HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3849ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS AND
ANNEXING 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 territory being situated in
Tarrant County, Texas, and being described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEING a tract of land lying approximately four
miles west of the County Court House in Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas, and lying in the R. Bissett
and J. Kinder Surveys;
BEGINNING at a point in the present City of Fort
Worth city limit line at its intersection with the
southwesterly line of Burton Hill Road, in the east
line of Lot 16, Block 1, Country Club Heights Addi-
tion;
THENCE northwesterly along the southwesterly line
of Burton Hill Road to its intersection with the pre-
sent City of Fort Worth city limit line, southeasterly
across Burton Hill Road from a point in the south line
of Lot 9 -D, Block M, Sunset Acres Addition;
THENCE along the present City of Fort Worth city
limit line to its intersection with the south line of
said hot 9 -D;
THENCE southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly
along said city limit line to the middle of the Trinity
River; and then northeasterly along the middle of the
Trinity River to its intersection with the east line of
the J. Kinder Survey;
THENCE south along said survey line to its inter-
section with the northeasterly line of Block C, Chamber-
lin Arlington Heights Addition;
THENCE along the lines of Block C, Chamberlin Arl-
ington Heights Addition, and Block 1, Northcrest Addition
to its intersection with the north line of Merrick Street;
THENCE southwesterly along the north line of Merrick
Street produced, crossing Burton Hill Road, to the place
of beginning and containing approximately 0.2 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 l4_4 day of
19 58.
APPROVED AS TO FO:44 AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney