HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 26-TAN ORDINANCE
ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY
TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, 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, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF SAID
CITY.
WHEREAS, the following described property lies immediate-
ly adjacent to The City of Beaumont
and,
Beginning on the right bank of the waterts edge
of the Neches River where the centerline of Car-
roll Avenue in the Neches River Park Addition to
The City of Beaumont strikes the river;
Thence south with the centerline of Carroll Ave-
nue to a point opposite the southwest corner of
the C. C. Caswell 256.6 -acre tract;
Thence .east with the southern boundary line of
said Caswell tract to the east side of the Tex-
arkana and Fort Smith Railway Companyts right of
way, said point being on the west line of the
Magnolia Petroleum Company's property and also
being the southeast corner,of the portion of the
Caswell Tract owned by the Port of Beaumont;
Thence North along the said west line of the
Magnolia Petroleum Company property or the east
line of said portion of the Caswell Tract owned
by the Port of Beaumont and the Halliburton Oil
Well Cementing Company to the right bank of the
water's edge of the Neches River;
Thence westward and southwestward along the right
bank of the water's edge of the Neches River to
the place of beginning;
WHEREAS, the City Council of The City of Beaumont is of
the opinion that it is to the best interest of the citizens of
The City of Beaumont and to the present and future owners and
inhabitants of the above described property that said territory
be annexed to and become a part of the corporate limits of The
City of Beaumont, so that said territory may be assured of an
adequate water and sewage service and adequate health regula-
tions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT.ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That the following described property, to wit:
Beginning on the right bank of the water's
edge of the Neches River where the centerline
of Carroll Avenue in the Neches River Park
Addition to the City of Beaumont strikes the
river;
Thence south with the centerline of Carrol
Avenue to a point opposite the southwest cor-
ner of the C.C. Caswell 256.6 -acre tract;
Thence east with the southern boundary line of
said Caswell tract to the east side of the
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Company's
right of way, said point being on -the west
line of the Magnolia Petroleum Company's pro-
perty and also being the southeast corner of
the portion of the Caswell Tract owned by the
Port of Beaumont;
Thence North along the said west line of the
Magnolia Petroleum.Company property or the
east line of the said portion of the Caswell
Tract owned by the Port of Beaumont and the
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company to the
right bank of the water's edge of the Neches
River;
Thence westward and southwestward along the
right bank of the water's edge of the Neches
River to the place of beginning,
be and the same is hereby annexed to The City of Beaumont, Jef-
ferson County, Texas, for municipal purposes only, 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, reso-
lutions and regulations of said City.
PASSED by the City Council this Zj� day of
A.D. 1941 .
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