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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05251 ORD - 01/28/1959S• AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AN ALLEY IN BLOCK 72 OF THE BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE A DEED QUITCLAIMING THE CLOSED ALLEY TO R. L. BURNHAM, THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, UPON PAYMENT OF THE CONSIDERATION OF $2,000. ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE CLOSING OF A 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY EXTENDING 100 FEET SOUTHWARD FROM HUGHES STREET, IN WATER BLOCK 72, BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, HAS BEEN GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF ALL OWNERS ABUTTING SAID ALLEY AND WITHIN 450 FEET THEREOF, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, TO- WIT: ON THE 1OTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS.• CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DULY DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER SUCH PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE SAID ALLEY IS NOT SUITABLE AS LAID OUT FOR SAID PURPOSES, AND THAT IT WILL BE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO HAVE SAID ALLEY CLOSED; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE THE 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY EXTENDING 100 FEET SOUTHWARD FROM HUGHES STREET, IN WATER BLOCK 72, BEACH PORTION, OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: A TRACT OF LAND TWENTY (20) BY ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET LYING AND BEING PART OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX IN BLOCK SEVENTY -TWO (72) OF THE BEACH PORTION OF THE_ CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:. THE BEGINNING POINT IS LOCATED BY STARTING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT SEVEN (7) IN SAID BLOCK SEVENTY - TWO (72), BEACH PORTION, AND FOLLOWING THE NORTH LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7) AND LOT SIX (6) IN AN EASTERLY DIREC- TION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY (170) FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF LOT SIX (6) FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF WATER STREET ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET TO A POINT.IN THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT FIVE (5) FOR THE SOUTH- WEST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREBY CONVEYED; THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF.LOT FIVE (5), TWENTY (20) FEET TO A POINT FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREBY CONVEYED; THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF WATER STREET ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF LOT SIX (6), FOR THE NORTH- EAST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREBY CONVEYED; THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT SIX (6), TWENTY (20) FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREBY CONVEYED AND POINT OF BEGIN-_ NING. SECTION 2. THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TO EXECUTE A DEED QUITCLAIMING TO R. L. BURNHAM, THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER TO THE SAID ALLEYS THE SAID ALLEY UPON PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF $2,000.00. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID ALLEY AND THE QUIT- CLAIMING OF THE CLOSED ALLEY TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS- PENSION 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 COUNCILS AND THE MAYORS 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 THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM -2- AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE fS DAY OF JANUARY, 1959- MAYO 1 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTES CITY SECRETAR}/ 1, APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1959= c�� . Lz,,�� , CITY ATTOWEY r CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS '� 1 1959 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED1 AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, 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, MAYW THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH W. J. ROBERTS a 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 W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO CHARLIE J. AILLS ARTHUR R. JAMES ODELL INGLE