Min - City Council - 1964 - 05/28 - Regular
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS
May 28, 1964
Present : Mayor Gentry T. Jones
Aldermen-R. B. Whisenant, Phil Pringle and C. E,
Ottaway,
Absent : Aldermen-Jimmy Gantt and B, J . Enloe .
Motion made by Phil Pringle that we continue with the condemnation
proceedings on the Moulden Property, subject to the City Attorney's
advise. Seconded by C. E. Ottaway, Motion Passed--Ayes 3, Noes none,
Resolution in regard to condemnation proceedings was read by
Mayor Gentry T. Jones to the Councilmen.
Motion made by Phil Pringle to sign resolution, Seconded by
R. B. Whisenant, Motion Passed--Ayes 3, Noes none.
Water and Sewer school is being held at Arlington State College,
June 2, 3 and 4.
Motion made by R. B. Whisenant to send Mr, Ereckson to this
school with expenses paid by the City of Allen. Seconded by
C.E. Ottaway. Motion Passed--Ayes 3, Noes none.
Motion made by R. B. Whisenant to pay current bills . Seconded
by C . E. Ottaway. Motion passed--Ayes 3, Noes none .
Meeting adjorned by Mayor Gentry T. Jones .
These minutes read and approved this the 11 day of June 1964.
RESOLUTION
THAT WHEREAS, the Town of Allen, Texas, in the exercise of its
govermental function, owns and operates a sanitary sewer system, and
WHEREAS, the present facilities for the treatment of sewerage
are inadequate and are dangerously overloaded and the Council of
the Town of Allen finds it necessary to acquire a new site and
acquire real estate for expanded sewerage treatment facilities, and
WHEREAS, the following described real estate has been found
to be the best and most suited land available, and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Allen has made a sincere
and bonified effort to purchase such property but have been unable
to agree upon a price to be paid for such property;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ALLEN, TEXAS, that
condemnation proceedings be instituted to acquire the fee simple
title to the following described real estate, to-wit :
SITUATED in Collin County, Texas, and being part of the R, C.
Whisenant Survey, Abstract No. 1012 and the J . D. Straughan
Survey, and being 50 acres off the east end of the second and
third tracts described in Volume 112, Page 490 of the Deed
Records of Collin County, Texas, and being more particularly
described as follows :
BEGINNING in the north line of said second tract , 1530.30
feet east of its northwest corner ; THENCE EAST, alone the
north line of said second tract, 1160.69 feet to the center
of Cottonwood Creek;
THENCE DOWN the center of Cottonwood Creak as follows :
SOUTH 35 degrees 26 minutes East, 511.73 feet ;
SOUTH 07 degrees 08 minutes East, 212.0 feet ;
SOUTH 23 degrees 16 minutes rest, 172.50 feet ;
SOUTH 20 degrees 09 minutes 'Fest, 262.00 feet;
SOUTH 27 degrees 16 minutes East, 278.0 feet ;
SOUTH 08 degrees 39 minutes West, 409.50 feet ;
SOUTH 02 degrees 39 minutes West, 333.71 feet ;
SOUTH 36 degrees 20 minutes Nest, 363.03 feet ;
THENCE WEST, along the south line of said third tract, 895.62
feet to a point that is 1571.83 feet east of the southwest corner
of said third tract ; THENCE NORTH, 1349.70 feet to the north line
of the J. D. Straughan Survey and the south line of the R. C.
Whisenant Survey and in all 1937.10 feet to the place of
beginning and CONTAINING 50.00 acres of land,
and that Abernathy & Orr, Attorneys at Law, McKinney, Texas, are
hereby authorized and directed to institute such condemnation
proceedings against the true owners thereof and to execute any
instruments necessary in order to prosecute said cause.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if necessary, condemnation
proceedings be instituted in order to secure easements for the
construction and maintenance of outfall lines from the present
sewerage treatment plant to the location of the new plant to be
constructed on the above described premises.
Duly passed and approved by the COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ALLEN,
TEXAS, on this the 28 day of May, 1964.