HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 071360C - Land Acquisition - Dewitt R. Gayle & Annah R. Bowen - Section 15 Block A - 07_13_1960 RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, by and through
the State Highway Commission, have ente red into a contract as empowered
and authorized by Art. 6673-b, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, providing
for the location, construction 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 DeWitt R. Gayle and Annah R. Bowen
own or have some character interest in land needed for the location, construc-
tion and maintenance of said Loop 289, and the value and total damages to the
owners for phe fee simple title to said land have been appraised in the amount
of $ 62,750.00 and the Commission finds said amount to be fair
and equitable; RM THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION 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 15, Block A, conveyed to
Gayle and Bowen by deed dated 24 Sept. 149 and recorded in vol. 391, page 492
of the deed records of Lubbock County, Texas , being more particularly describ
ed as follows BEGINNING at the east corner of said tract, said point being
1106.9 feet south and 3218.6 feet east of the northwest corner of said sectio
THENCE in a southwesterly direction along a circular curve to the left, the
center of the curve being S 51*19' E, 5804.65 feet from the beginning of this
call, ,a distance of 581.4 feet along the southeast boundary line of said trac
to a point; THENCE in a northerly direction along a circular curve to the lef
the center of the curve being N 57*03' W, 210 feet from the beginning of the
curve, a distance of 326.6 feet to a point; THENCE N 56010' W, 436.o feet to
point in ''the northwest boundary line of said tract; THENCE N 34°11' E, 306.9
feet along said northwest boundary line to a point; THENCE in a southeasterly
direction along a circular curve to the left, the center of the curve being
N 30°59' •E, 5579.65 feet from the beginning of this call, a distance of 160.6
feet, to a point; THENCE S 67*11' E, 331.4 feet, to a point in the northeast
boundary line of said tract; THENCE S 54037' E, 176.9 feet along said north-
east boundary line to the place of beginning and contains 5.378 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 this 13th
day of July , 1960 ,
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DAVID C a CASEY, Mayor
ATTEST.-
L enia Lone, City Secretary-Treasurer
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