Ordinance No. 3,39920527 -9
ORDINANCE NO. 3399
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE
OFFERS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO THE
OWNERS OR OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF CERTAIN TRACTS DESCRIBED HEREIN REQUIRED FOR PARK
PURPOSES; 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; AND 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 tracts described
below; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section l: That the City Attorney be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to make the offers listed below to
the below named owners, or other parties in interest believed
to be the true owners of said property, or to the actual
real and true owners thereof, whether correctly named or
not, for the purchase and acquisition by the City of Baytown
of the fee interest in the said tracts that are required for
park purposes within the City of Baytown:
TRACT #2
Four acres out of the H.F. Gillette Survey, A -297,
Harris County, Texas, shown as a part of Tract 6 on
City of Baytown Tax Map.
OWNER
Mrs. N. Hunter
TRACT #3
OFFER
$ 36,000.00
Two acres out of the H.F. Gillette Survey, A -297,
Harris County, Texas, shown as a part of Tract 6 on
City of Baytown Tax Map.
OWNER
OFFER
Dr. H. W. Kilpatrick $ 20,000.00
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TRACT #5
6.75 acres out of the H.F. Gillette Survey, A -297,
Harris County, Texas, shown as Tract 7 on City of
Baytown Tax Map.
OWNER
Dan Hutchins
TRACT #6
OFFER
$ 57,375.00
10.3 acres out of the H.F. Gillette Survey, A -297,
Harris County, Texas, shown as Tract 4 on City of
Baytown Tax Map.
OWNER OFFER
Drs. J. H. Andrews and R. Thompson. $ 167 500.00
TRACT #7
10.35 acres out of the H.F. Gillette Survey, A -297,
Harris County, Texas, shown as Tract 3 on City of
Baytown Tax Map.
OWNER
B. R. Minter
OFFER
$ 190,000.00
Section 2: Such offers shall provide that if the
offers should not be accepted within fifteen (15) days after
receipt, the City of Baytown will consider such offers
refused and will 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 offers be accepted, the money
above set forth shall be paid out of any appropriation
heretofore made for the public purpose for which the above
described tracts are required. Should such offers 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.
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Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 27th
day of May , 1982.
CJ
MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
E LEEN P. HA L, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, City Att ney
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