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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING AND ABANDONING A 12 -FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR CON-
STRUCTION OF A WATER WORKS SYSTEM, AS FILED IN VOL. V,
PAGE 86, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; A RIGHT-
OF-WAY AND EASEMENT FOR THE LAYING OF WATER PIPES FOR
CONVEYANCE OF A WATER SUPPLY, AS FILED IN VOL. 27, PAGE
4Q4, DEED RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; AND A 12 -FOOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI WATER COMPANY, AS
FILED IN VOL. V, PAGE 94, DEED RECORDS, NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS, ALL INSTRUMENTS BEING CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, AND FILED FOR RECORD IN THE DEED RECORDS
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, QUITCLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN ANY
SUCH RIGHT-OF-WAY; AND DECLARING -AN -EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, there exist a 12 -foot right-of-way for construction of a water
works system, as recorded in Vol. V, page 86, Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas;
a right-of-way and easement for the laying of water pipes for conveyance of a
water supply as recorded in Vol. 27, page 404, Deed Records, Nueces County, Texas;
and a 12 -foot right-of-way and quitclaim to the Corpus Christi Water Company, as
recorded in Vol. V, page 94, Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas, all instruments
being conveyed to the City of Corpus Christi and filed for record in the Deed
Records of Nueces County, Texas; and -
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is feasible and advantageous
to the City of Corpus Christi to abandon and quitclaim said easements and rights-
pf-way:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the grant of a 12 -foot right-of-way for construction of
a water works system, as recorded in Vol. V, page 86, Deed Records of Nueces
County, Texas, and described therein, dated September 13, 1890, conveying such
right-of-way from the Catholic Convent to Corpus Christi Water Company; that the
right-of-way and easement for the laying of water pipes for conveyance of a
water supply, as recorded in Vol. 27, page 404, Deed Records, Nueces County,
Texas, and described therein, dated November 11, 1892, conveying such right-of-way
and easement from Convent of the Incarnate Word to the City of Corpus ,Christi;
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and the 12 -foot right-of-way and quitclaim granted to the Corpus Christi Water
Company, by John Dunn as recorded in Vol. V, page 94, Deed Records, Nueces
County, Texas, and described therein, dated September 26, 1890, all easements and
rights-of-way having been conveyed to the City of Corpus Christi and/or its pre-
decessor in title to the Municipal Water Supply System, and filed for record in
the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas, be and the same are hereby closed for
public use and every municipal purpose and abandoned and quitclaimed to the owners
of the abutting property in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and
for the service and interest of the inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any othersection, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council
that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision
hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. The fact that the public convenience and necessity would
be better served by the closing of the aforesaid easements and rights-of-way
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 but that such ordinance or resolution
shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor
having declared that such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the
suspension of the 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 passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the 5th day of November ,
1980.
ATTEST:
City'Secretary MA
APPROVED:
,S ---DAY OF
J. BRUCE
By
Assistant Citorney
COCK, CITY ATTO'NEY
OR
TH CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi Texas
day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
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 or resolution 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, 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.
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The Charter rule was
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
The above ordinance
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr: Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
Respectfully,
MAYO
suspended
THE C OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
by the following vote:
was passed
by the
following vote:
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