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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN
NUECE5 COUNTY, TEXAS, OWNED BY L. R. OCI
CRCET AND
'al. J. RODERTS FOR USE IN THE PROJECT OF CONS P, C ION
OF TULE LAKE CHANNEL CROSSING BRIDGE, WHICH, AND S
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCi:lBED HEREIN; DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE
INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EIAERGENCY
dHEREAS, THE CITY OF COP:PUS CHRISTI INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT A COM-
BINATION RAIL AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHIP CHANNEL KNOWN AS THE TULE
LAKE CHANNEL CROSSING BRIDGE, TOGETHER WITH APPROACHES THERETO, AND IT IS
NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN ORDER FOR
THE CITY TO COMPLETE SAID PROJECT, SAID P30PEi °TY BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL OF THAT CERTAIN T;'•ACT OF LAND CONTAINING 1.8
ACRES MORE Or LESS WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO THE CORPUS
CHPZIST1 COUNTRY CLUB TRACT FRONTING 1H5.2 FEET ON
SHELL ROAD AND HAVING A DEPTH OF 400 FEET, MORE
SPECIFICALLY DESCRIDED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED DATED
APRIL 214, l9J3, PECOROED 'I" VOLUME 592 AT PAGE 322 1,
OF THE DEED RECORDS OF IIIUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
AND
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN L. R.
CitOCKETT AND W. J. ROBERTS, SOTH OF WHOM RESIDE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 15 UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN
AGREEMENT WITH 5AID OWNERS AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF SAID LAND AND IT
BECOMES EXPEDIENT THAT SAID PROPERTY 5E CONDEMNED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEY•AS, FOR SAID PUBLIC PUt'tPOSE:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREMISES, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CERTAIN P'i;OVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, THE SAID CITY OF CORPUS CHm STI, TEXAS,
DOES HEREBY ORDER THE CONDEP4NATION OF A RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT IN, ACROSS,
ON, AND OVER CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
ALL OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING I.0
ACRES MORE Or 'LESS WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO THE CORPUS
CHRISTI ;-OUNTRY CLUB TRACT FRONTING 1J5.2 FEET ON
SHELL ROAD AND HAVING A DEPTH OF 400 FEET, MORE
SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED DATED
APRIL 211, 1953, RECORDED IN VOLUME 592 AT PAGE 322
OF THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
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SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREPY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
INSTITUTE CONOFtINATI ON PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND ALL THE PERSONS
WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT
TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING EIGHT OF WAY TO
SAID PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING THE TULE LAKE CHANNEL CNOSSING
IDGE.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC_ IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE NECESSITY
FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF AND TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE
REAL P['OPERTY HEi'.EIN3EFC!lE SET CUT SO THAT A BRIDGE MAY 3E CONSTRUCTED OVER
THE TOLE LAKE CIIANHELp CREATES A PUBLIC EINEIRGENCY AND PUBLIC 114PERATIVE NECESSITY
NEQUIi',ING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHAPTER RULE PROVIDING NO ORDINANCE OF RESOLUTION
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY FIN THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL ;E READ AT THREE REGULAR,11LETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND
THE NAYOIZ, HAVING DECLAIZFD,SUCH EMERGENCY A14D 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 F0,0M AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 4D AY OF JANUARY, 194
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR I ST I , TE CAS-
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APP OVL'D AS TO LEGAL FOR1,;
JANUAHY 4 1c"' 6
CITY ATTO `,hEY
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Corpgs,thxisti, Texas
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To THE, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Chriati;.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; 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.
Respectfully,
MAYOR-
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS
The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
Minor Cull! ' °
W. J. Roberts
B, E. Bigler f i1.a
Manuel P. Maldonado
The above ordinance was passea by the following vote:
Farrell D. Smith
Minor Culli
W. J. Roberts Jkc f
B, E. Bigler
Manuel P. Maldonado %7
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