HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 17-UAN ORDINANCE
ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY
TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS,.
AND:EXTENDING_THE BOUNURY LIMITS OF SAID CITY
SO_AS'TO INCLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PRO-
PERTY - WITHIN_ SAID,_ CITY. LIMITS, . AND - GRANTING TO
ALL THE.INHABITANTS.OF SAID PROPERTI-`ALL OF THE
RIGHTS AND.PRIYILEGES-OF OTHER CITIZENS_AND BIND-
ING.SAID INHABITANTS BY._ALL..OF THE ACTS, ORDI-
NANCES, -RESOLUTIONS. -AND REGULATIONS-OFSAID CITY.
WHEREAS, the following described property lies immediately
adjacent to The City of Beaumont:
and,
Beginning on the right bank of the water's 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-
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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
waterts 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 Anhabitants
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 regulations;
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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 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 lines 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 oto the right.bank of the
water's edge of -the Neches River;
Thence westward and southwestward along the right
" bank -of the Mater's --edge--of,- the- Neches-River--Vo_--
the place of.beginning,
be and the same is hereby annexed. to The City of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas, for municipal purposes only, and that the boundary
unit's 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, ordi-
nances, resolutions and regulations of said City.
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PASSED -by- the -City Council this- day --of
A.D. 1949•
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