Res 0890 1/7/1969RESOLUTION NO.890
WHEREAS, under date of February 13th, 1956, the
City of Wichita Falls conveyed to the Wichita Falls Chapter
of the American Red Cross a certain tract of land containing
229 acres out of Lot No. 1, Block 7, Bellevue Addition to
the City of Wichita Falls, more fully described in said deed
and in Resolution No. 288; and,
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Chapter of the American
Red Cross desires to deed said tract back to the City of
Wichita Falls in consideration for the conveyance by said City
to the American Red Cross of a tract of land containing 0.70
acres situated in Wichita County, Texas, described as follows :
Beginning at a point for the northeast corner of
the herein described tract, said point being in the existing
south right-of-way line of Fifth Street and 100.00 feet west
of the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 7, Bellevue Addition
to the City of Wichita Falls.
THENCE, South, parallel to and 100.00 feet west of
the east line of Lot 1, Block 7, a distance 146.00 feet to a
point;
THENCE, West, parallel to and 146.00 feet south of
the north line of Lot 1, Block 7, a distance of 43.60 feet to
a point;
THENCE, South 4.90 feet to a point;
THENCE, West 149.65 feet to a point in a fence being
the east line of a tract of land leased to the United States
of America Naval Reserve;
THENCE, North, 35.15 feet along the fence to a point;
THENCE, West, 20.00 feet along the fence to a point;
THENCE, North, 114. 50 feet along the fence to a point
in the north line of Lot 1, Block 7 ;
THENCE, East, 205.00 feet along the north line of Lot 1,
Block 7, to the place of beginning and containing 0.70 acres more
or less.
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WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls is willing to
make such an exchange.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT;
SECTION 1. The City of Wichita Falls shall accept
a deed from the Wichita Falls Chapter of the American Red
Cross conveying the above mentioned .229 acres of land,
together with all other land in lot 1, block 7, Bellevue
Addition to the City of Wichita Falls, which is occupied,
used or claimed by said Wichita Falls Chapter, out side of
the boundaries of the 0.70 acres described above. Possession
of such lands shall be delivered to the City within thirty
30) days following completion of the building to be constructed
by the American Red Cross on said 0.70 acre tract.
SECTION 2. The City of Wichita Falls shall
convey the above described 0.70 acre tract of land to the
American National Red Cross, for so long as the same is used
for Red Cross purposes. In the event such use should be dis-
continued, the title to said tract of land shall revert to the
City of Wichita Falls; however, the American National Red Cross
shall retain title to the buildings, fixtures and other improve-
ments placed on the land by it, and it shall have a reasonable
time within which to remove same.
SECTION 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute and
deliver a deed conveying said property to the American National
Red Cross.
SECTION 4. Any lien that may arise by operation of
law in favor of the City for the reason that the consideration
for said conveyance is an exchange of land is hereby expressly
waived.
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SECTION 5. The authority for the exchange of lands
provided for in this Resolution is made in lieu of any former
agreements; Resolution No. 679 is hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY,
1969.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK