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ORDINANCE NuMBER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF vlEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF AN EASEJVlENT SIX (6') FEET
IN WIDTH ACQUIRED FROMW~ST SECw\ITIES COMPANY AND RECORDED
IN VOLUME 3251, PAGE 312 OF flA.i~J:US COUNTY DEED RECORDS AND
ACCEPTING AN ALTERNATE EASEMENT TEN (10') FEET IN vJIDTH IN
THE SAME SUBDIVISION AT A LOCATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED;
PROVIDING FOR AN AGREE~~NT BETW~EN SAID CITY AND BROMPTON
ASSOCIATES FOR RELOCATION A~m CONSTRUCTION OF 630' OF SANI-
TARY SEliliR LINE AND !vlAJ\JlJ:OLES; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF ONE-
tu\LF COST OF SUCH RELOCATION; AUTHORIZING THE lvlAYOR TO
EXECUTE QUITCLAIM OF AN EASEMENT SIX (6') FEET IN WID'rH;
A~m PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
by virtue of a certain instrument dated July 1, 1942 executed
by West Securities Company and recorded in Volume 3251, Page 312 of the Deed Re-
cords of Harris County, Texas, the Cit,y of Vlest University Place acquired an ease-
ment six (61) feet in width, for a sanitary sev-rer on the property described in such
easement; and
vniEREAS, a por~lon of the property across which such easement runs has
been acquired by Brompton Associates, a Joint Venture composed of Jenard M. Gross
and American General Realty Company; and
Brompton Associates has requested that a certain portion of the
aforesaid easement be abandoned in exchange for an alternate easement ten (10')
feet in vridth, a copy of said easement being made a part of tr"e minutes of this
the City of West University Place and Brompton Associates have
jointly agreed to share equally the cost of relocation of 630' of 36" concrete
sanitary sewer line and necessary manholes in a common undertaking, to abandon
and exchange an easement six (6') feet in width for another easement ten (101) feet
in width; and
Calvin J. Morgan & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 450T
San Jacinto Street, Houston, Texas, have certified on the date of September 23,
1970, that 6301 of 36" sanitary sewer line and necessary m.anholes have been re-
loeated in accordance with plans and specifications for a contract priee of
$14,,682.00; and
the City Engineer has certified that the 630' of 36" sanitary
sevrer line and manholes have been constructed in accordance wi th plans and speci-
fications prepared by Calvin J. Morgan & Associates, Inc., and approved by the
Sanitary Sewer Division of the City of Houston.
NOW, THEREFO~, BE IT ORDAIN~D BY THE CITY CO!vIDITSSION OF THE CITY OF
vlEST UNIVERSITY Phl'1CE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City of West University Place hereby abandons and
relinquishes any an all rights in and to the following described property:
Being a portion of an easement, six (6') feet in width, conveyed by
Hest Securities Company to the City of \\Test University Place by deed recorded
in Volume 3251, Page 312 of the Harris County Deed Records, the centerline of
which is more particularly described as follows:
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BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of said six-foot wide easem.ent
located s.63053'E. 8 feet from the east line of Brompton Road} 100 feet in
1I1idth;
THENCE s.63053'E. 175.59 feet along the centerline of said six-foot
wide easement to an angle point;
THENCE S.530061E 260.73 feet along the ce~terline of said six-foot
wide easement to the end of the portion to be vacated.
Section 2. That the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue
and deliver to Brompton Associates a check in the amount of $7}341.00 which
amo'J.nt represents one-half of the construction costs for the thirty-six ( fl)
reinforced concrete pipe} sanitary sewer line and five (5) manholes,
the plans and specifications for which were prepared by Calvin Morgan} Re-
gistered Professional Engineer and approved by the Sanitary Sewer Division of
the City of Houston.
Section 3. That the Mayor be} and he is hereby} authorized to
execute in behalf of Brorr~ton Associates, an instrument of relinquishment
and quitclaim covering the property described in Section 1 hereof.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force imnediately
upon its passage and approval as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of October} 1970.
Comrrlissior:e rs Voting Aye: All
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