The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-04-29
LEGAL
TANCLESHOLD
UP SEA WALL
Property Owners Rights to
Be Settled Before
Work Starts

Whol H. ilr status % tho aeawall
slanf1
This 81 ,ho question macy taxpayers
90 Corpus rhflHu arc asking since the
sN1Wall funds bccnmo % topic ~ de-
bate in Else controversy Oyer iNe Hafu.
ine ~ % ciiy depository
~ a SirNruH. tiiN engineer anyH ihni
"a ltrntni There M no development ~
i'as plans und aeiion on The matter
HWnun some Itfiaion from tho nNW
cts administration Tl0ff have arrn
ttt ihfer mottiuHe Of tho nov r!iv
council pnd ihreo have nu been filled
with fnf huelnrm II cflAhiiehlne ihr
new municipal regime. DpuhtlTta aft
ticH viii he tHten soon.
u Marcb tho Legislature cedod 20
tho rify Dii fho 4tuifs fiHilir lliise and
st4Nfs 90 tho land under 'rfruH
christi hnf Thif concession covers
40 innd 200 feet from ahurt This
uDtIun untnnd fnr Wuy fur the cifr i1
begin iiq plans. The important JUNK
noW be- f3 decide ON exactly ine Inc
fof the tfnwpii to- follow The c.iy
fltrtiun came Ho soon after the art
uf the Legislature became effective thnt
fhsrr we4 un opportunity o. tnr
former sdmiDiNifniiOn 10 uei und there
hns hardly ifeen TIME Cos lhf ioone
administration iu iufin 4 policy.
Three Classes ~ Land
owners faNf ht0htt
ST. Stevens believes ihai actunl
work could breln on thc great plan 10
sasCulii and hsnuiify the cts hy Au.
rnti 4 were the question ~ rights Of
property oNncrH on me lny front aet.
lied This in "a hlH task az there ore
more than 100 nWurTn affected ana
their rights are divided into three
0l1sgcn FIRST come Those who VIII nc.
tu1ily lor property by no briding
nf ihe wall ln This class como per-
.nna who have piers Oh whnffcs which
3sel,aa ihDu rnur those who own
Tots which HtO rfaiiH under wnitf hu'
Witch Wrrr plotted when the vliN NHI
laid uDf These owners have titles -
iho submerged realty 1nr hwst Nfd 20
f1t tHkrf thereon
Thcn ihNfD iT the class who have fn-
called arrfrfipu flrhis There 81 in
fhr ,npa uf those innd owncrs The pog.
flhiiity that nntufn VII eventually
add 40 the land they hold. The thlrd
eliHt Includes property owners who
hnyo Fights ~ approach hy. water
Settlement must Do made with 40 ~
ihcso ownCrH Before work rpn actually
begin. Nj NteVcnn not heinz e INV
sef. says hD haa no idea how much
iimo this Win consume.
Granted TINT thif legal preliminary
could be- accomplished before August
] thr first work to be dome would bc
the mnkiug Of detailed cfosa sections
and WORKING drawings and rpecificl-
Ions 0p which bids could be asked
Much az thia work could be- done while
Tho lcrai knots were hrlnH unilcd.
az aetuM cur1irucilon were 10 be-
ein August b." anld Mr. stevens, -thc
flint fNinE would hr the pile DRIVING
fhn would coHt lst.ooO ana would
unnh1bly consume about Two mopihl.
rhoa would come lhc huildiug NJ ihf
mnsn concrete wall This would take
AS mrntha n wcrihcr conditions were
favorable &c could be- done during the
fll nnd winter months and the COST
would ho about ti5uuNp. The FILLING
Boa lfrdr'rn wniila follow at cost
fuunIIN OHllmnfn nN t4teud This
could probably hH done meat rprng
Asked II the work began lu August
nd Progressed without delay until
APRIL 90 next year now much would
u spent Sir. stevens said his estimate
laurh'p was thai t2lo 900 might DE-
peni bul that ali would depend upon
ao tVaY Tie Nuft pforroMrd. - whf
lot prepared 90 discuss costs 81 labor
"a materials.