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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1968-041 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ORDI2dAIJCE NO.��'I ' AN ORDI:1�!NCE RECEIVING Ai�1D A��XING TERRITORY ADJACENT AND C�JNT IGU(7li S TO THE�C ITY OF GRAPEV TNE, �� • TEXA3: PROVIDING THAT THE ARF�A DESCRIBED BELOW, SHALL BEC Oi�JE A PART OF T HE SA ID C ITY Ai�D THAT ThE OWNERS AND THE INHABITAI�ITS TH�REOF SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL THE PRNIL�GES OF OTHLR CITIZENS � � C�' SAID CITY AND BOUND BY THE ACTS AND Q�DINANCES NOW IN EFPEC�'A1VD TO BE HEREAFTE�R ADOPTID: FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AMENDING AND COFi�ECTI�dG THE OF'F'ICIAL BOUNDARIES OF SAID CI'I'Y HERETCFO'�E ADOPT� AS AMENDED, AND CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: WHEREAS, a petition for ennexation has been du19 signed and acknow- ledged by the individual owning the following tract of land: Al1 the certain trac�s or parcel of land situated in Tarrant �ounty, Texa�, being part of the J. L. Whitman Surva� and owned by Ruby L. Livingston, said land being more particularly described as follow�: All of those certain lots, tracts, or parcels of land lying and being situated in Tarrant County, Texas, and being 30 3/4 acres out of the J. L. Whitman Survey, and 50 2/3 acres out of the Franklin Woods Survey, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the S. line of a 240 acre survey of the J. L. Whitman tract which was deeded to J. L. Morehead; , �,.A, THENCE West 475 varas to a stake, the SW corner of said 240 acre survey; /, THENCE South 365` 2/3 varas, to a stake; / • : . THENCE East 475 varas, to a stake; THENCE North 365 2/3 varas to the place of beginning, containing 30 3/4 acres, more or less out of the J. L. Whitman Survey. Also another tract of land in Tarrant County, Texas, and being the North of a certain 101 2/3 acres conveyed to A. O. and W. M. Giddens on the 6th day of October, 1877 by Eli Smith, BEGINNING at a point in the East line of the Francis Throup Survey 1354 varas North from said Francis Throup SE corner; THENCE North 404 varas to the NW corner of said 101 2/3 acre tract; �,...,, . �;�,3<,.. THENCE East 950 varas to the NE corner of said 101 2/3 acre tract; „�;;,,� THENCE South 404 �varas; THENCE West 950 varas to the place of beqinning, containing 50 2/3 acres of the F. Woods Survey, and containing 81 5/12 acres of ,land more or less, in both tracts. vo�_4��> ;,�.�c j03 v��5� �.-� j(l4 . :,�:. WHEREAS, said tract is contiguous and adjacent and in the extra- territorial jurisdiction of the City of Grapevine, Texas, WHEREAS, said petition was duly and lawfully and properly present- ed to the City Council and, WHEREAS, after hearing such petition and the arguments for and against the same, the City Council has unanimously voted to grant such petition, and to annex said tract to the City of Grapevine, Texas, and, WHEREAS, all legal requirements for the annexation of said tract have been heretofore duly, timely, and properly performed and done; and, WHEREAS, it is for the general welfare, and for and to the advantage of the public to have fire and police protection, and to the benefit of the City of Grapevine, Texas and of and for said tract, that same be now annexed to the City of Grapevine, Texas: NOW THEREFORE� BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE� TEXAS: That the tract� of land, as above described, be and the same are hereby annexed to the City of Grapevine, in Tarrant County, Texas, be and the same are hereby extended to include the above described tracts of land within the City limits of the City of Grapevine, Texas, a municipal corporation, and said tracts of land, and the future inhabitants thereof shall hereafter be entitled to rights and privileges of other citizens of the City of Grapevine, Texas and, they shall be hereafter bound by the acts and Ordinances of said City. That if any clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be held void or unconstitutional for any reason, same shall not effect the other parts of this ordinance. It being necessary for the public welfare that this ordinance of annexation be now passed in that said territory to be annexed is, without adequate police and fire protection, creates an emergency and public necessity that the rule requiring this ordinance be read on two several days be dispensed with, and this ordinance shall, accordingly, be now placed on its second and final reading to its passage and same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed and approved by an affirmative vote of all members present of the City Council, this the /�f� day of �PcernbP,� , 19 1 P. � � � � �%" i-� �. `.`��` � APPROVED: j ..�. L �"-L-�'�`�° ATT��T: '�. : ,..'" 1///^` ' v�� -. 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