RESO CC 02/11/75 - Street developmentRESOLUTION NO. 75 -5
WHEREAS, the long range plan for the development of
streets and highways within the City of Huntsville, Texas, calls
for the extension 10th Street easterly from its present termination
point at Avenue F to Highway 19 North which would result in the
necessity of acquiring by condemnation or otherwise certain real
estate by the City of Huntsville for the purpose of opening such
street. The City of Huntsville has now negotiated the purchase of
a certain portion of the real estate to be included in the future
extension of 10th Street and the said City Council of the City of
Huntsville having reviewed the future plans and determined that
it would be advantageous to said City to acquire such of said real
estate as available thereby avoiding costly litigation and con-
demnation proceedings and that the necessity exists for the acceptance
of an offer to sell such real estate to said City for the sum of
$11,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, that the best interest of the City
of Huntsville would be served by the acquisition of the following
described real estate for the purpose of future extention of 10th
Street east in accordance with the long range plans for the develop-
ment of the City of Huntsville:
Being out of and a part of the P. Gray League, A -24, in Walker County,
Texas, and being situated in the eastern part of the City of Hunts-
ville, on the east side of Avenue F (formerly Woodlawn Avenue);
BEGINNING at a 6" x 6" creosoted oak fence post on the east margin
of Avenue F, this point being north 390 feet from the northeast
intersection of Avenue F and llth Street;
THENCE North 56 -1/2 feet along the east margin of Avenue F to a 3/4"
iron pipe for corner at the southwest corner of the original Gray -
bill tract, this corner is south 56 -1/2 feet from a car axle at the
southwest corner of the Murray tract;
THENCE East along fence line 694.4 feet (250 vrs.) to a 1/2" iron
rod for corner from which a hackberry 10" dia. brs. S 53 E. 10 feet;
THENCE South 56 -1/2 feet to an 1/2" iron pipe in fence line for
corner in a ravine;
THENCE West 694.4 feet (250 vrs.) along fence to the Place of Beginning
containing 9/10 acres of land and being the same land described in
deed dated May 24, 1948, from Joe Miller Young, et al to Alex
Scott, and recorded in Vol. 122, Page 152, Deed Records of
Walker County, Texas;
And being the same tract of land conveyed by deed dated August 9,
1948, from Alex Scott and wife, Cora Scott to T. A. Russell, re-
corded in Vol. 122, Page 568, Walker County Deed Records to which
instrument reference is herein made for all purposes.
This conveyance is made subject to all restrictions, easements,
conditions, covenants and conveyances or exceptions of minerals or
royalty, if any, of record in the office of the County Clerk of
Walker County, Texas, applicable to an enforceable against the
above described property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City pay THOMAS D. DURBIN,
the present owner of such real estate, the sum of $11,000.00 in
the consideration of the conveyance to the City of said real estate
and the furnishing of a policy of Owner's Title Insurance.
WHEREUPON, said Resolution was duly made and seconded
and passed by unanimous vote on this the / /,Lday of February,
1975.
D AS TO FO
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
BY
City Attorney
ALLER, Mayor