Ordinance No. 1,341ORDINANCE NO. 1341
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED SIXTY -EIGHT AND 52/100 ($1,368.52) DOLLARS, TO
NATHAN H. BOYETT OR OTHER PARTIES INTEREST, FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN A CERTAIN TRACT DESCRIBED HEREIN REQUIRED
FOR PUBLIC USE, FOR STREET, ROAD AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES, IN FEE SIMPLE;
REQUIRING THAT SUCH OFFERS BE ACCEPTED WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS;
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
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 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 situated in the William Scott Lower League, A -65, Harris
County, Texas, and being a part of Lot 18, Block 4 of Danubina Court, Section 1,
as recorded by plat in Volume 17 at Page 16 of the Harris County Map Records, and
being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the above mentioned Lot 18;
THENCE, South 71 °00' East, with the South line of Lot 18, a distance of
100.00 feet to the Point of Curvature of a curve to the left;
THENCE, with the curve to the left having a radius of 40.00 feet, a cur-
vilinear distance of 28.91 feet;
THENCE, North 71 °00' West, a distance of 126.06 feet to a point in the
West line of Lot 18;
THENCE, South 21 °17' West, with the West line of Lot 18, a distance of
10.01 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING enclosing a tract of land containing
1T79.338 square feet (0.027 acres) more or less.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAY -
TOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Attorney be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to make an offer of ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY -EIGHT AND 52/100
($1,368.52) Dollars for the said tract above described; to NATHAN H. BOYETT
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 improve Defee and Sterling Streets in Baytown, Harris County, Texas.
Section 2: Such offer shall provide that if it should not be accepted
within fifteen (15) 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 pur-
pose for which the above described tract is required. Should such offer not
be accepted, the amount finally awarded to the owner 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
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NEE(L RI�-CHARDSON, City Attorney
llth day of January , 1973.
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
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