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AN ORDINANCE
ORDERING AN ELECTION WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETEP44INING WHETHER OR NOT THE TERRI-
TORY HEREIN DESCRIBED COMPRISED OF TWO SEPARATE AREAS
DESIGNATED AS SOUTH AREA COMPOSED OF THREE PORTIONS AND
WEST AREA COMPOSED OF ONE PORTION, RESPECTIVELY, SHALL ALL
BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; DEFINING
SAID TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED PURSUANT TO SUCH ELECTION;
DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND NAMING THE OFFICIALS
FOR HOLDING SAID ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE
OF ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE FORM IN WHICH THE QUESTIONS
TO BE VOTED ON BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY SHALL BE SUB-
MITTED; ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO AND RELATING TO
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954, THERE WAS DETERMINED BY
A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THE
QUESTION OF ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAID CERTAIN TERRITORY BEING
DESCRIBED IN TWO (Z) SEPARATE AREAS RESPECTIVELY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
SOUTH AREA - INCLUDING 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 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 SUBDIVISION
LYING SOUTHWEST OF SAID LINE GENERALLY KNOWN AS GARDENDALE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND ALSO INCLUDING
TWO (Z) 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
SPECIFICALLY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED.
WEST AREA - DESCRIBED GENERALLY 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 APPROX114ATELY ONE QUARTER MILE AS TO A PORTION THEREOF AND
AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY SIX HUNDRED FIFTY (650) FEET AS
TO A PORTION THEREOF, AND AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY
THREE HUNDRED (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 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 SPECIFICALLY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED.
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WHEREAS, ALL OF SAID TERRITORIES ARE FOUND TO BE ADJOINING THE
CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS OF THE CITY FOR ANNEXATION AS ONE PROPOSITION; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED DESIRABLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ONE
ELECTION BE CALLED AT WHICH THE QUESTION AS TO THE ANNEXATION OF ALL OF SAID
TERRITORIES COMPRISED OF THE SAID SEVERAL AREAS CAN BE VOTED UPON BY THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER,
195+, WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 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, SAID TERRITORY
BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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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 18O
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 THE PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID EVERHART
ROAD TO THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF HOLLY ROAD, AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SAID SOUTHWESTERLY
BOUNDARY LINE OF HOLLY ROAD AND HOLLY DRIVE TO A POINT 18O FEET
SOUTHEAST OF THE ORIGINAL CENTER LINE OF SOUTH.STAPLES STREET (DUMP
ROAD) WHICH CENTER LINE IS ALSO THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF SECTION 3 OF
FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS; qq
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 180 FEET SOUTHWEST OF
THE CENTER LINE OF A COUNTY ROAD .SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THOMPSON
ROAD OR WILLIAMS DRIVE;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 180 FEET
SOUTHWEST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER. LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD
SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THOMPSON ROAD OR WILLIAMS DRIVE TO A POINT
660' SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF ROOD FIELD ROAD SOMETIMES
CALLED LANGLEY BOULEVARD] AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 660 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF ROOD FIELD
ROAD OR LANGLEY BOULEVARDS AS NOW EXISTING TO THE MEAN LOW TIDE
LINE OF THE CAYO DEL 050; .
THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE MEANDERS OF THE SAID
MEAN LOW TIDE LINE OF THE CAYO DEL CISO TO A POINT AT THE INTER-
SECTION OF SAID MEAN LOW TIDE LINE WITH THE EASTERN BOUNDARY
LINE OF ENNIS JOSLIN ROAD AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN 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 CSO;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE MEANDERS
OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING;
ALSO INCLUDING ALL OFTHE AREA BOUNDED A5 FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN 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 ENCINAL FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS
OR THE NORTHEASTERN EXTENSION THEREOF;
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE
SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 5, SECTION 14, FLOUR BLUFF AND
ENCINAL 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 LINE;
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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, SECTION 14, FLOUR BLUFF AND ENCINAL
FARM AND GARDEN TRACTS TO A POINTS A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY
LIMITS LINE; /^
THENCE IN 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 STREET, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE IN SAID SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET A DISTANCE OF 1320
FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
ALSO INCLUDING ALL OF THE AREA BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE IN SOUTH
ALAMEDA STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY
LINE OF WINDSOR PARK SUBDIVISION] UNIT 1, AND THE NORTHEASTERLY
EXTENSION THEREOF;
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE AND ALONG AND WITH THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF
WINDSOR PARK SUBDIVISIONS UNIT 1, TO A POINT, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF SHERIDAN DRIVE,
A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE; -
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE CENTER
LINE OF SHERIDAN DRIVE, THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE; TO A POINT IN
SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, A CORNER OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS LINE;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE IN SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
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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 LINE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAID POINT BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE
CENTER LINE OF POTH LANE AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE
NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF THE COUNTRY CLUB PLACE SUBDIVISION;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY
EXTENSION OF THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE
SUBDIVISION AND THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION
TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF COUNTRY CLUB PLACE SUBDIVISION;
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 DIRECTION 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 AND THE DUNN 100 -ACRE TRACT, SAID BOUNDARY LINE BEING THE
EAST LINE OF 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 WITH THE AFORESAID EXTENSION OF THE COMMON
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE MEANEY 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 429
DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNn, TEXAS;
THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION 110 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A
CORNER, SAID CORNER BEING THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE
NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE MOST WESTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF EBONY ACRES
ADDITION NO. 3, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 11, PAGE 35 OF THE MAP OR PLAT
RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
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 ND. 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 MCBRIDE 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 ND. 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 AL®NG=THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY
LINE OF THE SAID 6.689 ACRE TRACT AND ITS SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION TO
THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 360 FEET
SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF LEXINGTON
BOULEVARD AS NOW EXISTING;
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THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID LINE 360 FEET SOUTH-
WESTERLY AND WESTERLY FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID
LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF STATE
HIGHWAY NO. 44 AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE NORTH LINE OF
STATE HIGHWAY N0. 44 TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY
EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF ABBOTT ADDITION;
THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF
THE WEST LINE OF SAID ABBOTT ADDITION AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID
ABBOTT ADDITION TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID ADDITION;
THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
ABBOTT ADDITION AND ITS EASTERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT 360 FEET WESTERLY
FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AS
NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE 360 FEET WESTERLY
FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF LEXINGTON BOULEVARD AS
NOW EXISTING TO THEPOINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A LINE PARALLEL TO AND
ONE QUARTER MILE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE OLD BROWNSVILLE
ROADS AS NOW EXISTING;
THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID LINE PARALLEL TO
AND ONE QUARTER MILE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE SAID OLD
BROWNSVILLE ROAD TO A POINT ONE QUARTER OF A MILE SOUTHWESTERLY
FROM THE CENTER LINE OF SAID LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY FOR A
CORNER;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE ONE QUARTER
MILE SOUTHWESTERLY FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF .
SAID LEXINGTON BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CORNER OF THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE WHICH POINT IS 180 FEET NORTHWESTERLY FROM THE CENTER
LINE OF AYERS STREET OR CHAPMAN RANCH ROAD;
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG AND WITH THE PRESENT
CITY LIMITS LINE AND CONTINUING WITH THE MEANDERS OF THE PRESENT CITY
LIMITS LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 2. THAT VOTING MACHINES MAY BE EMPLOYED AT THE ELECTION
HEREIN ORDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF V. A. T. S. ELECTION
CODES ARTICLE 7.141 AND SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AT THE POLLING PLACES
IN THE REGULARLY PRESCRIBED VOTING PRECINCTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
SUCH VOTING PRECINCTS, POLLING PLACES, AND OFFICERS HEREBY APPOINTED TO
CONDUCT THE ELECTION THEREAT BEING AS FOLLOWS:
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THE VOTING PRECINCTS, POLLING PLACES AND THE OFFICERS HEREBY APPOINTED TO CON-
DUCT THE ELECTION THEREAT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE ELECTION OFFICERS
ARTESIAN PARK MRS. GARLAND BROWN
RECREATION BUILDING JUDGE
2 SOLOMON M. COLES
SCHOOL, 924 WINNEBAGO
STREET
3 CHAS. W. CROSSLY
SCHOOLS 2512 KOEPKE
STREET
4 OAK PARK SCHOOL
3701 MUELLER STREET
5 ROBERT DRISCOLL JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
261 WEIL PLACE
6 LEOPARD STREET FIRE
STATION
1901 LEOPARD
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AGNES KONIAKOVSKY
ASSISTANT JUDGE
NORA COON
L. R. MATTHEWS
CLERKS
T. J. DINEEN
JUDGE
MRS. OLIVE DINEEN
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. GEORGE SNYDER
MRS. I. C. KERRIDGE
CLERKS
MRS. J. H. VETTERS
JUDGE
MRS. RUTH JANECEK
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. E. T. WICKER
MRS. GEO. J. STEIN
CLERKS
HERBERT TYCER
JUDGE
MRS. W. H. DAVIS
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. SIE PONTON
ROSALIE RUSCHHAUPT
CLERKS
MRS. R. V. JOHNSTON
JUDGE
MAI FRANCBS HUNTER
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. ERICK RATHKE
JULIAN PRIOR
CLERKS
J. B. MASCORRO
JUDGE
WILLIAM CHILDRESS
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. ZENAIDA OCHOA
MRS. ESTELLA R. FLORES
CLERKS
7
8
9
IN
VOTING PLACE
MUNDS HALLS CHURCH OF
GOOD SHEPHERD
701 SOUTH WATER STREET
EDWARD FURMAN SCHOOL
1115 CHAMBERLAIN
GEORGE WIGGINGS HOMES
2320 BUFORD
DEZAVALA SCHOOL
925 FRANCESCA
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SCHOOL
3902 MORGAN
DAVID CROCKETT SCHOOL
3302 RABBIT RUN ROAD
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ELECTION OFFICERS
J. R. WEATHERFORD
JUDGE
MRS. F. L. ALEXANDER
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. A. A. PRINCE
MRS. ELMA TANKERSLEY
CLERKS
T. G. CARSON
JUDGE
ROSA E. BARNES
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. CARRIE M. BARNES
MRS. T. G. CARSON
CLERKS
MRS. ALBERT REGMUND
JUDGE
MRS. GEO. E. WARREN
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. JACK MAYFIELD
MRS. S. P. JAMES
CLERKS
MRS. MINNIE OICONNEL
JUDGE
MRS. P. E. WEIKEL
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. SARAH FRANCES YOUNG
MRS. BYRON FULTON
CLERKS
RAUL ALEGRIA
JUDGE
I. H. HERNANDEZ
ASSISTANT JUDGE
BEATRICE M. TELLEZ
AGNES QUINTERO
CLERKS
MRS. S. B. GONZALEZ
JUDGE
HENRY TRUJILLO
ASSISTANT JUDGE
ALFREDO FLORES
MRS. LYDIA TRUJILLO
CLERKS
PRECINCT NUMBER VOTING PLACE
13 HOUSING AUTHORITY
AUDITORIUM
3701 AYERS STREET
14 WM. B. TRAVIS SCHOOL
1645 TARLETON
15 DEL MAR COLLEGE
101 BALDWIN BOULEVARD
16 ELIZABETH STREET SCHOOL
2002 ELIZABETH STREET
17 M. MENGER SCHOOL
2209 ALAMEDA
18 ST. MARKS PARISH HALL
3106 S. ALAMEDA
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ELECTION OFFICERS
MRS. J. E. SHEL70N
JUDGE
MRS. D. M. JARRATT
ASSISTANT JUDGE
D. M. JARRATT
MRS. SAM P. HARD
CLERKS
LOUIS AOERHOLT
JUDGE
MRS. JOHN HARTSELL
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. M. C. BECK
MRS. JOHN C. HAYNIE
CLERKS
MRS. E. H. ANDREW
JUDGE
MRS. P. A. Tom
ASSISTANT JUDGE
E. H. ANDREW
MRS. R. E. THURMAN
CLERKS
MRS. EDWIN OLSEN
JUDGE
MRS. D. W. SCHOENFELD
ASSISTANT JUDGE
LAIRS. E. R. WHITMIRE
D. W. SCHOENFELD
CLERKS
MRS. F. H. UNDERWOOD
JUDGE
MISS MARGARET PROCTOR.
ASSISTANT JUDGE
GORDON E. MEYER
JOE B. BRAME
CLERKS'
MRS. J. M. MORRIS
JUDGE
J. M. MORRIS
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. CHAS. ,,A. GREGG
MARK J. GREGORY
CLERKS
PRECINCT NUMBER
19
20
21
22
23
24
VOTING PLACE
LINDALE PARK RECREATION
BUILDING
3133 SWANTNER DRIVE
SAM HOUSTON SCHOOL
363 NORTON
5. S. CYRIL & METHODIUS
SCHOOL, NORTH '':DING
5002 KOSTORYZ
C'RROLL LANE SCHOOL
4120 CARROLL LANE
H. DURWOOD THOMPSON
NURSERY
3301 SANTA FE
WINDSOR PARK SCHOOL
1525 S. ALAMEDA
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ELECTION OFFICERS
HARRIS EVANS
JUDGE
MRS. NEAL STEPHENS
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. HARRIS EVAN$
PEARL SACHTLEBEN
CLERKS
NED W. BEAUOREAU
JUDGE
J. M. WALLS
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. Ross HARRIS
MRS. BILLY C. HARRELL
CLERKS
EMIL SPICAK
JUDGE
EDWIN E. KOSAREK
ASSISTANT JUDGE
EDWIN J MAZOCH
MRS. EMIL SPICAK
CLERKS
OREW HARRISON
JUDGE
RICHARD MORGAN
ASSISTANT JUDGE
BARBARA VAN DRESAR
DAVID NICKERSON
CLERKS
MRS. A. C. KUEHM
JUDGE
MRS. D. H. STEVER
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. JAMES DURHAM
MRS. A. L. Cox.
