Ordinance No. 826ORDINANCE NO. 826
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTEEN AND 20/100 ($816.20)
DOLLARS TO S. W. TROXELL AND WIFE, MARGUERITE TROXELL, FOR THE ACQUISI-
TION 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; DIRECT -
INGTHE 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 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 two (2) parcels of land out of the James W. Singelton Survey, Harris
County, Texas, being a portion of that 3.03 acre tract of land and that 2
acre tract of land conveyed to S. W. Troxell, et ux Marguerite Troxell, by
deed dated January 26, 1946, and recorded in Volume 1435 at page 147 of
the Deed Records of Harris County, Texas; said parcels being strips 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:
TRACT NO. 1 (3.03 acres):
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the abovementioned 3.03 acre tract of
land;
THENCE, Northerly along the Easterly right -of -way line of North Main Street,
a distance of 447 feet to the Northwest corner of said 3.03 acre tract of
land;
THENCE, Easterly along the North line of said 3.03 acre tract of land, a
distance of 10.14 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 447 feet to a point in the South
line of said 3.03 acre tract of land.;
THENCE, Westerly along the South line of said 3.03 acre tract of land, a
distance of 10.14 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 4470 squarefeet
of land, more or less.
TRACT NO. 2 (2 acres):
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the abovementioned 2 acre tract of land,
said corner being the intersection of the Easterly right -of -way line of
North Main Street and the Northerly right -of -way line of Massey Tompkins
Road;
THENCE, Northerly along the Easterly right -of -way line of North Main Street,
a distance of 295 feet to the Northwest corner of said 2 acre tract of land;
THENCE, Easterly along the North line of said 2 acre tract of land, a dis-
tance of 10.14 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 295 feet to a point in the South
line of said 2 acre tract of land;
THENCE, Westerly along the South line of said 2 acre tract of land, said
line also being the Northerly right -of -way line of Massey Tompkins Road,
a distance of 10.14 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 2950 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 Eight hundred sixteen & 20/100 ($816.20) dollars to
S. W. Troxell and wife, Marguerite Troxell, 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 expressly
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 appropriation
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,
A.D., 1966.
Seaborn 'vey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George Chgtidler, City Attorney
THE CI'T'Y OF BAYTOWN �
COUNTY OF HARRIS
STATE OF 'TEXAS �
I, Edna Oliver, City Clerk of the City of Baytown, do hereby certify
that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1.>, 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