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AN ORDINANCE
IRMING THAT CONDEMNATION PRO-
SY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
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NANCE N0. 4966; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO IN
STITUTE'PROCEEDINGS TO CARRY_ OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE NO. 49b6; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. p
WHEREAS, ON THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1958, IN ORDINANCE N0.
4966, 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 HIS 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
ACQUIRED BY THE CITY BY THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR
SAID PUBLIC PURPOSE OF A MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
NOW, 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. 4966 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 NO. 4966 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 DESCBIBED IN
ORDINANCE N0. 4966 AND ALL THE PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN
AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEMNATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION, WITH THE
INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING POSSESSION AND TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE TO SAID
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PROPERTY SO THAT THE SAID MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 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 THE SAID MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PRO-
JECT 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 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 ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE IL-AY OF FEBRUARY, 1958•
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SE REl'i RY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS 26TH, DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1958:
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CITY •ATTOR EY
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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
SUSP ENSIGN OF THE CHARTER ER RULE- OR REQVIREN ENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED. AND TMAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE LAE46 AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQVEST THAT YOU SUSPEND' SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDIHANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED. OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY.
PrA-�fu
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH /
W. J. ROBERTS j
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 D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO Le
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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