to convey to the said purchaser the following described premises, situated in Nueces County, Texas: Lots 10 fur 17s 10# 19, 20, 21 and 92' B3.ock 00 DIRS Adhtl.ono The sum of 1107 ollars is deposited with Stewart Title Company, as earnest money together with copy hereof. The consideration for this transaction is as follows: ion tiousand FtV0 1IWXIVpd and no /100 (,AO,500 *0j) Dollars cash, of which said sum paid as earnest money shall form a part, and the further consideration as follows: All cosh It In awed &nd understood that ',purchaser is to pay all ti tie axpense, Upon the closing of this sale, the seller is to furnish to the purchaser Certificate of Title Guaranty by said Stewart Title Guaranty Company, showing fee simple title in such purchaser, free of all liens except such as may be assumed by the purchaser and as may be hereinbefore mentioned. This sale shall be closed on or before_Lug,=t2T 195Q,..._ s__ �tio ti eg unless defects ffi are found in the title, in which event, a reasonable length of time will be allowed in which to cure said defects, or purchaser may enforce specific performance hereof. Current taxes, rents, interest, and insurance if any, shall be pro -rated to date of delivery of deed. Possession of property to be given on cloning Seller agrees to pay no COM"se'On dUa anyone o Agent, % commission. If the title of said seller to said property shall prove good, and the purchaser shall fail to comply with his part of this contract, said sum of earnest money, above mentioned as paid, shall be retained by the seller as and for his liquidated damages, agreed to by the parties hereto on account of such default by purchaser, (at option of agent, one -half to go to seller and one -half to agent), less a reason- able fee to said Title Company for its services, or seller may enforce specific performance of this contract. Witness the hands of said parties, this day of 'rum 52 19 50 %' F �� . ,?..9.✓ »/J � �(D / /�!�`�C -ifs iS F -, Seller Address CITY OP CCPTIIS CTTP.IS'PIa T Y, "S Seller - Address "'I. P. CMARm CITY ?iAIIAGER Buyer Address Address The undersigned acknowledges receipt of above earnest money amounting to $ in form of to be held in accordance with terms of foregoing agreement. Escrow Agent does not assume and shall not be under, any liability on account of performance or non - performance of any party to the agreement; and Escrow Agent may, at its option, require the receipt, release, and authorization in writing of all parties before paying the deposit to either party, Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any interest or other charge on the money held by it. Dated this day of 19_.. STEWART TITLE COMPANY ESCROW AGENT PHONE 9317 WHMN BUILDING STEWART TITLE CO. P. O. Box 2156 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS •TITLES GUARANTEED