Res 1292 4/18/1972RESOLUTION NO. /(.7M
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has filed with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development an application for a
grant for acquisition of some additional land for and development
of Lucy Park, which application and project has been assigned
number OSL-TX-06-16-1020; and,
WHEREAS, in order to carry out this project, the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls has found and determined
that it is necessary to acquire the fee simple title to the two (2)
tracts of land described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein, for parks and recreation purposes; and,
WHEREAS, such property has been appraised independently
by two competent professional appraisers selected by the City, and
their appraisals are in the possession of the Director of Parks and
Recreation. The appraisals have been reviewed by a competent staff
appraiser, who found the appraisal reports acceptable and properly
documented, and he determined for each parcel his opinion of the
fair market value thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. It is necessary that the City acquire the
fee simple title to the property described in Exhibit A for parks
and recreation purposes .
SECTION 2. The fair market value of each parcel is hereby
established, as follows:
Tract No. 1 15, 500.00
Tract No. 2 900.00
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
purchase such tracts of land by warranty deed for the City of Wichita
Falls; the authorized price to be paid for each tract is the fair
market value established above.
SECTION 4. In the event the City Manager is unable to
purchase such tracts of land for such values, he is hereby authorized
and directed to cause to be instituted condemnation proceedings to
obtain the fee simple title to such tracts of land for the City of
Wichita Falls .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 18th day of April, 1972 .
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
TRACT NO. 1:
Eight (8) acres of land out of the West 57-3/5 acres of the North
One-half (N 1/2) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Jno. A.
Scott Survey No. 17 , Abstract No. 298, said 8 acres described by
metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING 264 feet west of the Southeast corner of said 57-3/5
acre tract, a stake for corner; THENCE North 1319-4/9 feet to
North line of said 57 -3/5 acres, a stake for corner; THENCE West
264 feet along the North line of said tract, to a stake for corner;
THENCE South 1319-4/9 feet to South line of said 57-3/5 acres, a
stake for corner; THENCE East 264 feetto the place of BEGINNING.
TRACT NO. 2 :
Approximately 0.69 acre of land, more or less, out of the John A.
Scott Survey No. 17, Abstract No. 298 in Wichita County, Texas,
described by metes and bounds as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point in the South line of the North Half (N 1/2)
of the South West Quarter (SW 1/4) at a point 100 feet West of the
East line; Thence West on the South line of the North One Half
N 1/2) of the South West One Fourth (SW 1/4) a distance of 570
feet to an iron pipe; Thence North 5 deg. 37 min. West 52.7 feet,
more or less; Thence East along a line 570 feet, more or less to a
point in the center of the Big Wichita River; Thence South 3 Deg.
15 min. East 58.4 feet, more or less, to the place of Beginning,
and containing 0.69 acres of land, more or less.
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