HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 052660B - Land Acquisition - H.L. Spitzer Et Al - Section 15 Block A - 05_26_1960 RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, by and through
the State Highway Commission, have entered into a contract as empowered
and authorized by Art, 6673-b, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, providing
for the location, constrveti.on and maintenance of that part of the State
Highway system, which has heretofore been designated as Loop 289 by the State
Highway Commission; and,
WHEREAS, under the terms of the contract the procurement and acquisition
of the necessary land needed for road right of way purposes is the obligation
of the City of Lubbock; and,
WHEREAS, the State, Highway Commission has deemed it necessary in order
to make certain highway improvements in connection with said "Loop 289"
situated in and adjacent to the City of Lubbock and to the end that this
purpose be accomplished, the necessity of which is hereby confirmed by the
City Commission of the City of Lubbock, it is necessary that fee simple title
to the land hereinafter described be acquired by the City of Lubbock in
fulfillment and satisfaction of its contractual obligations to the State of
Texas; and,
WHEREAS H. L. Spitzer and wife, Lena Spitzer, Occidental Life
Insurance Company, and Southwest Bell Telephone Company
own or Kaye same character interest in land needed for the location, construc-
tion Ann maintenance of said Loop 289, and the value and total damages to the
,..,i owners for the fee simple title to said land have been appraised in the amount
of $12,5.00 and the Commission finds said amount to be fair
and equitable; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CrrY COKKISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the fee simple title to the following described land situated in
Lubbock County, Texas, be acquired by the City of Lubbock for and on behalf
of the State of Texas for the purpose of opening, constructing and maintaining
in conjunction with the State Highway Commission, said "Loop 289" as a
designated part of the State Highway System, which land is more particularly
described as follows:
A parcel of land out of a certain tract in Section 13, Block A, conveyed to
s H. L. Spitzer by deed dated 24 June '50, and recorded in vol. 400, page 577
of the deed records of Lubbock County, Texas, being more particularly
described as follows:
BEGIMTTIETG at the southeast corner ,of said tract, said point being 1037.8
feet south and 3210 feet eLst of the northwest corner of said Section 15;
thence N 54037' W, 38.2 feet along the south boundary line of said tract;
to a, point; thence in an easterly direction along a circular curve to the
left; the center of the curve being N 6*57' W, 215 feet from the beginning
of this call, a distance of 31.7 feet to a point in the east boundary line
of said tract ; thence southerly 25.2 feet along said east boundary line' to
the place of beginning and contains 0.010 acres.
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THAT the owners 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 and acquisition of said land for the purposes herein stated,
for the use and benefit of the City of Lubbock and State of Texas, and
unless accepted forthwith the City Attorney is hereby authorized and instruc-
ted to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the fee simple title
to said land as hereinabove described for highway purposes.
Approved and passed by unanimous vote of the Commission th�s 2 6
day of MAY 19 b 0.
DAVID C. CASEY, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lavenia owe; City Se retary-Treasurer