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AN ORDINAP!CE
IdHEREBY THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY REFUSES. IN BEHALF
OF THE PUBLIC, TO ACCEPT ATTEMPTED DEDICATIONS OF
PROPERTY TO TIE PU31- I C FOR ROA')S, ALLEYS AND UT I L I T Y
EASEMENTS DY F. L. V01dELL, F. G. EVANS Jig. AND OTHERS
eY DEEDS RECORDED 1Id VULUHr o j , PAGES j`�M TO j, VOLUME
677, PAGES X42 TO j j AND VOLUME 64C, PAGES +5 TO X67 OF
THE DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND DECLARING
AN E1'EI:GENCY.
WHEREAS,F. L. VOWELL, F. G. EVANS, JR., AND OTHERS HAVE ATTEMPTED
TO DEDICATE CERTAIN PROPERTIES BY DEED To THE PUBLIC; AND
IUHEREAS, SUCH ATTEMPTED DEDICATIONS ARE NET IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF THE PUBLIC, IN THAT THEY DO NOT COHFORIMI TO THE LOGICAL EXTENSIONS OR CSTASLISH-
MENT OF FMPOSED ALLEYS, STREETS OR UTILITY EASTI=tENTS IN THE ORDERLY PLANP!ED
GROWTH OF THE CITY AND SAID ATTEMPTED DEDICATIONS DO kOT CONFORM WITH THE PRO-
CEDURE, AS SET FORTH IN CITY ORDINANCES OR STATE LAW, REGARDING THE DEDICATION
OF PUDLIC RIGHT OF WAYS IN THE SUDDIVI DING OF PROPERTY, AND FURTHER SAID OFFERED
ALLEY, STREET AND UTILITY DEDICATIONS ARE UNIMPROVED AND i'II GHT COMPEL THE CITY
TO ASSUME THE UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TO THE PUDLIC, IN IMPROVING THEM, WHICH
RESPONSIBILITY AND EXPENSE, THE CITY, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PU31_IC, REFUSES
TO ASSUME:
1,101d, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
HEREBY OFFICIALLY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE, ACK110\dLEDGE OR ACCEPT, FOR AND IN BEHALF
OF THE PUBLIC, THE ATTEMPTEO DEDICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC AS SET FORTH IN THREE
SEPARATE DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE EXECUTED AND RECORDED AS FOLLOWS:
DEED NO. 1. DATED THE TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 19541 EXECUTED
DY FRANK G. EVANS, JR., F. L. VOWELL AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI
DANK AND TRUST COMPANY BY A. E. DABNEY, JR., PRESIDENT, AS
RECORDED IN VOLUME '677, PAGCS X411 TO 347 OF THE DEED RECORDS
OF TH COUNTY CLER1G'S OFFICE OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
DEED NO. 2. DATED THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 199542 EXECUTED
BY FRANK G. EVANS, JR., AND F. L. VOWELL, AS RECORDED IN
VOLUME 677, PAGES �)2 TO �4 IN THE DEED RECORDS OF THE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
DEED 1'10. j. DATED THE LOTH DAY OF I -IAY, 1951, E ;�ECUTED BY
FRANn G. EVANS, JR., HIS WIFE FRANCES NI. EVANS, F. L. VOIJELL
AND HIS WIFE ELSIE L. VOWELL, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 640,
46Yr�
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PAGES �1� TO 4`7, IN THE DEED RECORDS OF THE COUNTY
CLERK'S OFFICE OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THIS ACTION TAKEN 13Y THE CITY COUNCIL IS DEEMED
TO BE TO THE DEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY Ili PROVIDING FOR THE SAFETY AND GENERAL
IJELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ORDERLY PLANNED GROWTH OF
THE CITY IN THAT SAID OFFERED DEDICATION DO NOT CONFORM TO THE LOGICAL EXTEN-
SIONS OR ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPOSED ALLEYS, STREETS, O#-UFTt-tr+- TY- LASEiAEt:TS, AND
THAT SAID OFFERED DEDICATION$ DO NOT CONFORH WITH THE PROCEDURE AS SET FORTH
IN CITY ORDINANCES OR STATE LAW REGARDING THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF
WAYS IN THE SU;DIVIDIKQ OF PROPERTY, AND FURTHER SAID OFFERED DEDICATIONS ARE
OF RAW ACREAGE WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS PRCVIDED COHCERHING THE ALLEYS APiD STREETS,
ATTE?IPTED TO of DEDICATED, WHICH NIGHT COMPEL THE CITY TO ASSUME THE RESPONSI-
BILITY AND UNNECESSARY EXPEI +ISE TO THE PUBLIC, IN IMPROVING. SAID - ALLEYS -AND --
STREETS BEFORE SAME COULD UE UTILIZED DY THE PUBLIC AND WHICH RESPONSIBILITY
AND EXPENSE THE CITY OF CCRPUS CH RISTI, TEXAS, ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO ASSUME
OR ACCEPT.
SECTION j. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR F:EFUSING TO ACCEPT THE ABOVE
DESCRIDED OFFERED DEDICATIONS FOR AfJD IN BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC, IH AS REASONABLE
A TIME AS POSSIBLE, AFTER SUCH OFFER CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY AND
AFTER I:AVING GEEN THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED AND REVIEWED AS TO SAID OFFERED DEDI-
CATIONS BENEFIT TO TIE GENERAL PUBLIC, SO THAT THERE Wl LL NOT BE AND CANNOT BE
IIIFERREO OR IrvlPL.IED III ANY MAi- IIJEP. AN ACCEPTANCE OF SAID OFFERED DEDICATION,
EITHER TAC17 OR E;:P ^- ,ESSED, DY THE CITY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND API IMPER-
ATIVE PUBLIC PECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT IC
ORDIfJAI1CC OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND THAT SUC;I ORDIIIAi:CE OR R'ESOLUTIO:-I 3iIALIL -,9E READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE ;AYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY LXIS "f, AiJD HAVIN,3 REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE EE SUSPENDED, AND
Ti1.;T THIS .RDINANCE HE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS 11'JTRODUCTION AIJD TAKE
EFFECT AND ,�E 121 FULL FDt2CC A;.D EFFECT FRO�11 A :ID AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS
AC'Z-O JIf;!;LY SO ORD,AMED.
PAS52D AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY of
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C1 r .jECiEIA THE CITY OF :;Oi;PUS CI- 11215T1, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORT +1
CITY ATTORNEI
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CORPUS RIST1, TEXAS
1956
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 CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNdlIL; 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,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDON ADO
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