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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEMN CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBED AS THE EAST 9.6 FEET OF LOTS"
BLOCK 5, HOME PLACE ADDITION, OWNED BY JOSE M. SOT LLG,
FOR USE IN THE PROJECT OF IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES- LAREDO
STREETS AS A PART OF THE INCREASE IN STREET AND SIDEWALK
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 DESIGNATED AS AGNES - LAREDO PROJECT1- 53 -18, WHICH
INCLUDES THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES AND LAREDO STREETS AND THE WIDENING OF
LAREDO STREET, AND IT IS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED
REAL ESTATE IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO COMPLETE SAID PROJECT, SAID PROPERTY
NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
AND
A TRACT OF LAND 9.6 FEET IN WIDTH AND 25 FEET IN LENGTH
AND BEING THE EAST 9.6 FEET OF LOT 8, BLOCK 5, OF THE
HOME PLACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS SHOWN
BY MAP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN VOL, 3, PAGE
48, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO WHICH
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION,
CONTAINING 240 SQUARE FEET OF LAND,
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
JOSE M. BOTELLO, WHO RESIDES IN 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 EXER-
CISE 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 DOMAIN OF SAID
CITY, SAID LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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A TRACT OF LAND 9.6 FEET IN WIDTH AND 25 FEET IN LENGTH
AND BEING THE EAST 9.6 FEET OF LOT J, BLOCK 5, OF THE
HOME PLACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS
SHOWN BY HAP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN VOL.
3, PAGE 48, OF THE HAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR
DESCRIPTION, CONTAINING 240 SQUARE FEET OF LAND.
SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY 15 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 CON-
DEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING
POSSESSION AND TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE TO SAID PROPERTY SO THAT SAID CONSTRUC-
TION 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 PRO-
PERTY HEREINBEFORE SET OUT SO THAT SAID CONSTRUCTICN AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
MAY BE COMMENCED AND COMPLETED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO OR-
DINANCE 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND
NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED,
AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED F114ALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE OF JANUARY, 1959.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORK
JANUARY Q , 1956:
CITY ATTORNEY
C US 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 SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 13 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AIT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCILi 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, 4
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOW NG VOTE:
FARRELL 0. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
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O DELL INGLE
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