HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2934 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 ACCORDANCE
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 ter-
ritory being situated in Tarrant County, Texas, and being described
by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south line of
Seminary Drive and the east line of the right of way of
I. & G. N. Railroad, in the L. Wetmore Survey;
Thence east with the south line of Seminary Drive
(the present City Limit Line) to its intersection with
the west line of the right of way of the H. & T. C. Rail-
way;
Thence southeasterly to the north boundary line of
U. S. Government Public Service Health Hospital;
Thence west 684 varas, with the said north line of
U. S. Government Hospital tract to the most northerly
northwest corner of the hospital tract;
Thence south 745 varas to a corner of the hospital
tract;
Thence west 719 varas to a corner of the hospital
tract;
Thence south 266-1/2 varas to corner of hospital tract;
Thence east 37-1/2 varas to corner;
Thence south 685-1/2 varas to corner;
Thence west 930 varas to the east line of the right of
way of the I. & G. N. Railway Company;
Thence in a northwesterly direction with the said east
line of the right of way of the I. & G. N. Railroad to a
point due east of the southeast corner of Southland Terrace
Addition, Third Filing, said point being approximately 540
varas south of Seminary Drive;
Thence west across the I. & G. N. Railroad right of way
to the said southeast corner of the Southland Terrace Ad-
dition, Third Filing, said point being also in the prosQat
City of Fort Worth City Limit Line;
Thence in a northerly direction along the westerly
railroad right of way line and along the present City Limit
Line to a point in the south line of Seminary Drive;
Thence east along the south line of Seminary Drive and
along the present City of Fort Worth City Limit Line across
the I. & G. N. Railroad right of way to the place of begin-
ning, containing approximately 600 acres of land.
SECTION 2.
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.
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 Wednesday, February 6,
1952.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney