Ordinance No. 668ORDINANCE NO. 668
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REDISTRICTING
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE
NO. II, SECTIONS 12 AND 17, OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Article II, Sections 12 and 17,of the Charter of the City of
Baytown, provides that the City shall be divided into Six (6) Districts ae-
cording to population for electron purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore provided for Six (6) Districts
within the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, the enactment of Ordinance No. 627 -A, passed by the City Coun-
ell on final reading November 29, 1%2, and the enactment of Ordinances Nos.
426 -A and 500 -A, passed by the City Council on final reading December 19, 1962,
annexed certain additional territory to the City; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable, at this time, that the City of Baytown
be redistricted so as to provide for this newly annexed territory and the dic-
tates of the Federal Census of 1960; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
Section 1: That the City of Baytown is hereby divided into Six (6) Elec-
tion Districts as follows:
District No. 1:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the West right of way
line of Harbor Street with the North line of the Houston Light
and Power Company tract in the City of Baytown, William Scott
Upper League, Harris County, Texas, said point of beginning be-
ing further described as situated South 32 degrees 19 minutes
West, a distance of 49.5 feet from the point of intersection of
the aforesaid street West right of way line and the North right
of way line of Baker Street, and said point of intersection of
said street described as lying North 20 degrees 28 minutes West,
a distance of 74.6 feet from the Northwest corner of Block 1 in
Airhart Addition, William Scott Upper League, Harris County,
Texas, and said point of intersection of the aforesaid street
and property lines being known as Point No. 35 in the City Limits
of Baytown, formerly Pelly, as adopted by the City Council by
Ordinance dated April 17, 1947;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East into the private property
of Humble Oil & Refining Company's Baytown Plant site with a line
parallel to and 1.04 feet East from a center line of a private
road identified as East Avenue and its South projection for a
distance of 1795.04 feet to the center line of a private road
identified as Humble Street;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West to the aforesaid center
line of Humble Street 1043.49 feet to the center line of a private
road identified as Baytown avenue;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East with the aforesaid center
line of Baytown Avenue 1636.17 feet to a center line of a private
road identified as Fannin Street within the Baytown Refinery pro-
perty;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West with the aforesaid center
line of the Fannin Street 1075.40 feet to a center line of a private
road identified as San Jacinto Avenue;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East 1794 feet to the center
line of the intersection of the aforesaid San Jacinto avenue with
the Wooster -Cedar Bayou County Road;
THENCE, continuing North with the center line of the aforesaid San
Jacinto avenue, approximately 1368 feet to an angle point, said point
being identified by Humble Oil & Refining Company's Coordinate System
as North 12566 and West 3100;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West 605.83 feet to an angle
point;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East 300 feet to an angle point;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West 849.25 feet to an angle
point;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East 1234.27 feet to a point in
the Southwest right of way line of Decker Drive, said point identi-
fied by Humble Oil and Refining Company's Coordinate System as North
14102.27 and West 4555.06;
THENCE, East and Southeast along the South right of way line of
Decker Drive (State Highway Spur 330) to the center line of Goose
Creek Stream;
THENCE, South following the meanders of the center line of Goose
Creek Stream to the center line of Market Street Road;
THENCE, East along the center line of Market Street Road to the East
line of William Scott Upper League;
THENCE, South alone the East line of the William Scott Upper League
to the center line of West Main Street;
THENCE, West along the center line of West Main Street to the center
line of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, South following the meanders of the center line of Goose
Creek Stream to a point that is 200 feet from and parallel to the
South right of way line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, West along the line that is 200 feet from and parallel to
the South right of way line of State Highway No. 146 to the East
shoreline of Black Duck Bay;
THENCE, North and West following the shoreline of Black Duck Bay
to a line that is 2500 feet from and parallel to the center line of
the Houston Ship Channel;
THENCE, North and West following the line that is 2500 feet from and
parallel to the center line of the Houston Ship Channel to the East
shore of Scotts Bay;
THENCE, North along the shoreline of Scotts Bay to the most Southerly
corner of Bay Villa Subdivision;
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THENCE, North 31 degrees 46 minutes East along the East line of
Bay Villa Subdivision to the West right of way line of Market
Street Road and continuing North 31 degrees 46 minutes East over
and across Market Street Road to the East right of way line of
Market Street Road;
THENCE, Northwest with the Northeast right of way line of Market
Street Road to the point of intersection of the Northeast right of
way line of Market Street Road with the South line of the Defense
Plant Corporation's 58.299 acre tract projected North 87 degrees
and 44 minutes West;
THENCE, South 87 degrees 44 minutes East past the Southwest corner
of the Defense Plant Corporation's 58.299 acre tract and continuing
South 87 degrees 44 minutes East 1733.75 feet to the West right of
way line of the Houston -North Shore Railroad;
THENCE, South 11 degrees 43 minutes West with the West right of way
line of said Houston -north Shore Railroad to a point; said point
further described as lying North 32 degrees 19 minutes East 715 feet
from the North line of the Houston -North Shore Railroad 8.8 acre
easement projected North 57 degrees 47 minutes West;
THENCE, over and across Houston -North Shore right of way to the
center line situated South 32 degrees 19 minutes East 854.64 feet,
North 57 degrees 41 minutes West 6885.5 feet, North 32 degrees 19
minutes East 619.62 feet, North 11 degrees 43 minutes East 133.9
feet from the Northeast corner of the Houston Light and Power Com-
pany's tract, to the West line of the Humble Oil and Refining Com-
pany's property, continuing on a line situated North 32 degrees
19 minutes East 715 feet from the North line of the Houston -North
Shore Railroad's 8.0 acre easement to the point of intersection
with the North line of the said Houston Light and Power Company's
tract;
THENCE, South 73 degrees 56 minutes East with the North line of
said Houston Light and Power Company's tract to the POINT OF BEGIN-
NING.
District No. 2:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the East line of Bay Villa
Subdivision in the William Scott Upper League and the Northeast shore
of Scott Bay;
THENCE, in a Westerly direction along the shoreline of Scott Bay to
the Southwest corner of Lot 10 and Block K in the town of Wooster;
THENCE, Northwesterly along the West line of Lot 10 Block K in the
town of Wooster to the Southeast corner of Lot 9 Block K of the town
of Wooster;
THENCE, in a Southwesterly direction on the South line of Block K
in the town of Wooster to the East shore of Crystal Bay;
THENCE, Northerly along the East shore of Crystal Bay to the West
line of Block AA of the Brownwood replat of the town of Wooster;
THENCE, North 42 degrees 19 minutes East along the West boundaries
of said Block AA, a distance of 465.8 feet to the Southwest corner of
Block AA of the Brownwood replat of the town of Wooster;
THENCE, North 30 degrees 13 minutes East 409 feet to the South shore
of Burnett Bay;
THENCE, East and North along the shoreline of Burnett Bay to the
center line of the mouth of Spring Gully;
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THENCE, Northerly following the meanders of the center line of
Spring Gully to the South line of State Highway Spur 330 (Market
Street) and continuing Northerly over and across State Highway
Spur 330 to the North right of way line;
THENCE, Southeasterly along the North right of way line of State
Highway Spur 330 to the North line of the Harvey Whiting Survey;
THENCE, Easterly along the North line of the Harvey Whiting Survey
to the center line of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, Southerly following the meanders of the center line of
Goose Creek Stream to the North right of way line of Baker Road
and continuing South over and across Baker Road to the South right
of way line of Baker Road;
THENCE, East with the South right of way line of Baker Road to the
point of intersection of the South right of way line of Baker Road
with the East right of way line of Thunderbird Drive;
THENCE, Southerly with the East line of Thunderbird Drive and a
South extension of the East line of Thunderbird Drive to the North
line of the William Scott Upper League;
THENCE, Westerly along the North line of the William Scott Upper
League to the intersection of said line and the East line of the
Steinman tract being also known as the C. A, Fortner 39 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 the Sweeney Addition;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 7 minutes West along the East line of
the Sweeney Addition a distance of 2,669 feet to the Southeast
corner of Sweeney Addition, being located at the North line of
Cedar Bayou-Wooster Road;
THENCE, South 21 degrees 3 minutes West over and across the Cedar
Bayou - Wooster Road and continuing South 21 degrees 3 minutes West
with the west line of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, a dis-
tance of 536.9 feet to the Northeast right of way line of Market
Street Road;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 44 minutes West 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 West right of way line of Market
Street Road to the Northwest corner of Bay Villa Subdivision;
THENCE, South 31 degrees 46 minutes West along the East line of Bay
Villa Subdivision to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND IS EXCEPTED FROM THE ABOVE
DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT NO. X,
BEGINNING at the most Westerly Southwest corner of the Harvey Whit-
ing Survey, being also the Northwest corner of the William Scott
Upper League;
THENCE, Northerly along the West line of the Harvey Whiting Survey
to the South right of way line of Baker Road;
THENCE, East along the South line of Baker Road to the West right
of way line of State highway Spur 330 (Decker Drive);
THENCE, Southeasterly along the West right of way line of State
Highway Spur 330 a distance of 2452.33 feet to a point;
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THENCE, South 89 degrees 34 minutes West over and across the
private property of Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation's
60.0924 acre tract with a line parallel to and 300 feet North
from the South boundary line of the abovementioned Texas East-
ern Transmission Corporation's tract to the West boundary line
of said tract;
THENCE, Southerly with the West boundary line of the Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation's tract, the North line of the
William Scott Upper League, being also the South line of the
Harvey Whiting Survey;
THENCE, Westerly with the North line of the William Scott Upper
League, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
District No. 3:
BEGINNING at point of intersection of center line of Goose
Creek Stream with the center line of Decker Drive (State Highway
Spur 330);
THENCE, Southeasterly with the center line of Decker Drive to the
point of intersection of the center line of Decker Drive with the
center line of West Texas Avenue;
THENCE, Easterly U.ith the center line of IM1-3t Texas Avenue and cen-
ter line of East Texas Avenue, and with the East projection of
center line of East Texas Avenue to the West shore of Cedar Bayou
Stream;
THENCE, Southerly following the meanders of the West shore of
Cedar Bayou Stream to the South line of a tract of land formerly
owned by J. H. Phalen, A. N. Phalen, Randolph Reed and D'Arcy M.
