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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05194 ORD - 11/19/1958AN ORDINANCE CLOSING ALL THAT PORTION OF WATER STREET WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING 'LINES: THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY: BEING A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES ACROSS THE CENTERLINE OF WATER STREET AT A POINT 180 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BESSIE STREET, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS NINTH STREET, IN BROOKLYN ADDITION. THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY: BEING A LINE DRAWN ACROSS WATER STREET PARALLEL TO THE CENTER- LINE OF THE AUTHORIZED 400 FOOT REALIGNED CHANNEL AND CROSSING THE CENTERLINE OF WATER STREET AT A POINT WHICH IS 388.5 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF DAN REID STREET, SAID LINE ALSO BEING 192.85 FEET SOUTH OF THE �- -� SOUTH ABUTMENT OF THE BASCULE BRIDGE, PRO - L�o� IDED SUCH IS TO BE THE GE I THE WORK OF REMOVING THECBAS ULE AT BRIDGE IS ACTUALLY BEGUN; AND RELINQUISHING ALL TITLE THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi has been petitioned that the hereafter described por- tion of Water Street in the City of Corpus Christi be closed, to -wit: That portion of Water Street which lies between the following lines which designate the north- erly and southerly boundaries of that portion of the street to be closed: The northerly boundary: Being a line drawn at right angles across the center- line of Water Street at a point 180 feet south of the centerline of Bessie Street, sometimes known as Ninth Street, in Brook - lYn Addition. The southerly boundary: Being a line drawn across Water Street parallel to the centerline of the authorized 400 foot realigned channel and crossing the center- line of Water Street at a point which is;,, 388.5 feet north of the centerline of Dan' Reid Street, said line also being 192.85 feet south of the south abutment of the 4 bascule bridge; and WHEREAS the City Council at its regular meeting on the 5th day of November, 1958, authorized publication of notice Of public hearing before'the,City Couhcil to consider such clos- ing of said street; and WHEREAS notice of the proposed closing of the said street has been given by publication and also by mail to the last known `address of,all owners' abutting said street and with- in four hundred fifty feet (4501) therefrom, in accordance with -1- the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi, as provided for under Article II, Section 6 thereof; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the notice given as above set out, a public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, at 2 :00 o'clock P.M. on the 18th day of November, 1958, in the City Council Chamber at the City Hall; and WHEREAS, the public safety, walfare, convenience and necessity will be better served by the closing of the said pro - tion of the street to be effective at the time requested; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTIQN 1. That; effective at,the time the work of removing the bascule bridge is actually begun, all that por- tion of Water Street in the City of Corpus Christi and described as follows, be closed: r That portion of Water Street` which lies between the following lines which designate the north- erly and southerly boundaries of that portion of the- street to be closed: The northerly boundary: Being a line drawn at right angles across the center- line of Water Street at a point 180 feet south of the centerline of Bessie Street, sometimes known as Ninth Street, in Brook- lyn Addition. The Southerly boundary: Being a line drawn across Water Street parallel to the centerline of the authorized 400 foot realigned channel and crossing the center- line of Water Street at a point which is 388.5 feet north of the centerline of Dan Reid Street, said line also being 192.85 feet south of the south abutment of the bascule bridge; SECTION 2. That the City of Corpus Christi hereby releases and relinquishes all right, title and interest in and to that portion of Water Street in the City of Corpus Christi, as described in Section 1 hereof, to the property owners abutting said street and the same shall revert to said owners at the time the closing of the street is effective, as specified in Sec- tion 1 hereof. -2- SECTION 3. The fact that public convenience and necessity Will be better served by the closing of said por- tion of said street as a public street at the time the work of removing the bascule bridge is actually begun creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or reso- lution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such public emergency and imperative 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 AND APPROVED this day of November, 1958. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: �l t City Secre ary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM; Ulty AtZOrney -3- A 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 RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDI AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THERE - FORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, 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 'f Manuel P. Maldonado Charlie J. Aills / Arthur R. James Odell Ingle % The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Farrell D. Smith W. J. Roberts f 't B. E. Bigler f Manuel P. Maldonado Charlie J. Aills 41 Ce. Arthur R. James Odell Ingle ✓