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ORDINANCE NO. t,2tf
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING ON FINAL READING THE HERE-
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INAFTER 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 THE
SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY, GliANTING TO
ALL INH.ABITANTS AND OWNERS OF SAID PHOPERTY ALL
OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS,
BINDING SAID INH.ABITANTS BY ALL THE ACTS, ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, RESERVING AND PRESERVING ALL RIGHTS, POl'J'ERS
AND DUTIES AS TO TERRITORY INCLUDED IN ORDINANCE
NO. 587 AND ORDINANCE NO. 624
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WHEREAS, the City of La Porte haa heretofore adopted
a Home Rule Charter author1zing it to annex territory and extend
the corporate limits of 8ald clty by actlon of the City Comml..lon;
and#
WHERBAS, the herelnafter de8cribed land 18 adjacent to
the present clt,. 11m1 t8 of the C1 t7 of La Porte and members of
the Ci1;J' C0IIIII18S1on of the City of' La Porne have concluded that
said. area.l".8boulc:l be annexed and made a part of the Clty of La
Porte # '1'exaa J
NOW THlRBFORE,
BE I'!' ORDAINED BY m.~ CITY COMmSSION OF THE CITY OF
LA POR'l'E. 'l'EJ.AS :
Seotion 1. '1'b.at the following deBcribed terrlter,be
and the aame ls hereb7 annexed to the City of La Porte. Texas.
and the bou~ry 11ml ts of the Cl ty of La Porte be # and the same
are bePeb7extended to lnclude the fol10wingdescribedterr1tor,v
wl thin the oi ty li~ ts of the C1ty of La Porte. and the sue ,ball
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he~after be include~':wlth1nthe territorialllmit8 of aald city"
and the lnhabitants thereof aball hereafter be entitled to all
rigbts and privl1eges of other citizen, of the City of La Porte,
and they 8rIQIl be bound by the acts" ordinances. re801uti~~ and
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regulations of 8ald c1t7~ That the terr1tory to be aoai#texed
18 1I0re .particularly described aD folloW8.. to-1II1t:
Beg1nningat a point where the South r1gh~ot-w&)" line of
Spenoer Higbway1nteraecta the center line of the If IIN 0 R.a.
l"'1ght..oof'-way.
"CR. 1n a Weeterly <urection along the 80Utb r1gbt-of'-
wa7 line of SJ*ncer Hlpway to . a P91ntfor corner in the Eaa t
line of the W.. M..Tonpa Survey, A~B2J
'l'BBHCE. 1n. a Souther17 direction along the East Survey
Line of'the W. M. .Tones Survey, A-482. to the South R1gh~or-
11&7 Line of Fairmont Parkway;
ftSICE. in a Weaterl7dlJ:,eotion. along theSoutbr.1~t-
of' _way l1ne or Fairmont Parkway toa"~,po1nt to where. the' west
right-of'-way line of Underwood Read projected would 1ntere.e1r';
tile Soutb right-of-way line of Fa1rmont Parkway;
'l'HBHCE; NQrtb.. along. the West right-of-way line of thder-
woOd aoad, to a po1:nt of interseotion"'1 th the South r1ght-of'-
way line of Spencer Highway;
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'l'BSHCE.Weat. along the South right-of.Way line of' Spencer
Highway" to a point of intersection with the West survey line of'
the W. M. Jones Survey" said point, being also in the Weat bOundary
of' the La Porte Independent School District)
THENCE" in a SoutherlY direction. along the Westaurve,. 11ne
of' the W. JlI. Jon.. Survey to a point in the South right-of-way
line 01' 'airlDOnt ParkwaY;
THEICE, East" along the South right-.of-w&7 line of Fa,lrmont
ParkWay, a distance of' 10 f'eet to a point for corner}
'l'HENCE, North" 10 teet from and parallel to the Weat Survey
line of the W. M. Jonea Survey to a polnt 10 feet South of' the
South right-ot-way line of Spencer Highway.
THENCE. East, parallel to and 10 feet South of the South
right-of-way line of' Spencer Highway to a point 10 feet Westct
the West rigbt-or-way 11ne of Underwood Road)
'l'llBNCE, South" 10 feet from and parallel to theWeat l"ight-
of-way I1ne of Underwood Road to a point of intersection with the
South rlght-of-way line of Fairmont ParkWaY;
'l'HBNCE" West" along the South right-of-way line of Fairmont
Parkway to a point 01' intersectlon wltn the 'West Survey line of
the W. M. Jones Survey}
THENCE6 South alOflg the West Survey 11ne of' theW. M. Jonea
survey.ab8tract no. 482. a d18taDC& of 1.910 feet l101'e or le88 to
a PQin~ in the Northeast right-ot-Way Une of Red Bluff Road.
saId point 'being 205 feet more or less North 01' the southwest Cor-
ner of th.e W. M. Jones Survey. Abatract No. 482;
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'tHENCE. in 8. southeasterlY dlrection along Northeast rlght-
ot-way line of the sald Red Bluff Road and followlgg Its var~oua
curves and meandering. for a total distance of 37,,840 teet more
or leS8 to its intersection with state Highway No. 146)
THENCE. crosslng said state HighWay No. 146 by a line per-
pendinlar to ita centerline to the East r1ght-of-w.y llne of' the
said state Highway No. 146;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction along tl1e East rignt-or..way
11ne or State HighWaY Ho. 146 to 1t8 intersection w1th the Hor-tb.
right-of.way l1ne of Red Bluff Road. a distance 01'720 teet lION
or le88;
THENCE. in an Easterly direction along the North right-ot-
way line 01' Red Bluff Road and following its curve. and _anderlnge
to ita intersection wlth the We8t~ght-ot-way 11ne of Toddv111e
Road j
THENCE~ in a Northerly direction along tne West right-of-__y
line ot Toddv1lle Road to its intersection with the North Survey
l1ne of' the Ritson Morris Survey.. Abstract Ho. 52, the same being
the South SJrvey line of the WIll. P. Harri8 Survey. Abstraot No.
30}
THENCE, in an Easterly direction following said survey lines
to the waters 01' Galveston Bay;
\/ ~CE. In a Nortberly direct1on" following t'l1e meanderinga
or the shore of' Galveston Bay to the South Boundar1 llne of SbDNt-
aores Subd1 vision. according to the map thereof recorded in Volume
7, Pagea 10 and 11 of the Map Recorda of Harr1s County" Texae j
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THENCE. in a Westerly 'direction, aaongthe South boundar.J
line of the said Shorescres Subdivlaion to the centerline of tile
T & NOR. R.1right-of-way;
THENCE~ ina SoutherlY directlon, along the center Une of
tbeaaid 'r & NOR. R.. rlght-of-way tor a distance of 10 teet to
a polnt for corner;
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THENCE, In'8n &ulterly direct1on, parallel to and 10 feet
South ot the South 'boundary Une of Snoreaorea Subd.1 vision 1:0 a
point t~ corner. 10 teet West of the shore of Galveston Bay;
THENCE. 1n a Sou tberly direction. and 10 feet West of the
Shore of Galveston Bay, to a point for corner. 10 f'eet North.ot the
North survey l1ne of theM taco MorPis Survey. Abet. 1152.
'rHENCE. 1n a Westerly d1rection., parallel to and 10 teet
North of the North Survey line ot the Ritson Morris Surve7 '0 a
po1nt 10 feet Weat ot the West r1gh~of-"7 line 01' Toddv!11e
Road-I
!BENCE, parallel to and 10 teet West of Toddv1l!e Road. a
cU..tance of 10 feet to the North Survey 11ne of the R1 taon Morris
Survey. Abst. #52_ and polnt tor eornerJ
THENCE. 1n a Westerly direction. along the North Survey line
or ...1d R1 taon Morr1a Survey to the point where said survey line
lnteNeate the Weat right-of-way I1ne 01' State Highway No. 146;
'1'HKHCE. ln a Horthaaaterl,. dlrection. along the W~8t right-
or-1I8yl1ne of state Highway No. 146 to a polnt2.640 teet from t..--,
the peint of .intersection of the North r1ght.ot'.way Une of Red
Blutf Road wlth the West rlght~f-_y l1ne of' State H1ghway No.
.146)
'l'IIBNCE.ln a Weaterlyan<i Northweaterly directlonparallel to
and, 2,640 teetdJ...t~e from the ~th r1gbt-of-wa711ne of Red
Bluff Road to a point of' intersect10n with the South SW'vey 11ne
ot the W. M. . Jones S'tlrVe7~ A'Mt. #482; "'---,-.--'
'!'BENCE" East. along the sald South. Survey'llne or the W. ...
Jones Survey~ to the Southeast corner or the W. I. Jones survey!
the .... point he1ng tbe Southwe.t corner otthe RiohardPearsa 1
Survey. Aba t. 1625;
THBNCE.. South. a di.tanae or 11,560 te.et to a po1nt for cor-
nerj
'.rHFJtCE_ East. to the center of the'!' &N 0 R. R. right-ot-
way!
!HENCE, ln a Northerly direction,along the center I1ne of
Baid railroad r1ght;..;.ot'-way to the Place of' Beg1nni.ng..
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SECTION 2. The Clty Commieslon 01' the City 01' La
Porte hereb7 reaerves and preserves the rl~te. ~~~utie8
and effect of Ordinance; No. 587 and Ordinance 624 and in no way'
releue. nor relinquisbes any part or portion of the terr~ tor)' .
therein annexed.~e~~t~NN ~~~;it~;;~i~~;'; i;;~~'
east of a 11ne described as follows. to-wit:
Beginn1ng at tbe intersection of the North Survey line Or
tbe Ritson-Morria Survey, Abst. #52, with the watera ot Galveston
Bay.
THENCE. in a Weatarly direction, along the North Survey line
ot the said Ritson Morrie Survey to a point of intersection with
the West right-of-way 11ne of Toddv1lle Road, and point for cornerJ
THENCE, following the West right-of-way line of Toddville
Road 1n a Southerly direction. to the 1nterseotion of the Wea'
r:lgbt....t.way line of Toddville Road with the North-right-of-way
line ot Red Bluff' Road;
~OE. along the North right-of-way line of Red Bluff Road"
tollowiDg the_anderings of the said Red Bluff :Rolld" to the in--
terseation of the North r1ght-ot-way line of Red Blurt Road with
the oenter line of Taylor Bayou,
Said territory lying south and southeast of said line being
hereby de-annexed. diaannexed. discontinued and abandoned and
the Salle ahall not be hereafter included within the territorial
limits of the aaid. City of La Porte.
~ SECTION 3. Should any portion of the territorJ sought
to be annexed herein not. be subject to annexation by the Oi t1' of
La Porte, then 1t i8 the intention of the City Commission of the
01 ty ot La Porte to annexonl)" suoh port1on of aaid area &s may
be legally subject to annexation by the City of La Porte, and
the faot that a portion of aa1d area may not legally be subject
to annexation by 8aid city snall not affect the validity of the
annexat10n of the rema.1n1ng portions of said territory. 1t being
the intention of the C1 t1'Oo-i asion to. annex all or such por-
tions of the above described area as it may legal17 annex.
SECforION 4. '!'hat this ordinance shall take etfect from
and atter ita p&aaase and publication as the Charter in such
oaaes provides.
PASS,ED AID APPltOVED BY i'HE CITY COMMISSION OF 'f1tR CITY OF LA POR'l'E
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on final reading on this the // day of
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