Cashin;
THENCE, Southwesterly with the South line of the abovementioned
tract to the Northeast right of way line of Tri -City Beach Road;
THENCE, Northwesterly along the Northeast right of way line of Tri-
City Beach Road to an East extension of the North right of way line
of the Evergreen Road;
THENCE, Southwesterly, Northwesterly and Westerly, following the
deviations of the North right of way line of the Evergreen Road to
the East right of way line of Causeway Road;
THENCE, Northerly along the East right of way line of Causeway Road
(Lee Drive) to a line that is 200 feet from and parallel to the
South line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, Westerly following the line that is 200 feet from and paral-
lel to the South right of way line of State Highway No. 146 to the
center line of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, Northerly following the meanders of the center line of
Goose Creek Stream to the center line of West Main Street;
THENCE, Easterly with the center line of West Main Street to the
East line of William Scott Upper League;
THENCE, Northerly with the East line of William Scott Upper League
to the center line of Market Street;
THENCE, Westerly with the center line of Market Street to the center
line of Goose Creek Stream;
THENCE, Northerly following the meanders of the center line of
Goose Creek Stream to POINT OF BEGINNING.
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District No. 4
BEGINNING at point of intersection of State Highway No. 146 with
the center line of East Texas Avenue;
THENCE, Northerly along the center line of State Highway No. 146
to the East line of the Whitney Britton Survey;
THENCE, Northerly with the East line of the Whitney Britton Survey
to a line that is 200 feet from and parallel to the North right of
way line of Massey Tompkins Road;
THENCE, Easterly with the line that is 200 feet from and parallel
to the North line of Massey Tompkins Road to the West right of way
line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, Northeasterly with the Nest right of way line of State High-
way No. 146 to the West shore of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, Southerly, following the meanders of the West shore of Cedar
Bayou Stream to the South line of a 43 acre tract of land owned by the
City of Baytown;
THENCE, Westerly, following the deviations of the South boundary line
of the abovementioned 43 acre tract of land to the East right of way
line of the Cedar Bayou - Barbers Hill Road;
THENCE, Southerly, following the East boundary line of the Cedar -
Bayou- Barbers Hill Road to the Northwest corner of the Cedar Bayou
Methodist Church property;
THENCE, in a general Easterly direction following the deviations of the
North boundary line of the Cedar Bayou Methodist Church to the West
shore of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, Southerly, following the meanders of the West share of Cedar
Bayou Stream to an East projection of the center line of East Texas
Avenue;
THENCE, Westerly, following the center line of an East projection of
East Texas Avenue and following the center line of East Texas Avenue to
the POINT OF BEGINNING.
District No. 5:
BEGINNING at point of intersection of center line of East Texas Avenue
with the center line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, Westerly with the center line of Texas Avenue to center line
of North [Hain Street;
THENCE, Northerly with the center line of North Main Street to a line
which is 200 feet North of and parallel to the North right of sway line
of Massey Tompkins Road;
THENCE, Easterly with the line which is 200 feet North of and parallel
to the North right of way line of Massey- Tompkins Road to the East side
of the Whitney Britton Survey;
THENCE, Southerly to the East line of the Whitney Britton Survey to
the center line of State Highway No. 146;
THENCE, Southerly with the center line of State Highway No. 146 to
POINT OF BEGINNING.
Destrict No. 6:
BEGINNING at point of intersection of the center line of East Texas
Avenue with the center line of Main Street;
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THENCE, Westerly with the center line of East Texas Avenue to the
intersection of said center line with the center line of Decker
Drive;
THENCE, Northwesterly with the center line of Decker Drive to the
North line of the William Scott Survey;
THENCE, Easterly with the North line of the William Scott Survey
to the Southern projection of the East right of way line of Thunder-
bird Drive;
THENCE, Northerly with a Southern projection of the East right of
way line of Thunderbird Drive and the East right of way line of
Thunderbird Drive to the South right of way line of Baker Road;
THENCE, Easterly with the South right of way line of Baker Road to
the center line of North Main Street;
THENCE, Southerly along the center line of North Main Street to the
POINT OF BEGINNING.
Section 2: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish the
caption of this ordinance at least once in the official newspaper of the City
of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
members of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 24th day of
January, 1963.
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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Al Clayton,e4ayor