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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2379 ORDINANCE NO. 2- 7/ AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AND DECLARING IN FORCE AND EFFECT CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, DULY AND LEGALLY ADOPTED BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY AT AN ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1946; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE -IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That on the 9th day of October, A. D. 1946, an ordinance was duly i passed by the City Cauncil of the City of Fort Worth giving due notice, in strict compliance with the Constitution and statutes of the State of Texas, of its intention to pass an ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified voters of the said City of Fort Worth of proposed amend- ments to the existing Charter. SECTION 2,That notice of intention to submit such charter amendments was duly given by publication in The Fort Worth Press, a newspaper published daily in the City of Fort Worth and the official newspaper of said City, which notice was published for ten (10) days, the date of the first publication thereof being not less than twenty (20) days next preceding the date of the passage of the ordinance calling said election and submitting said amendments. That on Wednesday, the "6th day of November, A. D. 1946, the City Council duly enacted Ordinance No. 2367, ordering a special home-rule election in the City of Fort Worth to be held on Tuesday, the 17th day of ,December, A. D. 1946, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City, for adoption or rejection, certain proposed amendments to the existing Charter, and that said election was held in strict compliance with all laws governing said election. SECTION 3, That all acts, conditions., notices and things required by the Con- stitution and laws of the State of Texas precedent to the passage of the ordinance submitting said amendments and the calling and holding of said election have been done, have happened, and have been performed in proper and lawful time, form and manner as prescribed by law. SECTION ,- That on Wednesday, the 18th day of December, A. D. 1946, the City Council of the said City, in open meeting, received the returns of the election and carefully canvassed and tabulated the results, and that each of the following amendments received a majority of the votes cast at said election and were therefore duly and legally adopted by the qualified voters of said City: AMENa= NO. I. Shall Chapter XM of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said'City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 1 (b), which reads as follows: 'Section 1 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fbrt Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and contiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The-area embracing the Fort Worth Army Quartermaster Depot, Katy Lake Area, and Major Airport Site west of Everman, situated in Tarrant County, -Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being the southeast corner of Block 1,2, Seminary Hill Addition; thence south to a point; thence east crossing James Avenue, and continuing east along the south boundary line of the Fort Worth Army Quartermaster Depot to a point 300 feet west of the westerly right of way line of U. S. Highway No. 81; thence in a southerly direction 300 feet 'west of and parallel to the westerly right of way line of said U. S. Highway No. 81 to a point west of the southwest corner of the G. W. Main Survey; thence east passing the southwest corner of said G. W. Main Survey and continuing east along the south line of said Main Survey to its south- east corner; thence north along the east' line of said Main Survey passing its northeast corner; same being the southeast corner of the J. Bursey Survey, and continuing north along the east line of the J., Bursey Survey to the southwest corner of Block No. k, Shelby County School Land; thence east along the south line of said Block No. 4, Shelby County School Land, and continuing east along the south line of Block No 11, Shelby County School Land, to a point in the present city limit line of the City of Everman, said point being 1710 feet west of the southeast corner of Block No. 11, Shelby County School Land; thence north 1710 feet west of and parallel to the east line of said Block No. 11 passing the north- west corner of the Everman city limits to the north line of said Block No. 11 and the south line of Block No, 22, Shelby County School Land; thence east along the south line of Block No. 12 and the north line of Block No. 11, Shelby County School Land, to the south- west corner of the Isaac Griffith'21.36 acre tract in the east portion of said Block No. 12; thence north along the west line of said Griffith 21.36 acre tract to the northwest corner of said tract in the north line of Block No. 12, Shelby County School land, and the south line of Block No. 13, Shelby County School Land; thence west along the south line'of'said Block No. 13 to the southwest corner of the I. N. Eden 16 acre tract in Block.No. 13, Shelby County School Land; thence north with the west line of said Eden 13 acre tract to the north corner of said tract in the westerly right of way line of the I. & G. N. R. R. Co. ; thence north- westerly along the westerly right of way line of the I. & G. N. R. R. Co. to the north line of Block No, 1, Shelby County School Land; thence west along the north line of said Block No. 1, Shelby County'School Land, to the easterly line of the Oak Grove Road; thence in a westerly and northerly direction along the easterly line of said Oak Grove Road to a point in line with the north line of Mrs. Tulia Farmer 116 acre tract in the M. Gar- rison Survey; thence west crossing said Oak Grove Road and continuing west along the north line of the said Mrs. Tulia Farmer 116 acre tract in the M. Garrison Sur- vey to the northwest corner of said 116 acre tract in the west line of the M. Garrison. Survey; thence south along the west line of the M. Garrison Survey to the most westerly southwest corner of said survey; thence east along the most westerly south line'of said M. Gar- rison Survey to a corner of said survey, being also the northeast corner of the S. T. Rhodes Survey; thence south along the west line of the M. Garrison Survey and the east line of the S. T. Rhodes Survey, passing the south- west corner of said Garrison Survey, being the northwest corner of the T. Hudson Survey, to a point in the east line of the S. T. Rhodes Survey and the west line of the T. Hudson Survey, said point being the northeast corner of the E. F. Russell 81 acre tract in the S. T.. Rhodes.Survey; thence west along the north line of said E. F. Russell 81 acre tract to a point, said point being 300 feet east of the east right of way of Alternate U. S. Highway No. 81; thence northerly 300 feet east of and parallel to the east line of said Alternate U. S. High- way No. 81 to the south line of Kellis Street; thence west along the south line of Kellis Street to the east line of Alternate U. S. Highway No. 81 (South Pecan Street) ; thence north along the east line of South Pecan Street to a point; thence west crossing South Pecan Street to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of Bolt Street and the west line of-South Pecan'Street; thence west along the south line of Bolt Street, being the present city limit line, and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning. ACTT N0. II. Shall Chapter X= of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate boundaries of ' said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 2 (b), which reads as follows: Section 2 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and contiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing both sides of the'West Fork of the Trinity River, including Greenwood Cemetery, Brookside Acres, and the area lying between the West Fork of the Trinity River and the easterly, southerly and westerly city limit lines of the City of River Oaks, situated in Tarrant County, Texas; Beginning at a point in the present city limit line of the City of Fort Worth, said point being in the southeasterly line of .State Highway No. 183, 350 feet northerly from the center line of the Jacksboro Highway (State Highway No. 199) ; thence southwesterly along the southeasterly line of State Highway No. 183 to a point in the south- westerly- line of the Tacksboro Highway (State Highway No. 199), said point being a corner in the present city limit line of the City of River Oaks; thence southwesterly along the southeasterly line -of State Highway No. 183, being the present city limit line of the City of River Oaks, and continuingt`southerly, westerly and northerly with the present city limit line of the City of River Oaks to its intersection with the north line'of the bake Worth Dam Road or Meandering Road in the N. A. Carroll Survey; thence along said road to the southeast corner of Lot 1 in the Trinity Garden Addition; thence in a northerly direction along the easterly line of said Trinity Garden Addition and the easterly line of Trinity Garden Addition produced to a point in the center of the West Fork of the Trinity River; thence down said river with its meandering to a point in the present city limit line along the easterly side of the old Lake Worth conduit line; thence in a northerly direction along the said easterly city limit line of the old Lake Worth conduit line to the south line of the J. Rowland Survey; thence west crossing the old Lake Worth conduit right of way line and continuing west along the south line of the J. Rowland Survey to the southwest corner of said survey, said corner being also in the present city limit line; thence in a southerly direction along the present city limit line to its intersection with the north line of the C. Connelly Survey, said point being in the West Fork of the Trinity River; thence down said river with its meandering to a point in the east line of the 1. Kinder Survey; thence south along the east line of the 1. Kinder Survey to a point in the present city limit line, said point being the northwest corner of Block 209 Rivercrest; thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwesterly line of Blocks 20, 21, 22, 23, etc., River- crest, and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning. AlffM IIU NO. III. Shall Chapter 2= of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 3 (b), which reads as follows: Section 3 (b) . The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows; The area embracing Boaz Park, Alta Mere Addition, Highland Homes Addition, Golf'Hills Addition, Z. Boaz Country Place Addition, Ridglea' Hills Addition, a portion of Ridglea Addition, and Ridglea Golf Course, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being in the north line of the Old Stage Coach Road (Calmont Avenue) 50 feet north and 50 feet west of the northwest corner of Block 4, Ridglea Addition; thence west along the north line of the Old Stage Coach Road (Calmont Avenue) to the east line of the Grafa-Marys Creek Road•, thence south along the east line of said Grafa-4Aaryts Creek Road to its intersection with the westerly line of Uo S. Highway No. 377; thence east crossing said U. S. Highway No. 377 to a point in the east line of said highway; thence southerly along the east line of said U. S. Highway No. 377 to the north line of the B. J. Foster'Survey; thence east along the north line of the said B. J. Foster Survey to a point, said point being the northwest corner of the Boaz Park as described in deed recorded in Vol. 1036, page 125, of the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; thence south along the west line of said Park 1181.4 feet (425.3 varas) to a corner of said Park; thence west 693.1 feet 2491 varas) to a corner of said Park; thence south 22.2 feet (8 varas) to a corner of said Park; thence west 588.9 feet (212 varas) to a corner of said Park in the west line of the said B. J. Foster Survey; thence south along the west line of said Foster Survey and the west line of the J. S. Wilburn Survey, crossing the Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. tract 2629.7 feet (946.7 varas) to the middle of the Fort Worth and Granbury Road, a corner of said Park; thence along the middle of said road, being the boundary of the Boaz Park, north 662 degrees east 259.7 feet (932 varas), north 592 degrees east 444.4 feet (160 varas), north 68 degrees east 444.4 feet (160 varas), north 48 degrees east 916.7 feet (330 varas) and north 35 degrees east 1838.9 feet (662 varas) to the middle o the old channel of Walnut Creek; thence west 25 feet�(9 varas) to the west line of' said road; thence northeasterly along the westerly line of the Fort Worth and Granbury Road to its intersection with the easterly.right of way line of the Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. spur track to the Consolidated Aircraft Plant; thence northerly along the easterly right of way of said Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. spur track to the southwest corner of Lot 1, Block�5, Ridglea Bills Addition; thence east alongthe south lines of Block 5 and Block 2, Ridglea Hills Addition, to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 2, said addition; thence south along the west line of said Lot 1, Block 2, said addition, to the southwest corner of said lot; thence east along the south line of said Io t 1 and the south line of Lot 5, Block 1, said addition, to the southeast corner of said Lot 5, Block 1; thence north along the east line of Block 1, Ridglea Bills Addi- tion, to the most westerly southwest corner of the W. Houston Survey; thence east along the most westerly south line of said Houston Survey to the easterly line of Bdge- hill Road; thence southerly and easterly along the easterly line of said Bdgehill Road to its intersection with the westerly line of Westridge Avenue; thence northerly along the westerly line of Westridge Avenue to its intersection with the north line of the E. Snyder Survey; thence east along the north line of said Snyder Survey to the southwest corner,of Block 510, Chamberlain Arlington Heights Second Filing, said point being a corner in the present city limits of the City of Fort Worth; thence north along the present city limit line of the City of Fort 'North and continuing along said present city limit line to the place of beginning. A'MZNELUM N0. IV* Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 4 (b), which reads as follows: Section 4 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent- and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing the south portion of Bluebonnet'Hills Addition, a portion of the S. C. Inman Survey, F. G. Beasley Survey, S. Swarthout Survey, B. B. B. & C. R. R.- Co. Survey,- J. Hovmrd Survey, portion of T. B. Taylor Survey and L. Southerland Survey, portion of T. McCanne Sur- vey, J. P. Weddington Survey, portion of J. Jennings Survey and Trinity Addition, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being in the east line of Rogers Avenue at its intersection with the north bank of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River; thence westerly along the north bank of said river with its meanders to its intersection with the west line of the F. G. Beasley Survey; 'thence south along the west line of said Beasley Survey, crossing said river and continuing south'along'the west lines of the F. G. Beasley Survey, the B. B. B. & C. R. R. Co. Survey and the S. Swarthout Survey to the southwest corner of said Swarthout Survey, said corner being in the boundary line of the pbrt Worth Independent School District; thence east along the boundary line of said School District and the south line of the said Swarthout Survey and continuing east along the north line of the J. Howard Survey and the W. J. Morgan Survey to the north- east corner of said W. J. Morgan Survey, said corner be- ing in the west line of the T. B. Taylor Survey; thence south along the boundary line of said School District and the west line of the said T. B. Taylor Survey to the west southwest corner of said Taylor Survey; thence east along the boundary line of said School District and the south line of said Taylor Survey to a corner of said sur- vey; thence south along the boundary line of said School District and the most southern west line of said survey to the most southern southwest corner of said Taylor Sur- vey; thence east along the boundary line of said School District and the south line of said Taylor Survey to a point in said south line, said point being the northwest corner of the T. T. Weddington Survey; thence south along the boundary line of said School District and the west line of the said Weddington Survey and continuing south along the west line of the Tno. Jennings Survey to a point, said point being in the boundary of the Fort Worth Independent School District; thence east crossing the Tno.,J'ennings Survey to the southwest corner of Block 46, Seminary Hill Addition, and continuing east along the south lines of Blocks 46, 45, " and 43, Seminary Hill Addition, to the southeast corner of Block 43, said addi- tion, in the west right of way line of the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co., said point being a corner in the present city limits; thence northerly along the west right of way line of the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co. and the present city limit line, and continuing along the present city limit line to the'place of beginning. ABMM,LENT N0. V. Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said' City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 5 (b), which reads as follows: Section 5 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows! The area embracing land south of the. Village of Oak Knoll, being a portion of the L. G. Tinsley Survey, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of East First Street and in the west line of the Howard-Haltom Road near the northeast corner of Block 4, page Company's East Side Addition, Second Filing; thence northerly and easterly along the westerly line of the Howard-Haltom Road for a .point in the city limit line of the City of Oak Knoll Village, said point being at the southeast corner of said Oak Knoll Village; thence west along the city limit line of said Oak Knoll Village to the west line of Kingts Highway, said point being in the present city limit line of the City of Fort Worth; thence south along the west line of Kingts Highway, being the present city limits of the City of Fort Worth, and continuing along the present city limit line of the City of Fort Worth to the place of beginning. AMENi MENT NO. VI. Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 6 (b), which reads as follows: Section 6 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course, J. B. Haney Survey, portion of M. Garrison Survey and E. Jones Survey, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city-limit line, said point being in the north line of Meadowbrook Drive and in the east line of the J. B. Haney Survey; thence north along the east line of the J. B. Haney Survey and the east line of the A. Jordan Survey to the northeast corner of said Jordan Survey; thence west along the north line of the A. Jordan Survey to the easterly line of the Meadowbrook Mu- nicipal Golf Course; thence along the boundary line of said Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course the following courses and distances: North 37 degrees 1,2 minutes west 442.4 feet; north 30 degrees 30 minutes west 400 feet; north 12 degrees 30 minutes east 275 feet; north 47 degrees 30 minutes west 380 feet; north 64 degrees 30 minutes west 400 feet; south 22 degrees 30 minutes west 300 feet; south 6 degrees east 700 feet; north 59 degrees east 106 feet; south 71 degrees east 100 feet; and south 11 degrees' east 500 feet to the north line of said A. Jordan Survey, said point being 2420 feet east of the northwest corner of the A. Jordan Survey;* thence west along the north line of the A. Jordan Survey and continuing west crossing the E. Jones Survey and the J. H. Cole Survey to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the west line of said J. H. 'Cole Sur- vey and in the east line of the V@n.'Edwards Survey;' thence south along the east line of the Van. Edwards Survey, being the present city limits, and continuing along the present city limits to the point of beginning. AGENT N0, VII. Shall Chapter XX_U of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 7 (b), which reads as follows: Section 7 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing land to the south of the Municipal Airport and north of N. W. 35th Street, situated in Tarrant County, Texas; Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being 347.2 feet south, 89 degrees 36 minutes east of the most westerly southwest corner of said Mu- nicipal Airport; thence south to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of N. W. 35th Street; thence east along the south line of N. M. 35th Street; being the present city limits, and continuing north and west'along. the present city limits to the place of beginning. AMENIKENT N0. VIII. Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines -the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by, adding thereto Section 8 (b), which reads as follows: The area embracing Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course, J. B. Haney Survey, portion of M. Garrison Survey and E. Jones Survey, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city- limit line, said point being in the north line of Meadowbrook Drive and in the east line of the J. B. Haney Survey; thence north along the east line of the J. B. Haney Survey and the east line of the A. Jordan Survey to the northeast corner of said Jordan Survey; thence west along the north line of the A. Jordan Survey to the easterly line of the Meadowbrook Mu- nicipal Golf Course; thence along the boundary line of said Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course the following courses and distances: North 37 degrees 42 minutes west 442.4 feet; north 30 degrees 30 minutes west 400 feet; north 12 degrees 30 minutes east 275 feet; north 47 degrees 30 minutes west 380 feet; north 61+ degrees 30 minutes west 400 feet; south 22 degrees 30 minutes west 300 feet; south 6 degrees east 700 feet; north 59 degrees east 100 feet; south 71 degrees east 100 feet; and south 11 degre'es' east 500 feet to the north line of said A. Jordan Survey, said point being 2/+20 feet east of the northwest corner of the A. Jordan Survey;' thence west along the north line of the A. Jordan Survey and continuing west crossing the E. Jones Survey and the J. H. Cole Survey to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the west line of said J. H. Cole Sur- vey and in the east line of the W. 'Edwards Survey;, thence south along the east line of the Van. Edwards Survey, being the present city limits, and continuing along the present city limits to the point of beginning. ACTT N0, VI I s Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said'City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 7 (b), which reads as follows: Section 7 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing land- to the south of the Municipal Airport and north of N. W. 35th Street, situated in Tarrant County, Texas; Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being 347.2 feet south, 69 degrees 36 minutes east of the most westerly southwest corner of said Mu- nicipal Airport; thence south to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of N. W. 35th Street; thence east along the south line of N. W. 35th Street; being the present city limits, and continuing north and west along the present city limits to the place of beginning. AMENDMENT N0. VIII• Shall Chapter XXIX of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines 'the present corporate bound- Prieto n4 nai A 04 tv by matwa nnA hminAa_ 'ha amanAAA by nAAi nrn +l,n"a+n Section 8 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fbrt Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing the land lying between Buck Sansom Park and N- W. 32nd Street, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being the most westerly southwest corner of Buck Sansom Park; thence south 45 degrees west along an exten- sion of the most westerly line of Buck Sansom Park to a point in the present city limit line, said point being in the northeasterly line of Block 216, Rosen Heights Second and Third Filing, and in the westerly line of N. W- 32nd Street; thence southeasterly along the westerly line of N. W. 32nd Street, being the present city limit line, and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning. ITT N0, D.C. Shall Chapter XMX of the existing Charter of the City of Port Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said*City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 9 (b), which reads as follows: Section 9 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed.so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing the'land east of the Sewage Disposal Plant and west of the Trinity River, and the land south and west of White Lake, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being at the northeast corner of the Wm. Edwards Survey; thence north along the east line of said Edwards Survey produced 300 feet; thence west 300 feet north of and parallel to the north line of said Edwards Survey, and continuing west crossing the Trinity River to a point in the present city limit line; thence south along the present city limit line and continuing along the present city limits to the place of beginning. ANTI,MT N0., X. Shall Chapter XX]X of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 10 (b), which reads as follows: Section 10 (b)v The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing Weisenburger Sunny Bill Garden Addition, Glen- crest Addition, area east of Katy lake, Trentman City Addition, Homewood ' Addition, Glen Garden Country Club', Peaceful Acres, Dickinson Subdivision, Trueland Addition, Cobb Orchard Addition and Bells Addition, situated in Tarrant County, -Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limit line, said point being in the south line of Bolt Street and the west line of South Pecan Street; thence east crossing South Pecan Street to the east line of said South Pecan Street; thence south along the east line of South Pecan Street to the south line of Kellis Street; thence east along the south line of Kellis Street to a point in the easterly line of the Old Mansfield Road, said point be- ing in the westerly city limit line of Forest Hill; thence northwesterly along the easterly line of the Old ' Mansfield Road, being the city limit line'of Forest Hill, to the southerly line of State Highway No. 34, a corner of the city limits of Forest Hill; thence southeasterly along the southerly line of State Highway No. 34, being the city limit line of Forest Hill, to the most northerly northeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 1, Forest Heights Addi- tion; thence in a northerly direction crossing State High-, way No. 34 to a point, the most southerly southeast' corner of Lot 10 in Forest Heights Addition, Second Filing, said point being also in the northerly line of State Highway No. 34; thence in a northeasterly direction along the easterly line of said Lot 10 to' a. point, the most northerly northeast corner of said Lot 109 said point being also in the south line of Trentmen City Addition; thence east along the south line of Trentman City Addition to the south- east corner of said addition; thence north along the east line of said Trentman City Addition to a point, the north- east corner of Block 2, said addition, said point being also in the south line of Wharton Street (Martin Avenue) ; thence east along the south line of said street to a point in the east line of Parker-Henderson Road produced south; thence north crossing said street and continuing north along the east line of the Parker-Henderson Road to the south line of Tarrant Road; thence West orossing'Parker- Henderson Road to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of Tarrant Road and in the east line'of the R. R. Ramey Survey; thence west along the present city limit line along the south line of Tarrant Road and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning. AMEN3dENT NO. XI• Shall Chapter of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 11 (b), which reads as follows: Section 11 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being at the intersection of the westerly right of way line of U. S. Highway No. 81 and the southerly right of way line of the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co. spur track to the .Trinity Portland Cement'Plant; thence north crossing said spur track and U. S. Highway No. 81 to a point in the westerly right of way line of the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co.; thence northerly along the westerly right of way line of the G. C. & S. F. $3'w Co. to a point; thence west crossing U. S. Highway No. 81 to the most northern corner of the Johnson Aircraft Property in the. S. A. & M. G. R. R. Co. Survey, said point being in the west right of way line Q.f U. S. Highway No. 81 and in the east right of way line of Old U. S. Highway No. 81; thence southerly along the' east right of way line of Old U. S. Highway No. 81, crossing the right of way line of said G. C. & S. F. Ry. "Co. spur track to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the north boundary line of the Municipal Air- port; thence easterly along the present city limit line and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning. AIdENTT N0. XII, Shall Chapter Y= of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 12 (b), which reads as follows: Section 12 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texap, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing the Inc. C. McCommas Survey, a portion of the Jno. B. York Survey, Riverside Estates, Riverside Gardens, Mt, Olivet Cemetery, and lands along the Trinity River north of Greenway Park and south of State highway No. 183, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits of the City of Fort Worth, said point being in the south line of Springdale Road; thence north passing the most westerly southwest corner of the city limits of Oak Knoll Village and continuing north along the most westerly west line of said Oak Knoll Village to the northwest corner of said Oak Knoll Village city limits; thence east along the north line of said Oak Knoll Village to its intersection with an east line of the Fort Borth Independent School District; thence north along the said line of the Fort Worth Independent School District, being also the west line of the J. W. Elliston Survey and the east line of the J. C. McCommas Survey, to the northeast corner of the southern J. C. McCommas Survey, being the southeast corner of the northern J. C. McCommas Survey in the west line of the J. W. Elliston Survey; thence west along the di- vision line between the two McCommas Surveys to the easterly right of way line of the Texas and Pacific Ry. Co.; thence southwesterly along the easterly right of way line of said Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. to its in- tersection with the east line of the S. Gilmore Survey in the west line of the most southern T. C. McCommas Survey; thence south along the east line of the S. Gil- more Survey to the north line of State Highway No. 1$3 (N. E. 28th Street) ; thence west along the north line of State Highway No. 183 (N. E. 28th Street) to a point in the present city limits of the City of Fort Worth, being in the west line of the Denton Road; thence south with the present city limits and continuing with the present city limits to the place of beginning. AMNII T N0. XIII. Shall Chapter = of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- arias of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 13 (b), which reads as follows: Section 13 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending 'said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing Beverly Hills Estates, Skyline Terrace and a portion of Castleberry Gardens Addition, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limit line of the City of Fort Worth, being the most southerly corner of Block 90, Belmont Park Addition, in the westerly line of Long Avenue and the northerly line of Jacksboro High- way; thence northwesterly along the northerly line of Jacksboro Highway to a point, said point being in the west line of Reynolds Bridge Road produced; thence south crossing said Jacksboro Highway and continuing south along the west line of Reynolds Bridge Road to the south line of the A. Van Nordstrand Survey; thence