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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 A PORTION OF
LOT ALTA VISTA GROVE ADDITION AS RECORDED IN
VOLUME , AT PAGE 25, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS,,OWNED BY JAMES f. CLARK, FOR USE IN
THE PROJECT OF IMPROVEMENT OF KOSTORYZ ROAD AS A
PART OF THE INCREASE IN STREET AND SIDEWALK AREA,
WHICH LAND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN;
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEED-
INGS TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS HERETOFORE FOUND AND
DECLARED THE PUBLIC NEED AND NECESSITY AND INTENDS TO PROCEED WITH THE
PROJECT DESCRIBED AS KOSTORYZ ROAD PROJECT ND. 1- 53 -11, WHICH INCLUDES
AN INCREASE IN THE STREET AND SIDEWALK AREA ON KOSTORYZ ROAD, 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
THE WEST TWENTY (201) FEET OF LOT 31 ALTA VISTA
GROVE ADDITION, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 25, OF
THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS;
WHEREAS, THE RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
JAMES E. CLARK, OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS 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 DOMAIN
OF SAID CITY, SAID LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THE WEST TWENTY (201) FEET OF LOT 3, ALTA VISTA
GROVE ADDITION, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 25, OF
THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
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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 CONCLUSION, WITH THE INTENTION IN
MIND OF OBTAINING POSSESSION AND TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE 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 COMMENCED 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 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF APRIL, 1958•
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THE; ITY 6F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
T 30TH DA APRIL, 1958:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS 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 DAT I T IS INTRODUCED, E ODUCED, ANO THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY_
COUNCIL; I T, EQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND � � HEREFORE HEREBY R P ND SAID HARTER RUtE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY
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MAYOR o,
THE C OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS C�
B. E. BIGLER-
MANUEL P'. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES CC
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH l.Jv-L- J
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER Loy
MANUEL P. MALDONADO '
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES (•��'
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