Ordinance No. 517ORDINANCE NO. 517
AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN , TEXAS, AND ANNEXING
ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY OF SAID CITY, ALL OF
VIHICH IS DESCRIBED HEREIN; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND PASSAGE
OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN ARTICLE I,
SECTION 9. OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN _
BE IT OFDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTO1:9V:
Section 1: INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE: The City Council of the
City of Baytown, acting pursuant to Article I, Section 9, of the Charter of said
City, hereby declares that it is necessary that the hereinafter described terri-
tory 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 expansion 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 within the following described lines, to -wit:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the Easterly
line of Bay Villa Subdivision in the William Scott Upper
League, and the Northeasterly shore of Scott's Bay, said
point of intersection being situated South 31 degrees 46
minutes West 460.9 feet from the Northwest corner of Bay
Villa Addition, said corner being located in the South-
westerly right -of -way line of Rrarket-Street Road;
THENCE, in a Westerly direction along the shore line of
Scott's Bay at mean high tide to the Southwest corner of
Lot 10 Block K in the town of Wooster;
THENCE, Northwesterly along the blest line of Lot 10 Block
K in the town of Wooster to the Northeast corner of Lot 9
in the Block K of the town of Wooster;
THENCE, in a Southwesterly direction along the South line
of Block K in the town of Wooster to the Southwest corner
of said Block K;
THENCE, continuing on an extension of the South line of
Block K of the town of Wooster to the intersection of aline
which is 2500 feet Easterly at right angles from and parallel
to the centerline of the Houston Ship Channel;
THENCE, in a Northerly and Westerly direction with the line
which is 2500 feet at right angles and parallel to the cen-
terline of the Houston Ship Channel to the intersection ofz
the mean high tide line of the East shore of the San Jacinto
River;
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THENCE, in a Northerly direction with the mean high tide
• line of the East shore of the San Jacinto River to the in-
tersection of a line which is 200 feet Northerly at right
angles and parallel to the North right -of -way line of State
Highway No. 73;
THENCE, Easterly with the line which is 200 feet at right
angles from and parallel to the North right -of -way line of
State Highway No. 73 to the intersection of said line with
the centerline of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction with the meanders of the
centerline of Goose Creek Stream to the intersection of said
centerline with the North line of the Harvey l'lhiting League;
THENCE, Easterly with the North line of the Harvey W ting
League to the Northeast corner of the Harvey VIhiting League
said corner being a West line of the J. 11. Singleton Survey;
THENCE, Northerly along the said Rest line of the J. V.
Singleton Survey to the Northwest corner of said Survey;
THENCE, Easterly along the North line of said J. C1. Singleton
Survey to the Northeast corner of said Survey
THENCE, continuing on a line which is the South line of the
Benjamin J. Barrow Survey and the North line of the D. M.
McFadden Survey to the intersection of said line with the
mean high tide line of the Test bank of Cedar Bayou;
THENCE, Southerly with the meanders of the mean high tide
line of the West bank of Cedar Bayou to the intersection of
said line with the North property line of the Cedar Bayou
Methodist Church property;
THENCE, Westerly with the North property line of the Cedar
Bayou Methodist Church property to the intersection of said
line with the East right -of -way line of the Cedar Bhlou -
Barber's Hill Road;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction with the East right -of-way
line of the Cedar Bayou - Barber's Hill Road to the intersec-
tion of the centerline of Pond's Gully;
• THENCE, upstream in a Northwesterly direction with the mean-
ders of the centerline of Pond -s Gully to the South line of
the J. B. Spurlock 72 acre tract of land, said point being
also the point of confluence of said Gully with the Harris
County Drainage Ditch;
THENCE, Vesterly with the North line of said J. B. Spurlock 72
acre tract to the West right -of -way line of the Winney Road,
said hest right -of -way line also being the Test boundary line
of the Christian Smith Survey;
THENCE, Northerly with said rifest right -of -way line of the
McKinney Road to the intersection of the Southereasterly right -
of -way line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, Northeasterly and Easterly with the South right -of -way
line of State Highway No. 146 to the point of intersection of
said right -of -way line with a Southerly extension of the East
property line-of the Cedar Bayou Baptist Church;
• THENCE, North 9 degrees 30 minutes [lest with the Southerly ex-
tension of the East line of the Cedar Bayou Baptist Church pro-
perty to the North right-of-way line of State Highway No. 146;
and continuing with the East line of said property to the North-
east tether of said Cedar Bayou Baptist Church property;
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THENCE, South 60 degrees 30 minutes West with the North
line of the Cedar Bayou Baptist Church property, a distance
• of 359 feet to the Northwest corner of the Church property;
THENCE, South 9 degrees 30 minutes East with the Nest line
of the Cedar Bayou Baptist Church property approximately 72
feet to the North right -of -way line of State Highway No. 146;
also being the Southwest corner of the Cedar Bayou Baptist
Church property;
THENCE, Westerly with the North right -of -way line of State
Highway No. 146 to a•:voint which is opposite, at right angles
to the centerline of State Highway No. 146, the point of inter-
section of the centerline of Bob Smith Road and the centerline
of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, North to a line which is 100 feet North of and parallel
to the North right -of --way line of Bob Smith Road;
THENCE, Westerly along said line which is 100 feet North of
and parallel to the North right -of -way line of Bob Smith Road
to the Point of intersection of said line with the blest right -
of -way line of the Cedar Bayou - Lynchburg Road (being a con-
tinuation of North Main Street in the City of Baytown);
THENCE, Southerly along the West right -of -way line of the
Cedar Bayou - Lynchburg Road to the North line of the J. G.
and Annie Schilling 210.6 acre tract of land, being also the
South line of Aron Brothers 210 acre tract of land;
THENCE, in a Westerly direction along the North line of the
J. G. and Annie Schilling 210.6 acre tract of land to the
most Southerly Southeast corner of a 39.99 acre tract owned
or formerly owned by the Baytown Chamber of Commerce;
THENCE, North with the West line of a 5.0 acre tract known
as the Armory tract and an East line of the said Chamber of
Commerce tract, a distance of 555.2 feet to a corner; said
point being the Northwest corner of said Armory tract;
THENCE, East 392.29 feet with the North line of Armory tract
to a point being the 'Northeast corner of the Armory tract;
THENCE, South along the East line of said Armory tract 60
• feet to a point;
THENCE, East 342.54 feet to a point located in the blest right -
of -way line of North Main Street;
THENCE, North 1 degree .02 minutes East with the lest right-
of-way of said North i,Pain Street 140.4 feet to a point, being
the Northeast corner of the said Chamber of Commerce tract;
THENCE, hest 3,429.09 feet to the Northwest corner of Chamber
of Commerce tract;
THENCE, South 13 degrees 10 minutes best, 31.05 feet to a
point;
THENCE, South 87.60 feet to a point;
THENCE, South 69 degrees 45 minutes East, 96.44 feet to a
point;
THENCE, South 464.0 feet to the Southwest corner of the said
Chamber of Commerce tract, said point being located in the
North line of a 210.6 acre tract of land owned or formerly
owned by J. G. and Annie Schilling;
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THENCE, in a Westerly direction along the North line
of the J. G. and Annie Schilling tract to the East bank
of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, continuing over and across Goose Creek Stream to
the West bank of Goose Creek Stream, also being the Easterly
line of the Busch Estate;
THENCE, Northwesterly with the meanders of the Nest bank of
Goose Creek Stream to the North line of the Villiam Scott
Upper League;
THENCE, Westerly along the North line of the 1'lilliam Scott
Upper League to the intersection of said line with the East
line of the Steinman tract, being also known as the C. A.
Fortner 38 acres;
THENCE, Southerly with the East line of the Steinman tract
to the Southeast corner of the Steinman tract, being also
the Northeast corner of Sweeney Addition;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 7 minutes 1'lest along the East line
of the Sweeney Addition a distance of 26,660 feet to the
Southeast corner of Sweeney Addition, being located in the
North line of the Cedar Bayou - i'looster Road;
THENCE, South 21 degrees 3 minutes West over and across the
Cedar Bayou - 1'looster Road and continuing South 21 degrees 3
minutes West with the West line of the Humble Oil G Refining
Company, a distance of 536.9 feet to the Northeast right -6f-
way line of Market Street Road;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 44 minutes Plest, over and across
Market Street Road a distance of 114.4 feet to the Southwest
right -of -way line of Market Street Road;
THENCE, Southeasterly with the 1'lest right -of -way line of
Market Street Road to a Northeasterly corner of Bay Villa
Subdivision;
THENCE, South 31 degrees 46 minutes West along the East line of
Bay Villa Subdivision to the POINT OF BEGINNII%.
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, regulations and pro-
visions 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
remaining 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 conflict.
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Section 5: That if any portion or p6rtioh5 of the above described territory
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 conflict.
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 remain-
49 ing territory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boundary limits of
said City 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 circumstances or to any particular tract or parcel of land, shall for any
reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not af-
fect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their appli-
cation 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.
Section 6: 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.
INM ODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 30th day of December, 1956.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Cleric
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R. H, Pruett, flayor