HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-8AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID
CITY ON THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1963.
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
has heretofore completed a study and approved the plans for
the widening and straightening of° Street in the
City of Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
has found that public necessity requires the widening and
straightening of Palmwood Street for the relief of traffic
congestion in the said area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined
that the acquisition of the fee title in the hereinafter
described tract of land is suitable for such purpose and
that it is necessary to acquire the same for such street
widening and straightening; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, through its duly authorized
representatives, has negotiated with the owners of such tracts
of and has been unable to agree with such owners as to the
fair cash market value thereof; now therefore be it
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
that the City Attorney be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to file or cause to be filed against all owners and
lien holders, proceedings in eminent domain to acquire fee
title for said purposes in and to the following described
tracts of land, to wit:
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land
belonging to Jewel K. Hooper, and being out of
the J. D. Lilly Survey, Abstract No. 762, and
being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point 30 feet East and 30 feet
North of the most Southern Southeast corner
of the T. Toby Survey, Abstract No. 1280;
said point also being the most westerly
Northeast corner of a tract of land deeded
to J. L Hooper from F. M. Bently, and wife,
V. J. Bently, and recorded in Volume 167,
Page 492 of the Deed Records of Denton,
County, Texas;
THENCE South a distance of 165 feet to a
point in the North right-of-way line of
State Highway No. 24, a point for corner;
THENCE South 71051 minutes West with the North
right-of -way line of State Highway No. 24,
a distance of 31.75 feet to a point in the
West boundary line of the J. D. Lilly Survey,
Abstract No. 762, a point for corner;
THENCE North with the West boundary line of
said Lilly Survey and the East boundary line
of said T. Toby Survey a distance of 175.42
feet to a point 30 feet North of the most Southern
Southeast corner of said T. Toby Survey, a
point for corner;
THENCE East 30 feet to the place of beginning.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of July, A.D. 1963.
Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST
Ciy Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
APP OVED AST L AL FORM:
ity Atto ney
City of Denton, Texas
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DENTO , TEXAS, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY
ON THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1963.
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
has heretofore completed a study and approved the plans for the
openisig and extending of Avenue A in the City of Denton, Texas;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
has found that public necessity requires the said opening and
extending of Avenue A for the relief of traffic congestion in
the said area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined that
the acquisition of the fee title in the hereinafter described
tract of land is suitable for such purpose and that it is
necessary to acquire the same for such street opening and exten-
sion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, through its duly authorized
representatives, has negotiated with the owners of such tracts
land and has been unable to agree with such owners as to the
fair cash market value thereof; now therefore be it
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
thatithe City Attorney 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 fee title
for said purposes in and to the following described tract of
land, to wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of land situated
in the Eugene Puchalski Survey, Abstract No. 996,
in the City and County of Denton, Texas, being off
the West end of a certain tract lying East of McCor-
mick Street in said Survey deeded by G. Harris to
John Harris, et al., and recorded and described in
a deed recorded in volume 485, Page 109, of the
Deed Records of said County and being more parti-
cularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of said Harris
tract in the middle of McCormick Street;
THENCE East with the North line of said tract 70.8
feet to a steel pin for corner on the East right-
of-way of a proposed new street;
THENCE Southwesterly with said proposed right-of-
way along a 24 degree 23 minute curve to the left
a distance of 130.84 feet to a steel stake in the
South line of said Harris tract;
THENCE West with the South line of said Harris tract
30.2 feet to the Southwest corner thereof in the
middle of McCormick Street;
THENCE North 0 degrees, 25 minutes East with the
West line of said tract in said street 122.0 feet
to the place of beginning, and containing in all
5,438.4 square feet ov 0.125 acres of-land.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 23rd day of July, A.D. 1963.
Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATT,ZaF D
x y Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
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City of Denton, Texas