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AN ORDINANCE
UTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY
F CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL ESTATE
N NUECES COUNTY, TEXA$, DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 AND
I BY DEED RECORDED IN VOL.
]S OF NUECES COUNTY_ TEXAS
IML INCHLA5L IN 51MLLI AND 510LWALK -AREA, WHICH
LAND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY
OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTENDS TO PROCEED WITH
THE PROJECT HERETOFORE DESCRIBED AS AGNES- LAREDO PROJECT $1- 53 -18,
WHICH INCLUDES THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES AND LAREDO STREETS AND THE
WIDENING OF LAREDO STREET, AND IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE HEREIN-
AFTER DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO COMPLETE SAID
PROJECT, SAID PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
SAID PROPERTY BEING LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 111,
PATRICK WEBB ADDITION AND INCLUDING A TRIANGULAR
TRACT OF LAND DEEDED TO Z. GOSSETT BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI BY DEED RECORDED IN VOL. 2115, PAGE
532, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO WHICH
REFERENCE 15 HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIP-
TIONS.
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
ROAN REALTY COMPANY, OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 15 UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT
AN AGREEMENT WITH SAID OWNER AS TO THE PRICE AND VALUE OF SAID LAND
AND IT BECOMES EXPEDIENT THAT SAID PROPERTY BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY
BY THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID PUBLIC
PURPOSE;
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 PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, DOES HEREBY ORDER THE CONDEMNATION OF
CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE ACQUISITION THEREOF
BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT
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OF SAID CITY, SAID LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
SAID PROPERTY BEING LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 14,
PATRICK WEBB ADDITION AND INCLUDING A TRIANGULAR
TRACT OF LAND DEEDED TO Z.GOSSETT BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI BY DEED RECORDED IN VOL. 245, PAGE
532, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO WHICH
REFERENCE 15 HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DES-
CRIPTION.
SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY
AND ALL THE PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN AND TO PROCEED
WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSIONS, WITH THE INTENTION
IN FEE SIMPLE
IN MIND OF OBTAINING POSSESSION AND TITLE /TO SAID PROPERTY SO THAT
SAID CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MAY BE COMMENCED AND
COMPLETED.
SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND
THE NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF AND TO THE
REAL PROPERTY HEREINBEFORE SET OUT SO THAT SAID CONSTRUCTION AND
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MAY BE CON14ENCED AND COMPLETED CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT 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 AND
NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED 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 FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORD Y SO ORDAINED. rill PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE �O AY OF �N�iFEM9ER /, j9•
ZTY ; M AYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
_ 3/ DAY OF AMBER, 1957
CITY, TT `RNEY
C S 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 FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SMALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SMALL 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 INTRO-
DUCED, 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 VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
N. J. ROBERTS
S. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. RILLS
,
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BV
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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