Metes and Bounds Description of Old La Porte-Houston Road

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~ '," · ~TES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPT. . OLD "LA PORTE - HOUSTON R F. A, STAASHEN SUBDIVISION 3 Being a portion of a tract of land known as old La Porte- Houston Road located in Lot 9 of the F. A, Staashen Tract according to the map recorded in Volume 1, Page 22, Map Records of Harris County, Texas, This tract of land is part of that certain 60.00 feet' wide strip of land referred to as old abandoned La Porte-Houston Road in that certain transaction where- by F. N. Staashen conveyed Lots 8 and 9 of t.he F, A, Staashen Subdivision to A, W, HiJ!l on April 14, 1948 as evidenced by the instrument recorded in Volume 1760, Page 93 of the Harris County Deed Records. This particular' part (If the aforementioned tract is further described as Tract B (2, 7189 Acres) in that cert.ain transaction where-by A, W, Hi~l conveyed certain properties to I, W, Hickham, \Tr.. on March 27. 1972 according to the instrument recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No, D 560280, In this instrument the tract is referred to as old Houston-La Porte Road. This portion of the old La Porte-Houston Road is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at the Northwest 90rner of this tract of land and from which a copperweld was found South 1 degree 21 minutes 49 seconds West; a distance of 0.17 feet, This corner is also the Northwest corner of the aforementioned 2.7189 acre tract conveyed to I. W, Hickham, Jr. by A, W. Hill and the Northeast corner of that certain 2,978 acre tract of land conveyed by A, W, Hill to Humble Pipeline Company on August 23, 1966, as evidenced by the deed recorded in Volume 6486. Page 401, Harris County Deed Records Thence, South 69 degrees 43 minutes 43 seconds East; coincident with the North right-of-way line of the old Houston - La Porte Road and the South boundary line of the original one hundred feet wide G, H, & S, A, railroad right-of-way; a distance of 1973.60 feet to a point for the Northeast corner of this tract and from which a 3/4 inch iron pipe was found South 84 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds West; a distance of 1.01 feet. Thence, South 0 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds West; a distance of 63,76 feet to a point for the Southeast corner of this tract and from which a 3/4 inch iron pipe was found North 0 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds East; a distance of 0,51 feet and a 5/8 inch iron rod was found South 84 degrees 30 minutes 11 seconds West a distance of 0.93 feet. Thence, North 69 degrees 43 minutes 43 seconds West; c~oincident with the South right-of-way line of old Houston- La Porte Road and the North line of that certain 10.00 feet wide easement granted to Houston Lighting and Power Company on October 29, 1925 as evidenced by the instrument recorded in Volume 572. Page 520. Harris County Deed Records; a distance of 1.974,62 feet to a one inch iron rod found for the Southwest corner. Return to: City of La' Porte Attn: Cherie Slack P.o. Box 1115 Ia Porte, TX 77572-1115 Exhibit l'C" Page 1 of 2