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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont
deems it necessary to locate and construct public facilities,
to -wit, a police station, in Block Eleven (11) of the Original
Townsite of'B'eaumon t,'in' the 'City of Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas; and,
WHEREAS, said City Council has found that public
necessity requires the location and construction of said
police station on the hereinafter described property; and,
WHEREAS, said City Council deems it necessary to
acquire the hereinafter described interest in and to the
hereinafter described property for said location and con-
struction of said police station, and the said City Council
has found and determined that the said interest in and to the
hereinafter described land is suitable for such purposes
and that it is necessary to acquire same for said purpose;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, through its duly
authorized representatives, has negotiated with the owners
of the hereinafter described land and has been unable to
agree with the owners of such property as to the fair cash
value thereof and damages, if any; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
That Thad Heartfield, City'Attorney, and Lavon L. Jones,
Assistant City Attorney, be, and they are hereby, authorized
and .direc ted tofile or cause to be filed against all owners
of the hereinafter described property, and claimants of
interest therein, Proceedings in Eminent Domain to acquire
fee title, for said purpose, in and to the following described
parcel of land situated in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas,
to -wit:
Being Lot Forty-seven (47), the southwest
forty-five and seven one -hundredths feet
(45.07') of Lot Thirty-nine (39), and the
northeast thirteen and one tenth feet (13.1')
of Lot Forty (40), all in Block Eleven (11)
of the Original Townsite of Beaumont, Jeffer-
son County, Texas, according to the map or
plat of said Original Townsite of Beaumont of
record in the office of the County Clerk of
Jefferson County, Texas, more fully described
as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of Pearl Street
and Gilbert Street in the said City of Beaumont
at the south corner of said Block Eleven (11),
the same point being the south corner of Lot
Forty-one (41);
THENCE northwesterly along the northeast boundary
line of Pearl Street and the southwest boundary
line of Lot Forty-one (41) a distance of one
hundred twenty feet (120') for corner, said
point being the west corner of Lot Forty-one
(41) and the south corner of Lot Forty-seven
(47) and the beginning point of the tract
herein described;
THENCE northeasterly along the boundary line
between Lots Forty-one (41) and Forty-seven
(47), passing the north corner of Lot Forty-
one (41) and the west corner of Lot Forty (40)
at sixty feet (60'), and continuing along the
boundary line of Lot Forty-seven (47) and Lot
Forty (40) a distance of one hundred six and
nine tenths feet (106.9') for corner, said
point being the southwest wall of a two story
brick building on the tract herein described;
THENCE southeasterly along the southwest wall
of the building on the tract herein described,
at one hundred seven and fifteen one -hundredths
feet (107.15') passing a corner of said build-
ing, continuing to a point for corner at one
hundred twenty feet (120') in the northwest
boundary line of Gilbert Street;
THENCE northeasterly along the northwest boundary
of Gilbert Street fiftyei0t and seventeen
one -hundredths feet (58.17 ) to a point for
corner; -
THENCE northwesterly and at right angles to
Gilbert Street, passing the most easterly corner
of the building on the tract herein described at
twelve.and eighty one -hundredths feet (12.80')
and continuing now along the northeast wall of
the building on the tract herein described
passing,the most northerly corner of said build-
ing at one hundred seventy nine and sixty nine
one -hundredths feet (179.69') and continuing to
(180ijt for corner at one hundred eighty feet
THENCE southwesterly parallel to Gilbert Street
and with the northwest boundary of Lot Forty-
eight (48), at fifteen and seven one -hundredths
feet (15.07') passing the west corner of Lot
Forty—eight (48) and the north corner of Lot
Forty-seven (47), continuing along the north-
west boundary of Lot Forty-seven (47) to a
point for corner in the northeast boundary of
Pearl Street at one hundred sixty-five and seven
one -hundredths feet (165.07'), the same point
being the west corner of Lot Forty-seven (47);
THENCE southeasterly along the northeast boundary
of Pearl Street and the southwest boundary
of Lot Forty-seven (47) a distance of sixty feet
(60') to the place of beginning,
Subject to the right of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company to maintain its railroad track
upon the southerly or southeasterly ten and one-
half feet (102') of said above described property.
PASSED by the City Council this day of
January, 1972.
Mayor -