Ordinance No. 1,035A01 1"10 11010y"
AN ORDINANCE DISCONTINUING, ABANDONING FOR PUBLIC USE AND
CLOSING DESCRIBED PORTIONS OF STREETS IN BUSCH TERRACE
SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND ABANDONING AND QUIT-
CLAIMING ALL INTEREST OF THE CITY Or BAYTOWN AND THE PUBLIC IN
AND TO SAID PORTIONS OF STREETS, DIRECTING THAT THE COUNTY CLERK
OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SO INDICATE ON THE RECORDED PLAT OF SAID
SUBDIVISION, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST' A CONVEYANCE TO THE ABUTTING OWNERS.
WHEREAS the following portions of streets in Busch Terrace Subdi-
vision in the City of Baytown, Harris County, Texas, according to the map
and plat thereof recorded in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11, of the Deed Records
of Harris County, Texas,, are not now used by the public:
1. Long Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block No. 48
of said subdivision; Thence S 33' 34' W 60 feet to a point in the
south line of Long Street; Thence N 56' W 93 feet to a point in the
south right of way line of Long Street; Thence N 33' 34' E 60 feet
to the southeast corner of Lot No. 11, Block No. 48; Thence S 56' E
93 feet to the point of beginning.
2. Powell Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block No. 43
of said subdivision; Thence S, 33' 34' W 60 feet to a point in the
northeast corner of Block No. 48; Thence N 56' W 94 feet to the north-
west corner of Lot No. 1, Block No. 48; Thence N 33' 34' E 60 feet to
the southwest corner of Lot No. 24, Block No. 43; Thence S 56' E 94
feet to the point of beginning.
3. Meek Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block No. 38
of said subdivision; Thence S 33' 34' W 60 feet to the northeast
corner of Block No. 43; Thence N 56' W 97 feet to the northwest
corner of Lot No. 1, Block No. 43; Thence N 33' 34' E 60 feet to
the southwest corner of Lot No. 28, Block No. 38; Thence S 56" E
97 feet to the point of beginning.
4. Crawford Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block
No. 36 of said subdivision; Thence N 33* 34' E 400 feet to the
northeast corner of Lot No. 13, Block No. 36; Thence S 56' E 60
feet to the northwest corner of Lot No. 44, Block No. 37; Thence
S 330 34' W 400 feet to the southwest corner of Block No. 37;
Thence N 56' W 60 feet to the point of beginning.
5. Myers Street: Beginning at the southeast corner of Block No.
5 of said subdivision; Thence S, 34' W 60 feet to the northeast
corner of Block No. 15; Thence N 560 W 100 feet to the northwest
corner of Lot No. 1, Block No, 15; Thence N 34' E 60 feet to the
southwest corner of Lot No. 25, Block No. 5; Thence S 56' E 100
feet to the point of beginning.
6. Damon Street: Beginning at
24 of said subdivision; Thence
corner of Lot No. 17, Block No.
northwest corner of Lot No. 32,
feet to the southwest corner of
feet to the point of beginning.
the southeast corner of Block No.
34' E 200 feet to the northeast:
24; Thence S 56' E 60 feet to the
Block No. 25; Thence S 34' W 200
Block No, 25; Thence N 56' W 60
7. Damon Street: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block No.
4 of said subdivision; Thence S 56' E 60 feet to the northwest
corner of Block No. 5; Thence S 34' W 125 feet to the southwest
corner of Lot No. 1, Block No. 5; Thence N 56' W 60 feet to the
southeast corner of Lot No. 8,, Block No. 4; Thence N 34' E 125
feet to the point of beginning; and
WHEREAS no interest of the public requires that said portions of
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streets be improved or kept open, but the needs of the public will be
adequately served by the use of other available streets; and
WHEREAS the interest of the public will be benefited by the
termination of any obligation on the part of the City of Baytown to repair,
improve and maintain said portions of streets as public ways; and
WHEREAS substantially all of the utility facilities, if any,
provided for property abutting upon the above-described portions of streets
have heretofore been removed; and
WHEREAS all of the owners of property abutting or adjoining the
above-described portions of streets in said subdivision have made applica-
tion that same be discontinued, closed and abandoned as streets and that
the dedications made in connection with said map or plat of Busch Terrace
Subdivision of record as aforesaid be cancelled and held for naught insofar
as the same apply to and affect the above-described portions of streets; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be to the best interest of the City of
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, that the above- described ibed portions of streets
#011111 be discontinued, closed and abandoned as streets and that the corresponding
portions of said map or plat be vacated, and it further appears that the
interest of no other owners of property in said Busch Terrace Subdivision
will be prejudiced or impaired thereby:
NODW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas, that the above-described portions of streets in Busch Terrace
Subdivision, City of Baytown, Harris County, Texas, according to the map or
plat of said subdivision of record in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11 of the Deed
Records of Harris County, Texas, be and the same are hereby discontinued and
abandoned for public use, and the City of Baytown does for itself and for the
public abandon and quitclaim all interest in and to the above-described
portions of streets and does hereby approve the application of said owners
of the property abutting said portions of streets, and the County Clerk of
Harris County, Texas, is directed to write across the corresponding portions
of said plat the word "closed" and also to make reference on the same to the
volume and page in which this ordinance is recorded. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest appropriate conveyances
of said portions of streets to the owners of property abutting same.
Introduced, read and passed by a majority vote of the City Council
of Baytown, this 9th day of July , 1970
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER, CITY CLERK
GLEN WALKER, MAYOR
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WILLIAM R. LAUGHLIN, CITY ATTORNEY
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THE STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF HARRIS . KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT WHEREAS, under date of July 9 , 1970 the City Council
of the City of Baytown duly adopted an Ordinance discontinuing and abandoning .
portions of streets lying within Busch Terrace Subdivision, Baytown, Harris County,
Texas-,, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11, of the
Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, hereinafter more particularly described, and
directing that the Mayor and City Clerk execute appropriate conveyance to the abut..
ting. owner, said Ordinance being approved by the Mayor of the City on July. 9
1970, and being Ordinance No. 1035 ; reference. to said Ordinance is here made
for all purposes; and
WHEREAS Humble Oil & Refining Company is the owner of property abutting upon
the following streets so closed, discontinued and abandoned;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the sum of
ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) cash to it in hand paid by Humble Oil & Refining Company, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the City. of Baytown, Harris County, Texas,
acting by and through C. .. Glen Walker , its Mayor, and Edna Oliver
its City Clerk, for itself and for the public has bargained, sold and conveyed and
by these presents does bargain, sell and convey unto Humble Oil & Refining Company,
its successors and assigns all the right, title and interest in and to the following-
described streets accruing to the City of Baytown and to the public:
All of those certain parcels of land within the abandoned portions of streets
in Busch Terrace Subdivision in the City of Baytown, according to the map or
plat thereof, recorded in Volume 9, Pages 10 and 11, of the Deed Records of
Harris County, Texas; said tracts or parcels being more particularly des-
cribed as follows.:
Parcel One: The South one-half. of Long Street, more, particularly
described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of Block 48 of said
subdivision;
Thence S 33° 34' W 30 feet to the point of beginning
in the center line of Long Street;
Thence S 33° 34' W 30 feet to a point in the south
line of Long, Street; ,
Thence N 56°' W 93 feet to a point in the south right
of way line of Long Street;
Thence N 33° 34' E 30 feet to a, point in the center
line of Long Street;
Thence .S '56° E 93 feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel. Two: All of Powell. Street, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning aP, the southeast corner of Block 43 of said
subdivision,
Thence S. 33° 34' W60: feet to a point in the northeast
corner of Block 48
Thence N 56° W 94 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 1,
Block, 48;
Thence N 33° 34' E 60 feet to the southwest corner of
Lot 24, 'Block 43;
Thence S 56° E 94 feet to the point of beginning.
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Parcel Three: The South one-half of Meek Street, more particularly des-
cribed as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of Block 38 of said
subdivision;
Thence S 33° 34' W 30 feet to a point in the center line
of Meek Street for the point, of beginning;
Thence S 33° 34' W 30 feet to the northeast corner of Block
43;
Thence N 56* W 97 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 1,
Block 43;
Thence N 33° 34' E 30 feet to a point in the center line
of Meek Street;
Thence S 56° E 97 feet with the center line of said Meek
Street to the point of beginning.
Parcel Four: All of Crawford Street, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Block 36 of said
subdivision;
• Thence N 33° 34' E 400 feet to the northeast corner of
Lot 13, Block 36;
Thence S 56° E 60 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 44,
Block 37;
Thence S 33° 34' W 400 feet to the southwest corner of
Block 37;
Thence N 56° W 60 feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel Five: The South one-half of Myers Street, more particularly
described as •follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of Block 5 of said
subdivision;
Thence S 34° W 30 feet to the point of beginning in the
center line of Myers Street;
Thence S 34° W 30 feet to the northeast corner of Block 15;
Thence N 56° W 100 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 1,
Block 15;
Thence N 34°,. E 30 feet to ..a point in the center line of
Myers Street;
Thence S 56° E with the center line of Myers Street 100
feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel Six: All of Damon Street, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner. of Block 24 of said sub-
division;
Thence N 34° E 200 feet to the northeast corner of Lot 17,
Block 24;
Thence S 56° E 60 feet, to the northwest corner of Lot 32,
Block 25;
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Thence S 340 W 200 feet to the southwest corner of
Block 25;
Thence N 56° W 60 feet to the point of beginning,.
Parcel. Seven: The West half of Damon Street, more particularly des-
cribed es follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Block 4 of said
subdivision;
Thence S 560 ,E 30 feet to a point in the center line
of Damon Street;
Thence S 34° W 125 feet with the center line of Damon
Street to a point;
Thence N 56° W 30 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 8,
Block 4;
Thence N 34° E 125 feet to the point of beginning.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above-described premises and the appurtenances
thereunto, belonging unto the said Humble Oil & Refining Company, its successors
and assigns, forever, it being understood, however, that this conveyance is made
without warranty of title either expressed or implied.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the City of Baytown has caused these presents to be
executed this ,/ 4day of July , 1970.
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C . GLEN WALKER Mayor
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EDNA OLIVER City Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF HARRIS X
Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally appeared
C. GLEN WALKER , known to me to be the person whose name is sub-
scribed to the foregoing instrument as Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas,
and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consi-
deration therein expressed, in the capacity stated, and as the act and deed
of said City.
Given under my hand and seal of office this the it-14,-e= _- day of
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July , 19704
ary Public in and f
Harris County, Texas
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