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Res 1436 7/3/1973a i RESOLUTION NO. /0; RESOLUTION GRANTING TO COMMUNITY TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. AN EASEMENT FOR AN UNDERWATER TELEPHONE CABLE AT LAKE ARROWHEAD. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: That certain easement and right-of-way, a copy of which is attached hereto, wherein the City grants to Community Tele- phone Company, Inc. an easement for an underwater telephone cable across Lake Arrowhead, is hereby approved, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the same for the City of Wichita Falls. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 1973. 1)6L16-3411 MAYOR ATTEST: 12'1%1/4442-, 71,67- 4.62-') City Clerk r EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: COUNTY OF CLAY That the City of Wichita Falls , (Grantor) acting herein by and through its duly authorized Mayor, of Wichita County, Texas , for and in consideration of One and no/l00 Dollars 1. 00) in hand paid by Community Telephone Company, Inc. , a corporation, of Windthorst, Archer County, Texas (Grantee) has granted, sold and conveyed, and by these presents does grant, sell and convey unto Grantee, its successors or assigns, an easement of right-of-way for an underwater telephone cable, and all necessary or desirable appurtenances, at or near the location where said cable is submerged, described generally as follows , to-wit: BEGINNING at a point on the West side of Lake Arrowhead at an elevation of 936 feet, said point being 636 feet East of the West line of the W. Spavin Survey, Abst. 422 and 2488 feet South of the North line of said Spavin Survey; THENCE Southeasterly across Lake Arrowhead to a point 932 feet above sea level , said point being due West of the Southwest corner of Lot 12 , Section II, Bunny Run Estates , according to a plat thereof of record in Vol . 227 , Page 172 , Clay County Deed Records. Grantor recognizes that the general course of said cable as above described may vary from the actual location, and hereby agrees that the easement hereby granted shall apply to the actual location of said cable when construction is completed. Together with the right of ingress and egress over adjacent lands to or from said right-of-way for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, constructing and removing said cable and appurtenances; the right to relocate along the same general direction of said cable; the right to prevent possible interference with the operation of said cable, or to remove possible hazard thereto. Grantor also grants and conveys to Grantee, the right to lay cable on each lot owned by Grantor at either end of the course of said cable above described, for the purpose of reaching dwellings and other structures situated on said lot, for the purpose of connecting telephone service. This ease- ment is conveyed to Grantee for the purpose of serving lands within the service area of Grantee. Whenever Grantee is doing any construction or maintenance work on said easement, it shall provide all necessary barricades , warning signs and signals , and warning lights in order to pro- vide safety of travel to all persons who might travel along or across such easement. Further , Grantee shall indemnify Grantor from all claims and causes of action for damages which might arise out of the use of this easement by Grantee. Grantee shall bury such cable on each end from a point above elevation 930 feet M.S.L. to a point in the lake as far as possible. The cable shall be placed and kept on the floor of the lake by Grantee, and it shall be weighted at the point of crossing the river. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described easement and right unto the said Grantee, its successors and assigns , until said line shall be abandoned and removed. And Grantor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to warrant and foreever defend, all and singular the above described easement and right unto the above said Grantee, its successor and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. fJExecutedthis day of O 4 1973 . CITY OF WICHITA FALLS , TEXAS inston Wallander, Mayor ATTEST: T City Clerk 2 - STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHTA BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Winston Wallander, Mayor of the City of Wichita Falls , Texas , known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated as the act and deed of said corporation. Given under my hand and seal of office, this 6!-'7,/. day of 1973 . Notary Public in and for Wichita County, Texas 3 -