(ORCHARD MESA ANNEXATION)

ORDINANCE NO. 1241

AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

That the following described territory, situate in Mesa County, Colorado, to-wit:

Beginning at the center of Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, thence East 425 feet, thence S 02° 37' E 317 feet, thence S 02° 55' E 186.6 feet, thence Southwesterly 1231 feet more or less to a point which is 30 feet South of the Southeast corner of Lot 17, Block 35, Moon & Day Addition to Orchard Mesa Heights Subdivision, thence West 839 feet more or less to a point which is 30 feet North and 50 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 5, Orchard Mesa Heights Subdivision, thence South 650 feet more or less along a line which is 50 feet east and parallel with the east line of Block 5 of said subdivision to a point on the north right of way line of Santa Clara Avenue, thence West along said north right of way line 254 feet more or less to the westerly right of way line of U.S. Highway 50, thence Southeasterly along the arc of said right of way line 186 feet more or less, thence S 4° 51' W 115.9 feet along said right of way, thence S 24° 40' E 266 feet along said right of way, thence Southeasterly along said right of way 14.1 feet to a point which is N 33° 51' W 96.3 feet from the Southeast corner of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 23, thence South 80 feet to a point on the south line of Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, thence West along said south line of Section 23 1250 feet more or less to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Block 32, Orchard Mesa Heights Subdivision, as projected southwesterly, thence Northeasterly along said projection and the westerly boundaries of Blocks 32 and 31, Orchard Mesa Heights Subdivision and Block 33, Moon & Day Addition for a distance of 1825 feet more or less to the northwest corner of said Block 33, thence Northerly along the easterly right of way line of the Montrose Branch Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 543 feet more or less to the southwest corner of Lot 9, Block 36, Moon & Day Addition, thence Northeasterly along the westerly line of said Lot 9, 155.5 feet to the northwest corner thereof, thence Northeasterly 750 feet more or less to a point on the easterly right of way line of said railroad where it crosses the existing southerly limit of the City of Grand Junction, thence Southeasterly along said existing city limit 412 feet more or less to the East-West centerline of said Section 23, thence East along said centerline 1060 feet more or less to the point of beginning,

is hereby annexed to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of November, 1966.

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/s/ Ray A. Meacham

President of the Council

ATTEST:

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/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1241, was introduced, read and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 19th day of October, 1966, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City at least ten days before its final passage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 2nd day of November, 1966.

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/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

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