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ORDINANCE NO. rJC�- 'j �
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A PART OF
THE AREA LOCATED IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AS AN
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE
MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ACT.; PROVIDING THE
PURPOSE OF SUCH DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING THAT
SUCH DISTRICT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "CITY OF
BEAUMONT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT".
WHEREAS, the Municipal Annexation Act, Article 970a,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes authorizes cities to designate
any part of the area located in their extraterritorial -juris-
diction as an industrial district guaranteeing the extra-
territorial status of such district; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, by Ordinance 68-56,
created the "City of Beaumont Industrial District: and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont deems
it to be in the best interest of the City of Beaumont to
change the boundaries of said "City of Beaumont Industrial
District".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
I.
That the area described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto
and made a part hereof, located.within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Beaumont is hereby designated and
established as an industrial district of the City of Beaumont.
II.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of the City of
Beaumont to treat with such area from time to time as the City
Council of the City of Beaumont may deem to be in the best in-
terest of the City of Beaumont and to contract -with the owners
of land in such.industrial district guaranteeing the contin-
uation of the extraterritorial status of such district for a
period of time not to exceed seven (7) years.
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The industrialdistrict created and established by
this ordinance, and described herein, shall be known as the
"City of Beaumont Industrial..District".
PASSED .BY THE .CITY COUNCIL this 7)04"l . day of ,
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TRACT NO. I
BEGINNING on the left ascending bank of the water's -edge of the Neches River
at a point which is one of the city limit corners of The City of Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas, also being a northwest corner of the Mobil Oil Corp-
oration's property and a northeast corner of the Port of Beaumont property.
Said corner being in the D. Brown League - Abstract 5, Jefferson County, Texas.
THENCE South with the city limit line of Beaumont along a west line of the
Mobil Oil property, the east line of the Port of Beaumont property and the east
side of the Texarkana and Forth Smith Railroad Company right of way to a point
of curve, continuing southward to.and across the.Texarkana and Forth Smith
Railway Co^pany spur track to she Bea��ront Sawmill Company to a point in its
southerly boundary line.
THENCE in a westerly direction along the city limit line and a north line of
Mobil Oil property with the southern boundary line of.said Texarkana and Fort
Smith Railway Company track to the eastern right of way line of the Texarkana
and Forth Smith Railway Company right of way known as the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company right of way from Beaumont to Port Arthur.
THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the city limit line and a west line
of the Mobil Oil property along the east right of way line of the Texarkana
and Fort Smith Railway Company to the north line of the Olin Mathieson Chemical
Corporation property and a south line of the Mobil Oil property.
THENCE Easterly along a south line of Mobil Oil property and the north line
of the Mathieson Chemical Corporation to the east right of way line of the
Southern Pacific Company (T. & N.O. R.R.).
THENCE in a southerly direction with the east line of the T. & N.O. R.R. right
of way to a point where the east line of the T-.& N.O. R.R. right of way inter-
sects the easterly right of way line of the K.C.S. R.R. right of way.
THENCE Southeasterly with the east right of way line of the K.C.S. R.R. to a
south line of Mobil Oil property.
THENCE Northeasterly with the south mine of Mobil Oil property a distance of
367.6 feet to the east line of 11obil Oil property.
-lHEI.10E Northwesterly along a east line of Mobil Oil property and a west line
Of L.O. Frith (J. S. Hollifield, Trustee) property to a point on the east
line of the Jeff and James Chaison - Abstract 435.
THENCE Northwesterly with the east line of the J. 14. Bullock - Abstract 7, and
the west line of the Jef and James Chaison - Abstract 435, and the west line
of the Beaty Seale and Forwood -/abstract 392, to the south line of the D.
Brc,an r Abstract 5.
YIiLNICE East with -the south line of the D. Brown - Abstract 5, and the north
line of Gulf States Utilities .Company's 150 foot power line right of -way to
the west line of the Gulf States Utilties Company's power line, right of way.
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• . Tract No. I - Cont,
THENCE North with a east line of Mobil Oil
property
and s
west line
he south of the Gulf
rty line
States Utilities Company's power line rig Y t
of the Gulf States Utilities Company's."Neches Power Station" tract.
THENCE West with a north line of r on
ehes�PoweStat�°tracttotheeastline
dsouth
line
f the
Gulf States Utilities Company's ��
of Lot D, Block 2, of Cartwright and Roberts Subdivision B.
THENCE South with a west line of Mobil Oil property and the east line of Pennwalt
Corporation property to the south.line of the Pennwalt Corporation property.
