Ordinance No. 828ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY -ONE AND 20 /100
($421.20) DOLLARS TO OSCAR D. YOUNG AND WIFE, DOROTHY YOUNG 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
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 Harvey Whiting Survey, Harris
County, Texas, being a portion of that certain tract of land con-
veyed to Oscar D. Young by deed dated February 10, 1960, and
recorded in Volume 3990 at Page 166 of the Deed Records of Harris
County, Texas; said parcel being a strip of land 10 feet in width
adjacent to the Westerly right -of -way line of North Main Street
and being more particularly described by metes and bounds, as
follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the above mentioned Young
tract of land;
THENCE, North, along the Westerly right -of -way line of North Main
Street, a distance of 140.40 feet to the Northeast corner of said
Young tract;
THENCE, West, along the North line of said Young tract, a distance
of 10 feet to a point;
THENCE, South, parallel to and 10 feet from the Westerly right -of-
way line of North Main Street, a distance of 140.40 feet to a point
in the South line of said Young tract;
THENCE, East, along the South line of said Young tract, a distance
of 10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 1404 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 twenty -one and 20/100
($421,20) Dollars to Oscar D. Young and wife, Dorothy Young, believed to
be the owner or owners of said property or to the real and true owners there-
of, 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 appropria-
tion 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.
ATTEST:
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Seaborn Crfivey, Mayor
George andler, City Attorney
WE
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. l 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.
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk