Res 016-86 2/4/1986RESOLUTION NO. /(l-
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DEED CONVEYING
THE LITTLEST SKYSCRAPER COMPLEX TO WICHITA COUNTY
HERITAGE SOCIETY.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has heretofore acquired
the title to the following described land situated in Wichita
Falls , Wichita County, Texas, to-wit :
The west 33-1/3 feet of Lot No. 1, Block
162 of the Original Town of Wichita Falls,
being the same property conveyed in a deed
from Iva Deanne Pink to Guy E. Mathews, Jr . ,
et ux, recorded in Volume 1114 , Page 136 of
the Deed Records of Wichita County, Texas .
This property is known as the Littlest
Skyscraper Complex.
WHEREAS , this property was acquired by the City for historic
site preservation purposes, and the Wichita County Heritage
Society, a non-profit corporation, desires to obtain this property
from the City so that they may operate, maintain and preserve this
historic site for the benefit of the public ; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the purpose for which
the property was acquired can best be served by conveying it to
such Heritage Society.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , THAT:
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute
for the City of Wichita Falls a deed, without warranty, conveying
the above-described property to the Wichita County Heritage
Society, subject to the following terms and conditions :
1 . The property shall be operated, maintained and preserved
as a historic property for the benefit of the public .
2 . The conveyance shall be subject to the terms of the
judgment dated February 17 , 1978 in Cause No . C-130-A in the
30th District Court of Wichita County, Texas .
3 . Such deed shall contain a provision that in the event that
the Heritage Society should ever dissolve or become inactive, or
in the event of the failure of the Heritage Society to operate,
maintain and preserve such property as a historic property for the
benefit of the public, or in the event the Heritage Society should
violate any of the terms of the judgment in Cause No. C-130-A, then
the deed and all rights, title and interest conveyed to such Society
may be cancelled and voided by ordinance duly passed by the City
Council of the City of Wichita Falls , and upon the passage of such
ordinance and the filing of a certified copy thereof in the deed
records of the County Clerk's office of Wichita County, Texas, all
right, title and interest in and to said property shall revert to
and vest in the City of Wichita Falls.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of February, 1986 .
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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