Ord 1748 2/27/1956ORDINANCE NUMBER
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AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, BY ANNEXING CERTAIN LANDS ADJACENT
TO THE PRESENT TER2ITORIAL LINTS OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS; ALL OF WHICH.ARE FULLY DE-
SCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
(Kemp -Newby Addition)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
,SECTION 1, That the following described tract of land lo-
catedin Wichl'ta County, Texas, be and the same is hereby or-
dered to be annexed and 'included within the corporate limits
of the City of Wichita Falls,' Texas, and the corporate limits
be extended to include said tract of land in Wichita County,
Texas, the same being more particularly described as follows:
BEING Sevent -five (75). acres of land out of
B1ock,Sixteen (16, Kemp 8 Newby Subdivision of
Cherokee County School. Land, A -33, Wichita County,
Texas, and being all of Blocks 1, 2,. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and
the North half of Block 8 of J ..M, Blankenship's Sub -
division which said Blankenship Subdivision is,.recorded
in Volume One, Page 108 of the Wichita County Plat
Records. Said 75-acre tract being that same land de-
scribed in a deed dated March 6, 1954, from Gordon T.
West to Emily T. Pinkman and recorded in Volume 625,
Page 317 of the Wichita County Deed Records and being
also described in'a deed dated February 10,1955, from
Emily T. Pinkman to Solon R. Featherston, Paul Dowdy
and Roy Broadway, which said deed is recorded in Vol.
651, Page 438 of said Deed Records;
Said Seventy -five (75) acres being described by
metes and bounds, as follows:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Block One
of Blankenship Subdivision of the West one hundred and
fifty acres ( 150) of Block Sixteen (16) , Kemp and Newby
Subdivision of Cherokee County School Land, A -33, Wichita
County, Texas;
THENCE East 549 varas to the Northeast corner of
said Block One;
THENCE South 771 varas to a point in the East
line of Block Eight (8) of Blankenship Subdivision;
THENCE West 549 varas to a point in the West
line of said Block 8;
THENCE North 771 varas, to the place of beginning.
SECTION 2, In conformity with Section 3a of the Amended
Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, this ordinance is,
on the 13th day of February, A,.D. 1956, introduced, and the
City Clerk is directed to publish said ordinance one time in a
newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, and seven days thereafter this ordinance may be
finally acted upon.
SECTION 3. The fact that many people reside in the territory
described in thisordinance who are unable to take,advantage of city
conveniences, fire and police protection, sanitary and health
measures, creates an emergency, and it is hereby declared that the
foregoing ordinance is an
emergency measure on the grounds
of urgent public need for
peace, 'health. and safety of property,
and this ordinance shall
go into effect immediately upon its
passage and approval.
This 'Ordinance having
been introduced on the l3th day
of February, A. D. 1956,
and having been published in a newspaper
of general circulation in
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
to-wit, the Wichita, Falls
Record News one time; on the lk�
day of February, A. D. 1956,
and seven days from such pu—bTT5a-
tion having elapsed, this
ordinance is finally passed and
approved, this --Y 'I day
of February, A. D. 1956.
ATTE
Mayor
Geo. Henders n
Ci Clerk
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF WICHITA FALLS
Gentlemen:
It is understood by us that you contemplate annexing the �75 acre
tract known as the North 75 .acres ofthe.North 100 acres of a 154 acre tract
our of Block No. 16 of Cherokee County School Lands; being also described as
Blocks 1 to 7 inclusive, and the NY2 of Block 8 of Blankenship Subdvision.of
Kemp Newby Subdvision of the Cherokee County School lands, and being further
described.for greater certainty as: Allof Blocks One (1), Two (2), Three (3),
Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), and the North one -half (NY2) of Block
Eight (8) of the J. M. Blankenship Subdvision of Block Sixteen (16) of the Kemp
& Newby Subdvision of the Cherokee County School,Lands in Wichita County, Texas.
We hereby agree that the City is in no way obligating itself to bear
any expenses incurred in placing of utilities on this property.
Upon the installation of any utilities, such as water, sewerage, streets,
curbs and gutters such installations will be born by ourselves or our successors
with the customary reimbursements by the City.
. z 1 �G G
Roy Br adway
au 11 ,Dowdy
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Field notes for 75 acres of land out of Block 16 Kemp &
Newby Subdivision of Cherokee County School Land., 1-33, Wichita
County, Texas, and being all of Blocks 1, 2,, 3, 4, 5, 6., 7, and
the North half of 'S of J. M. Blankenship's Subdivision which
said Blankenship Subdivision is recorded in Volume One, Page 108
of the Wichita County plat records. Said 75 acre tract being
that same land described in a deed dated March 6., 1954, from
Gordon T. West to Emily T. Pinkman and recorded in Volume 625,.
Page 317 of the Wichita County deed records, and being also
described in a deed dated February 10th, 1955 from Emily T.
Pinkman to Solon R. Featherston, Paul Dowdy and Roy Broadway.,
which said deed is recorded in Volume 651, Page 438 of the
Wichita County deed records: Said 75 acres being described by
metesand bounds as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of ]hock
One of Blankenship Subdivision of the West
150 acres of Block 16 of Kemp and Newby
Subdivision of Cherokee County School Land,
A--33, Wichita County, Texas;
Thence, East 549 varas to the Northeast corner
of said Block One;
Thence, South 771 varas to a point in the East
lime of Block 8 of Blankenship Subdivision;
Thence, West 549 varas to a point in the West
line of said Block 8;
Thence, North 771 varas to the place of beginning,