ORDINANCE NO. 708
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THE SW1/4 THE SW1/4 SE1/4, THE W1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4, THE S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4 AND THE SOUTH 330 FEET OF THE SE1/4 NW1/4, ALL IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH, RANGE ONE WEST OF THE UTE MERIDIAN IN MESA COUNTY, COLORADO.
WHEREAS a petition has been presented to the City Council of the City of Grand Junction proposing the annexation of the following described territory to the said City of Grand Junction, to-wit:
The SW1/4, the SW1/4 SE1/4, the W1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4, the S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4, and the South 330 feet of the SE1/4 NW1/4, all in Section 12 Township One South, Range One West of the Ute Meridian in Mesa County, Colorado,
which petition has been executed by or on behalf of the owners of more than two-thirds of the area of such territory;
AND WHEREAS, the said petition is accompanied by four copies of a map or plat of such territory, showing with reasonable certainty the territory to be annexed, the boundaries thereof, and its relationship to established land lines;
AND WHEREAS, the said territory is contiguous to the City of Grand Junction, and is eligible for annexation under the requirements of the law, and the City Council is of the opinion that the annexation of the said territory would be reasonable and in the public interest;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:
Section 1. That the said annexation be and the same is hereby approved, and that the City Manager and City Attorney be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to file with the County Court of Mesa County, Colorado, a petition for annexation of the said territory to the City of Grand Junction and to do any and all other things which are necessary or advisable to prosecute the proceedings for annexation to a conclusion.
Section 2. In the opinion of the Council a special emergency exists and this ordinance is necessary for the immediate protection and preservation of the public peace, health, safety, convenience and general welfare, and it is enacted for that purpose and shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage and final publication.
Passed and adopted this 4th day of September, A. D. 1946.
/s/ Porter Carson
President of City Council
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing emergency ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND: THE SW1/4, THE SW1/4 SE1/4, THE W1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4, THE S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4, AND THE SOUTH 300 FEET OF THE SE1/4 NW1/4, ALL IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH RANGE ONE WEST OF THE UTE MERIDIAN IN MESA COUNTY, COLORADO," was introduced, read, passed, numbered 708, and ordered published by the unanimous vote of the members of the City Council of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 4th day of September, A. D. 1946.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 4th day of September, A. D. 1946.
/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson
City Clerk