Res 773 2/12/1968RESOLUTION NO.773
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, has heretofore completed a study and approved
the plans for the construction of a 1, 000 , 000 gallon steel
elevated water tank to be located on a tract of land out of
the A. R. Collins Survey, Abstract 414, Wichita County, Texas ;
said tract being described by metes and bounds as follows :
BEGINNING in the east line of the said A. R.
Collins Survey at a point 2, 556. 6 feet north
00°04 ' east of the southeast corner of the
said A. R. Collins Survey, said point also
being 15 feet north of the northwest corner
of the B. F. Lindsey Survey, A-534, said
point also being in the north line of Puckett
Road to the west;
THENCE west along the north line of Puckett
Road a distance of 25 feet to the beginning
of a curve to the left with a radius of
380 .99 feet, the tangent to the curve at
this point bearing due west;
THENCE along the said curve to the left
a distance of 158. 1 feet to a point for the
end of the said curve to the left and the
beginning of a curve to the right with a
radius of 329.88 feet, the common tangent
to the curves at this point bearing S66°
13 'W;
THENCE along the said curve to the right a
distance of 69. 72 feet to a point on the
curve, the tangent to the curve at this
point bearing S78°20 'W;
THENCE north 00°04 ' east 143. 12 feet to a
point on the north line of the Puckett
tract;
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THENCE south 89 55 ' east 245 feet along the
north line of the Puckett tract to a point
in the east line of the said A. R. Collins
Survey;
THENCE south 00004 ' west 89.5 feet along
the east line of the said A. R. Collins
Survey to the point of beginning;
Said tract being conveyed containing 0.607
acres, more or less.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, has found that the public necessity requires the
location, construction, operation and maintenance of said
steel elevated water tank be on the above described land.
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, has found and determined that the fee simple
title in and to the land described above is suitable for such
purposes and that it is necessary to acquire same for such
construction, operation and maintenance of said steel elevated
water tank.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to file or cause to be filed against all owners and
lienholders proceedings in eminent domain to acquire the fee
simple title to the land described above when any such owner
and the City Manager, through duly authorized representatives,
have failed after negotiating to agree upon the fair cash
market value of said land.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12th day of February,
1968.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk