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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 16-MAN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF BEAT11ONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY,, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF SAID CITY SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY LIMITS, AND GRANTING TO ALL. THE INHABITANTS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF THE.RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLU- TIONS AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY. WHEREAS, a petition has been signed by a majority of the property owners who are citizens of the State of Texas and inhabitants of the following described territory, to -wits Beginning at the intersection of the North line of the D. J. 0. Millard Survey, which is the South line of the A. Williams Survey, with the West line of Eleventh Street, said point being on the North line of Block 58 of the Averill Addition to the City of Beaumont produced westward 40 feet West of the center line of Eleventh Street and being a northwest corner of the present corporate limits of the City of Beaumont; Thence westward with the North line of the D. J. 0, Millard Survey, and of the T. H. Lewis Survey, and being the South line of the A. Williams Survey to its intersection with the East boundary line of the Calder Highlands Addition to the City of Beaumont; Thence southward with East boundary line of the said Calder Highlands Addition to the North line of the Noah Tevis Survey, vb.ich point is the Northeast corner of Block 14 of Calder Place Addition to the City of Beaumont; Thence westward with the North boundary line of the Noah Tevis Survey to its northwest corner; Thence southward with the West boundary line of the Noah Tevis Survey to the south right-of-way of the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway; Thence eastward with the original South right- of-way line of the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway to its intersection with the present western corporate limit line of the City of Beaumont, said corporate line being the West line of Eleventh Street; Thence northward with said corporate line of the City of Beaumont to the place of beginning, adjoining the City of Beaumont, and presented to the City Commission desiring and requesting the annexation of said terri- tory to said City; and, WHEREAS, said petition has attached to it the affida- vit of three (3) of said applicants to the effect that said petition is signed by a majority of the qualified voters within and owning such property. NOWO THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: That the following described property, to -wit: Beginning at the intersection of the North line of the D. J. 0, Millard Survey, which is the South line of the A. Williams Survey, with the West line of Eleventh Street, said point being on the North line of Block 58 of the Averill Addition to the City of Beaumont produced westward 40 feet West of the center line of Eleventh Street and being a Northwest corner of the present corporate limits of the City of Beaumont; Thence westward with the North line of the D. J. 0. Millard Survey, and of the T. H. Lewis Surveys and being the South line of the A. Williams Survey to its intersection with the East boundary line of the Calder Highlands Addition to the City of Beaumont; Thence southward with East boundary line of the said Calder Highlands Addition to the North line of the Noah Tevis Survey, which point is the northeast corner of Block 14 of Calder Place Addition to the City of Beaumont; Thence westward with the North boundary line of the Noah Tevis Survey to its northwest corner; Thence southward with.the West boundary line of the Noah Tevis Survey to the South right of way of the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway; Thence eastward with the original South right - of -fray line of the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway to its intersection with the present western corporate limit line of the City of Beaumont, said corporate line being the West line of Eleventh Street; Thence northward with said corporate line of the City of Beaumont to the place of beginning, be and the same is hereby annexed to the City of Beaumonts Jefferson County, Texas, and that the boundary limits of the City of Beaumont be and the same are hereby extended to include the above described territory within the city limits of the City of Beaumont, and the same shall hereafter be included within the territorial limits of said City, and the inhabitants thereof shall hereafter be entitled to all rights and privileges of other citizens of the City of Beaumont and they shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of said City. PASSED by an affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission, this they`` day of , A. D., 1939. - MAYOR -