Ordinance No. 819ORDINANCE NO. 819
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR AND N01100
($304.00) DOLLARS TO L. GERALD HOLLAWAY AND WIFE, BILLIE C. HOLLAWAY
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN CERTAIN LANDS DESCRIBED
IN SAID ORDINANCE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE FOR STREET, ROAD AND HIGH-
WAY 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 now finds and
determines that public convenience and necessity require that the City of
Baytown acquire the following described interest in the following described
tract or parcel of land, to -wit:
Being a parcel of land out of the James W. Singleton Survey, Harris
County, Texas, being a portion of that certain tract of land conveyed
to L. Gerald Hollaway by deed dated March 16, 1965, and recorded in
Volume 5877 at Page 38 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 parti-
cularly described by metes and bounds, as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the above mentioned Hollaway
tract of land;
THENCE, North, along the Easterly right -of -way line of North Main
Street, a distance of 152 feet to the Northwest corner of said
Hollaway tract of land;
THENCE, Easterly, along the North line of said Hollaway tract, said
line also being the South line of the J. B. Hollaway tract of land; a
distance of 10.14 feet to a point;
THENCE, South, parallel to and 10 feet from the Easterly right -of -way
line of North Main Street, a distance of 152 feet to a point in the
South line of said L. Gerald Hollaway tract, said South line also being
the North line of the Long 10 acre tract of land;
THENCE, Westerly, along said South line of the L. Gerald Hollaway tract,
a distance of 10.14 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 1520
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 Three Hundred Four and no /100 ($304.00)
Dollars to L. Gerald Hollaway and wife, Billie G. Hollaway, 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 2: Such offer shall provide that if it should not be
accepted within five (5) days, the City of Baytown will consider such offer
refused and bring condemnation proceedings.
Section 3: In the event that such offer be refused, either ex-
pressly or by failure of the owners to unconditionally accept the same within
the time limit, the City Attorney is hereby authorized to bring condemnation
proceedings on behalf of the City of Baytown under any applicable provisions
of the law, whether provided by Title 52 of the Revised Civil Statutes, or
Chapter 17 of Title 28 of said statutes, or the Charter of the City of
Baytown or any other provisions.
Section 4: The City Council hereby directs that, should such offer
be accepted, the amount of money above set forth be paid out of any appro-
priation heretofore made for the public purpose for which the above described
property is required; and if such offer be not accepted, that the amount
finally awarded to the alleged owners in the condemnation proceedings, plus
costs, fees and expenses, be paid out of such funds so appropriated.
Section 5: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage by the City Council 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 8th
day of September, 1966. -"�
Seaborn Cra , Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George ChaVZIer, City Attorney
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THE CITY OF BAYTOWN I
COUNTY OF HARRIS X
STATE OF TEXAS I
1, Edna Oliver, City Clerk of the City of Baytown, Texas, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. — :_1_J_ of the
City of Baytown, Texas, passed on the 8th day of September, A.D., 1966.
Witness my hand and seal of office of the City of Baytown, Texas,
this the 8th day of September, A.D., 1966.
Edna Oliver, City Clerk