HomeMy WebLinkAbout03949 ORD - 11/17/1954EMB:AC:11/17/54
AN ORD I NA14CE
APPROPRIATING $12,096.00 OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND
IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR COMM ISSIONERS' AWARD ON ONE(1)
TRACT OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE. TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVE-
VENTS, COVXISSWNERS' FEES AND COURT COST DEPOSIT FOR
THE USE THEREOF IN EXPANDING AND WIDENING BALD'WIN
BOULEVARD; AUTHORIZING THE SAME TO BE TENDERED INTO THE
COURT AND AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD TO BE TAKEN; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS HERETOFORE DEEMED A PUBLIC
NECESSITY EXISTS FOR WIDEN114G AI4D IMPROVING THAT STREET ACID THOROUGHFARE WITHIN
SAID CITY COMMONLY KNOWN AS B'1LDWIN BOULEVARD; AND
WHEREAS, THE ACQUISITION OF THE HEREINAFTER PROPERTY HAS BEE14 HERE-
TOFORE DEEMED NECESSARY TO THE PROPER AND ADEQUATE IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION AND
1IIDENING OF SAID STREET; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, HAS HERETO,
FORE AUTHORIZED THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONDEMIIATION PROCEEDINGS OF LOT SIXTEEN
(16), BLOCK FOUR (4), SOUTHUEST HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
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TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME , PAGE 35 OF THE MAP
RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVE14ENTS THEREON, AND BEING
THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO O. E. CRAIN AND WIFE, JANE CRAIN, BY DEED DATED
NOVEMBER III, 1939, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 253, PAGE 107 OF THE 'DEED RECORDS
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH LAND, TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANCES, BUILDINGS
AND FIXTURES THEREON IS OWI4ED BY THE SAID JANE MITCHEL CRAIII, A FEME SOLE,
SANE BEING AUTHORIZED BY OPDIIIAHCE NO. 3856 PASSED ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1;54; AND
WHEREAS, THE SPECIAL COMMISS10'IERS, DULY APPOINTED TO ASSESS DAMAGES,
HAVE RETURNED THEIR AWARDS FOR SAME AS FOLLOWS:
1. $2,250.00 FOR DAMAGES AS TO THE VALUE OF TAKING OF THE
LAND.
2. $9,750.00 AS DAMAGES FOR THE TAKING OF ALL APPURTENANCES,
BUILDINGS AND FIXTURES THEREON, '
MAKING A TOTAL OF $12,000.00; AND
WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO SUCH AWARD, A COURT COST DE PGSIT IN THE
A14OUNT OF '?'15.00 IS NECESSARY TO PERFECT AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD, AIID THE
COM`515SIONERS' FEES HAVE AMOUNTED TO $61.00; AND
WHEREAS, Ill ORDER FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE POSSESSION OF SUCH TRACT
OF LANDI TOGETHER WITH THE FIXTUP.ES2 BUILDINGS APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVE-
MENTS THEREON FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WIDENING AND EXPANSION OF THE SAID
BALDWIN BOULEVARDS IT IS NECESSARY THAT SUCH AWAROSI FEES AND C05T DEPOSIT
BE TENDERED INTO THE COURT WHILE AN APPEAL FROM SUCH AWARD IS PENDING IT
BEING DEEMED SUCH AWARDS WERE EXCESSIVE; AND
IMEREAS, THE CITY HAS HERETOFORE DEEMED A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS
FOR THE WIDENING AIID EXPANSION OF BALDWIN BOULEVARD AS A NECESSARY PART Af,D
ADJUNCT OF THE PUBLIC STREET SYSTEM: ,
NMI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM,OF $12,og6.00
OUT OF ND. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE SAID
PROPERTY OF JANE MITCHEL CRAIN� A FEME SOLES FOR THE PROPER WIDENING AND EX- f
PANSION OF THAT STREET COMM014LY KNOWN AS BALDWIN BOULEVARD, LOCATED A "10
SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SUCH CITY.
SECTION 2. THAT THE CITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TENDER THE A14ARD
IN. THE AMOUNT OF 312,000.00, TOGETHCR WITH COMMISSIONEFSI FEES III THE AMOUNT
OF `y01.001 AND COURT COST DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $17.00, MAKING A SUM TOTAL
OF $122096.00 INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
GOVERII111G SUCH CONDEHIIATION 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 11411EDIATE EXPANSION AND WIDENING OF
THE SAID BALDWIN BOULEVARD IS DEEMED TO BE NECESSARY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 111
ORDER THAT CONSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WIDENING AND EXPANSION THEREOF
MAY BE COMMENCED TOGETHER WITH THE SAID EXPANSION AND WIDENING AS All IMPERATIVE
AND NECESSARY PART OF THE INTEGRATED STREET AIID EXPANSION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,
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 AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR,
HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AIID NECESSITY TO EXIST] HAVING REQUESTED THE
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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 FRO4 AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED
AND APPROVED, THIS THE /7 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1954.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TE .
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APPROVED AS TO L�GAI FORM:
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I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION2 OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE
ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO.
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FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED T"E 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
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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 CNARTEP RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORD.NANCE
OR RESOLUTION SMALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
AND THAT SUCH OPDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
OF T4E CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHAPTEP RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
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MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE C14ARTFR RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAHAY
E LLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR
TYE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NA15MITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.__, !
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