Ord 1896 3/7/1960UhDINIiNCE NO. O
_,N ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
WICHIT,, FALLS, TEXAS, BY ANNEXING SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE '4HICH
IS ADJACENT TO THE NORTHEAST TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WHICH LAND IS DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That the following tract of land located
Texas, be and the same is hereby ordered to be ai
included within the corporate limits of the City
Texas, and that the corporate limits be extended
said tract of land in Wichita County, Texas, the
particularly described as follows:
in Wichita County,
Znexed and to be
of Wichita Falls,
so as to include
same being more
Be --inning at a point in the present city limit line, said
point being in the East line of the Thomas Curry Survey, A -344, and
being 2989 feet South of the Northeast corner of said survey;
Thence following the present city limit line West to the
East right -of -way line of the Burkburnett Road, also known as U.S.
Highway 2 ?7 and 281;
Thence continuing along the present city limit line North-
westerly and North to the South right -of -way line of the Kell
Field Airport entrance road;
Thence continuing along the present city limit line East
980 feet;
Thence continuing along the present city limit line South
200 feet;
Thence continuing along the present city limit line East
687 feet;
Thence continuing along the present city limit line North
1517.5 feet;
Thence East 4200 feet more or less to the West edge of
• North -South Sheppard Air Force Base Taxi and landing runway;
Thence South along said runway 8060 feet more or less to
• point 2989 feet South of an Easterly projection of the North
line of the Thomas T. Curry Survey, A -3449
Thence West to the place of beginning and containing 968
acres of land more or less.
SECTION II.
In conformity with Section 3 -A of the Amended Charter Qf
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, this ordinance is on the t
day of March, 1960, introduced and the City Clerk is direc e o
publish said ordinance one time in a newspaper of general circula-
tion published in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and seven (7)
days thereafter this ordinance may be finally acted upon.
SECTION III.
The fact that many people reside in the territory described
in this ordinance creates an emergency and it is hereby declared
that the foregoing ordinance is an emergency measure on the grozuidF
of urgent public need for the protection of the general welfare,
and this ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon its pass-
a:-,e and approval.
--h -� I This ordinance having been introduced on the day of
[�-9 A. D. 1960, and having been published in a ewspaper of
General circulation in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, t lt,
Pavir'no Wiit��Falls Record News, one time, to wit, on the��day of
A. D. 1960, and seven (7) days from such pu ication
e apsed, ordinance is finally passed and approved this;
'2 day of , i. D. 1960.
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Geo. . en erson; y Clerk-
PREPARED BY Frank Gibson, City Attorney