CLERKS
MRS. A. O. CLARK
JUDGE
MRS. C. C. IRBY
ASSISTANT JUDGE
MRS. GILLETE IRBY
LAIRS. THELMA YOES
CLERKS
SECTION 3. SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE AND WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, REGULATING ELECTIONS AND SUBMITTING QUESTIONS TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THE POLLS SHALL BE OPEN
FRoM 7:00 A. M. TO 7 :00 P. M. ON THE DATE HERETOFORE SET FORTH FOR THE
ELECTION.
SECTION 4. THE QUALIFIED VOTERS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI MAY VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION.
SECTION 5. THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION OF ALL OF THAT TERRITORY
HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND HEREIN REFERRED TO SHALL BE
STATED ON THE BALLOT AS FOLLOWS:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
'SHALL THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE, ANNEX
TO SAID CITY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY GENERALLY DE-
SCRIBED 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 OSO GOLF COURSE; AND ALSO INCLUDING ALL OF
THE TERRITORY DESCRIBED AS THE WEST AREA GENERALLY DESCRIBED
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 APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE
AS TO A PORTION THEREOF AND AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY
360 FEET AS TO OTHER PORTIONS THEREOF, AND AT A DISTANCE
OF APPROXIMATELY 650 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 IN THE
ORDINANCE PASSED SEPTEMBER 30, 1354, CALLING THE ELECTION."
ALL VOTERS WHO FAVOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY AS HEREIN
DESCRIBED AND AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION No. 1 SHALL HAVE WRITTEN
OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
"PROPOSITION NO. 1
FOR THE ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY REFERRED TO
IN THE ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION PASSED SEPTEMBER 30,
19541,
AND THOSE OPPOSED TO THE ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND REFERRED TO AND AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION 140.
1 SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
"PROPOSITION NO. 1
AGAINST THE ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY REFERRED
TO IN THE ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION PASSED SEPTEMBER 30,
1954
SECTION G. IF AT SAID ELECTION A MAJORITY OF THE DULY QUALIFIED
VOTERS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VOTING AT SAID ELECTION
SHALL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF THE
TERRITORY HEREIN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND REFERRED TO HEREIN, AND
AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION NO. 11 THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL, BY ORDINANCE,
ANNEX AND RECEIVE SUCH TERRITORY AS A PART OF SAID CITY, AND THEREAFTER SUCH
TERRITORY SO ANNEXED AND RECEIVED SHALL BE A PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS.
SECTION 7. A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OR MAYOR
PRo -TEM OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND ATTESTED TO BY THE CITY SECRETARY
OF THE CITY, SHALL SERVE AS PROPER NOTICE OF THE SAID ELECTION, AND THE
MAYOR AND/OR MAYOR PRO -TEM IS
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DIRECTED TO CAUSE NOTICE OF THE ELECTION TO BE POSTED AT EACH POLLING PLACE
WITHIN THE CITY, AND AT THE CITY HALL AND AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR, FOR
TWENTY (20) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ELECTION; AND FURTHER TO ORDER A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES, THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE HOLDING OF THE ELECTION, THE FIRST PUBLICATION TO
BE NOT LESS THAN TWENTY (`LO) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SAID ELECTION.
SECTION 8. THE FACT THAT THE TERRITORIES HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED,
EACH OF THEM, BOTH OF THEM, AND ALL OF THEM, DO NOT NOW HAVE THE ADVANTAGES
OF CITY POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, THE CITY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND THE
PROTECTION OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCES AND THE FACT THAT SAID AREAS ARE
ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ARE BEING DEVELOPED AS A PART OF
THE AREAS BEING DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THAT THE
TERRITORY AND CITIZENS WITHIN EACH AREA NEED VARIOUS PROTECTIONS AND ADVAN-
TAGES WHICH WOULD ACCRUE TO THEM BY ANNEXATICN TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 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 RE-
QUESTED 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 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954.
MAYOR PRO TEM
THE CITY CORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST \\
CITY SECRETAY
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APPROVED AS Ta LEGAL FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
195+
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO OROINANCE
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.
RESPECTFULLYp
MAYOR
CITY 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 V TE:
P. C. CALLAWAY r
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
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