HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6232 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN FINDINGS: PROVIDING FOR THE
EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CON-
SISTING OF 0.534 SQUARE MILES OF LAND, WHICH TERRITORY LIES
ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: PROVIDING THAT THE TERRITORY
ANNEXED SHALL BEAR ITS PRO RATA PART OF TAXES: PROVIDING
THAT THE INHABITANTS THEREOF SHALL HAVE ALL THE PRIVILEGES
OF ALL CITIZENS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL AMEND EVERY PRIOR ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH: PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES NOT IN DIRECT CONFLICT: PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, a petition has been signed by the owners of the land described
herein requesting the annexation of such territory by the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, and said petition has been filed with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, the required proof of posting and publication has been filed
with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, an affidavit stating the total number of voters residing in
the territory and the approximate acreage within the territory has been filed
with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, wherein all interested persons were provided with an opportunity
to be heard on the proposed annexation of the territory hereinafter described,
was held in the City Council Chamber in the City Hall of Fort Worth, Texas, on
the 5th day of January, 1970, which date is not more than twenty (20) nor less
than ten (10) days prior to the institution of annexation proceedings; and
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published prior thereto in
a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and
in the hereinafter described territory on the 24th day of December, 1969 which
date is not more than twenty (20) and not less than ten (10) days prior to the
date set for such public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is in excess
of 400,000 inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the corporate area of the City of Fort Worth, Texas was
211,786 square miles on the 1st day of January, 1970; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies within the ex-
clusive extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Fort Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory contains approximately
0.534 square miles of land
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH;
SECTION I
THAT the following described land and territory lying adjacent to and
adjoining the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby added to and annexed to the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, and said territory hereinafter described shall
hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, and the boundary limits of said City, at the various points contiguous
to the area hereinafter described, are altered and amended so as to include
said area within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to wit:
Being a tract or parcel of land out of the James W. Williams
Survey, Abstract #1599, the S. A. & M.G.R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract
#1463 and the E. Littlepage Survey, Abstract #971 , situated in
Tarrant County, Texas and described as follows:
"BEGINNING at a point for a corner in the present City
of Fort Worth City limit line as established by Ordinance
number 6033; said point lying 684.7 feet south and 29.4 feet
east of the Northwest corner of said S. A. & M.G. Railroad
Company survey;
THENCE south 1 degree - 08 minutes west 1651.3 feet;
THENCE north 89 degrees - 58 minutes west 29.4 feet;
THENCE south 1 degree - 08 minutes west 317 feet;
THENCE south 0 degrees - 44 minutes west with a property line
lying in County Road P1054 4560.3 feet;
THENCE north 89 degrees - 43 minutes west with a property
line lying in County Road #1054 2977.2 feet;
THENCE north 0 degrees - 17 minutes east 720 feet;
THENCE north 89 degrees - 43 minutes west 1078.1 feet;
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THENCE north 29 degrees - 59 minutes east with a property line
lying in County Road #1035 4414.4 feet;
THENCE south 89 degrees - 52 minutes east 53.2 feet;
THENCE north 55 degrees - 36 minutes east 1806.3 feet;
THENCE north 52 degrees - 10 minutes east 381.57 feet;
THENCE north 1 degree - 08 minutes east 691.28 feet to a point
for corner in the present City Limit line, said point lying
121.28 feet west from the point of beginning;
THENCE easterly along the existing City Limit line and a curve
to the right with a radius of 505.3 feet a distance of 121 .28
feet to the place of beginning and containing 0.534 square mile.
SECTION II
THAT the above described territory and the area annexed shall be a part
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the property so added hereby shall bear
its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the
inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of all
the citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regu-
lations of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
SECTION III
THAT this ordinance shall and does hereby amend every prior ordinance
in conflict herewith, but as to all other ordinances or sections of ordinances
not in conflict herewith this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative.
SECTION IV
THAT it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that
the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this
ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective, or unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitu-
tionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections hereof, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION V
THAT this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage on first reading and publication and its
passage on second reading as provided for in Section 40 of Chapter XXVIII
of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
Passed and approved this the day of lg