Ordinance No. 1,214ORDINANCE NO. 1214
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS THE
SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY -FIVE AND NO /100 ($425.00)
DOLLARS TO JACK B. STOUT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A
PERMANENT EASEMENT 20 FEET IN WIDTH AND A TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT 30 FEET IN WIDTH AS HEREIN
DESCRIBED REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE, FOR INSTALLATION
OF A NEW SANITARY SEWER LINE; REQUIRING THAT SUCH
OFFER BE ACCEPTED WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS; DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN
THE EVENT SUCH OFFER IS REFUSED; PROVIDING FOR THE EF-
FECTIVE 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 interests in the following described tract or parcel
of land, to -wit:
BEING a permanent easement 20 feet in width and a temporary construction
easement 30 feet in width; said construction easement lying parallel to
and wholly on the South side of the aforementioned 20 foot wide permanent
easement; said easements being over and across that certain 0.58 acre
Stout tract of land out of the William Scott Upper League, Survey A -66;
centerline of said 20 foot wide permanent easement being the South line
of an existing easement conveyed to the City of Baytown by Jack B. Stout
by deed recorded in Volume 3368 at Page 445 of the Harris County Deed
Records, Harris County, Texas.
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 -Five and no /100 ($425.00)
DolTars for the said tract above described to Jack B. Stout, believed to be the
true owner of said property, or to the actual real and true owner or owners
thereof, whether herein correctly named or not, for the acquisition by the City
of Baytown of the following described interest in the said tract, to -wit: a
permanent easement 20 feet in width and a temporary construction easement 30
feet in width, which said interest in said tract is required for the following
public purpose, to -wit: to install new sanitary sewer line in Baytown, Harris
County, Texas.
Section 2: Such offer shall provide that if it should not be accepted
within five (5) days after receipt, the City of Baytown will consider such
offer refused and will institute condemnation proceedings.
Section 3: In the event that such offer is refused, either expressly
or by failure of the owner to unconditionally accept the same within the time
specified, the City Attorney is hereby authorized to institute 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,
Chapter 17 of Title 28 of said Statutes, the Charter of the City of Baytown,
or any other provisions.
Section 4: Should such offer be accepted, the sum of money above
set forth shall be paid out of any appropriation heretofore made for the
public purpose for which the above described tract is required. Should such
offer not be accepted, the amount finally awarded to the owner in the con-
demnation proceedings, plus costs, fees and expenses, shall 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 an affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown on this the 25th day of April_ ,1972.
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
ATTEST:
ate
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED: , .I 1
, City Attorney
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