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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 LOT
6, BLOCK 5, HG DIE PLACE ADDITION, OWNED BY JOSEPHINE R.
BOTELLO�CUT OF HER SEPARATE PROPERTY AND ESTATE. AND MANUEL
RAMIREZ. A SINGLE MAN, FOR USE IN THE PROJECT OF 14PROVE-
MENT OF AGNES-LAREDO STREETS AS A PART OF THE INCREASE
IN STREET AND SIDEWALK AREA, WHICH LAND 1S MORE PARTICU-
LARLY 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
PROJECT HERETOFORE DESIGNATED AS AGNES - LAREDO PROJECT WHICH
INCLUDES THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES AND LAREDO STREETS AND THE WIDENING OF
LAREDO STREET, AND IT 15 NECE55ARY TO ACQDIRE 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:
A TRACT OF LAND 9.6 FEET IN WIDTH AND 24 FEET IN LENGTH
AND BEING THE CAST 9.6 FEET OF LOT 6, 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 230.4 SQUARE FEET OF LAND,
AND
WHEREAS, THE RECCRD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IPI
JOSEPHINE R. BOTELLO, OUT OF HER SEPARATE PROPERTY AND ESTATE, AND MANUEL
RAMIREZ, A SINGLE MAN, BOTH OF WHOM RESIDE IPI NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS UNABLE TO ARRIVE AT AN
AGREE14ENT WITH SAID OWNERS 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 BY1HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IN CONFOR14ITY 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 24 FEET IN LENGTH
AND BEING THE EAST 9.6 FEET OF LOT 6. BLOCK 5, OF THE
HOME PLACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS
SHOWN BY 14AP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN VOL.
PAGE 48, OF THE HAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DES-
CRIPTION, CONTAINING 230.4 SQUARE FEET OF LAND.
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 CON-
DEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSI.ON, WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING
POSSESSION AND TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE TO SAID PROPERTY 50 THAT SAID CONSTRUC-
TION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MAY BE COMMENCED AND COMPLETCD.
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 COMMENCED AND COMPLETED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN
IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT
NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY CN THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMER-
GENCY AND 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 IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED FIND APPROVED THIS THEADAY OF JANUARY, 1958.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JAPJUARY�° 1953;
CITY 'TTORNEY
CORPUS 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.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 T141S ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED. OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGL ER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. ,AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
DDELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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7
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGL ER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
7
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CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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