Ordinance No. 54v'
See Ordinance No. 54(a)
adopted December 20, 1949
ORDINANCE N0. 54
AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND ANNEXING
ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, ALL OF
WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE; CONTAINING
SAVINGS CLAUSE, AbID.PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
AND PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE MANNER PRO -
VIDED IN ARTICLE I, SECTION 9 OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOPIN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOYdN:
SECTION 1: Intent and Purpose of the Ordinance: The City Council of
the City of Baytown, acting pursuant to Section 9 of Article I of the Charter of
said city, hereby declares that it is necessary that the hereinafter described ter-
ritory lying adjacent to the city "be annexed and the existing boundary limits of the
city be extended to include such territory. The purpose and intent of this extension
of the boundary limits of the City of Baytown is to take care of said city's present
needs for additional territory and the reasonably anticipated future growth and ex-
pansion of the city.
SECTION 2: That the boundary limits of the City of Baytown, Texas be en-
larged and extended as hereinafter set out so as to include within the boundary limits
of said city all that territory lying adjacent to said city within the following de-
scribed lines, to -wit:
BEGINNING at point number 26 in the present boundary limits in the City of
Baytown said point being the point of intersection of the north line of the J. G. and
Annie Schilling Tract of land with the east bank of Goose Creek Stream, said point
number 26.being referred to in Ordinance No. 1 passed by the City Commission of the
former City of Pelly, now Baytown, on the 17th day of April, 1947, reference to which
is hereby made for all necessary purposes;
THENCE in a northerly and up stream direction with the meanders of the east
bank of Goose Creek Stream to the point of-intersection of said line with the south
right -of -way line of the County Road, known as the Baker Road, for corner;
THENCE in a Vesterly direction crossing Goose Creek Stream along the south
right -of -way line of Baker Road and continuing along said south line of said road
with its meanders, crossing Decker Drive, and continuing along said south right -of-
way line of Baker Road to the east right -of -.way line of Market Street Road;
THENCE continuing in a westerly direction along a line which is a straight
line extension of the south right -of -way line of Baker Road to its point of inter-
section with a line 50 feet westerly from and parallel to the center line of Market
Street Road; R
THENCE in a southerly direction along said line 50 feet westerly from and
parallel to the center of Market Street Road to its intersection with the north line
of the Town of Wooster and of Block 1 of Wooster Heights;
THENCE westerly along the north line of the Town of Wooster and Block 1 of
Wooster Heights, and continuing with said line extended to the east bank of Fresh
Water Bayou;
THENCE southwesterly in a down stream direction along the east bank of
Fresh Water Bayou to the point of confluence of said line with the southerly shore
line of Burnett Bay at mean high tide;
THENCE westerly along said southerly shore of Burnett Bay at mean high
tide to the northwest corner of Block B of Brownwood Subdivision of the Town of
Wooster;;
THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the west line of Block B of
Brownwood Subdivision of the Town of Wooster to the southwest corner of Block AA
of Brownwood Subdivision of the Town of Wooster, which point is also located on
the northerly shore of Crystal Bay;
THENCE in an easterly direction along the northerly shore line of Crystal
Bay.to the northwest corner of Block A of Brownwood Subdivision of the Town of
Wooster;
THENCE continuing in a southerly direction along the easterly shore of
Crystal Bay to a line which is 2500 feet `easterly at right angles from and parallel
to the center line of the Houston Ship Channel;
THENCE in a southeasterly direction along a line which is 2500'feet
easterly, at right angles from and parallel to the center line of the Houston Ship
Channel to the intersection of said line with the south line,::o r an extension thereof,
of Block K of the Town of Wooster;;
THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the south line of Block K to
the southeast corner of Lot 9 in said Block K;
THENCE southeasterly along the west line of Lot 10, Block K, Town of
Wooster to the southwest corner of said Lot 10 which point is located on the north -
erly shore of Scott Bay at mean high tide;
THENCE in a generally easterly direction along the northerly shore line
of Scott Bay at its mean high tide to the intersection of said line with the west
line of the James Strange Survey;.
THENCE continuing in a generally southeasterly direction along the eastern
shore of Scott Bay to the southwest corner of Lot 1 of Bay Villa Subdivision;
THENCE in a southerly and southeasterly direction along the easterly.shore
of Scott Bay at mean high tide to its point of intersection with a line which is 2500
feet northerly at right angles from and parallel to the center line of the.Houston
Ship Channel;
THENCE in a southeasterly direction along a line which is 2500 feet north-
erly, at right angles from and parallel to the center line of the Houston Ship Channel
to the northerly shoreline of Black Duck Bay;
THENCE in an easterly direction along the shore line of Black Duck Bay at
mean high tide to its point of intersection with'a southerly extension of the.west
right-of-way line of Oklahoma Street in the City of Baytown, being a corner in the
present city boundary limits of said city;
THENCE north 8 degrees 05' east along the said extended west line of Okla-
homa Street and continuing along the west right -of -way line of said Street, a dis-
tance of 2032.2 feet, more or less, to the point of intersection of said west right -
of -way line of Oklahoma Street with the south boundary line of an alley behind -
Block 16, East Baytown Subdivision;
THENCE north 31 degrees 13' west a distance of 951.5 feet, more or less,
along the south boundary line of said alley behind Block 16, East Baytown Subdivi-
sion, and a westerly extension of said line, to the point of intersection of said
line, as extended, with the west right -of -way line of Nevada Street, for corner,
said point being point number 39 in the present boundary limits of the City of Bay -_
town as defined in Ordinance No. 1 passed by the City Commission of the former City
of Pelly, now Baytown, on April 17, 1947;
THENCE continuing in a generally northerly and easterly direction along
the present boundary limits of the City of Baytown as defined by said Ordinance No,.l
passed by the City Commission of the former City of Pelly, now Baytown, on April 17,
1947, Ordinance No. 3 passed by the City Council of the City of Baytown on January 31,
1948, recorded on pages 4 to 7 inclusive of the Minute Records of the City of Baytown,
and Ordinance No. 41 of the City of Baytown passed by the City Council of said City on
the 17th day of February, 1949, and duly recorded in the Minute Book of said City, to
place of beginning;
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SECTION 3: That the above described additional territory and area so
annexed shall be a part of the City of Baytown, and the property so added to said
city shall bear its pro rata part of the'taxes levied by the City of Baytown and the
inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of all the
citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, regulations and
provisions of the Charter of the City of Baytown:
SECTION 4: That if any portion or portions of the above described terri-
tory is validly included within the territory limits of another city or town, then such
portion or portions of the above described territory is hereby excluded and the re-
maining territory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown, and the boundary limits
of said city are hereby amended to conform to the boundary limits of such other city
or town or such other cities or towns along the area of the conflict.
SECTION 5: That if any portion or portions of the above described terri-
tory legally may become included within the limits of another city or -town, by reason
of a valid annexation ordinance heretofore introduced before the council, commission
or other governing body of such city or town, then such portion or portions of the
above described territory is hereby excluded from the limits of the City of Baytown
and the remaining territory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boundary
limits of said City of Baytown are hereby amended to conform to the boundary limits
of such other city or town or such other cities or towns along the area of the con-
flict.
SECTION 6: That if any legal impediment exists preventing the valid annexa-
tion of any portion of the above described territory to the City of Baytown, then
such portion of the above described territory is hereby excluded and the remaining
territory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boun&xy limits of said
City of Baytovin are hereby amended to conform to'the territory so annexed.
SECTION 7:: If any provision, exception, section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circum-
stances or to any particular tract or parcel of land, shall for any reason be held
unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not effect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or
sets of circumstances or to other tracts or parcels of land included in the territory
hereinabove described in Section 2 of this ordinance.
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SECTION 8: That this ordinance upon and after its introduction shall
be published and finally acted upon in the manner provided in Article I, Section 9,
of the Charter of the City of Baytown#.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this the lath day of August, A. D., 1919.
ATTEST:
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Edna Oliver, 7z Clerk
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�'J. A. Ward., 11ay7
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COUNTY OF HARRIS
STATE OF TEXAS
Before me the undersigned authority, on this date personally came and ap-
peared.__?: duly recognized agent of The Daily Sun, a daily newspaper
published in Goose C ek, 4i1ar__r__is__'County, Texas, and o after being duly sworn, says that the
attached notice was published in The Daily Sun of ______ _
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Sworn and_;subsckbed before me this ______ ____ _ ______ day
Notice -'is hereby given that the follow
! ing 6fdlpnance was iptroduced, read ant
,passed $y the affirmative vote of a ma
jority of- the Cit=y Council of the 0A a
Baytown, Texas,, on the 4th day of Aug
ust •1949:
ORDINANCE NO. 54
AN ORDLNAN'CE ENLARGING ANT
EXTENDING T11E BOUNDARY I:I-MI'1ES
Off` THE CITY OF B AYTOWN, TEXAS
AND ANNEXING ADDITIONAL A,p
JACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY
ALL OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED rl`
THE ORDINANCE;OONTAINING SAV
INGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOP
THE PUBLICATION AND PASSAGE
OF THIS .ORDINANCE IN THE MAN.
NER Y'ROVIDOL) IN ARTICLE: 1, S'F'%
T1 .N 9 OF TII;E CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF BBAYTOWN:
StOTION 1• Intent and Purpose of the
Ordjpanee: The City Council of the ci*
of Baytown, acting Pursuant to Section 9
of Article t of the Charter of said oily,
hereby declares that It is necessary t4)at
the hereinafter described territory, lying
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adjacent to the ty ' be annexed and ilie
existing boundary limits of the city be ex-
tended to imclud'e such territory. The pur-
pose and intent o:._ t is extension of the
boundary limits of the City of Baytown
is to taste care of sold cl.y's present needs
for additional territory and the reasonably
- anticipated future growth and expansion
of the cl6y.
SECTION 2: Tl,pt the boundary len ,s
of the City of to:ytoivh, Texas, be sin -
larged and extended as hereinafter sit 4-at
so as to include within tale boundary limits
of "Id city all that territory lying .adfac-
ent to said city within the following de-
scribed lines, to -wit:
BEGINNING at point number 26 in the
Present boundary limlts 11 9he CIGy o;
Baytown saint point being toe potiit , of
intersection of the north. Tine of the J. Q.
and Annie Schilling Tract of land with
east bank of GD cse Creek stream, said
point number 2 being referred to ten
Ordinance go 1 passed 1;y the City Oom-
mission of the foimer City of Pelfy, now
Baytown, on the 17th sl-& of April, 1>�47,
reference to which is hereby nj'arle for atFl
a northerly and i
the mean bra
C•'eek Strea§n toy
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Notary Public, rris Count Texas
Of Intersection of said -Noe alth the south
right -of =way line of the County Road,
known as the Baker Road, for corner;
THENCE in a westerly direction crossing
Goose Creek Stream along the south right -
of -way line of Baker Road and.continu-
ing along said south line of said road with
its meanders, crossing Decker Drive, and
contizinag along said south right -of -way
line of Baker Road to the cast right -of-
wayline of Market, Street Road;
, THENJQE b66Ubulii9 " -n -'3 'westerly di-
rection along a fine iwhich is a straight
line extension of the south right -of -way
line of Baker Road to its point of inter-
section with a, 11;ne 6;0 feet westerly from
and parellel to the center line of Market
Street Road,
THENCE is a southerly direction along
said line 50 feet westerly from and par-
allel' to the center .of Market Street Road
to its intersection with the north line of
the Town of. Wooster. and of, Block 1 of
Wooster Heights; --
THENCE westerly along the north line
of fhe Town of Wooster and WOOF 1 of
Wooster Heights, and continuing with said
line extended. to the east bank of Fresh
Water Bayou; . i
TfiENGE. southwesterly -in a down
stream direction alongg the east bunk of
P,4esh Water Bayou Eo ffi'e. 1(oi'nt of oon-
fluenee of said line W. h tt4�rree southerly
share line of Burnett Bay at mean high
tidg• -
stb h Tor.kte hE e •dN�f c n weesty sit southerly
ll ne$g tide Iilgh
o
wep,`., corner of Block B of
. }#]rown.wd"0 Suiidfvlston of the Town of
WgQ,ester;, -
T$IgNCE in a southwesterly direction
along the weetAl'ne of Block $. of Brown -
wood Subdivislon of the Towp of Wooster
tp the souht west corner of ,Block AA of
RBrOwnwood Subdivision Qf 'the Town of
ooster, which pearl is also .located on the
northerly shore pf Crystal Bay;
THEIVC
f in an easterly direction along
the .northerly an line of Crystal .Bay
to the northwest corner of Block
Brownwood Subdivision of the Town of
W, asters; -
THENCE contiaiuing in a southerly di-
rection along the cadverly shore of Crystal
-
Bay to a'llne which , is - 25dO feet eaaferly
at right angles from and parallel to the
,eenter line of the Houston Ship Channel; TME,14dE in a soutbeasterly direction
along a. hne 'which is 2500 feet easterly,
at right angles from and parallel to t %.
center line of , Aouston . Ship Channel
to the intersetion of .'eai'd line With the
south line, or r. extension 'thereof, of
B]O, , , QQf the llown of Wooster; -
` TH -RNCE in a rmaibeasterly direction
along the south line of Block K to -the
southeast a mner of Lot. 9'in said $;lock Ii.;
TNP-, NCE sontheerpp tcrly along the west
line of Lot 7,0 Block K, 'crown of Wooster
tb Me .aouth eat oorner of said L,ot 10
which point !s , located on the northerly
shore oqf Scott Bay at mean high Ode;
tgI6 C.E to a ggeentierally e"terly direr -.
tion aa'iirtq the nc,rlhenL•y kboue Ii Of Scott
Bay at ifs rgean hi h-tfde t0 the intersec-
tion at said jive with ,tore west. line. of the
James Skrgnge Survey;
Bi1:.F1 6E continuing in a general south -
epster_ly dyFectiQn along the. eastern shore
of Scott kqy t9, the .southwest corner of
Lo l" 9" VnbTA Subdivision
T�FMNCIE in a southerly and southeast
e}15y kiree$ton eYossB the easterly §.bore of
Seott Bay at mr.,�ti Wgo tide to its' P Iiit
0 intersection acldh IlRe which is 2500
feet noatber}y at 7! tt angles >iss0 and
Iig.r to tam ecntet' line of'the Houston
Sli4)
T C4, in a sputiieasterly direction
along a lhiiitr is 500 feet noitlierly
alt Aglit ah,, C's born and parallel to the
car vine of tlxe Houston Sh�I, Channel
to ri7te northerly shore. line of )'Mack Duck
Bay,,;
'jgk,ENCE in an easterly direction along
the shore line of Black Duck Bay at mean
high il,�e ito a point of intersection with
a southerly extension of the west right -of-
way line of 0&lahoma Street in the City
of Baytown, lie,.ng a corner in the present
city - boundary -limits. -of said city;
THENCE non6h 8 degrees 06' east along
. the said extended west line of Oklahoma
S'ireet and continllfrtg along - the west
r giit- of -W,aY lane of said Street, a dist-
ance of, 2032.2 feet, . more - or less, to the
Pioint'of t>at'�sE>c'fon rif said west right -
of -vvay lane of t`y3slahoma Street with the
south 1�o7grLdr. F�ie of an alley behind
Bigqck lib;
Last LCaYtowm Subdivision;
TIPFiNCE kdrtli 3j1 degrees . IT west a
distan,6 of 961'.5 Te"et, more or. less,. along
the *uth bounftry line of said alley be-
bind Block 1r8, Eapt .Eray4own Subdivision,
and a wasterry extension of , said line, to
the point of- intersection, of said line, as
extended, vv�ith the west right -of -way line
of Revada Street, for corder, said point
being pdcnt rrurniber 39 in the. present
boundary limits of the Qty of Baytown
as defined to' O•rdlinance No. 1 passed by
the City Commission of the former City
of Polly; now, Baytown, on April 17, 1947;
THEI1fCA continuing in a general north -
erly,and easterly direction along the pres-
cot tionndary limits of the City of Bay-
town as defined ttY said :Ordinance No. 1
__1 hd, tthe Ci'iv Commission of the
-. BEULAH MAE Jl+l.KZUN
Nohyti Public, in and for Harris County, Texas
by thee. CMy OOnnctl of the Ciby of Bay -
tow n on J�anuark 21 1948; ' recorded on
pages 4 to - 7 MQg live, - Of the Minute
Records of the City of Baytown, and
Ordinance fiTo. +1 of the Cl-Cy of Baytown
gassed try tike 'e Clty- Council of said City on
tlw '17th day %Of gobnuary, 1949, and dpl'y
recorded is the M mute Book" of said City,
to Plate �f begi4fng;
SECTfO'N 3 That the above described
additional., tea agony. and area so annexed
sh &il be -a "part o.: else City of Baytown,
and the property so 'added to said city
sliall bear iqa pro rata part of the taxes
levied t2Y tie City cj�f Baytown and the
ro'habitants frereof shall be entitled to all
bkie rpg'�rits acid Privileges of all the citi-
zees . and slgm2l loo bound by ire acts,
oi+dinanc�, reiplutjons, regulations and
rrowtsions of the Charter of the City Of
v SE,MTp0,N 4: That if any portion or per -
ticivs of the above described territory 'is
dalidly ine3 °uded_alth3n the- iierrltory limits
of &•nether -cfby or-- taiwn, -tihen such portion
or portions of the above-descrjbed territory
is hereily ex eluded and the remaintrig .ter -
riLry--is bereby. annexed to the City of
Baytown; a�xid the 'boundary ii}tlts of said
cq -y. are hese�y amended to conform to
ilia boundary ltrn9+t4 of such other city or
tE`wn Or such other cities- or towns along
the aired pf the conflict. .
SFCP.EO'1+T 5: That if any portion or por-
tions of the abc've described territory
legally may become included within the
limits- of another city or town, by reason
of a valid annexation ordinance heretofore
introduced before the council, commission
or otn'er governing body of such city or
town, then such portion or portions of the
above describes} territory is hereby ex-
eluded 1.6hi the'limllts of .the City of.Bay-
town and the remaining territory is hereby
'annexed to the City of Baytown and the
boundary limits of said City of Baytown
are hereby amended to conform to the
boundary limits of -such other city or town
or. such. other cities or towns along, the
are cif tiie- confl�cC.
I SECTION" 6: That If any, legal..Impedi-
j merit exists preventing the valid annexa-
tion of any portion of the above described
fii
1 territory. to e� Cfty'of Baytown, then
such portion of the above described terri-
tory Is, hereby excluded and the remaining
I territory is hereby annexed 'to the City of
Baytown and the boundary limits of said
City of Baytown • are hereby amended to
confc!gp to the territory so annexed.
SECTION 7: If� any provision,- excep-
tion, section, paragraph, sentence., clause,
or phrase of this ordinance or the applica-
� tion .o`f same do any Orson or set of cir-
1curnif,ance9 or to oily particular tract or
parcel of land, shall for any reason be
jheld unconstituticrial, void or invalid, such
Invalidity shall not effect the validity of
,the remaining provisions of this ordinance
or their agp1lcatiori. to other persons or
1sets of circumstances or, to other tracts
or parcels .of. land included to the territory
J hereinabove described in Section 2 of this
ordinance.,
SECTION 8 That this ordinance upon
and after its i iirodustlon shall be pub-
' lashed and finally acted upon in the man-
ner provided in Article I, Section 9, of
! the Charter. cf the City of Baytown.
pNTRODUCED READ and PASSED by
the a0i�rmative vote of a majority of the
City C,ouncll of the City of Baytown on
this ttie 4th day of August„ A. D., 1949.
J. A. WARD, Mayor.
Attest: I _
E:lff'NA OLIVER, -
City clerk.
I, E,pNA OLIVER, the dryly" qualified
-and acting City Clerk of the City of Bay-
town, do ltereby ce'r`tify th4t the above is
a true and correct copy of an ordinance
passed by a maj, irjty of the City' Council
of the Qltj. of I�a-ytowui, on August 4,
1.949, to certft witness my hand and seal
of o E ce.
(SEAL) " EDNA'. OLIVER,
City Clerk.
August 8, Y9.49.