1606 ORD ANNEXING, ADMITTING AND INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL TERRITORY IN LAMAR COUNTY.r /D
ORDIlNANCE NO. 1606
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING, ADMIT TIING ANI? INC ORPORA TING
ADI?ITIONAL TERRXTORY ]N LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, LY1NG ADJACENT
TO THE CXTY OF PARJS, TEXAS, INTO AND AS A PART OF SAID CITY
GF PARIS, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS
S O AS TO 1NCLUDE AND EMBR.ACE SAID ADJACENT TERRITORY, CON-
FEIRRING ALL RIGHTS, PRNILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENSHIP
UPQN THE IlVHABITANTS OF SAID TERRITORY, EXTENDING THE BOUN-
DARY OF WARI? TWO SO AS TO EMBRACE AND ]NCLUDE ALL O>F SAID
TERRITORY AND IlVCORPOR.ATING THE SAME IlV aAID WARD TWO, PRO-
VI[?IlVG THA T ALL OR.DIlVANCES, RULES, REGULA TXONS , AND LAWS 7N
EFFECT IlV THE CITY QF PARE AND THAT MAY HEREAFTER BE
PA5SEI? IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IlV SAID TERRITORY AFTER
PAS SAGE OF THIS QRDIlVANCE, INS TRUC TIlVG THE CITY ENGIlVEER TO
MAKE A SURVEY F7XING AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARY L7MITS OF
SAID CITY IN ACCOR.DANCE HER.EWITH AND TO CONSTRUCT A COMPLETE
MAP OF SUCH TERRTTORY SHOWIlVG STR.EETS, ALLEYS, LOTS, TR.ACTS,
AND PROPERTY OWNERS, AND TO FZLE SAME WITH THE CITY CLERK
AND TO CORRECT THE MAP OF THE CITY OF PARTS SO AS TO AI?D SUCH
TERRZTORY THERETO; AN? IlVSTRUCTING THE CITY ASSESSOR AND
COLLECTOR OF TAXES TO L]ST ALL PR.OPERTY THEREIN AND PLACE
SAME ON THE TAX ROLL" OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND TO HEREAFTER.
ASSESS SAME FOR TAXES IlV ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
BE IT ORDAIlVED BY THE GITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PAR13:
:section 1. That the following described territory in Lamar Gounty,
Texas, lying adjacent to the present boundary limits of the City of Paris,
be, and the same is hereby annexed to the City of Paris and admitted into
the corpo ration of said City, and is hereby made and constituted a part and
portion of the City of Paris, and the Boundary Limits of the City of Paris
a re he reby extend ed so as to include and embrace said territory and to con-
form to same as herein set out, to-wit:
Situated in the County of Lamar and ilta.te of Texas, and described
a s f ollow s:
Beginning at a point in the South Boundary Li.ne of West
Sherman Street, 350 feet East of the East Boundary Line of 19th
St. S. W. , said point being in the existing City Limits,
Thence South parallel to and 350 feet East of the East
Bounda ry Line of 19th St. S. W. a dista.nce of 2800 feet more
or less, to a point i.n the North Boundary Line of a tract of
land now owned by H. S. Reeder;
Thence West along the Reeder North Boundary Line a
d ista.nce of 343 feet more or less to a point in the West
Boundary Line of the said R.eede r tract;
Thence South along the Reeder West Boundar y Line a
dista,nce of 185 feet more or less to a point, said point being
perpendicular to and 200 feet Southeast of the Southeast
Boundary Line of 19th St. S. W., same being Farm to Market
Road No. 137;
Thence in a S outhwesterly direction parallel to and 200
feet Southeast of the 5outheast Boundary Line of F. M.
Highway No. 137 a dista,nce of 1285 feet more or less, to a
poin t in the East Boundary Line of a 3 acre tract of land now
owned by the Babcock and Wilcox Company;
Thence South along the said B& W Eas t Boundary Line
a distance of 175 feet more or less, to a point in the North
Soundary Line of the Texas and Pacific Railroad;
Thence in a Southwesterly direction along the North
Boundary Line of the T& P Railroad at 371. 58 feet the
East Bounda.ry Line of F. M. Highway No. 137, continuing
on a tota.l distanc e of 217 3. 58 feet to the 5outhwest corner
of the Babcock and Wilcox property;
Thence North along the West Boundary Line of the
Babcock and Wilcox property a distance of 2247 fee t to a
poi.nt, the Northwes t corner of the B& W property;
Thence East along the North Boundary Lin,e of the
B& W property a distance of 2204. 5 feet to a point, said
point bein.g 307. 5 feet West of the most Northerly North-
east corner of the B& W property;
Thence North along a common boundary line which is
586 feet more or less West of the West Boundary Line
of 19th St. S. W. or F. M. Highway No. 137 a distanc e of
2005 feet more or less to a point i.n the existing City
Limit Line that is 200 feet South of the South Boundary
Line of West Sherman 5treet;
Thence West along the existing Gity Limit Line a
distance of 586 feet more or less to a corner of the
existing City Limits; a point in the West Boundary Line
of 19th St. S. W. ;
Thence No rth along the West Boundary Line of 19th
St. S. W. and the exi.sting City Limits a distance of 200
feet to a corner of the existing Gity Limits, a point in the
South Boundary Line of West Sherman Street;
Thence East along the South Boundary Li.ne of West
Sherman Street and the existing City Lixnits a distance of
430 feet to the place of beginning and conta.ini.ng 0. 262
square miles of land more or less.
That the above property shall be ta.ken into the City Limits under the
follow ing zoning c las s ifications :
All of the area North of the North Boundary Line of
Brown Avenue and what would be an extension thereof, 350
feet East c£ F. M. Highway No. 137, sha lI be annex ed into
the Gity under the zoni.ng classification of Residenti.a.l under
Zoning Ordinance No. 1122.
All of the area extending South of the North Bounda ry
Line of Br own Avenue, and the Eastward extension thereof,
s hall be annexe d into the C ity L imits unde r the z oning c la s s i-
fication of Unrestricted District under Zoning Ordinance No.
1122.
The inhabitants within said annexed territory are and shall hereafter
be entitled to enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities of citize ns of
the City of Pa.ris, and all laws, ordi.nances, rules, resolutions, acts, and
regulations of said City now in, force in said City of Paris, and that may be
hereafter passed, shall be and are in full force and effect in said territory
hereby annexed and admitted.
Se ction 2. That the present boundaries of Ward Two of the City of
Pa,ris, be, and the same are hereby extended so as to embrace and include
within said Ward Two all of said property which is deac ribed above, and the
same is hereby incorporated in said Ward Two of the City of Paris.
Section 3. The City Engineer is hereby instructed to make a com-
plete survey of the above described territory and to mark the boundaries
thereof by proper monuments; and to survey, establish and open, unde r the
direction of the City Manager, all streets, roads, alleys and ways in said
territory dedicated to public use; and to make and file with the City Clerk
a complete map of said newly annexed territory showing all property lines,
lots, and tracts therein, together with the names of the owners of same,
and all streets, alleys, roads and ways dedicated to public use; and to
immedi.a,tely correct the map of the City of Paris so as to add thereto, the
a dditional territory des cribed herein, indicating on such map the date of
annexation, the number of the ordinance and referen ce to the minutes or
o rdinance reco rds of the City of Pa,ris where such instrument is recorded
in full.
Section 4. The City Tax Assessor and Collector of Taxes of the
City of Paris is hereby directed to list all lots, tracts and property sit-
uated in said annexed territory on the tax rolls of the City of Paris and
hereafter to asses s same for ta,xes in accordance with law.
S ection 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon final passage.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 13th day
o f August, A. D. , 1962,
Pa.ssed on first reading on August 13, 1962; passed on second
reading on September 10, 1962; and passed on final reading on October 15,
1962.
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Mayor
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/ C ity C lerk
A PPROVEI? AS TO FORM:
.-CiA ttorney.