Ordinance No. 625ORDINANCE N0. 625
AN ORDINANCE DISCONTINUING, ABANDONING FOR__-PUBLIC USE AND
® CLOSING DESCRIBED PORTIONS OF STREETS IN BUSCH TERRACE
SUBDIVISION IN THE '.CITY OF BAYTOWN AND ABANDONING AND QUIT-
CLAIMING ALL INTEREST OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND THE- PUBLIC IN
AND TO SAID PORTIONS OF STREETS, DIRECTING THAT THE COUN'T'Y CLERK
OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SO INDICATE.ON TEE-RECORDED PLAT''OF SAID
SUBDIVISION, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'TO EXECUTE AND IHE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST A CONVEYANCE -TO THE ABUTTING OWNER.
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WHEREAS, the following described portions of :streets lying within
Busch Terrace Subdivision, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, according to the
map and plat thereof recorded in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11, of the Deed
Records of Harris County, Texas, are not now used by the public:
1. Busch Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 35 of said subdivision; thence, south 340 west 600 feet to
the southeast corner of the foresaid Block No. 35;
THENCE, south 560 east 60 feet to the southwest corner of
Block No. 36;
THENCE, north 34° east 600 feet to the northwest corner of
Block No. 36;
THENCE, north 56° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
2. Crawford Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 23 of the said subdivision;
THENCE south 34° west.600 feet to the southeast corner of Block
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No. 23;
THENCE, south
56° east 60 feet to
No. 24;
THENCE, north
34° east 600 feet to
'Block No. 24;
THENCE, north
56° west 60'feet to
the southwest corner of Block
the northwest corner of
the point -of beginning.
3. Crawford Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 41 of the said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 600 feet to the southeast corner of Block
No. 41;
THENCE, south 566 east 60 feet to the southwest corner of Block
No. 42;
THENCE, north 34° east 600 feet to the northwest corner of Block
No. 42;
THENCE, north 560 west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
4. Crawford Street: Beginning.at the northeast corner of Block
No. 46 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 340 west 246 feet to the southeast corner of'Block
No..46;
THENCE,.south 560 east 60 feet to the southwest .earner of Block
No. 47;
THENCE,.north 340 east 246 feet to the northwest corner of Block
No. 47;
THENCE, north 560 west 60 feet to the point -of beginning.
5. Damon Street:
Block'.No. 4 of sa
THENCE, south 34°
No. 14;
THENCE, south 56
No. 15;
THENCE north 34°
Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot No. 81
id subdivision;
west 1135 feet to the southeast corner of Block
east .60 feet to the southwest-corner of'Block
east 1135 feet to the southwest corner of Lot
No. 1, Block No. 5;
THENCE, north 560 west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
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6. Damon Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 24 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 400 feet to the southeast corner of Lot
No. 16,
THENCE,
No . 33,
THENCE,
No. 25;
THENCE,
Block No.
south 56°
Block No.
north 34°
north 56°
24;
east 60 feet to the southwest corner of Lot
25;
east 400 feet to the northwest corner of Block
west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
7. Damon Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 37, of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 600 feet to the southeast corner of
Block No. 37;
THENCE, south 56° east 60 feet to the southwest corner of Block
.No. 38;
THENCE, north 340 east 600 feet to the northwest corner of
Block No. 38;
THENCE, north .560 west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
8. Damon Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 42 of 'said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 600 feet to the southeast corner of
Block No. 42;
® 'THENCE, south 56° east 60 feet to the southwest corner of Block
No. 43;
THENCE, north 34° east 600 feet to the northwest corner of Block
No. 43;
THENCE, north 56° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
9. Damon Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
.No: 47 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 246 feet to the southeast corner of Block
No. 47;
THENCE, south 560 east 60 feet to the southwest corner of Block
No. 48;
THENCE, north 34° east 246 feet to the northwest corner of Block
No. 48;
THENCE, north 560 west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
10. Myers Street: Beginning at the northwest corner of-Block
No. 15 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 56° east 100 feet to the northeast corner of Lot
No. 48, Block No. 15;
THENCE, north 340 east 60 feet to the southeast corner of Lot
• No. 26, Block 5;
THENCE, north 56° west 100 feet to the southwest corner of
Block No. 5;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
11. Hunter Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 23 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 56° east 520 feet to the northeast corner of Block
No. 25;
THENCE, north-34" east 60 feet to the southeast corner of'Block
No: 15;
THENCE, north 56° west 520 feet to the southeast corner of Block
No. 13;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
12. Meek Street:
40 of said subd iv
THENCE, south 56°
No. 48, .Block No.
THENCE, north 340
No. 29, Block No.
Beginning at the.northeast corner of Block No.
ision;
east 677 feet to the northeast corner of Lot
43;
east 60 feet to the southeast corner of Lot
38,
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'ONCE, north 560 west 677 feet to the southeast :corner of
Block No.-35;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
13. Powell Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of
Block No. 46 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 56'east 414 feet to the northeast corner of
Lot No. 20, Block No. 48;
THENCE, north 34° east 60 feet to the southeast corner of Lot
No. 25, Block No. 43;
THENCE, north 560 west 414 feet to the southeast corner of
Block No. 41;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
14. Long Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block
No. 46 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to a point in the south line of
Long Street;
THENCE, southi,56° east.413 feet to a point in the south right -of-
way line of'Long Street;
THENCE, north 34° east 60 feet to the southeast corner of Lot
No. 11, Block No. 48;
THENCE, north 56° west 413 feet to the point of beginning.
• 15. Dorris Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block
No. 35 of said subdivision;
THENCE, south 56° east 260 feet to the northeast corner of Block
No. 36;
THENCE, north 34° east 60 feet to the southeast corner of Block
No. 23;
THENCE, north 56° west 260 feet to the-southeast corner of Block
No. 22;
THENCE, south 34° west 60 feet to the point of beginning.
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WHEREAS,-no interest of the public requires that said portions of
streets be improved or kept open, but the needs of'the public will be
adequately served by the use of other available streets; and
WHEREAS, the interest of the public will be benefited by the
termination of any obligation on the part of the City of Baytown to repair,
improve and maintain said portions of streets as public ways; and
WHEREAS, substantially all of the utilities facilities, if any,
• provided for property abutting upon the above described portions of streets
have heretofore been removed; and
WHEREAS, the only owner of property abutting or adjoining the above
described,portioris`of streets in said subdivision has made application that
same be discontinued, closed and abandoned as streets, and that the dedications
made in connection with said map or plat of -Busch Terrace Subdivision, of
record as aforesaid, be cancelled and held for naught insofar as the same
apply to and affect the above described portions of streets; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be to the best interest of the City of
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, that the above described portions of streets
be discontinued, closed and abandoned as-streets and that the corresponding
portions of said map or plat be vacated, and it further appears that the
interest of no other owners of property in said Busch Terrace Subdivision will
be prejudiced or impaired thereby:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas, that the above described portions of streets in Busch Terrace
Subdivision, City of Baytown, Harris County, Texas, according to the map or
• plat of said subdivision.of record in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11 of the Deed
Records of'Harris County, Texas, be and the same are hereby discontinued and
abandoned for public use, and the City of Baytown does for itself and for the
public abandon and quitclaim all interest in and to the above described
portions of streets and does hereby approve the application of said owner of
the property abutting said portions of streets, and the County Clerk of
:Harris.County, Texas, is directed to write across the corresponding portions
of said plat the word "closed" and also to make reference on the same to the
volume and page in which this ordinance is recorded. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest an appropriate conveyance
of said'portions of'streets to the owner of property abutting same.
Introduced, read and passe by a majority vote of the City Council
of Baytown, this 7 day of , 19
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Re He Pruett, MAYOR