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AN ORDINMCE 1
CLOSHIG A PORTION OF SEVEiiTEErTH STREET BET4EEi! THE
SOU T IldEST SOU :Y RY LINE OF SOUTH STAPLES STREET AND
THE NORTK -JEST 3OUNOARY LINE OF LOUISIANA ",VENUE, I I I
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUJTY, TEXAS, \A.S, TO
THE U3E OF THE PUSL I C FOR STREET PURPOSES; REL I dCiU I SH I i 1G
ALL TITLE THERETO; MID DECLARIIZ Ail EM.ER3E1d0Y.
1:1HEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS GECN
PETITIONED THAT THAT PORTION OF SEVEIITECHTH STREET, AS HEREINAFTER DESCRI ^ED,
BE CLOSED; AND
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED CLOSING OF SAID STREET HAS DCEN
G11VEU BY PU.7LICATION AND BY MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF ALL OWNERS OF
ABUTTING PRCPERTY OF THAT PORTION OF SAID STREET AND WITHIN 450 FEET THERE-
FROM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS PROVIDED
3Y ARTICLE II, SECTION 6 THEREOF; AND
13 EAS, 1:1 ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE GIVEII AS ABOVE SET OUT, A
PUULIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 7:00 O'CLOCK P. I;. 014 THE •I�TH DAY OF JANUARY,
1es5, IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAWDER IN THE CITY HALL; AND
WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WILL
3E BETTER SERVED DY THE CLOSING OF SAID PORTION OF SEVENTEENTH STREET TO
TRAFFIC THAN BY THE EXISTENCE AND IIAINTENAHCE OF SAID STREET;
f IO'd, T BEFORE, BE IT OR)A I I lED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHP.ISTI, T;,AS:
BECTI01'1 1. THAT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF SEVENTEENTH STREET CETWF.EH
THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SOUTH STAPLES STREET AND THE NORTHWEST GOUI:DARY
LII,E OF LuUISIAHA AVENUE, DEING OETUEEN "LOCKS 1406 (A) AND 7jOo (A), PORT
ARANSAS CLIFFS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, HUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
AS SHOWN BY MAP OF RECORD IN VOLUME A, PAGE 27 OF THE P•IAP RECORDS OF HUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, SE, ANJ THC SANE IS HEREOY CLOSED TO THE PU -LIC.
SECT[OI: 2. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HERESY RELEASES AND
RELINQUISHES ALL RIGHT, TITLE AHD INTEREST IN OR TO THAT PORTION CF SAID SEVENTEEIITY
STREET,MORC PARTICULARLY DESCRIEED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF, TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS
ABUTTING SAID STREET AND THE SANE SHALL REVERT TO SAID OWNERS.
SECTIOIi Q. THE FACT THAT PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WILL BE
OETTER S --RVED BY THE CLOSING OF THAT PORTION OF SAID SEVENTEEHTH STREET 4!ITHIH
THE LIMITS DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, CREATES A PUBLIC EIICRGEHCY AND A PUBLIC
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IMPFRATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT
110 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED AND THAT SUCH OP.DIIIAiL:E OR RESOLUTION SMALL. DC READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVIIIG DECLARED THAT SUCH PUDLIC
EIIERGENCY ALID IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH
CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE
DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT 15 ACCORDINGLY SO OROAINED.
PASSED 00 APPROVE`), THIS T14E DAY OF MARCH, 1957.
PAA.YOR
THE CITY OF COi?PUS CFIRIS I, IEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
' 1955
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 SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE 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; 1, 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, -
2, �"
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA
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 VOTE%
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING /
JAMES S. NAISMITH
' W. JAMES BRACE `
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
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