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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03903 ORD - 10/20/1954EMS:AC:10/19/5 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $12,175.00 OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR COMMISSIONERS' AWARD ON ONE (1) TRACT OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE, - TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVE- MENTS, CMAISSIONERS' FEES AND COURT COST DEPOSIT FOR THE USE THEREOF IN EXPANDING AND WIDENING BALDdIN BOULE- VARD; AUTHORIZING THE SAME TO BE TENDERED INTO THE COURT AND AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD TO BE TAKEN; A14D DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST[ HAS HERETOFORE DEEMED A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR WIDENING AND IMPROVING THAT STREET AND THOROUGHFARE WITHIN SAID CITY COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDWIN BOULEVARD; AND WHEREAS, THE ACQUISITION OF THE HEREINAFTER PROPERTY HAS BEEN HERE- TOFORE DEEMED NECESSARY TO THE PROPER AND ADEQUATE IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION AND WIDENING OF SAID STREET; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST], HAS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED THE COMM.EIICE!IENT OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS OF LOT 16, BLOCK 51 1111OUTHWEST HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 35, MAP RECORDS OF HUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREOH, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO J. II. GANNON AND MARIE H. GANNON BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 5, 1939, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 254: PAGE 43 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH SAID LAND, TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANCES, BUILDINGS AND FIXTURES THEREON IS OWNED BY THE SAID J. IA. GANNON ANO WIFE MARIE H. GANNON, SAME BEING AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE No. 3858 PASSED ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 19511; AND WHEREAS, THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, DULY APPOINTED TO ASSESS DAMAGES, HAVE RETURNED THEIR AWARDS FOR SANE AS FOLLOWS: 1. $2,250.00 FOR DAIIAGES AS TO THE VALUE OF TAKING OF THE LAND. 2. $9,856.00 AS DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING OF ALL APPURTENANCES, BUILDINGS AND FIXTURES THEREON, MAKING A TOTAL OF $12,10.00; AND WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO SUCH AWARD, A COURT COST DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $15.00 IS NECESSARY TO PERFECT AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD, AND THE COMMISSIONERS' FEES HAVE AMOUNTED TO $54.OD; AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE POSSESSION OF SUCH TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE FIXTURES, BUILDINGS, APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS _,�t XB� �•, _ - s:aeT.i::nkn ..r �•a.�•„e- ..•+�rx.p+.. .. .«.,. .. ,v.•w.w,...w.w,..«.`A » w+•w w...r�wwY+��., r,r. ..�., _„ ..,. .,..x.., «. �..��.,«,.,.,,w•wt•s- +a -..., «.•�..,.. THEREON FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WIDENING AND EXPANSION OF THE SAID BALDWIN BOULEVARD, IT IS NECESSARY THAT SUCH AWARDS, FEES AND COST DEPOSIT BE TENDERED INTO THE COURT WHILE AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD IS PENDING, IT BEING DEEMED SUCH AWARDS WERE EXCESSIVE; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY HAS HERETOFORE DEEMED A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR THE WIDENING AND EXPANSION OF BALDWIN BOULEVARD AS A NECESSARY PART AND ADJUNCT OF THE PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION I. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $12,175.00 OUT OF N0. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE SAID PROPERTY OF J. M. GANNON AND WIFE MARIE H. GANNON FOR THE PROPER WIDENING AND EXPA14SI011 OF THAT STREET COMMONLY KNOWN AS BALDWIN BOULEVARD, LOCATED AND SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SUCH CITY. SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TENDER THE AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,106.00, TOGETHER WITH COMMISSIONERS' FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $54.00, AND COURT COST DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $15.00, MAKING A SUM TOTAL OF $12,175.00, INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW GOVERNING SUCH CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE AND PERFECT AN APPEAL IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH FROM SUCH AWARD. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE IMMEDIATE EXPANSION AND WIDENING OF THE SAID BALDWIN BOULEVARD IS DEEMED TO BE NECESSARY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT CONSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WIDENING AND EXPANSION THEREOF MAY BE COMMENCED, TOGETHER WITH THE SAID EXPANSION AND WIDENING AS AN IMPERATIVE AND NECESSARY PART OF THE INTEGRATED STREET AND EXPANSION IMPROVEMENT PROGP.AM, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS- PENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AHD 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 -2- %'aMr�"a•._ r > . -- ,.Nn:µ��tx- �warEw.*� . «.= ..xt�_w�J�... THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKEEFFECT AND DE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE2 IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF OCTOBERS 1954. ` ATTE 7 I CI Y SECRETr APP VEO AS TO LEGAL FORM CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS -3- ew: wsrks:..- wo.. w +nw+se�:R?!+�tkN ^rt.;k+gVZ".,w. OCTOBER 192 195+ I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION' OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING, ORDINANCE 15 IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. '='� e! Lor DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ' ••;'<.f` �_, t r'ws�'I+yjl ;Hifip,ir p.rrW � `'rw.,i71A?t;�BY�P^; a. y _. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS &'6 6 O ,1954 TO iFE MEKgER3 OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORF415 rmP157 I, TEXAS (;E NT LEMEN: FOP THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST POP. THE SUSPEtISION ^F THE CHARTEP PULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORD NANCE OF RESOLUTION S4✓-LL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, ANO THAT SU(H OPOItUNCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS 'f T4E CITY COUNCIL! 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHAPTER RULE OP. REQUIREMCNT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS IIITF,000SED, OP AT THE. PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, 99 MAYOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA7 THE CHARTER PULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: P. C. CALLAWAY ELLROY KING JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE F. P. PETERSON, JR T,,E aBOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: P. C. CALLAWAY CLL ELLROY KING JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE F. P. PETERSON, JR.