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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 74 280v- zed R- E S 0 L U T I O N OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont is required to establish and maintain a sanitary land fill for the disposi- tion of solid wastes accumulated within said City and to establish public parks and public recreational facilities for the use and benefit of the public within said City; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and convenient, that the tract, lot or parcel of land hereinbelow described be acquired by the City of Beaumont for the purpose of devoting the same to the public use of establishing and maintaining a sanitary fill area, and, ultimately, of a part of a public park and public recreational facility area; and WHEREAS, the said purposes for which said tract of land is required to be acquired and to which it is to be de- voted necessitates that the title to the same, in fee simple, except the oil, gas and other mineral estate without any right of the owner of said oil, gas .or other mineral estate to enter upon the surface of said tract for the purpose of exploring for or producing from said land any oil, gas or other minerals, be acquired by the City of Beaumont; and WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont is unable to ascer- tain and .determine the persons who are vested with the fee simple title to the tract of land, so needed and required for said public purposes, to -wit: BEINGa 384.879 acre tract of landout of the James Drake Survey in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, and being a portion of that cer- tain 1077 acres tract of land heretofore con- veyed by Cotton Sanders, et al, to Jordan Reece and being more.particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: FOR LOCATIVE CORNER BEGIN at an old iron bar found on the common line between the A —Williams League and the James .Drake Survey, at the east edge of the high land and at the west edge of the marsh land at a fence corner, said iron bar locating the southeast corner of the Delano 90 acres tract of land and the southwest corner of the Jirou Heirs 73.909 acres tract of land; THENCE north 89 degrees 36 minutes 36 seconds east with the south line of the Jirou Tract and at 1431.4 feet past an iron pipe locating the southeast corner of said Jirou Tract and continu- ing on same course and at 1831.03 feet past a 3/4 inch galvanized pipe in the west edge of the City of Beaumont's fresh water canal and continuing on a total distance of 2036.26 feet to a 2 inch gal- vanized iron pipe in the east edge of said fresh water canal and in the south line of the A. Williams League and in the north line of the James Drake Survey locating the northwest and the beginning corner of the tract of land herein described; THENCE south 12 degrees 34 minutes west with the east edge of said fresh water canal 3292.49 feet to a stake for corner in the north line of the City of Beaumont's garbage dump tract, being also in a south line of'said'1077 acres tract of land; THENCE north 89 degrees 57 minutes east with.said south line 2175.19 feet to a 5/8 inch steel rod found and a 1 1/2 inch galvanized iron pipe placed over said steel rod on'the•west edge of'the Neches River for a corner, from said iron pipe a-36 inch sweetgum marked X bears north 68 degrees 30 minutes west 41.3 feet and a double 10 inch sweetgum marked X bears north 16 degrees 40 minutes east 43 feet; THENCE going upstream with the west -bank of the Neches.River.the following courses and distances: THENCE north 44 degrees 37.6 minutes east 253.86 feet; THENCE south 77 degrees 42 minutes east 260.05 feet; THENCE south 39 degrees 46 minutes east 215.10 feet; THENCE south 59 degrees 58 minutes east 345.55 feet; THENCE south 73 degrees 42 minutes east 369.90 feet; THENCE north 80 degrees 10 minutes east 668.94 feet; THENCE north 61 degrees 40 minutes east 622.50 feet; THENCE north 39 degrees 02 minutes east 264.38 feet; THENCE north 13 degrees 41 minutes east 318.82 feet; THENCE north 22 degrees 19 minutes east 829.35 feet; THENCE north 31 degrees 51 minutes east 435.70 feet; THENCE north 51 degrees 58 minutes east 585.10 feet; THENCE north.36 degrees 37 minutes east 572.25 feet; THENCE north 19 degrees 38 minutes east 298.70 feet; THENCE north 5 degrees 03 minutes east 291.65 feet; THENCE north.l degree 42 minutes 21 seconds east 112.81 feet to a galvanized iron pipe placed on the west bank of the. Neches River and in the north. line. of the James Drake Survey and in the south.,line of the A. Williams League said iron pipe locating the present northeast corner of the James Drake Survey and the northeast corner of the tract of land herein described; THENCE south 89 degrees 36 minutes 36 seconds west with the common line of the James Drake Survey and the A. Williams League 5609.50 feet to the place of beginning containing 384.879 acres of land. and Beaumont to negotiate -with all persons who may have or claim title to said property and premises or some interest therein for the purchase of the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Beaumont that it is necessary, convenient and expedient that the fee simple title, except, the oil, gas and other mineral estate without any right of the owner or owners of said oil, gas or other mineral estate .to enter upon the surface of said land to explore for or produce therefrom the,oil, gas or other minerals therein or thereunder, to the tract, lot or parcel of land be acquired for the public purposes and uses .hereinabove mentioned; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney of the City of Beaumont be, and he is hereby ordered and directed forthwith to;,commence such proceedings under the.laws of eminent domain of the State of Texas, and.to prosecute the. same diligently, to"cause such title to said land to be vested in the City of Beaumont. ADOPTED this day of J]JA, 1974.