THENCE West along a,north line of the Mobil Oil property and south line of the
Pennwalt Corporation property to a west line of the Pennwalt Corporation property.
THENCE North with an east line of the Mobil Oil property to the south line of the
Gulf States power line right of way.
THENCE Westerly on the south line of the GSU 150' power line right of way and
the north line of the Mobil Oil property to the east line of the Mobil Oil
property.
THENCE North along the east Mobil Oil property line to the north bank of the
south leg of "Old River in the south line of -the S.C. Smith Survey - Abstract
575.
THENCE with the north bank of -the south leg of "Old River" and the south boundary
of the S.L. Smith Survey - Abstract 575, Easterly and Northerly crossing the
"cut off ship channel," and continuing along the north hank of the south leg
Of "Old River" and the south and east boundary of the S. L. Smith - Abstract
575, Northerly and Easterly to its intersection with the left ascending bank of
the Neches River (Snaggy Bend).
THENCE Northerly and Westerly along the meanders of the left ascending bank of
the Neches River (Snaggy Bend) and the east and north boundary of the S.L.
Smith Survey - Abstract 575, crossing the north end of the "cut off ship chan-
nel" and continuing westerly with the left ascending bank of the Neches River
to the point of beginning.
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TRACT NO. II
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of Lot -G, Block 3, Cartwright and Roberts
Subdivision B, D. Brown League - Abstract 5, which is the most northerly
west corner of the property herein described;
THENCE East along the north line of Blocks 4 and 5, Cartwright and Roberts
Subdivision B, to its intersection with the left ascending bank of the "cut
off ship channel."
THENCE Southeasterly with the left ascending bank of.the "cut off ship
channel" to the northerly east corner of the Mobil Oil property.
THENCE South with an east line of Mobil Oil and a west line of Swift Agri-
cultural Chemical Corporation to the southwest corner of the Swift Agricul-
tural Chemical Corporation.
THENCE Easterly with a north line of Mobil Oil and a south- line. of Swift
Agricultural Chemical Corporation to the Neches River at the southeast
corner of the Swift Agricultural Chemical Corporation's property.
THENCE Southeasterly along the Neches River to the northeast corner of Gulf
States Utilities power line right-of-way.
THENCE West with the south line of the D. Brown League --Abstract 5, and the
North line of the Beaty Seale and Forwood--Abstract 392, to the southwest
corner of the Gulf States Utilities Company's power line right-of-way.
THENCE North with the west line of the Gulf States Utilities Company's
power line right-of-way and the east line of Mobil Oil to the north Mobil
Oil property line and Gulf States Utilities Company power line right-of-
way line intersection.
THENCE East with a south line of the Gulf States Utilities Company and a
south line of Houston Chemical Corporation and a north line of Mobil Oil
approximately 1100 feet.
THENCE North with the west line of Houston Chemical Corporation and an
east line of Mobil Oil approximately 200 feet.
THENCE East with a south line of Houston Chemical Corporation and a north
line of Mobil Oil to the southeast corner of the Houston Chemical Corpora-
LJon property.
THENCE North_ wi_tfti an east line. of Houston Chemical Corporation and a -rest
line of Mobil Oil to the northeast corner of the Houston CHemical Corpora-
tion property.
THENCE Westerly with a south line of Mobil Oil 'and the north line of f;ouston
Chemical Corporation to the -rest line of Gulf States Uti.l i ti es Coy 1pany `s
pourer line tract.
THENCE Porth with a arrest line of Mobil Oil and the east line of Gulf States
Utilities Company's power line tract to the point of beginning.
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TRACT NO. III
BEGINNING on the west edge of the Neches River bank at a point which is the
northeast corner of Mobil Oil property and the southeast corner of a 15'
wide strip of Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., property, said corner being
Beaty Seale and Forwood Survey - Abstract 392.
THENCE Meander south along the Neches River's west bank to a point 3747.15'
south and perpendicular to the north line of this tract, and on .the Neches
River bank.
THENCE West with the south line of Mobil Oil property and the north line of
Hollyfield, Trustee Tract, a distance of 8319.23, to the southwest corner
of Mobil's property.
THENCE Northwesterly with a west line of Mobil Oil property and a east line
of the Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.; property a distance of 1247.88
feet.
THENCE Northerly with a west line of Mobil Oil property and a east line of
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., to the northwest corner of the
Mobil property.
THENCE East along a north Mobil Oil property line and a south Kansas City
Southern Industries, Inc., property line to the point of origin. .
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