Ordinance No. 1,251ORDINANCE NO. 1251
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED AND NO /100
($600.00) DOLLARS TO JACK WILSON, AND WIFE, SADIE WILSON, FOR THE AC-
QUISITION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN
REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE, FOR STREET, ROAD AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES, IN
FEE SIMPLE; REQUIRING THAT SUCH OFFER BE ACCEPTED WITHIN FIVE (5)
DAYS; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PRO-
CEEDINGS IN THE EVENT SUCH OFFERS ARE REFUSED; PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown now finds and de-
termines 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 parcel of land out of the Harvey Whiting Survey, A -840, being a part
of Lot 1, Block 3, Glen Arbor, Section Two as recorded by a replat of the
subdivision in Volume 55 at Page 37 of the Harris County Map Records, Harris
County, Texas, being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at the Point of Intersection of the North right -of -way line
of Texas State Highway Loop 201 with the East right -of -way line of Garth
Road;
THENCE North 88 °22'00" East with the North right -of --way line of Texas
State Highway Loop 201 a distance of 40.0 feet to a corner;
THENCE North 46 026`52" West a distance of 56.39 feet to a point in the
East right -of -way line of Garth Road;
THENCE South 1 °15'44" East with the East right -of -way line of Garth Road
a distance of 40.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING enclosing a tract of
land containing 0.0184 acres 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 SIX HUNDRED AND NO /100 ($600.00) DOLLARS for
the said tract above described to Jack Wilson and wife, Sadie Wilson, or other
parties in interest believed to be the true owners of said property, or to the
actual 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 tract, to -wit: in fee simple, which said interest in said
tract is required for the following public purpose, to -wit: to widen and im-
prove Garth Road 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 be 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 owners in the condemnation
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 6th day of July 1972.
C. GLEN WALKtR, Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPM/Fn•
-2-