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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHOR R THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL EST-KTE--TlT NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IN SUCH CITY FOR THE WIDENING AND
EXPANSION OF A CERTAIN'STREET WITHIN SAID CITY COMMONLY
KNOWN AS BALDWIj�_BOULEI(ARD.AND MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED HEM DIRECTING THE'CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTION S 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 50, IT IS NECESSARY THAT
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BE ACQUIRED BY SAID CITY, A PART OF WHICH IS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK FIVE (5), SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 35, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND BEING
THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO J. M. GANNON AND MARIE H. GANNON
BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 5, 1939, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME `254,
PAGE 43 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN J. M.
GANNON AND MARIE H. GANNON; 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 EX-
PEDIENT 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 4. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREI`IISES, 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 SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK FIVE (5), SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ACCORDING TO PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 11, PAGE 35, MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND BEING
THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO J. M. GANNON AND MARIE H. GANNON
BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 5, 1939, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 254,
PAGE 43 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND.THE CITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, BY AND THROUGH ITS PROPER
OFFICIALS TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND
ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN AND TO,PROCEED WITH SAID
CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSIONS WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OB-
TAINING FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO SAID PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING
THE SAME FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THEREON OF AN EXPANSIONS WIDENING AND ADDITION
TO THAT STREET COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDWIN 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 Z. 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 COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO
EXISTS 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
PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE / DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
19511.
ATTEST
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CITY SECRETARYO I I /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CITY ATi ORN`tY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Chhristi, TUS19
1954„
TO THE MEMBERS (Y,- cuy CEairrYv
Corpus Christi, Ter;Ns
Gentlemen-.
For the r,iasons set fegth In the emergency clause of the
foregoing ordinaanvre n public emergenty and Imperative necessity exist
for the suspensitr, cry tkhm 0hartem iced* err: tequirement that no ordinance
or resolution shat o. pG.L�;ed finally can toe date fit is introduced,
and that such orlinarnas,e sit resolution yha.11 be read at three meetings
of the City C -.Dt= , 110 therefore, hereby regro.-t that you sglp,*1ld 9314
Charter rule as red +yv._ rafnt and pesos V�ts ordinance finally on the date
it Is introduced, cy ua the pzesern meeting of the City Council,
Respectfully,
2- C �
MAYBE
CITY OF CORPUS CHMISTL TEXAS
Th,r Chaster rule was suspended by the following vote:
P. C. Callaway _W
E:llrey Icing
James So Naismith
W. James Brace
F. P. Peterson, Jr
The- abruve ord:umanc wars passed by the following vote,
Po C. Callaway
Illroy Icing
James S. Naismith
W. James Brace
Fa F. Pptersi.u, per
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