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AN ORDINANCE
RE- AUTHORIZING AND CONFIRMING THAT CONDEMNATION PRO-
CEEDINGS BE INSTITUTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO AND AGAINST THE LANDS AND OWNERS
DESCRIBED IN, ORDINANCE NO. 4965, BEING 133.385 ACRES
OUT OF LOT NO. OF THE MARGARET KELLY SUBDIVISION.
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NANCE NO. 4965; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE
PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE
r ND ORDINANCE N0. 4965; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1958, IN ORDINANCE N0. 4965,
CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR USE AS A MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS AUTHORIZED
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS; AND,
WHEREAS, SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THAT ORDINANCE, THE OWNER OF THE
LANDS, THROUGH HER ATTORNEY, HAS REOPENED NEGOTIATIONS; BUT,
WHEREAS, THE SAID OWNER AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
HAVE STILL BEEN UNABLE TO AGREE ON THE VALUE OF THE LAND AND THE DAMAGES,
IF ANY, LEGALLY ALLOWABLE, AND IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT SAID PARTIES WILL
BE UNABLE TO AGREE; AND,
WHEREAS, IT HAS BECOME EXPEDIENT THAT THE SAID PROPERTY BE AC-
QUIRED BY THE CITY BY THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SAID
PUBLIC PURPOSE OF A MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
NOd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREMISES HEREIN AND THOSE STATED
IN ORDINANCE NO. 4965 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CHARTER AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DOES
HEREBY CONFIRM ORDINANCE N0. 4965 ORDERING THE CONDEMNATION OF THE REAL
ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBED THEREIN AND AGAINST THE OWNER OR
OWNERS THEREOF, AND THE ACQUISITION THEREOF BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
IN THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN OF THE SAID CITY.
SECTION 2. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ORDI-
NANCE 4965 AND ALL THE PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN AND TO
PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITHTHE INTENTION IN
MIND OF OBTAINING POSSESSION AND TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE TO SAID PROPERTY SO THAT
THE SAID MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PROJECT MAY BE COMMENCED AND COMPLETED.
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SECTION 3. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE NECES-
SITY FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY
HEREINIEFORE SET OUT 30 THAT THE SAID MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 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 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 MAYORS HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
TO EXISTS 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 PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 9 � DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1958.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI$ TEXAS
ATTEST:
CI SECRE Y
APPROV AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1958:
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CITY AtIXORNEY
CO 5 CHRISTI, TEXAS
1958
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) It 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,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE;
FARRELL D. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERT$
S. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
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ODELL INGLE
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