Res 0997 10/21/1969RESOLUTION NO. 9/?;7
WHEREAS, a petition is being circulated in the proposed
town of Windthorst for the purpose of instituting incorporation
proceedings; the boundaries of the proposed town of Windthorst,
Archer County, Texas, are as follows :
BEING situated in Archer County, Texas, and being
described by metes and bounds as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point in the South boundary line
of Lot 29, Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision
400 feet East of the centerline of U. S Highway
281;
THENCE in a Northerly direction, parallel with
said centerline of said U S Highway 281 . a dis-
tance of 2500 feet, more or less, to intersection
with the North boundary line of said Lot 29, Block
4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision;
THENCE in an Easterly direction, along the North
boundary line of said Lot 29, Block 4, Clark and
Plumb Subdivision, a distance of 2700 feet, more
or less, to the Northeast corner of said Lot 29,
Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision;
THENCE in a Northerly direction, along the East
boundary line of Lot 28, Block 4, Clark and Plumb
Subdivision (Crossing F. M. Road 174 at 1000 feet,
more or less) , a distance of 2400 feet, more or
less to a point in said East boundary line of
said Lot 28, Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision,
400 feet South of the centerline of County Road;
THENCE in an Easterly direction, parallel with the
said centerline of said County Road, a distance of
2000 feet, more or less, to a point in the Archer
County-Clay County boundary line;
THENCE in a Northerly direction, along said Archer
County-Clay County boundary line, a distance of
800 feet, more or less , to a point 400 feet North
of the said centerline of said County Road;
THENCE in a Westerly direction, parallel with said
centerline of said County Road, a distance of 3900
feet, more or less, to a point in Lot 13, Block 4,
Clark and Plumb Subdivision, 400 feet East of the
centerline of old U. S Highway 281;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction, parallel with
said centerline of said old U S Highway 281, and
parallel with the centerline of present U S High-
way 281 after said centerline of said old U. S.
Highway 281 merges with said centerline of present
U. S. Highway 281, a distance of 7200 feet, more
or less, to a point in Lot 7, Block 4, Clark and
Plumb Subdivision, 400 feet East of intersection of
said centerline of said U S Highway 281 with cen-
terline of old Wichita Falls-Windthorst Road;
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THENCE in a Westerly direction, parallel with the
North boundary lines of said Lot 7 , Block 4, Clark
and Plumb Subdivision and Lot 6, Block 4, Clark
and Plumb Subdivision, a distance of 800 feet, more
or less, to a point in said Lot 6, Block 4, Clark
and Plumb Subdivision, 400 feet West of said inter-
section of said centerline of said U, S Highway
281 with centerline of old Wichita Falls-Windthorst
Road;
THENCE in a Southerly direction, parallel with
said centerline of old Wichita Falls-Windthorst
Road, a distance of 7400 feet, more or less, to a
point in Lot 14, Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdi-
vision, 400 feet West of said centerline of said
old Wichita Falls-Windthorst Road, and 400 feet
North of centerline of State Highway 25;
THENCE in a Westerly direction, parallel with
said centerline of said State Highway 25, a dis-
tance of 5000 feet, more or less , to a point in
the West boundary line of Lot 15, Block 4 Clark
and Plumb Subdivision, 400 feet North of said
centerline of said State Highway 25;
THENCE in a Southerly direction, along said West
boundary line of Lot 15, Block 4, Clark and Plumb
Subdivision, and along the West boundary line of
Lot 26, Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision, a
distance of 800 feet, to a point in the West bound-
ary line of said Lot 26, Block 4, Clark and Plumb
Subdivision, 400 feet South of the said centerline
of said State Highway 25;
THENCE in an Easterly direction, parallel with
said centerline of said State Highway 25 , a dis-
tance of 4200 feet, more or less, to a point in
Lot 27 , Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision, 400
feet West of centerline of County Road running be-
tween F J Schroeder 100 , 8 acre tract and Berend
Bros 43 2 acre tract in said Lot 27 , Block 4
Clark and Plumb Subdivision, and 400 feet South of
centerline of said State Highway 25;
THENCE in a Southerly direction, parallel with the
centerline of said last mentioned County Road, a
distance of 4600 feet, more or less , to a point in
the South boundary line of Lot 30, Block 4, Clark
and Plumb Subdivision, 400 feet West of said cen-
terline of said County Road;
THENCE in an Easterly direction, along the South
boundary lines of said Lot 30 and said Lot 29,
Block 4, Clark and Plumb Subdivision, a distance of
2350 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
WHEREAS, there is presently a question as to whether
or not such area is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction
of the City of Wichita Falls, and the incorporators have re-
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quested that the governing body of the City of Wichita Falls
give its written consent to such incorporation of the town of
Windthorst, as provided for in Section 8 . A of Article 970a of
Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls has no objection to the incorporation of the town of
Windthorst within the boundaries set out above; however, such
Board does not agree to relinquish any of the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Wichita Falls located outside of
the said boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER-
MEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Consent of the governing body of the City of Wichita
Falls is hereby given to the incorporation of the proposed town
of Windthorst, Archer County, Texas, within the proposed boun-
daries as set out above; however, none of the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Wichita Falls outside of the proposed
boundaries shall be relinquished. The City Manager is authorized
to furnish a copy of this resolution to such incorporators, which
shall constitute the written consent of the governing body of
the City of Wichita Falls as provided for in Section 8 A of said
Article 970a.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the a/,a& day of October, 1969,
ATTEST: M A Y O R
CITY CLERK