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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING THE SOUTH 1140 AND ONE -HALF (2 1/2') FEET AND
THE NORTH TWO AND ONE - HALF 2 1/2') FEET OF THE WIDTH
OF ELIZABETH STREET EXTE14DING FROM OCEAN DRIVE TO
THIRD STREET IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, THEREBY REDUCING THE RIGHT -OF -WAY OF
SAID ELIZABETH STREET FROM ITS PRESENT WIDTH OF SEVENTY -
FIVE (75') FEET TO A WIDTH OF SEVENTY (70') FEET; ORDERING
AND DIRECTING THE RETURN OF SUCH PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY OWNERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
IIHERE,S, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN
PETITIONED THAT A PORTION OF ELIZABETH STREET, BEING TWO (2) STRIPS OF SAID
STREET TWO AND ONE -HALF (2 1/21) FEET IN WIDTH RUNNING FROM OCEAN DRIVE TO
THIRD STREET BE CLOSED; AND
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED CLOSING OF SAID STRIP ON ELIZABETH
STREET HAS BEEN GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND BY MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF
ALL OWNERS ABUTTING SAID STREET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER ARTICLE II, SECTION 6 THEREOF; AND
WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE GIVEN AS ABOVE SET OUT,
PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
AS FOLLOWS: AT 7:30 P.M. ON THE 7TH DAY OF MAY, 1954, AND AT 7:30 P.M. ON THE
13TH DAY OF MAY, 1954, SAID HEARINGS BEING HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AT
THE CITY HALL; AND
WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC WELFARE, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WILL BE BETTER
SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF SUCH STREET:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDrAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT A PORTION OF ELIZABETH STREET, BEING TWO (2) STRIPS
OF SAID STREET TWO AND ONE -HALF (2 1/21) FEET IN WIDTH RUNNING FROM OCEAN DRIVE
TO THIRD STREET PARALLEL TO AND ABUTTING CERTAIN PROPERTY MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT:
A PORTION OF SAID STREET TWO AND ONE -HALF (2 1/21)
FEET IN WIDTH ADJOINING, ABUTTING AND PARALLEL TO THE
SOUTH SIDE OF LOTS 11 AND 12 IN BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 11
AND 12 IN 3LOCK 2 OF THAT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI KNOWN AS OCEAN VIEW r "'.ODI TI ON, AND A
PORTION OF SADD STREET TWO AND ONE -HALF (2 1/2') FEET IN
WIDTH ADJ DINING? ABUTTING AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTH SIDE
OF LOTS 1 AND 1,4 OF BLOCK 10 AND LOTS 1 AND 14 or BLOCK
11 OF THAT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI KNOWN
AS BAYFRONT TERRACE,
BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CL05ED AS A PUBLIC STREET AND FROM PUBLIC USE.
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SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HEREBY QUITCLAIMS AND
RELINQUISHES ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IT MAY HAVE IN AND TO THE SAID
STREET DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7 HEREOF, TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ABUTTING SAID
STREET.
SECTION j. THE FACT THAT PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AIJD NECESSITY WILL
BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THAT PORTION OF ELIZABETH STREET DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 1 HEREOF CREATES A PUBLIC E14ERGEIICY AND A 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 ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE REGULAR MEETINGS DF 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 BPI 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 DAY OF MAY, 1954.
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PPRGVED o TD LEG,"L FORDS:(
CI TY`JTOE`NEY
M?,YOR PRO TEM
CITY OF CORPUJ CHRISTI, TEXd;S
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOINS-"DIMANCE, 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,
MAYOR
CITY 6F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SU ENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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ELLRO Y ING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES S.
NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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W. JAMES BRACE
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