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Home My WebLink About05500 ORD - 09/23/1959r JAW: JKH:9 -16 -59 • AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $11,2 0.00 OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, CROSSTOWN EX- PRESSWAY PROJECT, FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AWARD IN THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS FOR A TRACT OF LAND IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, DESCRIBED AS LOT 20, BLOCK 2, LEE ANN ESTATES, OWNED BY DOLA GRAY, EL AL; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ~2 5.00 FOR PAYMENT OF CITY'S SHARE OF COMMISSIONERS FEES EQUALLY TO COMMISSIONERS W. L. LUNDGREN, MRS. HENRY tWILKIE AND FRANK ADAMS; AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONERS AWARD OF 111,2 0.00 TO BE TENDERED INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW; AUTHORIZ- ING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO APPEAL FROM THE CONID7I33IONERS CORT HEARING; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS HERETOFORE FOUND AND DECLARED THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY, DESCRIBED AS LOT 20, BLOCK 21 LEE ANN ESTATES, AND AUTHORIZED CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO BE INSTITUTED AGAINST THE OWNERS THEREOF; AND WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH, DULY INSTITUTED CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST COLA GRAY, A FEME SOLE, GLADYS GRAY, GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE OF CLARENCE E. GRAY, LYNDIA GRAY, A MINOR, CHARLOTTE DORLENE GRAY, A MINOR, ALICE RUTH GRAY, A MINOR, MORRIS E. CLEVELAND, BERTHA C. CLEVELAND AND LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH SAID PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN DULY AND TIMELY PERFECTED, AND THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS IN CONDEMNATION APPOINTED THEREIN DID ON THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1959, ENTER AN ORDER FINDING THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE SUM OF 5111,250.00, AND DECREEING THAT THE COST OF SUCH CONOEMNA- TION PROCEEDING BE PAID EQUALLY BY THE PARTIES; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COMMISSIONERS' FEES AMOUNTS TO M5-00, OR $5.00 EACH, PAYABLE TO THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, W. L. LUNDGREN, MRS. HENRY WILKIE AND FRANK ADAMS; AND WHEREAS, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DESIRES TO APPEAL THE SAID AWARD TO THE COUNTY COURT, AND IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PERFECT SUCH APPEAL; AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION OF SAID TRACT OFLAND FOR THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY PROJECT, IT IS NECESSARY THAT SUCH AWARD AND COMMISSIONERS' FEES BE APPROPRIATED AND THAT THE AWARD OF THE COMMISSIONERS BE TENDERED INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS: 5500 lw NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM N0. 220, STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, PROJECT 1- 56 -24, THE AMOUNT OF $11,250.00 WHICH IS THE AWARD OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IN CONDEMNATION OF LOT 20, BLOCK 2, LEE ANN ESTATES, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM N0. 220, STREET BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, PROJECT 1- 56 -24, THE AMOUNT OF ($'15.00 FOR PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONERS' FEES, F "OR PAYMENT OF y5.00 TO EACH OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, W. L. LUNDGREN, MRS. HENRY WILKIE AND FRANK ADAMS. SECTION 3. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TENDER THE SAID SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,250.00 INTO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES GOVERNING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS, IN ORDER THAT THE CITY MAY TAKE POSSESSION OF THE SAID PROPERTY, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO APPEAL THE AWARD OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS IN THE COURT AT LAID. SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT THERE EXISTS THE NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION 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 TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS P AGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF , 1959, MAYOR A TE THE CITY ORPUS CH STI, TEXAS CITY $EGRET RY APPRGYE AS TO LEG F THIS THEDAY OF , 1959: CITY ATTORNEY �. • I I certify to the City Council that the money required for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the abOpe of the City of Corpus Christi and foregoing ordinan:,a in the �'9 A 2 n �2�c vi1 to the credit of IAo. Fund from which it is prop osed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose• Director of Finance �j 1 'i 1 �I 1 II 4 I i CORPUS CHRISTI, XA If I A d' DAY OF tg g TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS 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 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 SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. /RESPECTFULLY, C MAYOR THE CITY O'ORPUS C ISTI TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE% ELLROY KING - JAMES Le BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNHE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO� SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE8 ELLROY ICING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.