west along the south line of said Van Nordstrand Survey to a corner of said survey; thence south along the most southern east line of said Van Nordstrand Survey, passing the most southern southeast corner of said survey, sane be- ing the northeast corner of the John Quinn Survey, and continuing south along the east line of the said Quinn Survey to the north line of the Roberts Cut-off Road; thence southeasterly along the north line of said Roberts Cut-off Road to the west line of Yale Street, said point being in the present city limit line of the City of River Oaks; thence continuing along the north line of said Roberts Cut-off Road and the city limit line of the City of River Oaks and -continuing along the said City of River Oaks city limit line to a corner, being in the northwesterly line of Long Avenue and the southwesterly line of the Jacksboro Highway; thence southeasterly along the "south- westerly line of the Jacksboro Highway to the south line of State Highway No. 183, a corner in the city limit line of the said City of River Oaks; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly line of State Highway No. 183 to a point in the present city limit line of the City of Fort 7brth, said point being in the southeasterly line of State High- way No. 183, 350 feet northerly from the center line of the Jacksboro Highway (State Highway No. 199) ; thence northwesterly along the present city limit line of the City of Fort Worth to the place of beginning. �TIIViENl' N0. XIV. Shall Chapter XK7X of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 14 (b), which reads as follows: Section 14 (b). The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- t:iguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing Harlem Hills Addition and a portion of the F. G. Beasley Survey, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limits, said point being the southwest corner of Block 127, Chamber- lain Arlington Heights Second Filing, and the northwest corner of Block 6, Harlem Hills"Addition; thence south along the west line of Blocks 6, 9, 19, 22, 28 and 31, Harlem Hills Addition, to the north line of Granbury Road, and continuing south crossing said Granbury Road to the north right of way line of the Texas- aad Pacific Ry. Co.; thence easterly along the northerly right of way line of said Texas and Pacific Ry. Co. to its inter- section with the present city limits, said point being in the south line of Block 133, Chamberlain Arlington Heights Second Filing; thence west along the present city limits to the place of beginning, Ati4ENLLUM N0, XV, Shall Chapter = of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which chapter sets forth and defines the present corporate bound- aries of said City by metes and bounds, be amended by adding thereto Section 15 (b), which reads as follows: Section 15 (b) . The corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be changed so as to annex certain adjacent and con- tiguous territory to said City by extending said boundary lines as follows: The area embracing Southeast Lawn Addition, a portion of College Heights Addition and a portion of the G. W. Coonrod Survey, situated in Tarrant County, Texas: Beginning at a point in the present city limit line, said point being at the intersection of the east line of the R. R. Ramey Survey and the south line of Ramey Street; thence east along the south line of Ramey Street to a point in the present city limits, said point being in the south line of Ramey Street in line with the west line of Edgewood Ter- race; thence north along the west line of Edgewood Terrace, being the present city limit line, and continuing along the present city limit line to the place of beginning, AMENMENT NO. =I. Shall Chapter XXVIII of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended by adding thereto Section 40, which reads as follows: Section 40, The City Council shall have power, by ordinance, to fix the boundary limits of the City. of lbrt Worth, Texas, and to pro- vide for the alteration and the extension of said boundary limits, and the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, with or without the consent of the territory and inhabitants annexed, Upon the introduction of any such ordinance in the City Council, it shall be published in th* form in which it may be finally passed, in a daily news- paper, published in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at least one time, and said ordinance shall not thereafter be finally acted upon until at least thirty (30) days have elapsed after the first publication thereof; and upon the final passage of any such ordinance, the boundary limits of the City shall thereafter be fixed in such ordinance; and when any additional territory has been so annexed, same shall be a part of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the property situated therein shall bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City, 'and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of all the citizens, and shall be"bouad by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City. i AMEN MENT NO. MII. Shall Section 1, Chapter XVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended and, after being amended, read as follows: Section 1. All public- free libraries and reading rooms of the City of Fort Worth shall be under the supervision of a Board of Trustees, which shall be thirteen (13) in number, composed of both men and women, to be known as the Library Board. The members of the Library Board shall be appointed by the'City Council and shall be subject to removal in the way and manner provided'for the removal of the members of the Park Board, as defined in Section 3, Chapter IVIII, of the City Chartere ATGUMENT NO. XIX. Shall Section 2, Chapter XVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort North be amended and, after.being amended, read as follows: Section 2. The Board of Trustees shall elect from its members a' President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Treasurer, and also a Secretary,. who may or may not be a member of said Board. The, members of said Board will be qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, and shall serve without compensation. AtNT NO XX, Shall Section 4, Chapter XVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended and, after being amended, read as- follows: Section 4. An annual tax of. five cents on the one hundred dollar valuation of all taxable property situated within the city limits of the City of lb rt Worth shall be annually levied and collected by the City Council for the benefit of the Public Libraries of the City of Fb rt Worth* The fund arising from said teat levy, together with all sujis appropriated by the City Council in the annual budget for library purposes, shall be deposited and kept by the City Treasurer in a separate fund known as the Library Fund, and shall be paid out only upon warrants issued by said Board of Trustees, signed by its president and countersigned by its treasurer. AIdiMMMENT NO. XXI. Shall Section 6, Chapter XIX, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended and, after being emended, read as follows; Section 6. Funds for 'Maintenance of Recreation Department to be Derived From Receipts of the Department dad From an Annual Ad Valorem Tax Levy of not Less Than Four Cents (4 ) per Annum on Each $100.00 of Valua- tion — Said Amounts to be Placed in the Budget for the Benefit of This Department -- Public Recreation Board to Assume Payment of Outstanding Indebtedness Against Swimming Pools or Other Recreation Grounds. -- IThe City Council, when levying the taxes for each fiscal year, shall levy an annual ad valorem tax of not less than four cents W) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value of all real and personal property in the City, not exempt from taxation by the Constitution and laws of the State, for the use and benefit of the Recreation Fund. In addition thereto the said Recreation Fund shall be allowed all the receipts and revenues aris- ing from the operation of the various recreational activities placed under the administration of this department; and the said ad valorem tax and the said receipts, together with whatever further amount, if any, the City Council may set apart in its annual budget for the use and benefit of this department, shall constitute the appropriation to be annually set apart in the said budget for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of this department. The said tax, when collected, shall be deposited with the City Treaeury to the credit of the Recreation Fund, and said sums, to- gether with all sums appropriated by the City Council in the annual budget for recreational purposes, or received from other sources, shall be deposited and held by the City Treasury in a separate account to the credit of the Recreation Fu.nd,N/subje.ct to the order and disbursement of the Public Recreation Board for the purposes and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and the same shall be paid out upon warrants ,issued by the Public Recreation Board, signed by the President or Vice- President of the said Board, and countersigned by the Commissioner of Accounts and the Secretary of the Public Recreation Board. All debts and liabilities heretofore created by the former Public Recreation Board under the previous Charter, together with all debts and liabilities existing against the swimming pools and other recreational activities heretofore functioning under the former Park Board of this City, shall be assumed by the Public Recreation Board hereby created, and the funds accruing to the said Board from the sources hereinbefore specified or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used in the discharge and payment of the said debts and liabilities. SECTION 5. That each of said amendments, Nos. I, II, III, IV, V. VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, _XVII, XVIII, XIX, X1 and M, as hereinabove set forth, received a majority of the votes of the qualified voters voting at said election; that each of them was thereby approved, passed and adopted by the said qualified voters; and that each of the said amendments is here- by declared and ordered to be in full force and effect, and the City Secre- tary is hereby directed to enter each of said amendments in the records of the City in a separate book kept in his office for such purpose. SECTION 6. The fact that the present Charter of said City is inadequate and the importance of the charter amendments so adopted by the qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, in the intetest of the safety, health and general Welfare of the City, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity for the immediate taking effect of this ordinance, and it is hereby or- dained and ordered that this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney ANC E OR61RANC E No. 3 '7 �? Title { Adopted Final Adoption i I Published 19 File ay of y Secretary City Secretafi