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AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND CibsiNG THE ALLEY IN THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 721
OVERTON ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
WHEREAS, Block 72, Overton Addition to the City of Lubbock has been re~latted
with the approval of the Pla nning Commission and Governing Body of the City of
•Lubbock, in the public interest, with a forty-two (42) foot street right-of-way
dedicated to the public between Broadway and 13th Streets, near the center ot said
Block, and the alley extending Ea.et and West through the East halt of said Block
• 72, is no longer needed for alley purposes, with complete ingress and egress being
afforded in the West half of said block, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCKr
SECTION 1. That the alley extending through the East half of Block 72, Overton
Addition to the City of Lubbock, described by metes and bounds as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of Lot 7, in Block 72, Overton Addi~
tion, for the place of beginningJ THENCE West along the South boundary
line of said lots in the North half of said Block, 335.25 feet to a
point in the South line of Lot 13; THENCE South 20 feet to a point in
the North property line of Lot lSJ THENCE East along the North property
line of said lots, 335.25 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 24;
THENCE North 20 feet to the place of beginning;
BE, and the same is hereb.y abandoned and closed for public purposes.
SECTION 2.. The City of Lubbock hePeby reserves an easement in that portion of
the alley closed under the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance, together with
all rights of ingress and egress, for the purpose of removing a~ existing. utili•
ties therefrom.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission this 16th day of
February, 194.8.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission this llthd~ of
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Mayor
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RCY BASS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
LUBSDCIC NATIONAL BANK SLDO.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
First Baptist Church ot Lubbock •
Lubbock • Texas .
SPetbrent
Re: East 20 i'o.f the West 1./S of tot 13,
Block 72 Overton Addition to the q~tz ot !ubbock. Lubboc.k o~tt ,
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I have examined the title to the above described propertt aa
reflected in an abstract compiled by the Lubbock Abstract co .~·
oerttr1ed tram the Sovereignt7 ot ·the Soil down to February 2~, 1948,
at laOO p .m •• containing 59 r.ages ~ plus several ~serted pages which
are numbered 11 l7•A"' tbrough 1 17~a., inclusive.
FEE SIMPLE TITLE IS VESTED INs
N&Dbie L. Oonlq-1 eubjeot to the following comments .
ENCUMBBAliO~S 1
LIENS I None •
TAXES: Collectors' cert1t1catea attached to the abstract show
that taxes have been paid ~ :the yea:-1947 and all prior
years to· the Cit)" ot X,ubbock , Lubbock Independent School
D1etr1ot. Lubboek Count7 and the State ot T•xa•• EXCEPT
that the taxes tor 1938 haVf ngL,b§,OXl.P.!.~.!L!9-.. ~M .. _§.t_eJ;_t~ 4Y19 QMU, .
In a deed from M. C. Overton and w1te to H. C. Pearson ..
dated August 3 , l909j (which covers the property here under
search and also Lot 1.a and the East Halt. Of Lot ~. which the
Church has already bought} , there 18 a restriq_Upp_th&.t.Jih.!
premises shall be ueod tor res1dence_lltq:l)9.Ses exclusivel:;y. and ~o!rtq;!l~J·e-W.fi~!;fi~~~~;1t ... ~f~t1f:f!·-t:-:ff~1I:~J;«-~
baa oie~~ed , but no wa1 ver appears 1n the abstract .
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. (1) S;?me ar.range~ent 9holdd be made to pay the 1938 State /"
and Count,-t,axea ·if' 1n raot ~Y have not been paid . ~. Conley
h1la me. abe feelS ave the taxes have been paid• and 1e looking
f<tr her r~e~t ~ but 1n the event theJ . have not been pa14• botb
l!ra. Conlel and Judge Vickers (ll.er att.qrne7) aaaure me that the
matter wil be straightened out. .
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(Z) ~a81U9Ch-.. Dr ... Over~OD .1• giving th~ Chur-ch. a qU.it cla!m
deed to ,the .;A;Ll•7. ,mtch ~··· ~1o..s cl-oa.ed east and '!est em th$ south I/'
aide 'fW ~hfa prq>vt7,, 1~ ·wo~4· l;»e well to have him gl'te ·~ c~~ch
a wri.t~ watv~r .or wnatev~l" reveraionU7 1nter.at ~e might have
bJ vi~tue ot the de~ ~ · b1m and 14• n.te to Mr . Pe~on. · ·
(3) ID. tU. deed b7 which Ilra . Conley acquired title to this .-..\l,
property. ,.b.e:t mal'ital status was not indicated. In the deed which l\0 'V
she a1vea the -ch~b. a reQital lfboW.d be incl\lded to the ettect
that she lJU a w14ow at the-tim~ she uq\ll.red title, and has re•
mained a widow e~.,r ab;lc&~ \ · · ·
eow~.i
·This oplnlon pt coar" d~s not cover questions of bounda.27 •
etc . • whief1 lJlllSt be det~d b:r an actus+ survey on the groUJld •
The City Eh~i.Qeer 'a ot1'ice hab eur.e,.ed and staked ott the premiaea
above described. · ..r"
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