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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PORTION OF LOT 3 ALTA
VISTA GROVE ADDITION, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 4, PAG 25,
OF THE MAP RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WITH JAMES -E.-
CLARK, THE OWNER THEREOF, FOR-AN AGREED AMOUNT OF �400.00;
PMP O- PRIATING THE SUM OF $400.00 FROM NO. 220 STREET BOND
IRPROVEMENT rUNDS, _FOR TH�UR_AASE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISMISS CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED AND PENDING; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS HERETOFORE FOUND AND DECLARED
THE PUBLIC NEED AND NECESSITY OF PROCEEDING WITH A STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
DESCRIBED AS KOSTORYZ ROAD PROJECT NO. 1- 53 -11, WHICH INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN
THE STREET AND SIDEWALK AREA ON KOSTORYZ ROAD, A PUBLIC STREET WITHIN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH AND COMPLETE SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, IT WAS AND IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE A PORTION OF THE PROP-
ERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, AND IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE SAID PROPERTY THE CITY COUNCIL,
BY ORDINANCE NO. 5030, AUTHORIZED CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE CITY; AND
WHEREAS, SUBSEQUENT TO THE PASSAGE OF THE AFORESAID ORDINANCE,CON-
DEMNATION PROCEEDINGS WERE DULY FILED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH SAID PROCEED-
INGS ARE NOW PENDING BEFORE THE COUNTY JUDGE OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, SUBSEQUENT TO THE PASSAGE OF THE AFORESAID ORDINANCE AND THE
FILING OF THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS, THE OWNER OF SAID LAND DID PERSONALLY
AND BY AND THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY OF RECORD AGREE TO CONVEY THE SAID LAND TO THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BY A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FOR THE TOTAL CONSIDER-
ATION OF $400.00; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS FOUND TO BE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO ACQUIRE
SAID LAND FOR SAID AMOUNT:
,s NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT,•FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR THE
PURCHASE, IN FEE SIMPLE, OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED LAND, WITH JAMES E. CLARK,
THE OWNER THEREOF, FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $400.00, SAID LAND BEING MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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A TRACT OF LAND 20 FEET IN WIDTH AND 219.26 FEET IN LENGTH,
AND BEING THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 3 OF THE ALTA VISTA GROVE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS SHOWN BY NAP OR
PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN VOLUME 4, PAGE 25, MAP
RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, TO WHICH REFERENCE 15 HERE-
BY MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. - --
SECTION 2. THE SUM OF $400.00 IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF NO. 220
STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, KOSTORYZ ROAD PROJECT N0. 1- 53 -11, FOR THE PUR-
CHASE UNDER SAID CONTRACT.
SECTION 3. THE CITY ATTORNEY 1S HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
DISMISS THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS HERETOFORE PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED AND FILED
AND NOW PENDING BEFORE THE COUNTY JUDGE OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS.
SECTION 4. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE NECESSITY
FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF AND TO THE AFORESAID REAL PROPERTY
SO THAT SAID CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MAY BE COMMENCED AND COMPLETED
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS-
PENSION 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 RESO-
LUTION 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 SHALL 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 JULY, 1958.
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_THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE _9 DAY OF JULY, 1958:
CITY ATTMEY '
CO PUS 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 ORDINANCES 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; I, THEREFORE.' HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND 5AI1)'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
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES�,t, l
ODELL INGLE -
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOT
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS �(
ARTHUR R. JAMES
- ODELL INGLE