HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 113 ORDINANCE NO.
An ordinance dividing the City of Fort fiorth into
wards, describing the limits of the wards, and repealing
all ordinances in conflict with the same.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF 00111°ISLOPIFRS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEAS:
That the said City of Fort Worth be, and the same is
hereby sub-divided into thirteen (1.3) wards, numbered and
described by metes and bounds as, follows:
FI72T '':ARP: Beginning at a point where the center line
of Weatherford Street intersects the center line of i„ain
Street; thence in an easterly direction along the center line
of East Weatherford Street to where the said line intersects
the center line of Live Oak Street; thence in a southerly
direction' along the center ?irle of Live Oak Street to where
the said line intersects the center line of East First Street;
thence in -an easterly direction along the center lil.e of East
First Street to where the said line intersects the Aity limits;
thence in an easterly direction along the north line of the
B. F. Crowley and R. Briggs Surveys, (same being City limit
line) to the North-East corner of the B. F. Crowley Survey;
thence in a southerly direction along the East line of 'I-,-
b. F. Crowley and the id. A. Jackson Surveys (same being the
City limit line) to where the said survey lines intersect the
C. R.I. : G. Ry. main line to Dallas; thence in a westerly direct-
ion along the center line of said Railway to where the center
line of E st
a Seventh Street if
produced, would intersect
same; thence in a westerly direction along the center line
of East Seventh Street to where the said line .int rsects the
/440�center line of. Dain Streot; thence in a northerl:y�along the
center lin. of Main Street to the place of beginni .
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SECOND WARD: Beginning at a point where the center line
of ;vest Seventh. Street intersects the center line of Main
Street; thence in a northerly direction along the center line
of I-Tain Street to where the said center line, if Produced,
would intersect the center line of Bluff Street; thence con-
tinuing in a northerly direction along the center line of
Nortl- 'fair_ St- =et to where the said center line interse^
th eii ct _..n a jiTes terlJ di ''moi' ori 1'V Z' th
,,he :�eetind.erings of said creek to the North bank of ?Vest Fork
of the Trinity River; thence in a southerly direction along
the West bank of the Test Fork of the Trinity River to where
the said West bank irltersects the --South line of the J. Bough
Survey; thence in an easterly direction to the South-East
corner of said Survey, and the Forth-Test corner of the
A. Gouhenaxnt Survey; thence South along the ?Vest line of the
Gouhenant Survey and the East line of the R. Crowley Survey
and the East line of the William Russell Survey to the West
bank of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, and Following
the meanderings of said river to where the center line of
West Seventh Street inter-sE,cts the ?Vest dank of the Clear
Fork of said River; thence in an easterly ,direction along
the center line of 'lest Seventh Street to the place of
beginning.
THIRD WARD: Beginning at apoint where the center line
of Seventh Street intersects the center line of Main Street; `
thence in a southerly direction along the center line of
.Main Street to where the said center line .intersects the main
line of the Texas and Pacific Ry. ; thence in an easterly direc-
tion along the center line of the Texas and Pacific Ry. to
where the said center line intersects the .City limits; thence
in a Northerly direction along the 'ATest boundary line of the
P. F. 'Taller and James Saaaderson Surveys ( same being the East
boundary line of the City ) to where the said line intersects
the C. R. I. & G. Ry. ;Hain line to Dallas; thence in a westerly
direction along the center line of said Ry. to where the center
line of Fast Seventh Street, if produced, wouldintersect sax-le;
thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Last
Seventh Street to the place of beginning.
FOURTH IIIARD=" Beginning at a point where the center line
of West Seventh Street intersects the center line of Yain Street;
thence in a westerly direction along the center line of West
Seventh Street to where said line intersects the Nest bank of
Clear Fork of the Trinity River; thence with the West bank of
Clear Fork to where the North line of the J. IJI. C. Lynch Survey
intersects the same; thence in a westerly direction_ along the
North line of said Survey 1450 feet to a stake; thence South
to the West bank of Clear Fork of the Trinity River; thence
southwesterly with the meanderings of the Clear Fork of said
river to a point where the South boundary line of the J. 1_'yi. C.
Lynch Survey intersects the Vilest bank of Clear Fork of the said
river; thence continuing in a southerly direction with the West
bank of said river to the point where the said West bank inter-
sects the South boundary line of the. G. Shields Survey; thence -
East across the river with the South line of the said Shields
aurvey, and the North boundary line of the E. S. Harris Survey
to a point where the said line intersects the main line of the
Texas and Pacific Ry. ; thence in an easterly direction with
the main line of the Texas and Pacific Ry, to where the said
line intersects the center line of Main Street; thence in a
northerly direction along the center line of Main Street to
the r)lace of beginning.
FIFTH WARD: Beginning at a point where the center line
of Main Street intersects the main line of the 'texas and Pacific
Ry. ; thence in a southerly direction " the center line cf South
Lain Street to where the said line intersects the center line of
Terrell Ave. ; thence in an easterly direction along the center
line of Terrell Ave. to where the said center line intersects
the City limits; thence in a, northerly direction along the .""lest
line of the James Sanderson and the Fast line of the Yi. A.
