Ordinance No. 1,344ORDINANCE NO. 1344
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY -FIVE AND 04/100 ($665.04) DOLLARS, TO S. HOWARD LEE, JR.
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, in
Harris County, Texas, and being a part of Lot 3, Block 3, 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 3;
THENCE, South 71 °00' East, with the South line of Lot 3, a distance of
70.00 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 3;
THENCE, North 21 °17' East, with the East line of Lot 3, a distance of
10.01 feet;
THENCE, North 71 °00' West, a distance of 70.00 feet to the West line of
Lot 3;
THENCE, South 21 °17' West, with the West line of Lot 3, a distance of 10.01
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING enclosing a tract of land containing 700.004
square feet (0.016 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 Six Hundred Sixty -Five and 04/100 ($665.04) Dollars
for the said tract above described; to S. Howard Lee, Jr. 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 foTTowing 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 (T5) 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,
pTus 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 llth day of , 1973.
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
REEL RrCHARDSON, City Attorney
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
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