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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1513 ORDINANCE 1,10. . AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT ri IE ATT 711C2TED DEDIC�zTIONS OF CI=I90ERLIN ARLINGTOIu ADDITION -:U , (r!—DERLIN ARLINGTON nE IGHTS, SECOND FILING, AFFECTING LA ,D BELONGING TO ANDERSON BLJ�L744-EY REliLTY C0:2AIVY, BE VACATED, LTID THAT rTrIE STREETS, ALLEYS, �.1TmL UES AND BOULEVARDS ATTEIv11'TED TO BE DEDI CkTED `20 USE OF THE PUBLIC ON 3AID LAND BE ABANDONED, VACATED MSD CLOSED. - vMERZ ' , it appears that by plats recorded on Pages 40 to 44 inclusive, and on Page 71 of the plat records, Volume 63, of the plat records of Tarrant County, Texas, and by an instrument recorded on Pages 347 and 348, Book 198, Deed Records of Tarrant Gounty, Texas, an attempt was made to dedicate to the use of the public streets, alleys, avenues and boulevards upon the tracts of land hereafter described, now owned by Lnderson Berney Realty Coinpany; and, -XI rte, it appears that for a period of thirty-eight (38) years such attempted dedications have never been accepted and such thoroughfares have never been opened, a greater portion of said land being hilly and cut with deep ravines and valleys; and, 1WHEREA3, it appears that said streets, alleys, avenues and boulevards, as attemi-oted to be platted, are practically impassable for all kinds of traffic and could not be opened and maintained in a passable condition without the expenditure of large sums of money and that if thoroughfares should be opened throughout the hereafter described tracts of land, great economies could be effected by replatting and relocating all thoroughfares thereon so that streets, alleys, avenues and boulevards could be laid out and maintained with approved engineering grades according to the natural topography of the land.. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'T CITY OF FORT tWORT�L: - SECTION 3. That the plats recorded at Pages 40 to 44, inclusive , and Page 71, Book 63 of the plat records of Tarrant County, Texas , insofar as they affect the following described tracts of land in the T. T. Turner, S. H. McEntyre, J. Houston and iIays Covington ( sometimes '1known as heirs of Bays Covington) Surveys in 'Tarrant County, Texas, described by metes and bounds, as follows: - MiST TRLCT• BEGIlLNING at the N. 'ff. corner of the . T. Turner Survey; �i,NCE along the vilest Eine of said Survey south no degrees 421 east passing the S. `r'd. corner of the s4-id T. T. Turner Survey and continuing the same course in all 2901 feet to a stake; 'THENCE ui'. 19 feet to a stake under a fence; - 1 - TINCE along said fence South 933 feet to the iv. line of the Arlington heights Boulevard; `INCE along the North line of said Boulevard Iv. 630 4t E. 4218 feet to a stake at the intersection of the IT. line of said Boulevard with the E. line of Twentieth Street as shown upon the map of Chamberlin Arlington Addition of record in Vol. 63, Page 71, Record of Plats, Tarrant County, 'texas; MENCE N along said E. lime of said Twentieth Street following the same course to a point where the prolongation of said line intersects with the N. line of the T. T. Turner Survey; THENCE ,IT. along the N. line of said Survey 3775 feet to the place of beginning; SAVE AND EXCh2T, however, that portion of said tract along the North boundary thereof now covered by the old Fort Worth and Weatherford Road; SEC01 D TR-CT: BEGINNING at the N. W. corner of the W. Houston Survey a sand stone in the south line of the H. Covington Survey; THENCE a rock bluff brs. S. l7 deg. E. about 50 ft; THENCE South with west line of said Houston Survey 1245 feet to the most -westerly southwest corner of said survEy a stone for corner; THENCE Last 1260 feet to an inner corner of said Houston Survey a stone for corner; THE I\TCE South 1378 feet to the most southerly southwest corner of said survey; THENCE Last 247 feet to the most southerly southeast corner of said survey; THENCE North 590 feet to an inner corner of said survey; THENCE East 1115 ft. to the most easterly southwest corner of said survey; THENCE North 2023 feet to the northeast corner of said Houston Survey in the south line of said Covington Survey; THENCE East with said Covington south line 713 feet to a stake; THENCE North at 778 feet, crossing the south line of the S. H. LoEntyre Survey in all 4705 feet to the S. line of Arlington heights Boulevard; THENCE South 63 deg. ''W. along the South line of said Boulevard 3650 feet; THENCE West 127 feet; THENCE South- 65 feet to said Boulevard line ; THFrNCE South 63 deg. west along said line 624.7 feet; 2 THENCE 'West 2 feet; THENCE South 1 foot to said Boulevard line; THENCE South 63 deg. Wiest along said line 492.5 ft. ; THENCE South 2840 ft. to the south line of said Covington Survey; THENCE East 467 ft. to the place of beginning; being the same land described in four certain deeds in each of which id. E. 3erney is grantee, sEid deeds being recorded in Book 915, rage 221, Hook 920, Page 11, Book 928, Page 173, Book 928, rage 165 of the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas. be and the same are hereby vacated, annulled and held for naught. SECTION II. That the attempted dedications of Chamberlin Arlington Addition and Chamberlin Arlington Heights, Second Filing, recorded in Book 198, on Pages 347 and 348 of. the Deed records of Tarrant County, Texas , insofar as such dedications affect the tracts of land described in Section I hereof be and the same are hereby vacated and declared to be of no further force and effect. SECTION III. That all rights vested and inchoate of the City of Fort Worth and the public in and to all streets, alleys, avenues or boulevards attempted to be dedicated on and out of said tracts of land specifically described in Section I hereof be at an end, cease and terminate, and that the streets, alleys, avenues and boulevards attempted to be platted and dedicated be and the same are hereb-T abandoned, vacated and closed. SECTION IV. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-with are hereby repealed. SECTION V. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. APPRO'TED AS TO FOMA., City Attorney. - 3 - i i THE STATE OF T:CAS Q COUNTY OF TARPAI172 Q L, 1. L. Van Zandt, Jr. , City Secretary-Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas , held in the Council Chamber at the City ball on the day of 192 City secretary-Treasurer. a