Jackson Surveys (same being the City limit line), to where the
said lines intersect the Texas and Pacific Ry. ; thence in a
westerly direction along the center line of the Texas and
Pacific Rya, to the place of beginning.
SIXTH 1°IARC% Beginning at a point where the center line
of Thin Street intersects the main lin f
e o the Texas and pacific
Ry. ; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of the
Texas and Pacific Ry. to a point where said railway intersc cts
the City limits, same being the South boundary line of the -:Geo.
Shields Survey; t'.^ ence East along the South boundary line of
said Shields Survey and the North boundary line of the E. S.
Harris Survey to a point in the said line 950 varas ""'est of
the North-East corner of the Harris Survey; thence South to the
center line of Creswell Street; thence in an easterly direction
with the center line of Cres well Street to where the said center
line intersects the center line of Eighth Ave. ; thence in a
southerly direction with the center .line of Eighth Ave. to inhere
the said line intersects the center line of Terrell Ave. ; thence
in an easterly direction along the center line of Terrell Ave.
to where the. said center line intersects the center line of
South Main Street. thence in a northerly direction along the
said center line to the place of beginning.
SEVENTH VIARD: Beginning ata point where the center line
of Terrell Ave. intersects the center line of Jennings Ave. ;
thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Jennings
Ave. to where the said center line intersects the center line
of Jessamine Street; thence in an easterly direction along the
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center line of Jess Stu_,aot to
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poznt opposite the East
boundary line of the Lydia J. Warwick Survey, and the finest
line of the A. Stinson Survey; thence with the said line to
the North-East corner of the Lydia J. Warwi-ck Survey; thence
in a southerly direction along the said line of the Lydia J.
Tarwick and the A. Stinson Survey to the Forth-best corner of
the Geo. Hertzog Survey, and the South-Test corner of the A.
Stinson Survey; ;hence East along the North boundary line of
the said Hertzog Survey to a point in the said boundary line
due South of an extbnsionf •
a_ the ��est boundary 7 �_
_ ne of the
E. F. Nailer and the J. Sanderson Survey; thence North with
the said line to where the said line intersects Ferrell Ave. :
thence in a westerly direction along the said line of Terrell
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yell
Ave. * to— the place- of beginfLing
ETCH ?a : Beginning at a point in the South line
of the G: Shields Survey and the North line of the E• S. Harris
Survey 950 varas West to the North-East corner of said Harris
Survey; thence South to the center line of Creswell Street;
thence in an easterly direction along the said center line to
where the said 1
center line intersects the center line of Eighth
Ave. ; thence in a southerly direction with the center line of
Eighth Ave. to where said center line- intersects the center
line of Terrell Ave. ; thence in an easterly direction along the
said center line to where the said center line intersects the
center line of Jennings Ave. ; thence in a southerly direction
along the center line of Jennings Ave. ; to where the said
center line intersects the center line of Jessamine Street;
thence in a westerly direction along the center line of
Jessamine Street to where the said center line intersects
the City limits, same being the, ''est boundary line of the
J. ?;T. Ellis Survey and the East boundary line of the A.
Gouhenant Survey; thence in a northerly direction � z
with the said line to the South-East corner of the r.
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Survey; thence in a westerly direction along the south boundary
of the E. S. Harris Survey and the north boundary line of the
A. Gouhenant Survey to the north- iOst corner of said Gouhenant
Survey; thence in a northerly direction through the said Harris
Survey to the place of beginning.
1IN'I'!I WARD: Beginning at a point mere the center line
of Main Street intersects the center line of Weatherford Street;
thence in an easterly direction along the center line of East
Pdeatherford Street to where the said, centerline intersects
:the center line of Live Oak Street; thence in a southerly
direction along the center• line 'of Live Uak Street to where
the said center line intersects the center line of East First
Street; thence in an easterly direction along the center line
of East f'ir'st Street to where the said center line, if produced,
would intersect the City limits; thence in a westerly direction
along the Forth line of the B. F. Cr-3,71ey and the R. Briggs
Survey (same being City limits ) to a point one-quarter of a
mnile Vast of the 1�orth-lvest corner of the R. Briggs Survey;
thence ilerth 1200 feet; thence ;"lest to
the ?Pest line of the
Fort forth and penton public road; thence North along the Nest
line of said road to a point Forth 781 East from the north-East
corner of the H. C. Holloway Lands; thence South 781 1IVest
fallowing the South line of the said Holloway Lands to the cast
bank of the Trinity t1lence continuing along the aa,id line
to the Test bank o,fn the said river; thence up the said river
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thence in a westerly direction following the maanderings of
the 0 �o where the said J intersects
. the center line of North Idlain Street; thence in a southerly
direction along the center line of-' North Ilain atreet to where
the said center line,if prodt�ce7d,would_-intersect the north
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property line of Weatherford Street; thence continuing along the
said line to the place of beginning.
WA : &eginning at a point where the Nest line of
the J. M. Ellis Survey intersects the North boundary line of
the T. . B. Tucker Survey; thence in a westerly direction with the &a
said line of the W. B. Tucker Survey to the North-West corner
of the said survey; thence in a southerly direction along the
West line of the W. B. Tucker Survey and of the P. M. Truitt
Survey to the Routh-Weti't corner of the. P. M. Truitt Survey:
thence East to the mouth boundary line of tV said Truitt Survey
and of the Lydia J. Warwick Survey to the South-East corner of
the said Warwick Survey; thence northerly with the said East
line mf the said survey to the North-West corner of the Geo.
Hertzog Survey and the south- Pest corner of the A. Stinson
Survey; thence continuing in a northerly direction to a roInt
mere the said East line of the Warwick Survey and the West
boundary line of the Geo. Iiertzog Survey, if produced, would
intersect the center fine of JeBsam�;ne Street; thence in a
westerly direction along the center line of Jesaamine Street
to where the said center line would intersect the Fest boundary
line of the J. M. Ellis Survey; thence with the said boundary
line to the place of beginning.
EL� EVEN'TT11 AIARD: Beginning at a point where the South line
of the H. C. Holloway Land/SintersectSthe East bank of the
Vrinity River then" down the Trinity River with its meanderings
to a point where the center line of Twenty-first Street, if
produced, would intersect the East bank of the Trinity Diver;
thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Twenty-
fir6t street to a point where the said line, if produced, would
intersect the City limits; thence South with the -said City
limits line to the South boundary line of the John Childress
" Survey; thence East along the South boundary line of the J.
Qhildress Survey to the Forth-eldest corner of the R. n. !Ieeves
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Surrey; thence South along the West line of the R. 0. Reeves
Survey, to the North bank of the trinity River; thence follow-
ing the meanderings of the said river to the South line of the
J. Bough Survey; thence East along the South line of the J. Baugh
Surve • thence continuing along the North bTik of th$` West Fork
Cr- L '`"T�a. A,t , (C.," }y y - �Ir-t a,i .�v.-I<�i 1s u:._tt(�+�-r
to the mouth of #ire^_ 1 , greek; thence in an easterly
direction with the meanderings of said creek to where said creek
empties into the trinity River; thence in a northerly direction
along the West bank of the Trinity River to a point South 780
West of the South-West corner of the H. C. Hoiloway Lands; thence
North 780 Vast to the place of beginning.
"TWELFTH 144: Beginning at a point where the center line
of Twenty-first` Street, if produced, would intersect the East
bank of the Trinity River; thence down the East bank of the
Trinity River to a point and opposite the North bank of Marine
Creek where it empties into the said river; thence northwesterly
along the North bank of Marine Creek to the East line of North
Main Street where it crosses between Twenty-fifth and "twenty-Sixth
Streets; thence North along the East line of North main Street
to the South line of the M. U. Jobe Survey; thence Meat along
the S uth line of the M. Co Jobe and Cohn Survey to the East line
of the k. T. Card Survey;^thence West Gong the said line of the
A. T. Card Survey to a point 1800 feet East of the North- fest
corner of the said Survey, also being the South-East corner of
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the Thos. Hicks Survey across Loving Ave. ; thence North with
the East line of the said Loving Ave. 1180 feet parallel with
Thirty-first Street, as per original map of North Fort Worth,
Texas; thence Nest 1830 feet to the center of Hannah Ave. , also
known as Midway Ave. ; thence South 1180 feet to a point 30 feet
West of the, Forth-West corner of the A. T. Card Survey; thence
East 80 feet to the Forth-Fest corner of the said Card Sur-vey;
thence South along the West line of the A. T. Card and L. Moore
surveys '8' r.
to the north line of the John Childress Survey; thence continu-
ing South th to a point
where the center line of Twenty-first Street,
if produced, would intersect the said City limit line; thence in
an easterly direction along the center line of 'twenty-first 'treat
to the point of beginning.
TIIIRTEEIuTH WARD: Beginning at a point where- the East
boundary line of the present corporate limits, intersect4fthe
center line of the Trinity River; thence in an Easterly direction
with the meanderings of said river to the mouth of the Sycamore
^ Creek; thence in a southerly direction following the meanderings
of the said creek to where the center line of said creek crosses
the South boundary line of the E. S. Terrell Survey; thence in a
westerly direction with the South boundary' line of the E. S.
Terrell Survey and the A. Stinson Survey to the present
ate Oity limits; thence in a northerly direction with
limits line to the place of beginning. .
Section 2: That this ordinance take effect from its
passage. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was du3j
presented and unanimously passed by the '9oard of Commissioners of
the City of Fort Worth at a session of said Board held August
17thIA.D. 1909.
City Secretary.
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