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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
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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
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CITY SECRETAR}/ 1,
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1959=
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CITY ATTOWEY
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CORPUS 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
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
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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