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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOP. THE CLOSING OF
A STRIP OF LAND OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF HENRIETTA
STREET AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DEDICATION OF
A STRIP OF LAND ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE
SOUTH SIDE OF SAID STREET AT AND NEAR ITS INTERSECTION
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STRAIGHTENING OF SAID STREET AT SAID POINT TO
BE CONDUCIVE TO THE CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF
THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS, it appearing to the Board of Commissioners of
the City of Fort North that there is an undesirable jog and off-
set in South Calhoun Street at its intersection with Henrietta
Street and that the same is a nuisance to the public travelling
along said street and that it would be conducive to the con-
venience and safety of the public that said street be straight-
ened at said point as far as possible; and it further appearing
to 'said board that the adjacent property owners are desirous and
willing to exchange a strip of land ad j eo ent-Wed--oant44tirotV tv-
the South side of said Henrietta Street at and near said jog and
offset in South Calhoun Street caused by said street intersection
for a strip of land off the north saide of said Henrietta Street
at and near said place and diagonally across from said first
named strip; said strip on the south side being six feet in width
and approximately one hundred feet in length and said strip on
the north side being seven and five-tenths feet in width and
fifty six feet in length;
AND WHEREAS, it further appearing to the said Board of
Commissioners that said exchange is advantageous and to the best
interests-of the City of Fort {forth and necessary to straighten
said street at said point; N017 THEREFORE:
f BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION I.
That that part of Henrietta Street at its interseetiOn
with South Calhoun Street in said City of Fort Worth, described
as follows, towit:
Being a strip of land off the North side of said
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a point on the present south property line sixty feet
from the southwest corner of the property now owned
and used by Shaw Bros. Creamery,THENCE, seven feet six
inches south; THENCE, fifty six feet and nine inches
East to the present West property line; THENCE,North
along the present west property line seven feet and
six inches to the present property line; THENCE, West
along the present south property line fifty six feet
and nine inches to PLAOE OF BEGINNING.
be and the same is hereby vacated, closed and permanently aban—
doned as a portion of a street and public thoroughfare and the
execution anddelivery of a Quit Claim Deed to said premises by
the said City of Fort Worth through its duly authorized officers
to the said Shaw Bros. Creamery Company in exchange for the
�dic:�ti G a of the_-prop =ty--describe. in the .quo
hereof, is hereby authorized and directed.
SECTION II.
That the City of Fort Worth hereby accepts the dedication
of a certain strip of land lying along, adjacent and contiguous
to the present south side of Henrietta Street at and near its
itt erseotion with South Calhoun Street being a strip six feet
wide and approximately one hundred feet long having its east
end on South Calhoun Street where the same turns south after
said jag and offset caused by its intereseotion with §enrietta
Street as aforesaid for the purposes of a public street and
4 thoroughfare.
SECTION III.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
ORDINANCE
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City Secretary