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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 3102 MUNICIPAL, ORDINANCE (Construction and Maintenance) AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 550, IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING LIMITS TO-WIT: WEST OF WINTHROP STREET AT THE WEST CITY LIMITS OF FORT WORTH TO CAMP BOWIE BOULEPARD AND WEST EXPRESSWAY AS AN EXPRESSNAY AND AS A STREET, -HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE PROJECT" AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO AFFIX THE COPPORATE SEAL AND ATTEST THE SAME, A CERTAIN CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, EXISTZRCE AND USE OF SAID PROJECT AS A FREEWAY AND AS A STREET, AND DETE;MINING THE LIABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH REFERERCE THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFEC- TIVE FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS, the public convenience, safety and necessity of the City, and the people of the City, require that the portion of State Highway No. 550 from Winthrop Street to Camp Bowie Boulevard,, be constructed, since the existing condition consti- tutes a serious inconvenience to the public, which it is urgently required to be remedied; and WHEREAS, the City has requested the State of Texas to contribute financially in the project; and WHEREAS, the State of Texas has made it known to the City that State will assist the City in the improvement, and maintenance of said project as a street and as a Freeway, providing the City approves the plans for said project. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: SECTION 1. That since the public convenience, safety and necessity of the City requires it, said project shall be constructed as a street and as a Freeway as defined by House Bill No. 771, Acts 51st Legislature, Regular Session. SECTION 2. That the State of Texas be and is hereby authorised to enter upon, construct and maintain the project at the location and in the manner shown on the plan attached hereto, marked Exhibit A", and me►de a part hereof in all respects. SECTION 3. The City Manager of the City be and is hereby authorized to exe- cute for and on behalf of the City an agreement and contract with the State of Texas in accoPdance with and for the purpose of carrying out the terms and provi- sions of this ordinance, in the form attached hereto and marked Exhibit W. The City Manager of the City is further authorized to approve and sign the detailed plans for construction of the project or any section thereof, when and as such plans are completed and prior to award of construction contract by the State. The City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the agreement and contract and to affix the proper seal of the City hereto. SECTION 4. The fact that there is an imperative necessity that the work provided for in said contract be begun and carried out promptly, and that such contract should accordingly be forthwith executed, creates a public emergency requiring that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introdactioni ' 1 f ti and the City Manager having in wtiting declared the existence of such emergency and requested such passage, this ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, this / _, A. Do /�J`J , and shall take effect immediately upon its passage and roval by the City 40%AqU. am S'1'A.tT'E OF TFXAS� OWNTY OF TARRANT I, Jr. S. BIRDSONQ the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly passed by tthe City Council at a meeting held on ,, A. D. 1953, at otclock A— x. To certify which, witness my hand and seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, this the' � day of _� 1953, at Fort Worth, Texas. `x City Secretary of the City of ' -' Port Worth, Texas �r J ) w� 0 w Z > ,® z 0 � 0. W W }• iI [� Q Z �' w > -J Q a o l � o cm v o ; ao QO ZZQ z L w - � U. 3Niano 3 � W 1- - , CD Z to a x a W CL W U p Iw'— ---- N �' Q d zO NVH61 } W aaoz7ino I l 1S b3 y 39018IS3M J T L 1J� 1 r-=3m a-1313H1d. T W D Z N Y COMMISSION STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER • D. C. GREER E. H.T H O R N TO N,J R., CHAIRMAN TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT -'- ROBT.J. POTTS MARSHALS FORMBY Post Office Boa 1406 Fort North, Texas August 10, 1953 IN REPLY REFER TO FILE NO. RD-1 Warrant County Mr. W. 0. Jones, City Manager City of Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Dear Mr. Jones: We are attaching hereto two copies of a proposed Agreement between the State of Texas and the City of Fort Worth covering the first stage of improvement of the expressway type of construction from Winthrop Street to Camp Bowie Boulevard in the west end of the present East-West Freeway. We would appreciate very much if you would present this to your City Council for their consideration at their next meeting and if agree- able to them, you sign the same and return both copies to us with 4 copies of executed Ordinance. When the Agreement is executed by the State Highway Commission we will then return one copy to you for your file. *et Engineer-Manager Fort Worth Urban Project GMG/g encl. r � � Tarrant County 1 No 4 3ji�" Page 1 of 2 Pages District 2 WHEREAS, in Zfij T 20 . the State Highway Commission by Minute No. 33981, as passed on March 26,�1953, authorised the Improv mint of an aaoess, road to serve the Consolidated-Vultes Plant from the Gonsoliduted-Valtee Plant to the West Expressway on Can Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth; and WHERUS' the City of Fort Worth on April 1. 1953. accepted the terms and conditions +of'Mirnte No. 33981; and WMUS. the Govem men t b4s Agreed to ,the *bongo in the type of In- provvmout between the on of th4 presently aonstmcted West I;xnrosaway to the east and of the presently contracted portion of this meoess road near the West city limits of Fort Worth but have advised through tha 7-Arena of Public Roads that due to limited authorization by Caagress for access road improvements there can be made available at this time for stage improvement only $230,000.00 and this subject to each the City of Port Worth and the State making available $250,000.00. NOW, TMMMRE, IT IS ORDERS IV the State Highway Oommission that to aocomplisb the improvement of this road. to an expressway type Mtn-At# No. 3'_1981 be modified so that with the Oevernrnent finally making available $640,500.00 for this expressway type of improvement and the City of Port Borth agreeing to pay one-half of the total of all costs over and above $W.500.00, the State will Likewise pay one-half of the total of all costs over and. above $640.500.00. IT I8 FARTHER ORDERED that upon the City of Fort North advancing to the State $250.000.00 the State Righwsv Engineer be authorized to proceed with the improvement of this road to an exprossway type on the basis of stags improvement. The estimated *cot of the first stage of improvement is $750,000.00 with the Government paying $250,000.00, the City of Fort north $230,000.00 and the State $250,000.00. I# IS AMTHER ORDERED that an appropriation of $250,000.00 is hereby made to cover the State's shares of the first stage of i*rov meat of the express- way type sootion of this road. SMITTO BY; Uglaser of Aid Projects Minute fiber 34462 duty 29. 1953 COrP x ust 120 A Main Directr,r of Iltb?io 'oveA Rat C. r.vair :-oc ess Poed J-�11dine Near Sir: Tb■ MY GOMii iD se"I -ftwz�;t 12, 1`.�-.�• a,.k,rored an acres- :nb with tho 5 Late A oven's Co"Vj4 tM "Irat staes of impryV4w _ t of tjo GZprp*5WKF it#. of Q3�WtM +*100 gp_a1tV%e Lill;% _ 7� *].ICthrop Swat to ,;vLjjJ &wig natlImlvd■ - Cmwc ii s o &4 c t F-4 . Ft'x: 1tn00 a. 32M provid-tw or the 0-) .gtnmtIon mid ac; - 1:r,111 a 0f t10 .ort ion of State "irhwa} 030 and w"t;-nr3ZInr the ilty it ,� j7or to emoule nn 'o.` if o the Olt! t.,{: QNStrAtian and laintenvace s-resmont, 3 '_"� - ��: r sti�C-r.�. G•Yam'a ��'+�� -'