HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/19/1949RECESSED REGULAR MYETING.
The City Commission of the City of
recessed regular session, recessed
at the regular meeting nlace in the
thereof being present, to -wit:
Lubbock, Texas
Mary 19, 1949
Lubbock, Texas, met at 11:30 A.M. in
from regular meeting of May 12, 1949,
City Hall, the followin,- members
Mayor W. H. Rodgers, Commissioners John Spikes and W. B. Price, City Sec-
retary Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: Commissioner Clarence K. Whiteside and Commissioner E. K. Huf-
stedler, Jr.
Motion by Commissioner Spikes, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, the following Resolution was passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on March 28, 1949, the City Commission authorized the Mayor
to execute a Contract of Sale, Lease Agreement, and Escrow Agreement be-
tween the City and Oscar C. and Corinne Palmer, also Warranty Deed to ap-
proximately ten (10) acres of land out of what was formerly known_ as the
South Plains Army Air Field as shown in Minute Book 8, Pape 441, and,
W34ER_ '_4S, the Minutes do not contain a metes and bounds description of
the ten (10) acre tract of land, the sale of which was authorized for the
sum of Seven Hundred Fifty W50.00) Dollars, and Mayor W. H. Rodgers has
pursuant to such authority executed the conveyance for the consideration
authorized and under the terms agreed upon by the City Commission 1*hich now
desires to amend said Minutes and ratify and confirm the same and the con-
veyance executed by the Mayor, said conveyance correctly describing the
land by metes and bounds and being the same land intended by the Commission
to be conveyed and referred to in said Minutes, THEREFOR,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE OITY OF LUBBOCK:
That the Minutes in Book 8, Page 441 relating to the sale above refer-
red to be and the same are I-P reby amended to include the metes and bounds
description of the ten (10) acre tract of land therein referred to � d autho-
rized by the City Commission to be conveyed to Oscar C. and Corinne Palmer
.for the cash consideration of Seven Hundred Fifty ($750.00) Dollars, said
description being as follows, to -wit, all that certain tract and parcel of
land situated in Lubbock County, Texas, being more particularly described
by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the Soutr Aeri.meter fence of the South
Plains Army Air Field, said point being 50 feet North and 1702.5
feet East of the S.W. corner of Section 2, Block D-3, Lubbock
County, Texas.
THENCE East along said South perimeter fence 50 feet from and
parallel to the South line of said Section 2, a distance of
1168.53 feet to a point; THENCE North a distance of 352.65 feet
to a point; said point being on an East-West line along the North
edge of a loading dock for warehouses included in this tr-gct-
THENCE West along the North ed7_e of said docks, a distance of
1278.53 feet to a point in the East property line of Avenue H
(as said Avenue is described and located on the South Plains
Army Air Field plat dated May 6, 1944, and apnroved by H. 0.
Bordelon, Commandinc- Officer.), said property line being 25 feet
East of the center line of sai-,M -treet; THENCE South along the
said East property line of said Avenue H, a distance of 214.65
feet to a point; THENCE East a distance of 110 feet to a point;
THENCE South a distance of 138 feet to a point of beginning and
containing ten (10) acres more or less.
And the City Commission hereby ratifies and confirms the conveyance
executed by Mayor W. H. Rodgers for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock
which said conveyance is now being held in escrow pending final settlement.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
On motion cf Commissioner Spikes, seconded
foregoing Resolution was unanimously passed by
City Commission this 19th day of May, 1949.
ATTEST:
by Commissioner Price, the
an affirmative vote of the
W. H. Rodgers
Mayor
Lavenia Lowe
City Secretary
The Warranty Deed follows:
WARRANTY DEED
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
THAT, the City of Lubbock,
County of Lubbock and the State
W. H. Rod-ers, Mayor of the City_
for and in consideration of the
DOLLARS, to it in hand paid by 0
Phoenix, Arizona, have granted,
do grant, sell and convey unto t
of Phoenix, Arizona, all that ce
Lubbock County, Texas, bein27 mor
as follows:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
a Home Rule Municipal Corporation of the
of Texas, acting herein by and throitrh
of Lubbock, hereunto duly authorized,
sum of SEVEN HLIN Dt ! D FIFTY ($7 50.00 )
scar C. and wife, Corrine E. Palmer, of
sold and conveyed and by these presents
he said Oscar C. and wife, Corrine E. Palmer
rtain tract and parcel of land situated in
e particularly described by metes and bounds
BEGINNING at a point in the South perimeter fence of the South
Plains Army Air Field, said point being- 50 feet North and 1702.5
feet East of the S.W. corner of Section 2, Block D-3, Lubbock
County, Texas.
THENCE East along said South perimeter fence 50 feet from and
parallel to the South line of Said Section 2, a distance of
1168.53 to a point.
THENCE North a distance of 352.65 feet to a point; said point
being on an east -west line along the North edge of a loading
dock for warehouses included in this tract.
THENCE West along the North ed-e of said docks a distance of
1278.53 feet to a point in the East property line of Avenue H
(as said avenue is described and located on the South Plains
Army Airfield plat dated May 6, 1944, and approved by H. p.
Bordelon, Commanding Officer.), said property line being 25 feet
East of the center liie of said street.
THENCE South along the said East property line of said Avenue
H a distance of 214.65 feet to a point.
THENCE East a distance of 110 feet to a point.
THENCE South a distance of 138 feet to the point of beginning
and containing ten (10) acres more or less.
The Grantor exrressly reserves an easement on that part of said tract
now occupied by a railroad siding or spur tract together with full right of
ingress, egress and usage necessary and incidental to the continuing use and
maintenance of said spur tract as an implement of transportation, such ease-
ment to continue in perpetuity or until abandoned by the City of Lubbock, in
which event the City cf Lubbock shall be entitled to remove said spur track
or sidin- and ties within a reasonable period of time, said reasonable period
of time shall in no event be less than one year from the date of abandonment.
TO HAVE AND TO LOLD the above described premises together with all -:and
singular the rights and annurtenances thereto in anvwise belonging unto�`the
said Oscar C. and wife, Corinne E. Palmer and theirassignsforever; and the
City of Lubbock does hereby bind itself to warrant and forever defend all and
singular the said premises unto the said O-car C. and -,rife, Corinne E. Palmer
and their assi7ns a7ainst every person -whomsoever lawfully claiming or to
claim the same or any part thereof.
WITH SS the signature of the Mayor of the Cit- of Lubbock, at Lubbock,
Texas this 29th day of April, 1949.
CITY OF LUBBOCK
BY W. H. Rodgers
W. H. Ro gers, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lavenia Lowe
My Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
Before Me, the undersigned authority in and for said County and State
on this day personally appeared W. H. Rodgers, Mayor of the City of Lubbock,
Lubbock County, Texas, knatm to me to be the person` whose name is subscribed
to the fore-oing instrument and acknowledged to me that hie executed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity
therein stated.
GIVEN M1DER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS 18th day of IvIny, 1949.
Charles Adams Jr.
7: a y , MnFlocK uoun
No further business coming up for consideration, the city commission
recessed to meet May 23, 1949, at 1:30 P.M.
Read and approved this the 2¢day of MAX _........ 1949.
ATTEST :
ity Secr asryy.