HomeMy WebLinkAbout03855 ORD - 09/01/1954EMB:AH 9 -1 -54
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PRnrFFnIN_ra BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IN SUCH CITY FOR THE WIDENING AND
EXPANSION OF A CERTAIN STREET WITHIN SAID CITY COMMONLY
KNOWN AS RALDWIN anulcWARA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED HEREIN; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTENDS TO WIDEN AND EXPAND
ONE OF ITS STREETS COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDWIN BOULEVARD, AND HAS HERETOFORE
DEEMED A NECESSITY EXISTS THEREFOR IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF SUCH STREET IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND IN ORDER TO DO SO, IT IS NECESSARY THAT
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BE ACQUIRED BY SAID CITY, A PART OF WHICH IS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT 1, BLOCK 1, SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI? TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLOT THERE-
OF RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 35, OF THE MAP RECORDS
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS
THEREON, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO A. D.
HAYSLIP AND WIFE FREDDIE W. HAYSLIP By GEORGE H. SIEMS
AND WIFE RUTH M. SIEMS AND LAWRANCE A. GATES AND WIFE
MARY L. GATS BY DEED DATED JANUARY 13, 11949 AND RE-
CORDED IN VOLUME 415, PAGE 116 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
A. D. HAYSLIP AND WIFE, FREDDIE W. HAYSLIP; THAT SAID CITY HAS HERETOFORE
ATTEMPTED TO REACH AN AGREEMENT AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY
BETWEEN SAID OWNERS, BUT THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, AND SAID OWNERS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE; AND AS A RESULT OF
SUCH INABILITY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE, IT, THEREFORE, BECOMES
NECESSARY AND EXPEDIENT THAT SAID PROPERTY BE CONDEMNED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREMISES, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OF THE CITY CHARTER,
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE SAID CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DOES HEREBY
ORDER THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND
IN SUCH CITY, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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LOT ONE (1), BLOCK ONE (1), SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASrr
ACCORDING TO PLOT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 11,
PAGE 35 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND BEING THE
SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO A. D. HAYSLIP AND WIFE,
FREDDIE W. HAYSLIP BY GEORGE H. STEMS AND WIFE,
RUTH M. STEMS AND LAWRANCE A. GATES AND WIFE MARY L.
GATES BY DEED DATED JANUARY 13, 1949 AND RECORDED
IN VOLUME 415, PAGE 116 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND THE CITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECT &D, BY AND THROUGH ITS PROPER
OFFICIALS, TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND
ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN AND TO PR06EED.WITH SAID
CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF 08-
TAINING FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO SAID PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING
THE SAME FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREON OF AN EXPANSION, WIDENING AND ADDITION
TO THAT STREET COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6ALDWIN BOULEVARD, TOGETHER WITH THE NECES-
SARY EASEMENTS AND RIGHT -OF -WAY ADJUNCTS AND AS A PART OF THE PUBLIC STREET
SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE NECES-
SITY.FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF THE REAL PROPERTY HEREIN -
BEFORE SET OUT SO THAT SAID STREET AND STREET SYSTEM MAY BE CONSTRUCTED,
WIDENED AND EXPANDED THEREON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CREATES AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING NO ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE I DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1954.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORR@S CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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TO THE MEMBERS W Tdri C M'r COW IL
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Pots the reosonaa met forth in the emergency clause of the. -
foregoing emdi►uab00to a PO4 20 MtZgeney scud iranperative necessity, eifist
far the suspension of tho' Chaartet rake or requirement that no .ordinance
at resolution $belli be passed fiaaiiy on the dote it is introduced,
and that Noah osdinaanco er resolution shah be read at three meetings
of the Q11? CpnnciA" y, thevefoffir, heraby rrgvtt"t that you g^ilp #,nd paid
Charter route or tequiremont and paaso this ordinance fiaa€ailY en the data
It is introduced, or vt the present meeting Of the City Cehneii.
Roopeatfaaiiy,
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MAYOR
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The Charter rule was enspended by the following aretef
P. C. Calloway
Elitoy King
James Ss NaAamith
W. James Brace
F, P. Potersen, J9
The above ordinance woo passed by the following vetea
P. C. Calloway
Ellroy King _
James R. Noismith
N. James Brace
F. P, Pate>esaoa, Jr
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