Ordinance No. 69C�
ORDINANCE No. 69
AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYT90, TEXAS, AND ANNEXING
ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, ALL OF
WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE;. CONTAINING
SAVINGS CIAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
AMID PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE MANNER PRO-
VIDED IN ARTICLE I, SECTION 9 OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY . OF BAYT OWN.
BE IT GAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
SECTION 1. Intent and Purpose of the Ordinance. The City Council of the City
of Baytovrn; acting pursuant to Section 9 of Article I of the Charter of said city,
hereby declares that it is necessary that the hereinafter described territory lying
adjacent to the city be annexed and the existing boundary limits of the city be ex-
tended 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 cityls.present needs
for additional territory and the reasonably anticipated future growth and expansion
of the city.
SECTION 2. That the boundary limits of the City of Baytown, Texas be enlarged
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 the point of intersection of the easterly line of Bay Villa Sub-
division in the Wm. Scott Upper League, and the north easterly shore of Scott Ts
Bay, said point of intersection being situated south 31 degrees 461 460.9 feet
west from the northeast corner of Bay Villa Addition, being situated in the south-
westerly right of Sway of Market Street Road;
THENCE north 31 degrees 461 east along east line Bay Villa Subdivision 460.9
feet to the southwesterly line Market Street Road;
THENCE with the southerly line of Market Street Road along the northeasterly
line Bay Villa north 13 degrees 101 west 100.1 feet, north 17 degrees 081 west 100
feet, north 21 degrees 281 west 100.2'feet, north 26 degrees 201 west 99.7 feet, north
29 degrees 381 west 641.9 -feet, north 29 degrees 431 west 342.9 -feet, north 3� degrees
041 viest 156.9 feet, north 3'4 degrees 471.west 100 feet, north 36 degrees 061 west
100f ,t. north 38 degrees 04, west 111.6 feet to point being the point of intersection
of Wept line Humble Oil &- Refining Company projected and the southwesterly line of
Market Street Road;
THENCE north 20 degrees 441 east; over and across Market Street Road; 114.4 feet
to the northeasterly line Market Street Road;
THENCE north 21 degrees 031 east along the west line Humble Oil & Refining Co.
over and across Cedar Bayou- Yfooster County Road to a distance of 536.9 feet to the
north line -said Cedar Bayou - Wooster Road and being the southeast corner Sweeney
Addition;
THENCE north 21 degrees 071 east along the east line &- teeny Addition a distance
of 2660 feet to corner, being the southwesterly corner of Steinman Tract, also known
as C. A. Fortner 38 acres;
® THENCE south 88 degrees 59' east along the south line Steinman Tract a distance
of 201.43 feet to corner, being the southeasterly corner Steinman Tract;
THENCE with the east line Steinman Tract north 21 degrees 101 east 1080.1 feet,
north 00 degrees 40, west 1583.92 feet to the northeast corner Steinman Tract, being
the north line M. Scott Upper Teague;
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THENCE north 89 degrees 281 east along the north line ltn. Scott Upper League,
over and across the Houston North Shore Railroad-to a total distance of 2577.4 feet;
THENCE north 89 degrees 291 east continuing along the north line kin. Scott
Upper,League, being the north line Humble Oil & Refining Co. to a distance of 1835.2
feet to a point;
. THENCE east along the north line Uh. Scott Upper League over and across Decker
Drive to a total distance of 4148 feet to the southwesterly bank of Goose Creek
Stream;
THENCE northerly and being upstream with the meanders of the west bank of Goose
Creek Stream to the point of intersection of the west bank of Goose Creek Stream and
the south line of Baiter Road, in the Harvey Whiting Survey, Harris County, Texas;
THENCE vrith the south line of Baker Road westerly to a point in the south line
of Baker Road, said point being the point of curvature in the south line of Baker
Road,, said curve bearing to the left;,
THENCE southwesterly with the southeasterly line of Baker Road to a point being
the point of curvature of a curve to the right described by the south and south-
easterly line of said Baker Road;
THENCE westerly with the south line of Baker Road over and across Houston North
Shore Railroad right -of -ray, past the west line of Harvey 1Nhiting Survey and along
the north line of ":Steinman Addition" to the east line of Market Street Road;
THENCE continuing on a line over and across-Market Street road said line being.
the projection of the south line of Baker Road projected over and across Market
Street Road to the west line of Market Street Road;
THENCE north 00 degrees 15' west with the west line of Market Street Road to
the point of intersection of the west line of P�hrket Street Road and the south line
of 50 feet right -of- =ray in easement to the Humble Oil and Refining Co. and Humble
Pipe Line Co.;
THENCE north 54 degrees 291 west along the south line of Humble Oil Co. pipe
line easement a distance of 105.1 feet to point in south line of said easement;
THENCE continuing on south line of said easement bearing north 54 degrees 271
west past the point of intersection of the south line of L. P. Garrett 32.09 acres,
past the north line of L. P. Garrett 32.09 acres and continuing along said south
line of said pipe line easement across L. P. Garrett 70.93 acres7to the point of
intersection of said south line of Pipe. Line Easement and the south line of 3.0'ft .
Harris County drainage ditch;
® THENCE south 75 degrees 211 west with the south line 30 ft. county drainage
ditch to the southwest corner of 30 ft. Harris County drainage ditch right- of-way;
THENCE with the south line of drainage ditch with its meanders to the point of
confluence of said south line drainage ditch and the east shore line at high tide
of Burnett Bay;
THENCE southerly with the mean high tide line of the east shore line of Burnett
Bay past the point of intersection of said shore line and the north line of Tharp
65 acre tract continuing along said shore line to the point of intersection of said
shore line and the south bank of Fresh Water Bayou;
THENCE with the high tide line of Burnett Bay easterly shore line from the
mouth of Fresh Water Bayou to the northwest corner of Block "Bn of Brownwood Sub-
division in the Nathaniel Iynch Survey, Harris County, Texas;
THENCE in a southerly and westerly direction along the west line of Block "BI'
of Brownwood Subdivision in the Nathaniel Lynch Survey, Harris County, Texas to.t he
southwest corner of Block MIAMI in said Brarmwood Subdivision, said southwest corner
of Block I'AA" situated in the.northerly shore line of Crystal Bay, sometimes ref?rred
• to as Crystal hake;
THENCE in an easterly direction along the northerly shore of Crystal Bay line at
mean high tide to the northwest corner of Block "All of aforesaid Brownwood Addition;
THENCE continuing in a southerly direction along the easterly shore line 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;
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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 or extension thereof of Block
"Ku. of the town of Wooster;
THENCE in a northeasterlyudjr ection along the south line of Block 11K" to the
southeast corner of Lot 9 in said Block I'Kfl;
THENCE southeasterly along., the west line of Lot 10, Block I'M in the town of
M oster 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 northeast along said north shore line Scott's Bay at mean high tide to
the intersection of said shore line with the west line of the James Strange Survey;
THENCE continuing along aforesaid Scott's Bay shore line at mean high tide past
the southwest corner of Bay Villa Subdivision and Continuing along the said shore line
to the southeast corner of Bay Villa Subdivision and being the point of beginning;
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 territory
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 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
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 Bayt oym 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 6. That if any legal impediment exists preventing the valid annexation
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 terri-
tory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boundary limits of said City
• of Bayt mvn 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 cir-
cumstances or to any particular tract or parcel of land, shall for any reason be held
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unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect 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
hereinabcve described in Section 2 of this ordinance.
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 ,10 'g day of December, A. D. 1949•
® ATTEST t
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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J. A. War, Mayor