HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3309 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS AND ANNEXING CER-
TAIN TERRITORY LYING ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; PRO-
VIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADVERTISED IN A DAILY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN SAID CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 40, CHAPTER XXVIII OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND PRESCRIB-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE 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:
Beginning at a point in the south line of the Bowman Springs
Road, or fly--Webb Road (County Road No. 2005), said point
being 1899.6 feet east of the east line of the Parker-Henderson
Road, or Miller Street, said point being also in the present
city limit line of the City of Fort Worth and in the city limit
line of the Village of Lake City recently unincorporated;
Thence following along the City of Fort Worth city limit
line and along the line of the Village of Lake City south 0
degrees 08 minutes east, 1574.5 feet to a point 18.6 feet east
of the northwest corner of Lot 8 in Block 6, Homewood Addition
in Tarrant County, Texas;
Thence south 89 degrees 39 minutes east, 1432.4 feet to the
northeast corner of Lot 11 in Block 7, Homewood Addition;
Thence south 0 degrees 25 minutes east, 882.1 feet to the
southeast corner of Lot 12 in Block 8, Homewood Addition, and
being a point in the north line of Martin Avenue;
Thence north 89 degrees 19 minutes west with the north line
of Martin Avenue and the south line of Homewood Addition 2612.55
feet to a point 40 feet north of the northwest corner of the M. J.
Britton Survey and the northeast corner of the J. Collett Survey;
Thence south 0 degrees 20 minutes east along the east line
of the J. T. Couch Addition 2752.7 feet to a point 25 feet south
of the southeast corner of Block 10, J. T. Couch Addition, and
being the southwest corner of the M. J. Britton Survey;
Thence east 236.4 feet to the northeast corner of Block A.
J. T. Couch Addition, and the northwest corner of the.E. P.
Parris Survey;
Thence south along the east line of the J. T. Couch Addition
3073.0 feet to a point 420 feet south of the southeast corner
of Block B, J. T. Couch Addition;
Thence east 3541 feet to a point in the west line of Marie
Jones Road., being 168.7 feet north and 46 feet west of the south-
west corner of Lot 40 in Block 5, Weisenberger City Addition;
Thence north 0 degrees 05 minutes east with the west line of
Marie Jones Road, 2101.26 feet to a point 42.8 feet west and 30
feet north of the northwest corner of Lot 1 in Block 1, Weisen-
berger City Addition, said point being in the approximate center
line of David Strickland-Britton Road;
Thence with the approximate center line of David Strickland-
Britton Road, north 89 degrees 11 minutes east, 2602 feet to a
point in the east line of Wrey Crest Farm Road, said point be-
ing in the City of Arlington city limit line around the proposed
Village Creek Lake;
Thence south along the east line of the Wrey Crest Farm Road
(County Road No. 1010) and along the Arlington city limit line
to a point in the northeasterly right of way line of Highway No.
287 to Mansfield;
Thence in a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly
right of way line of Highway No. 287 to a point in the present
City of Fort Worth city limit line near the southeast corner
of Trentman City Addition;
Thence in a northerly direction along the present City of
Fort Worth city limit line to a point in the south line of the
Poly-Webb Road (County Road No. 2005);
Thence east along the south line of the Poly-Webb Road
(County Road No. 2005) to the place of beginning, and containing
approximately two square miles.
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be published one time in the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, 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 or-
dained.
Presented and passed on first reading ;� -44 &4!L_�Oz
February , 1955•
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney