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ORDINANCE NO.,
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS AND ANNEX-
ING CERTAIN TERRITORY LYING ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH; PROVIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADVERTISED
IN A DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN SAID CITY IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 40, CHAPTER XXVIII
OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND PRESCRIBING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the hereinafter described territory lying adjacent to the City
of Fort Worth is hereby annexed and brought within the corporate limits and
made an integral part of said City of Fort Worth, said territory being
situated in Tarrant County, Texas, and being described by metes and bounds
as follows:
Being a tract of land south of the City of Fort Worth
and lying in the G. Hernandez, J. Van Riper, G. Herrera,
G. Hamilton, J. Jennings, S. A. & M. G. R.R. Co. and
E. E. Dishman Surveys.
BEGINNING at a point in the present City of Fort Worth
City Limit Line at its intersection with the west line
of the M. K. & T. R.R. Co. right of way, in the G. Her-
nandez Survey;
THENCE southerly along the west line of the M. K. &
T. R.R. Co. right of way to its intersection with the
north line of the S. A. & M. G. R.R. Co. Survey produced
east;
THENCE west to and along the north lines of the S. A.
& M. G. R.R. Co. and E. E. Dishman Surveys to the inter-
section of the north line of the E. E. Dishman Survey
with the east line of the G. C. & S. F. R.R. Co. right
of way;
THENCE northerly along the east line of the G. C. &
S. F. R.R. Co. right of way to its intersection with
the south line of the J. A. Fitch Survey;
THENCE east along the south line of the J. A. Fitch
Survey to a point two hundred feet west of the west
line of State Farm to Market Road No. 731;
THENCE south, parallel to and two hundred feet west
from the west line of State Farm to Market Road No.
731 to its intersection with the south line of Syca-
more School Road (County Road No. 1059);
THENCE east along the south line of Sycamore School
Road (County Road No. 1059) to a point 950 varas east
of the east line of State Farm to Market Road No. 731;
THENCE north parallel to and 950 varas east from the
east line of State Farm to Market Road No. 731, to the
south line of the J. A. Fitch Survey;
THENCE east along the south line of the J. A. Fitch
Survey to its southeast corner;
THENCE north along the east line of the J. A. Fitch
Survey to its northeast corner, and continuing north
along said line produced to its intersection with the
present City of Fort Worth City Limit Line in the
north line of County Road No. 1002;
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THENCE east, north, northeast and southeast along the
present City of Fort Worth City Limit Line to the place
of beginning and containing approximately 2.3 square
miles.
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be published one time in The Fort Worth
Press, a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Worth, in accordance
with the provisions of Section 40, Chapter XXVIII of the City Charter.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and
effect upon its final passage, which in no event shall be less than thirty
(30) days from the date of its publication, as aforesaid, and it is so
ordained.
Presented and passed on first reading Friday, the ZOt� day of
l L,nrc , 1958.
APPROVED AS TO FOP14 AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney