NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 611

HOUSE BILL 1108

 

AN ACT SETTING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF MURPHY IN CHEROKEE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  The Charter of the Town of Murphy in Cherokee County, as amended by Chapter 387 of the Private Laws of the Session of 1911, Chapter 155 of the Private Laws of 1935 and Chapter 533 of the 1965 Session Laws, is hereby amended to provide that the corporate limits of said town are as follows:

"Beginning on a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 498,592.6 feet and a Y coordinate of 526,888.9 feet, on the South bank of the Valley River on the North edge of a gravel road at a point known as the Meroney Bluff and runs thence South 16 degrees and 11 minutes West, a direct line, 5,583.4 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 497,036.4 feet and a Y coordinate of 521,526.6 feet on the Northeast bank of the Hiwassee River opposite the upstream end of the Murphy filter plant and runs thence South 57 degrees and 56 minutes East, up the Northeast bank of the Hiwassee River, 155.3 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 497,168.0 feet and a Y coordinate of 521,444.1 feet, said monument is at the down stream end of an old river crossing and runs thence South 3 degrees and 0 minutes West, with old river crossing, 328.0 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 497,150.8 feet and a Y coordinate of 521,116.5 feet on the Southwest bank of the Hiwassee River in the old Sycamore Lane and runs thence South 19 degrees and 21 minutes West, with said Sycamore Lane, 510.5 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority boundary monument number HR256-1, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 496,980.9 feet and a Y coordinate of 520,635.6 feet, thence continuing up an old road the following courses: South 15 degrees and 21 minutes East 92.8 feet, South 7 degrees and 47 minutes East 156.6 feet, South 14 degrees and 42 minutes East 197.8 feet, South 34 degrees and 51 minutes East 122.5 feet, South 40 degrees and 01 minutes East 158.1 feet, South 61 degrees and 12 minutes East 121.7 feet, South 78 degrees and 36 minutes East 133.6 feet, South 68 degrees and 10 minutes East 153.7 feet, South 63 degrees and 01 minutes East 220.0 feet, South 55 degrees and 12 minutes East 212.9 feet, South 14 degrees and 16 minutes West 229.7 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 497,943.0 feet and a Y coordinate of 519,393.0 feet, in the center of an old road and on the Tennessee Valley Authority boundary line on top of Morgan Hill and continues thence with the center of the old road South 22 degrees and 19 minutes West 87.6 feet to a point on said road and runs thence South 16 degrees and 36 minutes East 67.7 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 497,929.1 feet and a Y coordinate of 519,247.0 feet in the center of the old road, 30 feet Northeast of Martin's Creek Road on Morgan Hill and runs thence North 67 degrees and 17 minutes West, a direct line, 3,543.1 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 494,661.0 feet and a Y coordinate of 520,615.3 feet on the Northwest edge of a branch which parallels West Hollow Street and runs thence North 60 degrees and 29 minutes West, a direct line, 2,617.4 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 492,383.2 feet and a Y coordinate of 521,904.9 feet near the Louisville and Nashville railroad track at Townson Lumber Company Mill site and runs thence North 6 degrees and 19 minutes West, a direct line, 6,619.0 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority boundary monument number HR318-6 having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 491,655.0 feet and a Y coordinate of 528,483.4 feet on top of the mountain above Lover's Leap bluff, and runs thence South 66 degrees and 27 minutes East, with the Tennessee Valley Authority boundary line, 368.8 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority angle iron and steel fence post corner number LS2-20, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 491,990.3 feet and a Y coordinate of 528,337.3 feet at the foot of Lover's Leap bluff on the West bank of Hiwassee River said corner being the Northeast corner of the land purchased by the Cherokee County Development Corporation from the United States of America by and through its legal agent, Tennessee Valley Authority for an industrial site and runs thence North 20 degrees and 25 minutes East, a direct line, diagonally across and with the flow of the Hiwassee River, 1322.3 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 492,451.4 feet and a Y coordinate of 529,576.5 feet in the mouth of a hollow at a quarry on the Northwest side of branch and runs North 65 degrees and 01 minutes East, a direct line, 1145.0 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority concrete boundary monument number HR414-8, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 493,489.3 feet and a Y coordinate of 530,060.0 feet and runs thence South 27 degrees and 26 minutes East, with the Tennessee Valley Authority boundary line, 305.6 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority boundary monument number