HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 102557B - Land Acquisition - Widening Of 38Th Street - Survey 10 Block B - 10/25/1957 RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Lubbock has heretofore
1),determined and now finds that due to increased vehicular traffic on the streets
of the City of Lubbock it is necessary to widen 38th Street between Avenues R
and S; and,
WHEREAS, it has been further determined by-the City Commission that in
� order to widen 38th.Street between Avenues R and S it is necessary to acquire
fee simple title to the property abutting and adjacent to the North right of way
line of 38th Street as presently dedicated, said land being more particularly
described hereafter by metes and bounds; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission has heretofore had the land appraised by
an independent appraiser; and based on the appraisal has offered the sum of
14, 075. 00 as the value of the land and damages to Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Gaddis
as owners of the land required for widening 38th Street in order to purchase
the same for right-of-way purposes; and,
WHEREAS, Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Gaddis have rejected the offer made by
the City of Lubbock; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT public necessity and Convenience requires the widening
of 38th Street and the acquisition for such purpose of the following described
tracts of land described as Parcels Nos. 1 and 2 more particularly described
by metes and bounds as follows:
Parcel No. 1
Being out of the Northeast one-fourth of the Northeast one-fourth
of Survey No. 10 in Block B, Lubbock County, Texas, and described
- by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a point 1320 feet South and 1320 feet West of the
Northeast corner of said Survey 10, Block B, for the place of
beginning of the herein described tract of land;
THENCE North 95 feet;
THENCE East 180 feet;
THENCE ,South 95 feet;
THENCE West 180 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, as
recorded September 1, ,1936 and recorded in Volume 197, page 495
of the Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas.
Parcel No. 2
Being out of the Northeast one-fourth of Survey No. 10 in
Block B, Lubbock County, Texas:, described by metes and bounds
as follows:
BEGINNING at a point 13Z0 feet South and 1140 feet West of the
Northeast. corner of said Survey 10, Block B, Lubbock County,
Texas, for the beginning point of the herein described tract of
-"' land;
THENCE East 90 feet;
THENCE North 95 feet;
THENCE South 95 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, as
recorded September 12, 1937, -Volume Z02, page 385 of the
Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas;
And in addition a strip of land 6. 75 feet in width abutting the
above-described land along the .South side which is now being
claimed and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gaddis,
SECTION 2. The offer of $14, 075, 00 for the value of the land and damages
having been made to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gaddis as owners of the above-
described land for the purchase thereof and said offer being rejected by said
owners, the City Attorney shall be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
acquire by condemnation proceedings the fee simple title to said property here-
tofore described for street purposes. s- c,--_-7-
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Passed by the City Commission this 25 day of October
A. D. , 1957.
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