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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1960-624 e e . ORDINANCE NO.~ AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE SAID CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY, GRANTING TO ALL INHABITANTS AND OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS, BINDING SAID INHABITANTS BY ALL THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE SAID CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, RESERVING AND PRESERVING ALL RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES AS TO TERRITORY INCLUDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 587 NOT . INCLUDED WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. WHEREAS, The City of La Porte has heretofore adopted a Home Rule Charter authorizing it to annex territory and to extend the corporate limits of said city by action of the City Commission; and, WHEREAS, the hereinafter described land is adjacent to the present city limits of the City of La Porte and the members of the City Commission of the City of La Porte have concluded that said area should be annexed and made a part of the City of La Porte, Texas; . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~4ISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: . SECTION 1. That the following described territory be and the same is hereby annexed to the City of La Porte, Texas, and the boundary limits of the City of La Porte be, and the same are hereby extended to include the following described territory within the city limits of the City of La Porte, 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 La Porte, and they shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of said city. That the territory to be so annexed is more particularly described as follows, to-wit: . . . . e e Beginning at the intersection of the South Right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway, based on a wi~th of 200 feet, the said Fairmont Parkway being a continuation to the west of West ffJ" Street, with the West Boundary Line of the City Limits of The City of La Porte, said Place of Begin~:being in the center of the Southern Pacific Railroad Right-of-way and 4900 feet more or less South of the intersection of the South Right-of-way line of Spencer Highway (West Main Street) with the Southern Pacific Railroad Right-of-way; THENCE, West along the South Right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway (previously known as Cardiff Road) based on a width of 200 feet, a distance of 24,676 feet more or less to the point of intersection of the South Right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway with the West Survey line of the W. M. Jones survey, abstract no. 482, said point also being in the west boundary line of La Porte Independent School District; THENCE, South along the West Survey line of the W. M. Jones Survey, abstract no. 482, a distance of 1910 feet more or less to a point in the Northeast Right-of-way line of Red Bluff Road, said point being 205 feet more or less North of the Southwest Corner of the W. M. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 482; THENCE, in a Southeasterly direction along Northeast Right- of-way line of the said Red Bluff Road and following its various curves and meanderings for a total distance of 37,840 feet more or less to its intersection with State Highway No. 146; THENCE, crossing said State Highway No. 146 by a line perpendicular to its centerline to the East Right-of-way line of the said State HighWW No. 146; THENCE, in a southerly direction along the East Right-of-way line of State Highway No. 146 to its intersection with the North IltglUHilGf-way line of Red Bluff Road, a distance of 720 feet more or less; THENCE, 1M an easterly direction along the North Right-of-way line of Red Bluff Road and following its curves and meanderings to its intersection with the West Right-of-way line of Todville Road; THENCE, in a northerly direction along the West Right-of-way. line of Todville Road to its intersection with the North Survey line of the Ritson Morris Survey, abstract no. 52, the same being the South Survey Line of the Wm. P. Harris Survey, abstract no. 30; THENCE, in an easterly direction following said survey lines to the waters of Galveston Bay; THENCE, in a northerly direction, following tnw meanderings of the shore of Galveston Bay to the South Boundary line of Shoreacrea Subdivision, according to the map thereof recorded in Volume 7, Pages 10 and 11 of the Map Records of Harris County, Texas; THENCE, in a westerly direction, along the south boundary line of the said Shoreacres Subdivision to the centerline of the Southern Pacific Railroad Right-of-way; THENCE, in a northerly direction, along the centerline of the Southern Pacific Railroad Right-of-way to the Flace of -,3 eginning. . . . . . .- , -~ e . . SECTION 2. Tbe City Commission of Tbe City of La Porte bereby reserves and preserves the rights, powers duties and effect of Ordinance No. 587 and in no way releases nor niinquishes any part or portion of the territory therein annexed. SECTION 3. Sbould any portion of the territory sought to be annexed herein not be subject to annexation by the City of La Porte, then it is tbe intention of the City Commission of the City of La Porte to annex only such portion of said area as may be legally subject to annexation by the City of La Porte, and the fact that a portion of said area may not legally be subject to annexation by said city s&all not affect the validity of the annexation of the remaining portions of said territory, it being the intention of the City Com~ission to annex all or such portions of the above described area as it may legally annex. SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and publication as the Charter in such cases provides. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COlvlI,IISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE on first reading on this the 31st day of December, 1960.