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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-O-10 - Surface Water DrainageORDINANCE NO. 19 8 8 -10 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING JOSEPH A. CHANDLER AND RANDY THOMAS, ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TO FILE PROCEEDINGS TO CONDEMN AND ACQUIRE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE AN EASEMENT FOR SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE ON AND ACROSS LOTS 14 AND 26 OF BLOCK 146 OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE IN ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, AGAINST LUCILE RAY AND INUS RAY, THE OWNERS OF SAID LAND, AND TO PROSECUTE SAID CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY LAW. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE: The City of Stephenville requiring an easement for public purposes has failed to agree with the owners upon the damages and consideration to be paid and given to LUCILE RAY and INUS RAY, the owners, for easement for surface water drainage on the following described land: All that certain 0.837 acre tract of land, being part of Lots 14 and 26 of Block 146 of the City of Stephenville, and part of the John Blair Survey, Abstract No. 32, in Erath County, Texas, being part of that certain 88.5 acre tract of land described in deed from Mrs. Roxie McCloskey et vir to T. A. Ray, dated December 29, 1923 and recorded in Volume 196, page 52 of the Deed Records of Erath County, Texas, and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron rod set at the NE corner of a 17.40 acre tract of land described in Substitute Trustee's Deed from William H. Oxford, Substitute Trustee to the Stephenville Bank and Trust Company, dated May 6, 1986 and recorded in Volume 688, page 99 of the Deed Records of Erath County, Texas, and in the occupied south line of the T. A. Ray 88.5 acre tract described in deed mentioned above for an inner corner of this tract, from which the NW corner of Lot 13, the SW corner of Lot 14, the NE corner of Lot 22 and the SE corner of Lot 24 of Block 146 of the City of Stephenville bears S 300 12' E, 28.42 feet; THENCE S 610 25' W, along the occupied south line of said 88.5 acre tract and the north line of said 17.40 acre tract, 44.47 feet to a point for the SW corner of this tract; THENCE in a northerly direction as follows, N 18045' E, 55.02 feet to the beginning of a curve, continuing along a curve to the left, radius = 76.18 feet, long chord = N 190 35' W, 94.50 feet, along a curve distance of 101.94 feet to the end of said curve, N 570 55' W, 97 feet to the beginning of a curve, continuing along a curve to the right, radius = 101.74 feet, long chord = N 300 23' 10" W, 94.05 feet, along a curve distance of 97.77 feet to the end of said curve, N 020 51' 20" W, 242.53 feet and N 550 52' 14" W, 120.33 feet to a point for the NW corner of this tract; THENCE N 340 07' 46" E, 50 feet to a point for the NE corner of this tract; THENCE in a southerly direction as follows, S 550 52' 14" E, 145.27 feet, S 020 51' 20" E, 267.47 feet to the beginning of a curve, continuing along a curve to the left, radius = 51.74 feet, long chord = S 300 23' 10" E, 47.83 feet, along a curve distance of 49.72 feet to the end of said curve, S 570 55' E, 97 feet to the beginning of a curve, continuing along a curve to the right, radius = 126.18 feet, long chord = S 190 35' E, 156.52 feet, along a curve distance of 168.84 feet to the end of said curve, S 180 45' W, 39.62 feet to a point in the west line of Lot 14 and the east line of said 17.40 acre tract for the SE corner of this tract; THENCE N 300 12' W, along the west line of said Lot 14 and the east line of said 17.40 acre tract, 26.34 feet to the place of beginning and containing 0.837 acre of land. Joseph A. Chandler and Randy Thomas, Attorneys for the City of Stephenville, are hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Stephenville to file proceedings to condemn the above described land for purposes of such easement, such suit to be against Lucile Ray and Inus Ray, owners of said land, and to prosecute condemnation proceedings in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED and APPROVED this %f day of May, 1988, Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary