Ordinance No. 2,1737310
ORDINANCE NO. 2173
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT UPON ACQUISITION OF THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY BY LEE COLLEGE A PORTION OF AMERICAN AVENUE
SHALL BE VACATED, ABANDONED, AND CLOSED; PROVIDING FOR
THE QUITCLAIMING OF PART OF THE CITY'S INTEREST IN SAID
LAND TO THE SAID LEE COLLEGE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, Lee College wishes to purchase Lots 1 -12,
Block 46, of Goose Creek Townsite (Pruett Addition), an
addition to the City of Baytown, Texas, which said property
lies adjacent to American Avenue, a public street in the
City of Baytown, Texas; and
WHEREAS, a masonry building situated upon Lots 7 -12 of
the property proposed to be purchased extends over the
property line and encroaches on the American Avenue right of
way; and
WHEREAS, in order to take clear title to the property,
it will be necessary for Lee College to see that such
encroachment is cleared; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this, Lee College has
made application that the portion of American Avenue upon
which the masonry building is situated be discontinued,
closed, and abandoned as a public street by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown deems
that the abandonment of that portion of American Avenue will
not be detrimental to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown is
willing to discontinue, close, and abandon a small strip of
the American Avenue right of way if and when Lee College
acquires the adjacent property; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
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Section 1: That, upon acquisition of the adjacent
property by Lee College, the portion of American Avenue
between South Pruett and Jones Street upon which a masonry
building is situated, which property is more particularly
described as follows:
(SEE EXHIBIT "A ")
is hereby closed, abandoned and permanently vacated as a
street or public thoroughfare of any kind or character
whatever.
Section 2: That immediately upon acquisition of the
adjacent property by Lee College, the interest or interests
of the City and /or public in the above described portion of
said street is hereby quitclaimed to the said Lee College,
without consideration.
Section 3: That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized to execute such instruments, if any, necessary
for such abandonment.
Section 4: That this ordinance is to become effective
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City
of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, this
- ATTEST:
27th day of January 1977.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NEEL RIFHARrSON, City Attorney
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E X H I B I T "A"
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Beginning at the southe.est corner o` Lot 12, Block 46 of the Goose Creek Town.'
site (Pruett Addition) out of the i'arvey LNiting Survey in Ilar.ris County, Texas,
according to the map or plat thereof of record in Volume S at Page S9 of the Map
Records of Harris County, Texas;
THE \CE, easterly along the south�-rly property line of said Block 46, same being
the northerly right of way line of '- merican Avenue, a distance of 20.14 ft. to '
a point for TlIE' POItiT OF B1:GINNING;
THENCE, continuing easterly along said southerly property line of Block 46 a
distance of 129.56 to a point for corner said point also being the southeast
corner of Lot 7 and the south:•:ast corner of Lot 6, Block 46 of aforesaid addition;
THENCE, southerly at right angles to the said southerly boundary line of Block
46 a distance-of 3.24 ft. to a point for corner, said point also being on the _
extension of common lot lire of Lots 6 and 7
THENCE, westerly parallel to and 3.2,11 £t. distance from the southerly property
line of said Block 46 a distance of 129.S6 ft. to a point for corner;
THENCE, northerly at right angles to t: -je said sout_licrly property line of Block
46 a distance of 3.24 ft. to POI`:?' OF BEGINNING;
A: \l) enclosinL a tract of land out of between
right of way of American Avenue beteen
S. Pruett St S. .zones St. containing 420.75 square feet (0.01 Ac.), more
or' less.