98-047 ORD EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS AND ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY OF APPROXIMATELY 111 ACRESORDINANCE NO. 98-047
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR
THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF
APPROXIMATELY lll ACRES, MORE OR LESS; AND GRANTING TO SAID
TERRITORY AND TO ALL FUTURE INHABITANTS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF
THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID FUTURE
INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1998.
WHEREAS, a petition of annexation has been duly signed and acknowledged by each and
every person or corporation having an interest in the following described territory, to-wit:
SITUATED within Lamar County, Texas, being a part of the Lemuel Ewer
Survey, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING on the south line of the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, on
the West Boundary Line of a tract of land formerly owned by J. C. McCrummen;
THENCE SOUTH with the line of said McCrummen tract a distance of 155
poles to a stake in the Brazeltons line;
THENCE WEST a distance of 163.73 poles to a stake in D. S. Hammond's
North Boundary Line;
THENCE NORTH a distance of 23.84 poles to the South Boundary Line
of the Paris and Greenville Railroad;
THENCE with the same, North 35 Deg. East a distance of 98 1/2 poles to
the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, containing 111.48 acres of land, more or less.
Being the same land conveyed by The First National Bank of Paris, Trustee, to J.
H. Wofford by deed of even date therewith; and,
WHEREAS, said tract of land is contiguous and adjacent to tlie City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, and is not more than one-half (1/2) mile in width; and,
WHEREAS, said petition was presented to the Ciry Council on the lOth day of August,
1998; and,
WHEREAS, after hearing such petition and the arguments for and against the same, the
City Council has voted to grant such petition and to annex said territory to the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That the following described property, to-wit:
SITUATED within Lamar County, Texas, being a part of the Lemuel Ewer
Survey, and being more particularly described as foliows:
BEGINNING on the south line of the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, on
the West Boundary Line of a tract of land formerly owned by J. C. McCrummen;
THENCE SOUTH with the line of said McCrummen tract a distance of 155
poles to a stake in the Brazeltons line;
THENCE WEST a distance of 163.73 poles to a stake in D. S. Hammond's
North Boundary Line;
THENCE NORTH a distance of 23.84 poles to the South Boundary Line
of the Paris and Greenville Railroad;
THENCE with the same, North 35 Deg. East a distance of 98 1/2 poles to
the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, containing 111.48 acres of land, more or less.
Being the same land conveyed by The First National Bank of Paris, Trustee, to J.
H. Wofford by deed of even date therewith,
be, and the same is hereby, annexed to the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and that the boundary
limits of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, extended to include the
above-describeti territory, and the same shall hereafter be included within the territorial limits of
the Ciry of Paris, and that said land and the future inhabitants thereof sha11 hereafter be entitled
to all of the rights and privileges of other citizens of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and shall be
bound by the acts and ordinances of the City of Paris.
Section 2. The above-described territory is hereby zoned Heavy Industrial upon annexation
as provided for in Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Section 3. That the City Clerk of the City of Paris be, and slle is hereby, directed to file
with the County Clerk of Lamar County a certified copy of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances iu couflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 5. That this ordinance shal] become effective on September 14, 1998.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of September, 1998.
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Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Iviattie Cunningl;am, City Cler
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott P. Foster, City Attorney