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AN ORDINANCE
CANVA5Sli'4 RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN
ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR
NOT TAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY AS DESCRIBED IN
ORDINANCE NO. 3865 ORDERING SUCH ELECTION DATED
SEPTEMBER 1, 19541 AND COMPRISED OF T;10 SEPARATE
AREAS, SHALL BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
ls'HEREAS, ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 195+, THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION
TO BE HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE 25TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, AND SUCH ELECTION WAS ORDERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN
TERRITORY SHOULD BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; WHICH SAID
TERRITORY CONSISTS OF TWO SEPARATE AREAS AS FIRST DESCRIBED AND SECONDLY
DESCRI8ED IN SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE ORDERING THE ELECTION, WHICH SAID
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LINE AND ON THE EAST BY THE CAYO DEL 050 AND ON THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST, BY A LINE PARALLEL TO AND SOUTHWEST OF
LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE
QUARTER MILE, AND FURTHER INCLUDING-ALL OF THAT SUBDI-VlSION
LYING SOUTHWEST OF SAID LINE GENERALLY KNOWN AS GARDENDALE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND ALSO INCLUDING
TWO (2) SEPARATE AREAS ABUTTING ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
ALAMEDA STREET INCLUDING GENERALLY ALL THE LANDS AND ABUTTING
STREETS OF WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AND AN AREA OF
APP- ROXIMATELY TWENTY (20) ACRES ABUTTING ON SAID SOUTH
ALAMEDA STREET ADJACENT TO THE 050 GOLF COURSE; AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY HEREINAFTER DESCRI -BED.
WEST AREA - DESCRIBED GENERALLY AS BEING THAT AREA
BOUNDED BY THE C17Y LIMITS ON THE EAST, UP RIVER (SHELL)
ROAD ON THE NORTH AND INCLUDING ALL OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE
ADDITION LYING TO THE NORTH OF UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD, AND
BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH AND WEST BY A LINE PARALLEL. TO AND
WEST OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD, SAID L;NE BEING AT A DISTANCE
OF ONE QUARTER MILE AS TO A PORTION THEREOF AND AT A -
DISTANCE OF ONE QUARTER MILE AS TO A POPTION THEREOF AND AT
A DISTANCE OF 300 FEET AS TO OTHER PORTIONS THEREOF AND FURTHER
BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE SOUTH AND WEST BOUNDARY OF THE
TRADE WINDS MOTEL PROPERTY AND A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 300
FEET WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF EBONY ACRES ADDITION N0. 3
AND A NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF EBONY
ACRES ADDITION No. 3 AND FURTHER BOUNDED BY THE COMMON
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANEY 55 -ACRE TRACT AND THE DUNN
ADO -ACRE TRACT; AND MORE SPECIFICALLY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED.
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WHEREAS, SAID ORDINANCE DIRECTED THAT THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION
OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TERRITORIES BE STATED ON THE BALLOT, AND SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS 8Y PROPOSITIONS AS FOLLOWS;
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"SHALL THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE, ANNEX
TO SAID CITY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GENERALLY
DESCRIBED AS BEING ALL OF THAT TERRITORY LOCATED BETWEEN
THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS ON THE SOUTH, BOUNDED GENERALLY
ON THE NORTH AND WEST BY THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE AND
ON THE EAST BY THE CAYO DEL 050 AND ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-
WEST BY A LINE PARALLEL TO AND SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON BOULE-
VARD AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE, AND
FURTHER INCLUDING ALL OF THAT SUBDIVISION LYING SOUTHWEST
OF SAID LINE GENERALLY KNOWN AS GARDENDALE ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND ALSO INCLUDING TWO (2) SEPARATE
AREAS ABUTTING ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF ALAMEDA STREET
INCLUDING GENERALLY ALL THE LANDS AND ABUTTING STREETS OF
WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AND AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY (20) ACRES ABUTTING ON SAID SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET
ADJACENT TO THE OSO GOLF COURSE; AND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THE AREA HEREIN REFERRED TO AS THE SOUTH AREA SHALL INCLUDE
ALL OF THE TERRITORY AND ALL OF THAT AREA INCLUDED AND BOUNDED
AS FOLLOWS- -
BEGINNING AT A POINT AT THE CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS
LINE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SAID POINT BEING ONE QUARTER
MILE MORE OR LESS SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY
OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AND 180 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF
WEBER ROAD,
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL TO AND ONE
QUARTER MILE SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE SAID CENTER LINE OF LEXINGTON
BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY AS THE SAME NOW EXISTS TO A POINT 180 FEET
NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF EVERHART ROAD AS THE SAME NOW
EXISTS, FOR A CORNER,
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 180 FEET
NORTHWEST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID EVERHART
ROAD TO THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF HOLLY ROAD, AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE ON A SOUTHEASTERLYIDORECTOON ALONG THE.SAOD SOUTHWESTERLY
BOUNDARY LONE OF HOLLY ROAD AND HOLLY DRIVE TO A POINT 180 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF THE ORIGINAL CENTER LONE OF SOUTH STAPLES STREET (DUMP
ROAD) WHICH CENTER LINE IS ALSO THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF SECTION 3 OF
FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCONAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS,
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 180 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF SOUTH STAPLES
STREET (DUMP ROAD' TO 'A POINT ON THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LONE OF
A COUNTY ROAD SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THOMPSON ROAD OR WILLIAMS DROVE;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE SOUTH-
WEST BOUNDARY LONE OF SAID THOMPSON ROAD (WILLIAMS DROVE) AS SAID
ROAD NOW EXISTS AND EXTENSION OF SAID BOUNDARY LINE TO A POINT
660 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LONE OF ROOD FIELD ROAD SOMETIMES
CALLED LANGLEY BOULEVARD, AS NOW EXISTING,
THENCE ON A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 660 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LONE OF RODD FIELD
ROAD OR LANGLEY BOULEVARD, AS NOW EXISTING TO THE MEAN LOW TIDE
LINE OF THE CATO DEL OSO,
THENCE ON A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE MEANDERS OF THE SAID
MEAN LOW TIDE LINE OF THE CAYO DEL OSO TO A POON', ON THE SAID LINE
AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAID MEAN LOW TIDE LONE WITH THE EASTERN
BOUNDARY LONE OF ENNOS JOSLIN ROAD AS NOW EXISTING,
THENCE ON A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE EASTERN
BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID ENNIS JOSLIN ROAD TO A POINT IN THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE CAYO DEL OSOy
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE MEANDERS
OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING,
AL50 ONCLUDONG ALL OF THE AREA BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS-
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE IN SOUTH
ALAMEDA STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE MOST SOUTHERLY. BOUNDARY
OF LOT 5, SECTION 14, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCONAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS
OR TH; NORTHEASTERN EXTENSION THEREOF,
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WOTH THE EXTENSION OF THE
SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF.LOT 5, SECTION 14, FLOUR BLUFF AND
ENCONAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS AND THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID LOT 5 ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE 660 FEET MORE
OR LESS TO A POINTS A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LONE,
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE A DISTANCE OF 1320 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTH-
EASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 7, jECTION tog FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL
FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS TO A POINT, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY
LIMITS LINE;
THENCE ON A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION 660 FEET MORE OR LESS
ALONG AND WITH THE SAID SOUTHEAST LINE OF SAID LOT 7 AND THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE TO A POINT IN ALAMEDA STREETS A CORNER OF THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE§
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIREC700M ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LOM07S-LINf IN SAGO SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET A DISTANCE OF 1320 FEET
MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGONNOMS,
ALSO INCLUDING ALL OF THE AREA BOUNDED AS FOLLOWSS
BEGI M NG AT A POINT IN THE _PRESENT CaTY LIMITS LONE IN SOUTH
ALAMEDA STREET AT THE INTERSEC70ON OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY
LONE OF WgHbSOR PARK SUBDIYOSOON, UNIT 9, AND THE NORTHEASTERLY
EXTENSOON THEREOF$
THENCE ON A SOUYMWE37ERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LORITS LINE AND ALONG AND WITH THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF
WINDSOR PARCH SUBDOYISOON, UNIT 1, TO A POINT, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT
COTY LomaTa LONE9
THENCE ON A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
COTY LoMOY9 LINE TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LONE OF SHERIDAN DROVE, A
CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LONE$
THENCE ON A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE CENTER
LINE OF SHERIDAN DROVE, THE PRESENT CITY LOMOTS LINE, TO A POOMT IN
SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LONE;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY D59EC700M ALONG AND WOTH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE ON SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET TO THE PLACE OF BEOI 'NNINOa
PROPOSITION NO. 2
"SHALL THE,CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE, ANNEX
TO SAID CITY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GENERALLY DE-
SCRIBED AS BEING THAT AREA BOUNDED BY THE CITY LIMITS ON
THE EAST, UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD ON THE NORTH AND INCLUDING
ALL OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE ADDITION LYING TO THE NORTH OF
UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD, AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH AND WEST
BY A LINE PARALLEL TO AND WEST OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD, SAID
LINE BEING AT A DISTANCE OF ONE QUARTER MILE AS TO .A PORTION
THEREOF AND AT A DISTANCE OF 360 FEET AS TO OTHER PORTIONS
THEREOF AND FURTHER BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE SOUTH AND
WEST BOUNDARY OF THE TRADE WINDS MOTEL PROPERTY AND A LINE
PARALLEL TO AND 300 FEET WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF EBONY ACRES
ADDITION NO. 3 AND A NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST BOUNDARY
LINE OF EBONY ACRES ADDITION NO. 3 AND FURTHER BOUNDED BY
THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANEY 55 -ACRE TRACT AND
THE DUNN 100 -ACRE TRACT; AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
THE AREA HEREIN REFERRED TO AS THE WEST AREA SHALL INCLUDE
ALL OF THE TERRITORY AND ALL OF THAT AREA INCLUDED AND BOUNDED
AS FOLLOWS:" '
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LONE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAID POINT BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE
CENTER LINE OF POTH LAW-AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE
NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE SUBDIVOSION;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DORECTOON ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY
EXTENSION OF THE NORTHF-ASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE
SUBDIVISION AND THE NORTHCASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION
TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE SUBDOVOSBOR;
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY
BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE SUBDIVISION TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF UP RIVER (SHELL' ROAD;
THENCE IN A WESTERLY D.IRECTION ALONG WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY
LINE OF UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH-
EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANEY 55 -ACRE
TRACT .L AND THE DUNN 100 -ACRE TRACTS SAID BOUNDARY LINE BEING THE
EAST /QF THE SAID DUNN TRACT DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME K
ON PAGE 90 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
THENCE. SOUTHWESTERLY WOTH THE AFORESAID EXTENSION OF THE COMMON
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANLY AND DUNN TRACTS AND CONTINUING
ON ALONG SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE A DISTANCE OF 4200 FEET MORE OR
LESS TO A CORNER, SAID CORNER BEING THE MOST SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER
OF THE JOHN DUNN 14.5 -ACRE TRACT AND BEING THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER
OF THE TRACT DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 153, PAGE 421 ,
DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; -
THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION 110 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A
CORNER, SAID CORNER BEING THE POINT OF INTERSECTION W9TM THE
NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE MOST WESTERLY BOUNDARY /W EBONY ACRES
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ADDITION N0. 31 AS RECORDED ON VOLUME 11 S PAGE .11 OF THE MAP
OR PLAT RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAb;
THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION
OF THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID EBONY ACRES ADDITION N0. -3, A
DISTANCE OF 1240 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID EBONY ACRES ADDITION NO. 3;
THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF
THE MOST NORTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID EBONY ACRES ADDITION NO. 3
AND CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE JAMES MCBRI.DE PAR-
TITION A DISTANCE OF 300 FEET TO A POINT FOR A CORNER;
THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST BOUNDARY
LINE OF SAID EBONY ACRES ADDITION NO. 3 A DISTANCE OF 820 FEET MORE
OR LESS TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY.EXTENSION OF THE
NORTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF THAT CERTAIN 6.689 ACRE TRACT AS DESCRIBED
IN A DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 600, PAGE 326, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS;
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SAID EXTENSION OF
THE SAID NORTHWEST BOUNDARY OF THE SAID 6.689 ACRE TRACT AND CON-
TINUING ALONG THE SAID NORTHWEST BOUNDARY OF SAID TRACT TO THE MOST
WESTERLY CORNER OF THE SAID TRACT;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE
OF THE SAID 6.689.-ACRE TRACT AND ITS SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION TO
THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A LONE PARALLEL TO AND 360 FEET
SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE CENTER LONE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF LEXINGTON
BOULEVARD AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE ON A SOUTHERLY DIRECTOON ALONG SAID LONE 360 FEET SOUTH-
WESTERLY AND WESTERLY FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID
LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH
A LONE PARALLEL TO AND ONE QUARTER MOLE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER
LINE OF THE OLD BROWNSVILLE ROADa AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE ON A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTOON ALONG SAOD LONE PARALLEL
TO AND ONE QUARTER MOLE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LONE OF THE (SAID OLD
BROWNSVILLE ROAD TO A POINT ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SOUTHWESTERLY
FROM THE CENTER LONE OF SAID LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY FOR
A CORNER; -
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DORECTOON ALONG A LONE ONE QUARTER
MOLE SOUTHWESTERLY FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SAOD CENTER LINE OF
SAOD LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CORNER OF THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LONE WHICH POINT IS 180 FEET NORTHWESTERLY FROM THE
CENTER LONE OF AYERS STREET OR CwAPMAN RANCH ROAD;
THENCE ON A NORTHEASTERLY DORECTION ALONG AND WOTH THE PRESENT
COTY LI MITS/kAOCCONTINUING WOTH THE MEANDERS OF THE PRESENT CITY
LIMITS LONE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS DIRECTED
BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN THE ORDINANCE CALLING THE ELECTION AS IS SHOWN
BY AFFIDAVITS PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; AND
WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 25TH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, IN CONFORMITH WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, AND THE RESULTOF SAID ELECTION
HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND
CLERKS THEREOF, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THIS DAY DULY AND CAREFULLY CON-
SIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITIONS HEREINABOVE STATED;
AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS,
THAT SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD, AND SAID RETURNS DULY
AND LEGALLY MADE, AND THAT THERE WERE CAST AT SAID ELECTION THE FOLLOWING
VOTES:
TOTAL VOTES
FOR THE ANNEXATION OF SOUTH AREA 1,852
AGAINST THE ANNEXATION OF SOUTH AREA 2,151
FOR THE ANNEXATION OF WEST AREA 1,745
AGAINST THE ANNEXATION OF WEST AREA 2,117
WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL, HAVING FULLY CHECKED ALL OF THE PROCEDURE
RELATIVE TO SUCH ELECTION, AND IT APPEARING TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL
SO FINDS THAT SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY AND LEGALLY HELD,
AND SAID RETURNS AS ABOVE SET OUT WERE DULY AND LEGALLY MADE, AND THAT THE
VOTES CAST AT SAID ELECTION ON SAID PROPOSITION 1 AND PROPOSITION 2 WERE
LAWFUL AND LEGAL VOTES, AND IT APPEARING TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL
SO FINDING THAT A MAJORITY OF THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF AND WITHIN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VOTED AGAFNST ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL
TERRITORY AS SUBMITTED UNDER SAID PROPOSITIONS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE RETURNS OF THE ELECTION HELD ON THE 25TH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, AT THE VARIOUS PRECINCT VOTING PLACES AS PROVIDED
FOR IN THE ORDINANCE ORDERING THE ELECTION, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1954, ALL
BEING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND ALL
BEING CONVENIENT PLACES WITHIN THE SAID CITY LIMITS, BE, AND THE SAME ARE
HEREBY RECEIVED AND ARE HEREBY CANVASSED AND THE RESULTS THEREOF ARE HEREBY
DECLARED TO BE AS FOLLOWS:
THAT SAID PROPOSITION NO. 11 WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS:
"SHALL THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE, ANNEX
TO SAID CITY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GENERALLY
DESCRIBED AS BEING ALL OF THAT TERRITORY LOCATED BETWEEN
THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS ON THE SOUTH, BOUNDED GENERALLY
ON THE NORTH AND WEST BY THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE AND
ON THE EAST BY THE CAYO DEL OSO AND ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-
WEST BY A LINE PARALLEL TO AND SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON BOULE-
VARD AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE, AND
FURTHER INCLUDING ALL OF THAT SUBDIVISION LYING SOUTHWEST
OF SAID LINE GENERALLY KNOWN AS GARDENDALE ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND ALSO INCLUDING TWO (2) SEPARATE
AREAS ABUTTING ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF ALAMEDA STREET
INCLUDING GENERALLY ALL THE LANDS AND ABUTTING STREETS OF
WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AND AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY (20) ACRES ABUTTING ON SAID SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET
ADJACENT TO THE 050 GOLF COURSE; AND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS 'FOLLOWS:. (SAID DESCRIPTION APPEARING
HEREINABOVE)
AND
THAT SAID PROPOSITION NO. 2, WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS:
"SHALL THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE, ANNEX
TO SAID CITY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GENERALLY DE-
SCRIBED AS BEING THAT AREA BOUNDED BY THE CITY LIMITS ON
THE EAST, UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD ON THE NORTH AND INCLUDING
ALL OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE ADDITION LYING TO THE NORTH OF
UP RIVER (SHELL) ROAD, AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH AND WEST
BY A LINE PARALLEL TO AND WEST OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD, SAID
LINE BEING AT A DISTANCE OF ONE QUARTER MILE AS TO A PORTION
THEREOF AND AT A DISTANCE OF 360 FEET AS TO OTHER PORTIONS
THEREOF AND FURTHER BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE SOUTH AND
WEST BOUNDARY OF THE TRADE WINDS MOTEL PROPERTY AND A LINE
PARALLEL TO AND 300 FEET WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF EBONY ACRES
ADDITION N0. 3 AND A NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST BOUNDARY
LINE OF EBONY ACRES ADDITION NO. 3 AND FURTHER BOUNDED BY
THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANEY 55 -ACRE TRACT AND
THE DUNN 100 -ACRE TRACT; AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:. . . ." (SAID DESCRIPTION APPEARING HEREINABOVE)
AND ALL DEFEATED
WERE EACH - -/ BY THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THE TOTAL
VOTE FOR PROPOSITION I BEING 1,852 FOR ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL
TERRITORY AND 2,151 VOTES AGAINST ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY,
AND THE TOTAL VOTE FOR PROPOSITION 2 BEING 1,7+5 FOR ANNEXATION OF SUCH
ADDITIONAL TERRITORY AND 2,117 VOTES AGAINST ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL
T ERRLTORY.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE
TERRITORIES PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED AND TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI THAT AN IMMEDIATE RECORD BE MADE OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD
SEPTEMBER 25, 1J54, SO THAT ADEQUATE PROVISIONS MAY BE MADE DIRECTED TOWARD
THE ANNEXATION OF SUCH TERRITORIES, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN
IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT
NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954.
MAYO
6trHE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST.
CITY SECRE AR,Y�
APPROV D AS TO EGAL FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1954
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCEV A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDNANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL. BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
')F 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 F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: (%
P. C. CALLAWAY (�
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VO E: X
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELI-Roy KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.