HR414-9, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 493,630.1 feet and a Y coordinate of 529,788.8 feet and runs thence South 27 degrees and 29 minutes East with the said Tennessee Valley Authority boundary, 278.0 feet to a Tennessee Valley Authority boundary monument number HR414-10, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 493,758.4 feet and a Y coordinate of 529,542.2 feet then leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority boundary and running thence North 80 degrees and 16 minutes East, with the top of the ridge, 137.3 feet to a point and runs thence North 65 degrees and 10 minutes East 71.6 feet to a point and runs thence North 21 degrees and 46 minutes East 77.3 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 493,987.3 feet and a Y coordinate of 529,667.3 feet at the West edge of the pavement of the rural paved road number 1363 (Texana Road) at the entrance to the present City Landfill and runs thence North 86 degrees and 18 minutes East, a direct line, 2151.2 feet to a concrete monument having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 496,135.4 feet and a Y coordinate of 529,807.7 feet and runs thence North 8 degrees and 51 minutes West, a direct line, 3700.0 feet to an iron pin having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 496,704.6 feet and a Y coordinate of 533,463.6 feet at Brittian Branch below the Town reservoir and runs thence down said branch the following courses: South 18 degrees and 05 minutes East 122.0 feet, South 17 degrees and 28 minutes East 167.5 feet, South 22 degrees and 06 minutes East 160.1 feet, South 37 degrees and 13 minutes East 142.2 feet, South 26 degrees and 31 minutes East 113.9 feet, South 76 degrees and 51 minutes East 135.8 feet, South 47 degrees and 10 minutes East 145.2 feet, South 39 degrees and 14 minutes East 128.2 feet, South 37 degrees and 06 minutes East 93.1 feet, South 8 degrees and 55 minutes West 98.3 feet, South 4 degrees and 22 minutes East 80.4 feet, South 43 degrees and 40 minutes East 55.9 feet, South 3 degrees and 14 minutes West 92.1 feet, South 25 degrees and 37 minutes East 96.8 feet, South 27 degrees and 28 minutes East 110.8 feet, South 47 degrees and 00 minutes West 81.1 feet, South 38 degrees and 36 minutes West 115.4 feet, South 51 degrees and 14 minutes West 96.8 feet, South 35 degrees and 22 minutes West 95.1 feet, South 4 degrees and 24 minutes East 105.8 feet, South 20 degrees and 03 minutes East 131.7 feet, South 38 degrees and 01 minutes East 109.3 feet, South 24 degrees and 19 minutes East 111.2 feet, South 36 degrees and 44 minutes West 94.5 feet, South 11 degrees and 41 minutes East 102.3 feet, South 23 degrees and 24 minutes East 120.2 feet, South 26 degrees and 51 minutes East 138.5 feet, South 33 degrees and 03 minutes East 98.6 feet, South 36 degrees and 28 minutes East 113.6 feet, South 53 degrees and 32 minutes West 37.0 feet, South 54 degrees and 26 minutes East 102.2 feet, South 43 degrees and 35 minutes West 37.7 feet, South 22 degrees and 41 minutes West 70.2 feet, South 30 degrees and 44 minutes East 83.5 feet, South 24 degrees and 24 minutes West 74.3 feet, South 0 degrees and 55 minutes East 78.6 feet, South 15 degrees and 54 minutes East 134.0 feet, South 45 degrees and 56 minutes West 83.2 feet, South 36 degrees and 52 minutes West 103.4 feet, South 48 degrees and 10 minutes West 91.7 feet, South 3 degrees and 36 minutes West 60.7 feet, South 3 degrees and 30 minutes East 115.1 feet, South 21 degrees and 10 minutes East 291.0 feet, South 33 degrees and 35 minutes East 268.3 feet, South 65 degrees and 25 minutes East 97.5 feet, South 23 degrees and 18 minutes East 60.9 feet, South 39 degrees and 43 minutes West 90.7 feet, South 72 degrees and 02 minutes East 136.6 feet, South 3 degrees and 18 minutes West 194.6 feet, South 34 degrees and 10 minutes East 274.2 feet, South 40 degrees and 58 minutes East 230.2 feet, South 43 degrees and 52 minutes East 172.8 feet, North 31 degrees and 17 minutes East 33.6 feet, South 44 degrees and 43 minutes East 58.5 feet, South 57 degrees and 49 minutes East 129.6 feet, South 0 degrees and 16 minutes East 21.6 feet, South 88 degrees and 33 minutes West 50.5 feet, South 23 degrees and 14 minutes East 27.8 feet, South 0 degrees and 24 minutes West 62.0 feet, South 84 degrees and 18 minutes East 49.6 feet, South 87 degrees and 16 minutes East 69.0 feet, North 77 degrees and 34 minutes East 107.6 feet, South 58 degrees and 50 minutes East 37.6 feet, South 11 degrees and 15 minutes East 88.1 feet, South 70 degrees and 00 minutes East 63.6 feet to a point in the center of Valley River opposite the mouth of Brittian Branch, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 498,759.7 feet and a Y coordinate of 528,155.2 feet and runs thence down the said Valley River the following courses: South 7 degrees and 13 minutes East 1044.3 feet to a point and runs thence South 60 degrees and 17 minutes West 319.4 feet to a point in the Valley River at Meroney Bluff, having a North Carolina State X coordinate of 498,613.5 feet and a Y coordinate of 526,960.9 feet and runs thence South 16 degrees and 11 minutes West 75.0 feet to a concrete monument, the point of beginning."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of June, 1971.