Ordinance No. 827ORDINANCE NO. 827
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY -SIX & 20/100
($436.20) DOLLARS TO LEROY B. WALKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. 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 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
parcel of land, to -wit:
Being a parcel of land out of the Harvey Whiting Survey, Harris County,
Texas, being a portion of that certain tract of land conveyed to Leroy B.
Walker Construction Company, Inc., by deed dated February 23, 1959, and
recorded in Volume 3650 at Page 305 of the Deed Records of Harris County,
Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as
follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the abovementioned Walker Construction
Company tract;
THENCE, North 010 02' East along the Westerly right -of -way line of North
Main Street, a distance of 140.40 feet to the Northeast corner of said
Walker Construction Company tract;
THENCE, West along the North line of said Walker Construction Company
Tract, a distance of 20.0 feet to a point;
THENCE, South 450 31' East, a distance of 14.14 feet to a point, said point
being located 10.0 feet West, as measured at right angles thereto, from the
West right -of -way line of North Main Street;
THENCE, South 010 02' West, parallel to and 10 feet from the Westerly
right --of -way line of North Main Street, a distance of 130.40 feet to a
point in the South line of said Walker Construction Company tract;
THENCE, East along the South line of said Walker Construction Company tract,
a distance of 10.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 1454
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 Four hundred thirty -six & 20/100 ($436.20) dollars
to Leroy B. Walker Construction Company, Inc., 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 accepted 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, 1966.
Seabor- ravey, /May
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George Ch dler, City Attorney
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THE CITY OF BAYTOWN X
COUNTY OF HARRIS x
STATE OF TEXAS x
I, Edna Oliver, City Clerk of the City of Baytown, Texas, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. " 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