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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
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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
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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. `
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CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS
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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.
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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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.