HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 072342A - Condemnation Proceedings - Ellwood Place, Lot 4 Block 7 - 07/23/1942. rnzawz,a
BE IT REMEMBERED that at a meeting of the City
Commission held at the City Hall in Lubbock, Texas, on the
241,u'�4/,day of July, 1942, upon motion of Commissioner Jones:
seconded by Commissioner i'rice , the following
resolution was introduced and duly passed:
VVHEHEAS, heretofore, to wit: On the 9th day
of July, 1942, the City Commission by resolution duly passed,'
authorized Durwood H. Bradley, City Attorney, to enter into
negotiations with Dr. V. V. Clark and wife, Clyde Clark, for
the purchase of a strip of land 15 feet vide across Lot 4,
Block 7 of Ellwood Ylace, an Addition to the City of Lubbock,
Lubbock County, Texas, described by metes and bounds as follows:
and,
BEGINNING at a point in the East line of
Lot 4, Block 71, Ellwood Place, 249 feet
South of the Northeast corner of said
Lot 4, Block 7;
THENCE West 194 feet; THENCE North 9 feet;
THENCE East 7 feet; THENCE North 6 feet;
THENCE East 187 feet; THENCE South 15 feet
to the place of beginning;
WHEREAS, the said Durwood H. Bradley was authorized
to offer the said Dr. V. V. Clark and wife, Clyde Clark, the
sum of $775.00 for said land; and,
WHEREAS, the said Dr. V. V. Clark and wife,
refused to accept the sum of X775.00, and refused to nego-
tiate with the City of Lubbock through its agent, Durwood H.
Bradley and the said Dr. V. V. Clark advised the said Durwood
H. Bradley that under no circumstances would he sell to the
City said strip of land to be used for an alley; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Lubbock
to acquire title to the above described land for the conven-
ience of the public and to preserve a sanitary condition in
said City of Lubbock and to protect the health of the public;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission
of the City of Lubbock that Lurti?ood H. Bradley, City Attorney,
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condemnation proceedings as provided by law and to have said
above described land condemned, according to law so that the
same can be used as an alley for the convenience and for the
protection of the health of the general public in the City of
Lubbock and, IT IS SO ORDERED.
A T'PEST : L':_1 o r
City Secretary