Ordinance No. 815ORDINANCE NO. 815
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TWO HUNDRED EIGHT AND 50/100 ($208.50)
DOLLARS TO J. B. BURNS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN
CERTAIN LANDS DESCRIBED IN SAID ORDINANCE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE FOR
STREET, ROAD AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES, IN FEE SIMPLE, REQUIRING THAT SUCH
OFFER BE ACCEPTED WITHIN FIVE DAYS; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BRING
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN THE EVENT SUCH OFFER IS REFUSED; PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown mw finds and deter-
mines that public convenience and necessity require that the City of Baytown
acquire the following described interest in the following described tract or par-
cel of land, to -wit:
Being a parcel of land out of the James W. Singleton Survey, Harris County,
Texas, being a portion of that 4 acre tract of land conveyed to W. B. Scott
by deed dated June 11, 1947, and recorded in Volume 1614 at Page 307 of the
Deed Records of Harris County, Texas; said parcel being a strip of land 10
feet in width adjacent to the Easterly right -of -way line of North Main
Street and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the above mentioned 4 acre tract of
land, said point also being the Northwest corner of another tract of land
owned by W. B. Scott as recorded in Volume 1716, Page 504 of the Harris
County Deed Records;
THENCE, Northerly, along the Easterly right -of -way line of North Main Street,
a distance of 208.5 feet to the Northwest corner of said 4 acre tract, said
point also being the Southwest corner of the E. T. Andrews, et al tract of
land as recorded in Volume 5708, Page 550 of the Harris County Deed Records;
THENCE, Easterly, along the common line of the Scott and Andrews tracts, a
distance of 10.15 feet to a point;
THENCE, Southerly, parallel to and 10 feet from the Easterly right -of -way
line of North Main Street, a distance of 208.5 feet to a point in the common
line of the W. B. Scott tracts;
THENCE, Westerly, along said common line, a distance of 10.15 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 2,085 square feet of land, more or less.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to make an offer of Two hundred eight & 50 /100 ($208.50) dollars to J. B.
Burns, believed to be the owner or owners of said property or to the real and
true owners thereof, whether herein correctly named or not, for the purchase and
acquisition by the City of Baytown of the following described interest in the
said property, to -wit: in fee simple, which said interest in said property is
required for the following public purpose, to -wit: to widen and improve North
Main Street in Baytown, Harris County, Texas.
Section 21 Such ofirer shall provides that if it should not be accepted
-ritltin flue {s) :tpgta, the City o "; °ytex�r►t -4ill cons'.,ler such offer ree%uaarl and
taring conder?taLi.on proceedings.
Secttan 1: Tu the evin4 that such offer +)e refuse:+t, Tthea - eei,,pressly
or by fa lure of th,- errs to uncou l i t i onol ly accept the se n,,e %,tthtn the tie
l.tait, the City Attorney is her-,by authorized to br .ng cou4esiasation proceedings
on �)rhalf of the City of Bayto4n under any applicable provisions of the la-�,
,tethar provided by M14 52 of the Revised Civil Statute*, or Chapter 17 of
Title 28 of said ststuteev, or the Charter of the City of :- „ytawr. or any other
provisie s.
§get ton 44: The City Council hereby d treets theft, sh+ uLd such offer be
SccepLed, they ar*unt of money a.ho a s =at forth lye paid out of any appropriarton
horatoforee awde for they public put po --a for wh i,ch the above desc —; ' sd property is
required; and if au.--h of-far be not accaptdd, that the anount ffnallp ae:.'ardad to
the alleged cars In the condemnation proceedings, plu3 coots, fees and exrponsees,
be paid out or sueh feawds so approprtsteed.
Section 5: Effective Dare,: This ordinance shall take offset %f ow and
after Us passage by i;hhe City Council of the City of 3,aytasam.
DMODUCV, READ and PASSED by chee affirmative vote of a exeajorlty of th*
ushers of the City Council of the City of Baytown ea this the 8th day of
Septewl>er, 19v6.
AT IST s
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROM AS TO FM:
George s er, City Attorvwy
TO COMM O BAY'TOW1 �
�.i OF IiARIRIS �
STATB OF TEXAS
Mayor
I, ildxA Olive,”, City Clark of the City of taeytmn, Texas, do hereby
certify that this is s true and eorrreet copy of Ordi e.0 Rio. ' /JI of the City
of Baytox m, T:axcas, passed on the 8th day of Septeoeb* r, A.D., 1% .
Witness my hand *ad sexed of office at the City of Baytown, Texas, th s
the 8th day of Septa*bsr, A.D., 1956.
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