HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-10AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN SAID CITY ON THE 21st
DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1961
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, publlc opinion appears to be dmvmded on the questzon
of whether or not the pres~ent one-way street system in the City of
Denton, Texas, should be contmnued; and
WHEREAS, the only accurate method of determ~nmng the will of
the cmtlzens of Denton on th~s questmon appears to be a special
referendum election at which all quallfzed voters mn the Cmty of
Denton shall have the rmght to vote upon the samd questmon; now
therefore be mt
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
THAT a Specmal Electzon be, and the same ms hereby, ordered to
be held mn the Munmcmpal Bumldmng mn the Cmty of Denton, Texas,
between the hours of emght o'clock A.M. and seven o'clock P.M.
on the fourth Tuesday mn January, 1962, the samd day bemng the
23rd day of January, 1962, for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of the Cmty of Denton, Texas, the questmon,
SHALL THE PRESENT ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, BE CONTINUED?"; and be mt further
RESOLVED, that the questmon stated above shall be prmnted
upon the ballot, and mmmedmately below samd question shall be
prmnted the words, "YES" and "NO", one above the other mn the
order mndlcated, and the quallfmed voters shall mndmcate themr
preference by strmkmng out the word that does not mndlcate themr
chozoe; and be it further
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN SAID CITY ON THE 12TN
DAY OF DECEMBER~ A.D. 1961.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Caty Councal of the Caty of Denton, Texas, has
heretofore completed a study and approved the plans for the con-
structlo~ of a sanatary sewer outfall lane commencang at the Denton
State School Sate an Denton County, Texas, and extendang to the
Denton Sewerage Treatment Plant now beang constructed on Pecan
Creek in Denton County, Texas, and the Caty of Denton is now con-
structang the saad sanatary sewer outfall lane; and
WHEREAS, the Caty Councal of the Caty of Denton, Texas, has
found that publac necessaty requares the constructaon and maante-
nance of the saad sanatary sewer outfall line an order to provade
Denton State School and other users wath sanitary sewer service,
and
WHEREAS, the Caty Councal has found and determaned that an
easement and raght-of-way an the hereinafter described land ms
suatable for such purpose, and that at is necessary to acquare the
same for the purpose of locatang sazd sanatary sewer outfall lane,
and
WHEREAS, the Caty of Denton, Texas, through mts duly authorazed
representataves, has negotaated w~th the owner of such land and has
been unable to agree wath such owner as to the faar cash market
value thereof and damages, af any, now therefore be at
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS~ that
the Caty Attorney be, and he Ks hereby, authorazed and darected to
file or cause to be flied against all owners and lien holders,
proceedings ~n eminent domain to acquire an easement and right-
of-way for the purpose of acquiring the right to construct, recon-
struct and perpetually maintain said sanitary sewer outfall line and
appurtenances ~n, upon and across the following described tract of
land, sa~d tract being a strip of land twenty-slx (26) feet in w~dth
and four hundred, s~xty-nlne and seven tenths (469 7) feet in length,
containing 0 27 acres of land, more or less, and being thirteen (13)
feet on either s~de of the center l~ne of sald strip of land which
said center llne ~s more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a poant in the Northeast right-of-way of U S
Haghway 77 and in the Southwest property l~ne of a tract
of land an the Gideon Walker 2/3 league survey, Denton
County, Texas, deeded to Marvln H. Cobb and wa fe, Elazabeth
Cobb by Marvan T McDonald and w~fe, Jeannette E McDonald
as shown an Volume 474, Page 635 of the Deed Records of
Denton County, Texas, sald poant belng 599 feet, more or
less, Southeasterly from the Southwest property corner of
the sa~d tract,
THENCE Northeastward a d~stance of 469 7 feet, more or less,
to a poant in the Northeast property l~ne of sa~d tract and
n the Southwest right-of-way of the Massour~-Kansas-Texas
Railroad, sa~d polnt being 84 feet, more or less, Southeast
of the most Easterly Southeast corner of a tract now owned
by Lone Star Gas Co.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, all and singular, the privileges afore-
said to it, the sa~d Caty of Denton, Texas, ats successors and
assigns forever, together w~th the right and privilege, at any and
all times to enter said premases or any part thereof, for the pur-
pose of constructing, reconstructang and perpetually maanta~nlng
said sanltary sewer outfall lane together wath necessary appurtenances,
and for makang connectaons therewith; all upon the condltaon that the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, will never construct any such sanitary sewer
outfall l~ne or appurtenances above plow depth, and that the C~ty of
Denton, Texas, w~ll at all t~mes, after doing any work in connection
with the construction, reconstructaon or repair of said sanitary sewer
outfall line restore said premises as nearly as possible to the
condlt~on ~n which same were found before such work was undertaken,
including repalr of all fences that m~ght be disturbed or damaged
n performing sald work, and further upon the condition that in the
use of the aforesald rlghts and prlv~leges herein granted, the C~ty
of Denton, Texas, will not create a nuisance or do any act that will
be detrimental to sa~d premlses and that said tract wltl not be used
by said C~ty of Denton, Texas, for any other purpose, under th~s
easement and rlght-of-way, except as here~n provided Provided,
however, that for the purpose of ~nlt~ally constructing the sanitary
sewer outfall l~ne and appurtenances above described, and during
such lnlt~al constructlon, the Clty of Denton shall have the r~ght
to use for the aforesaid purposes a str~p of land s~xty (60) feet
n width and four hundred, slxty-nlne and seven tenths (469 7) feet
n length, more or less, and being thirty (30) feet on either s~de
of the center l~ne of said str~p of land, as said center l~ne ~s
more particularly described above, upon the condition that sa~d
C~ty of Denton, Texas, and its agents, w~ll restore sa~d premises
as nearly as possible to the condition in which same were found be-
fore such lnlt~al construction work was undertaken, ~nclud~ng repair
of all fences that might be dlsturbed or damaged ~n performing sa~d
n~tlal construction work
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s 12th day of December, A D 1961
Mayor
C~ty of Denton, Texas
ATTEST;~/
C~ty Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
C~ty Attorney
City of Denton, Texas