1979-044 NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT AND SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
HERETOFORE PURCHASED FOR STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES, BUT
NOT USED OR NEEDED FOR SUCH PURPOSES ANY LONGER, AUTHORIZING
THE SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Denton heretofore purchased a parcel
of land bounded by West Praarle on the South and Carroll Blvd
on the West consastlng of 7,794 24 sq ft more or less, for
street raght-of-way purposes, and
WHEREAS, the saad property is not now suitable for street
purposes and the Community Development Department of the C~ty
of Denton has recommended that such property not be used for
street purposes because the same is not now useable or suitable,
and
WHEREAS, the Clty Council of the City of Denton desires to
go on record as abandonang any ~ntent~on of ever usang such
property for street purposes, and to evadence the fact that such
property has not heretofore been used for street purposes and as
not a part of the street system of the C~ty of Denton, and that
such property should be sold in order that the proceeds from the
same might be used by the C~ty of Denton for street purposes,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the followang described property, to wit
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and
being s~tuated In the C~ty and County of Denton, State
of Texas, and being part of the Wm Loving Survey, Abstract
#759, and belng part of two tracts of land, hereinafter
referred to as "tract two" beang conveyed to City of Denton
by Deed dated October 29, 1969 and recorded in volume 598,
Page 27 of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas and
"tract two" belng conveyed to Clty of Denton by Deed dated
August 19, 1969 and recorded an volume 590, page 108 of the
Deed Records of Denton County, Texas and more partIcularly
described as follows
BEGINNING at the southwest corner of sa~d "tract one" said
polnt of beglnnlng lying in the north raght-of-way l~ne of
Prairie Street,
THENCE west along south boundary l~ne of "tract one", same
beang the north right-of-way lane of Pra~rae Street, a d~s-
tance of 61 feet to a point for a corner,
THENCE north l°18'43'' east passlng at 56 01 feet the north
boundary l~ne of sald "tract one" same beang the south
boundary lane of sa~d "tract two" and continuing north 1°
18'43" east a total dlstance of 131 03 feet to a point for
a corner in the north boundary lane of said "tract two",
THENCE east, along the north boundary line of said "tract
two", a distance of 58 feet to a point for a corner, be-
lng the northeast corner of said "tract two",
THENCE south along the east boundary line of said "tract
two", passing at 75 0 feet the southeast corner of said
"tract two", same being the northeast corner of said
"tract one", a total d~stance of 131 0 feet to the place
of beginning and containing 7,794 24 square feet of land,
more or less
be, and the same is, hereby abandoned insofar as said property may
be used for street purposes by the City of Denton
SECTION II That the above described property, not being su~t-
able or useable for street purposes, and not having been used for
street purposes, be, and the same is hereby declared to be, surplus
property of the City of Denton, and upon recommendatlon of the Com-
munity Development Department of the City of Denton should be disposed
of as surplus and unuseable property in accordance with the Charter of
the City of Denton and the laws of the State of Texas
SECTION III That the Clty of Denton has officially advertised
said property for sale and received sealed bids, and that such prop-
erty be, and the same ~s hereby authorized to be, sold to the highest
bidder, for the highest cash consideration
SECTION IV That the funds reaelved from the sale of such prop-
erty, after deducting necessary expenses, may be used for street pur-
poses only
SECTION V The fact that the above described property is not
needed or useable for street purposes and the Community Development
Department of the City of Denton has recommended that it not be used
for street purposes, because it ~s unsuitable for such purposes, and
that such property should be sold in order to permit the proceeds
from the sale to be used for streetlpurposes, creates an urgency and
an emergency in the preservatlon of the public health, safety and
welfare, and ~t requires that this ordinance shall take effect
mediately from and after its passage, as the law ~n such cases pro-
vldes
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CIT~Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, on this the ,~- day of~/~-- , 1979
~LL ~N-As~, ~0R
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST~~, ~
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
BURT R SOLOMONS, ASST CITY
ATTORNEY, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS