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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1096 J , ORDINANCE N0 . /d 9G AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES . WHEREAS, the present corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas , fail to include thickly populated areas adjacent and contiguous to the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , and WHEREAS, service is now being rendered to some parts of the territory by the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas, gratuituously, and WHEREAS, the residents of the contiguous areas are now without the benefit of police and fire protection and are being penalized on insurance rates by reason of the lack of adequate fire protection, and WfiERFAS, such contiguous areas are needed for the extension of streets , sewer, gas, and water systems ; to supply places for abode and business ; and for the extension of needed police regulation, and 11HERFAS, such contiguous areas , if annexed, will unite ra th the presently established city limits to mike up a homogeneous city which will afford to its several parts the ordinary benefits of local government and WNE.FO * lll� �.R+..r�ny Liv».+ri>r:a�. ala! .�cco.tnsve��CO��/fa� 2�rc rd �r7LL� �•a :�s �lE� C �Counc�l of fF � ��r�sansa s� �`��'� y City ayetteville, , is of the opinion that the question of annexing the territories hereinafter described should be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas , at its next annual election to be held on November 8 , 1955 , NOVI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas : SECTION I. That there be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , at the next annual election to be held on November 8 , 1955, the question of annexation of territory contiguous and adjacent to the present corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, so as to extend the corporate limits to the following described boundaries , to-wit : MICROFILM E 197 DAT kEEl�.1---- Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 20 and running thence east one and one half miles to the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 21 ; thence north or)e half mile to the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 21; thence east one half mile to the Southeast corner of the Southwest . quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 22 ; thence north one fourth mile to the Southwest corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 22 ; thence east one fourth mile to the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 22 ; thence north one eighth mile ; thence east to a point 400 feet east and one eighth mile south of the Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 22 ; thence north to a point 400 feet east of the Southwest corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 15 ; thence east to the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 15 ; thence north one fourth mile to the North east corner of Section 15 ; thence east one fourth mile to the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 11; thence north one half mile to the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 11 ; thence east one fourth mile to the Southeast corner of the North west quarter of Section 11 ; thence North one half mile to the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of Section ll; . thence west one fourth mile to the Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of the, Northwest quarter of Section 11 ; thence north one fourth mile tothe Northeast corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 2 ; thence west one fourth mile to the Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 2 ; thence north approximately one half mile to the Northwest corner of Section 2 ; thence west approximately 6400 feet to the east right of way line of the St . Louis and San Francisco Railway Co ; thence in a southwesterly direction along the east right of way of the St . Louis and San Francisco Railway Company approximately one fourth mile to the north line of the Southeast quarter of Section 4 ; thence west approx- imately three fourths of a mile to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 4; thence south one fourth mileto the north east corner of the south east quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 5 ; thence west 660 feet ; thence south 990 feet ; thence west approximately 1980 feet to a point 330 feet north of the Northwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 8; thence south approximately 2310 feet to a point 660 feet north of the Southwest corner of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8 ; thence west one half mile , to a point 660 feet north of the southwest corner of the southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 8 ; thence south 1320 feet ; thence east one half mile to a point 660 feet south of the Northwest corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 8 ; thence south five eighths of a mile to the northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 17 ; thence west one fourth mile to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 17 ; thence south one and three fourths miles to the point of beginning, all in Township 16 North, Range 30 West of the 5th Principal Yeridian and embracing an area of approximately 5650 acres or 8 . 8 square miles . SS6TION II. The ballot title shall appear as follows : "The Question of Annexation of Certain Territory to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas . " "For Annexation" "Against Annexation" SECTION III . That in the event of the approval of said annexation by the qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as hereinabove provided for, that such steps be taken as are necessary to comply with the will of the people as expressed in said election. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of September, 1955 . ROY A . SCOTT, Mayor ATTEST : J .�7 . McUEHEE, City Clerk