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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS 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 BALDWIN BOULEVARD 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 OE ACQUIRED BY SAID CITY, A PART OF WHICH IS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT ONE (1), BLOCK FOUR (4), SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION TO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF
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 CONSTANTINE D. PEDROTTI, JR.,
AND WIFE, IRMA PEDROTTI_, BY LORENE POWELL AND HUSBAND, B. D.
POWELLj BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 1, 1939, RECORDED IN VOLUME 252,
PAGE 247 DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
CONSTANTINE D. PEDROTTI, JR., AND WIFE, IRMA PEDROTTI; 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 15 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 CONDEM14ED 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 FOUR (4), SOUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION TO
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF
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 CONSTANTINE D. PEDROTTI? JR.,
AND WIFE IRMA PEDROTTI, BY LORENE POWELL AND HUSBANDS B. D.
PDWELLj BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 1, 1939, RECORDED IN VOLUME 252,
PAGE 247 DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND THE CITY 15 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 EXPANSION, WIDENING AND ADDITION
TO THAT STREET COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDWIN BOULEVARDS 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 14AYORI 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,
1954.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS /TTOOJ GAL FORM:
CITY ATTO),,iNEY
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS
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Fdjr alhe suet d'orth in the emorgemcy necessity of the
foregoing omdinu�auonte„ as pua��Hc ernergenoy n0 im(aeratire necessity Wat
for the suspensitnu at ithe Ch-twtk -m tine ow requirement that ne srdihanae
et resolution ths12. bt pngted finally on the date it is intraducedo
end that such ordinamnre oil resolution shall be gtod at three meetings
&S the Cst GrwanciAb 16 tsaeretere@ herpl)y u:,: anuest that you s>es�pernd aaid
Charter ra a or aegauii mnent and Pass thli ordinance finally an the date
It is introduced, es air :9Re pxesennt mieee.i}ug of the City Council.
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The Charter rule was Suspended by the following rote$
P. C. Calloway
U9roy King
James G. maisanith
W. James.areae
F, P. Petersern# Js'
The above ordimanee teas passed by the following rote$
P. Co Calloway
Ellroy King
Jaases so Naimmith
W. James Rlrace
I", po Peterson# Jt