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/^ WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has heretofore determined
and now finds that due to increased vehicular traffic on Frankford Avenue in the
City of Lubbock, it is necessary to open, extend, straighten, widen and construct
said Frankford Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, to accomplish this purpose, it is necessary to acquire the fee simple
title of the land hereinafter described; and,
WHEREAS, W. L. Bates
owns said land, and the value and total damages to the owner for the fee simple
title to said land have been appraised in the amount of $2,350.00 and the Council
finds said amount to be fair and equitable;' NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the fee simple title to the following described land situated in the City
of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, be acquired by the City of Lubbock for the pur-
pose of opening, extending, straightening, widening and constructing the public
street known and designated as Frankford Avenue which land is more particularly
described as follows:
TRACT I:
A parcel of land out of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, Block J-S, Lub-
bock County, Texas, more fully described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section
1, Block J-S;
THENCE North along the West line of said section a distance of 880.0
feet to a point;
THENCE East a distance of 60.0 feet to a point;
THENCE South a distance of 880.0 feet to a point;
THENCE West a distance of 60.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
TRACT II:
A parcel of land out of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, Block J-S, Lub-
bock County, Texas, more fully described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point which is 1760.0 feet South and 60.0 feet East of
the Northwest corner of said Section 1, Block J-S;
THENCE East a distance of 450.0 feet to a point;
THENCE South a distance of 300.0 feet to a point;
THENCE West a distance of 450.0 feet to a point;
THENCE North a distance of 300.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
THAT the owner of said land be offered, through the Right of Way Department,
the amount appraised as the value and total damages for the fee simple title acqui-
sition of said land for the purposes herein stated, for the use and benefit of the
City of Lubbock, and unless accepted forthwith the City Attorney is hereby author-
ized and instructed to institute condemnation proceedings for and on behalf of the
City of Lubbock to acquire the fee simple title to said land as hereinabove de-
scribed for street purposes.
rti Approved and passed by unanimous vote of the Council this 13th day of
May 1965.
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Max idmore, Mayor
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Lavenia Zowe, City Se retary-Treasurer
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