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AN ORDINANCE NO. 3563 APPROPRIATING FROM 90. 291 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) THE SUM OF $1,51+0.40 TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE NORTHERLY 150 FEET OF THE QESTERLY ONE -HALF OF LOT 1, WOODLAWN BLOCK NO. 2 ADDITION, AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SAID $1,540.40 BEING A PART OF THE DESIGNATION OF $30,000.00 FROM THE ABOVE NAMED FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A SITE FOR THE WESTSIDE RECREATION CENTER$ SAME BEING PASSED AND APPROVED BY fHE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 23, 9952 AND BEING ORDINANCE NO. 3375; SAID SUM OF $1,540.40 BEING COMPOSED OF $1,500.00 TO BE PAID FOR SUCH TRACT AND $40.40 FOR CLOSING COSTS AND TITLE POLICY; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CLTY TO ACQUIRE SAID PROPERTY BY GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FROM MAY BLYTHE, A FEME SOLE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL IN- STRUMENTS AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND REQUISITE TO SUCH PURCHASE; EXPRESSLY REPEALING THAT PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 3513 IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, SAID ORDINANCE HAVING BEEN PASSED AND APPROVED THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 1953, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 189, OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS REFLECTED BY THE MINUTES THEREOF, THAT NEGOTIATIONS BE MADE TO ACQUIRE THE NORTHERLY 150 FEET OF THE WESTERLY ONE -HALF OF LOT I, WOODLAWN BLOCK 2 ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 5 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAME BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN BY A COPY OF DEED FROM MAY BLYTHE, A FEME SOLE, DATED OCTOBER 13, 19531 CONVEYING SAID PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, A COPY OF WHICH DEED IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PERTINENT PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, MAY BLYTHE, A FEME SOLE, IS THE OWNER OF SAID LAND AND HAS INDICATED THAT SHE IS WILLING TO CONVEY SAME TO THE CITY FOR THE SUM OF $1,500.00, AND THE CITY DESIRES TO ACQUIRE SAME AND TO PAY THE SUM OF $40.40 AS PAYMENT FOR CLOSING COSTS AND TITLE POLICY; AND WHEREAS, IT IS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT THE PURCHASE OF SAME IS PROPER AND DESIRABLE: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM N0. 291 IMPROVE- MENT BONDS 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION ) THE SUM OF $1,540.40 TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, 35(e3 OF WHICH SUM $1,500.00 IS TO BE PAID AS THE PURCHASE PRICIER AND $40.40 AS PAY- MENT FOR CLOSING COSTS AND TITLE POLICY, SAID SUM OF $1,540.40 BEING A PART OF A DESIGNATION OF $30,000.00 FROM NO. 291 IMPROVEMENT�BONDS 1952 CONSTRUCTION FUND PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) FOR ACQUISITION OF A SITE FOR A PARK AND RECREATION CENTER, KNOWN AS THE WEST SIDE RECREATTON CENTER, SAME BEING PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 23: 1952, AND BEING ORDI- NANCE ND. 3375• SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO ACQUIRE AS A PORTION OF THE TRACT TO BE ACQUIRED AND DEVELOPED AS A SITE FOR THE WEST SIDE RECREATION CENTER, THE NORTHERLY 150 FEET OF THE WESTERLY ONE -HALF OF LOT 1, BLOCK 2 ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO 4 PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME , PAGE 5 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SAME BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY A COPY OF THE DEED ATTACHED HERETO; AND TO DELIVER TO SAID MAY BLYTHE, A FEME SOLE, UPON HER CONVEYANCE OF SAME, THE SUM OF $1,500.00, AS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED TO BE PAID FOR THAT PURPOSE IN SECTION 1 HEREOF, AND TO PAY TO STEWART TITLE COMPANY THE SUM OF $40.40 IN PAYMENT FOR CLOSING COSTS AND TITLE POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF SAID PROPERTY. SECTION 3. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND REQUISITE TO SUCH ACQUISITION'., 4 SECTION . THAT THERE IS HEREBY REPEALED THAT PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO';' 3513, PASSED AND APPROVED.THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 1953, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 189 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY 41F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND ONLY THAT PORTION IN CONFLICT HEREWITH BEING REPEALED BY THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 5. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR ENLARGING THE PARK SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BY THE AFORESAID ACQUISITION AS A PART OF THE PERMANENT PARK IMPROVEMENTS OF SAID CITY IMMEDIATELY, AND IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENFRA4 WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENS, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN -2- IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO- DUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIS72 HAVING REQUESTED 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 PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE / !L o OF OCTOBER, 1953. A i ✓ 4__ ITY SECRET RY/ PP ROVED AS �TJa LEGAL FORM: � � t CITY ATTORNEY -4- THE CM OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE STATE OF TEXAS IN id ALL NEW BY THE PRESEM �CDIAVTY OF NIlECES THAT 1, MAY BLYTNE, A FtME SOLE, OF VNECES COUNTY, TEXAS, IN CON+ SIDERATION OF THE SUM OF TEN AND ND/100 DOUARS (410.00), CASH, AND OTHER SOOD AND VALUASLF CONSIDERATION, TO SAID GRANTOR IN HAND PAID BY THE O.RANTEE HEREIN- AFTER NAMED, THE RECEIPT OF WNICH IS NERESY ACKNOWLEDGED, HAVE RANTED, SDLD AND COWEYEO AND BT TWESt PRESENTS DO SLANT, SELL AND CONVEY UNTO CITY OF CORPW CHRISTI, TEXAS, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OF NVECES CtWNTY, TEXAS, ALL THAT CER- VAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN NUECES CODUTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -MIT; THE NORT14 150 fl- DF 'riot WEST 1f2 OF LOT ONE (1), WOOMAWN BLOCK 110. TWO t2), AN ADDITION TO THE CITY Of CORPUS CHRISTI ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IM VOL. 41 - PAGE 5, NAP RECORDS, THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO ANY AIIO ALL RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS, AND RESERVATIONS, 17 AMY., RELAT MG TO THE NIEREIBABOVt DESCRIBED P-- ROPERTY, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT TWAT THEY ARE STILL IN EFFECT, SHOWN Of RECORD iM NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AM TO ALL ZONING LAWS, REGULAT#OHS, AND OIIDINANCE$ OF MUNICIPAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHOR - tTIES, If ANY, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE STILL IN EFFECT, RELATING TO TNNE MEREINABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY.. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD TINE SAID PREMISES, TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHTS, HEREDITAMENTS AMS APPURTENANCES THERETO BELONGING, UNTO THE SAID GRANTEE ABOVE NAMEO, ITS SUCCESSORS AND AOSIGks FOREVER, AND I DO HEREBY DINO MYSELF, MY HEIRS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO WARRANT AND FOREVER DEPEND THE TITLE TO SAID PROPER- TY UNTO THE SAID GRANTEE ABOVE NAMED, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AGAINST EVERY PERSON WHOMSOEVER LAWFULLY CLAIMING OR TO CLAIM THE SAME, OR ANY PART THEREOF. EXECUTED THIS 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1953- A NEM, A FEME SOLE THE STATE OF TEXAS COWM OF NUECES BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED AUTHORITY, ON THIS DAY PERSONALLY APPEARED WAY BLYTHE, A FEME SOLE, KNOWN TO ME TO BE THE PERSOR WHOSE NAME IS SUBSCRIBED TO THE FORE6014Q INSTRUMENT, AND ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME TWAT SHE EXECUTED THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSES AND CONSIDERATION THEREtH EXPRESSED. GIVEN UNDER W RAW AND SEAL OF DFFICE, THIS DAY Of OCTOBER, 1953- NOTARY PUBLNC 10 An FOR NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS. OCTOBER 14, 1953 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION2 OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE 15 IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF No. 291 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1952.- - CONSTRUCTION FUND (PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION) FUND FROM WHICH IT 15 PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. APPROVED /O - 141 ' 1.3 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CITY CONTROLLER CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS .0- '1953 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH )N 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 CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY ' MA YOA CITY 0 US CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY ICING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES if NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE ��.d� /�� THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE /. / FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN GLell ELLROY ICING (ll�n P. C: C�(A//LJLAWAY JAMESr/r/. NAISMITH 2k - W. JAMES BRACE 35r -s