Ordinance No. 4,07850211 -11
ORDINANCE NO. 4078
AN ORDINANCE DISCONTINUING, ABANDONING FOR PUBLIC USE,
AND CLOSING A PORTION OF GRAHAM STREET ADJACENT TO AND
BETWEEN LOTS 5, 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK NO. 23 AND LOTS NO. 1 AND
2 IN BLOCK 27 OF MIDDLETOWN SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE
MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6 PAGE 7 OF THE
MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ABANDONING AND
QUITCLAIMING ALL INTEREST OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND
THE PUBLIC IN AND TO SAID PORTION OF SAID STREET; AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO
ATTEST AND DELIVER A CONVEYANCE TO THE ABUTTING OWNERS.
WHEREAS, the following described portion of Graham Street adjacent to and
between Lots No. 59 6 and 7 in Block No. 23 and Lots No. 1 and 2 of Block No. 27
of Middletown Subdivision, lying within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown
in Harris County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in Volume
6, Page 7, of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas, is not now used by the
Public:
That said portion of Graham Street between Morris Street and Bayless
Street that lies adjacent to and abutts Lots 5, 6 and 7 in Block 23 and
Lots 1 and 2 in Block 27 of Middletown Subdivision, an addition in the
City of Baytown, Texas, as shown on Plat recorded in Volume 6, Page
7 of the map Records of Harris County, Texas, described as follows,
to -wit:
BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of Lot 5 in Block 23 of said
subdivision, said point also being the intersection of the South
right -of -way line of Graham Street with the West right -of -way line of
Bayless Street;
THENCE, in a northerly direction, crossing Graham Street, along the
projection of the West right -of -way line of Bayless Street a distance of
401to a point;
THENCE, in an Westerly direction alonee, the south line of Lots 1 and
2, Block 23 of said subdivision, also being the north riqht -of -way line
of Graham Street to its intersection with the East right -of -way line of
Morris Street a distance of approximately 145' to a point;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction to the northwest corner of Lot 7,
Block 23 of said subdivision a distance of approximately 42.5' to a
point'
THENCE, in an Easterly direction along the south line of Graham
Street, across the north line of Lots 5, 6 and 7 of Block 23 of said
subdivision a distance of approximately 155' to a POINT OF
BEGINNING, and containing approximately 6,187.5 square feet of land;
and
WHEREAS, no interest of the public requires that said portion of said street
be improved or kept open; and
WHEREAS, the interest of the Public will be benefited by the termination of
any obligation on the part of the City of Baytown to maintain said portion of said
street as a public right -of -way; and
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WHEREAS, the only know owners of property abutting or adjoining the above
described portion of said street has made application that same be discontinued,
closed and abandoned; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be to the best interest of the City of Baytown,
Harris County, Texas, that the above described portion of said street be
discontinued, closed and abandoned, and that the dedications made in connection
with said map or plat of Middletown Subdivision of record aforesaid, be cancelled
and held for naught insofar as the same apply to and affect the above described
portion of said street; and it further appears that the interest of no other owners
of property in said Middletown Subdivision or of the Public in general will be
prejudiced or impaired thereby; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the above described portion of Graham Street in the
Middletown Subdivision, lying within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown,
Harris County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 6,
Page 7 of the map Records of Harris County, Texas, be and the same is hereby
discontinued and abandoned for Public use, and the City of Baytown does for itself
and for the Public abandon and quitclaim all interest in and to the above described
portion of Graham Street, and does hereby approve the application of said owner of
the property abutting said portion of said street.
Section 2: That the Mayor of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and the City Clerk to attest and deliver and appropriate
conveyance of said portion of Graham Street, to the owner or owners of property
abutting same.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 14th day of February, 1985.
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ALLEN CANNON, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
ANDALL B. TR NG, City _ orney