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ORDINANCE NO. ~07
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AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE PURCHASE
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BY THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, OF
CERTAIN LAND IN HARRIS COUNTY , TEXAS, TO BE UTILIZED
BY SAID CITY AS A GARBAGE DISPOSAL SITE; DESCRIBING
SAID PROPERTY" SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE
OF FUNDS FOR SAID PROPERTY AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY OF \~T UNIVERSITY PLACE'S ACCEPTANCE OF A
DEED TO SAID PROPERTY.
WHEREAS,heretofore by motion duly made and unanimously
voted, the Mayor of the City of West University Place, Texas, was
authorized by the City Commission of the City of West University Place,
Texas, to negotiate the purchase of certain land located in Harris
County, Texas, hereafter described in full for the purpose of utili-
zation as a garbage disposal site by the City of West University Place,
Texas, and
'WHEREAS by deed dated October 10, 1949, there was conveyed
to the City of West University Place, Texas, by Thomas M. Ryan, Trustee,
the tract of land hereafter described, and
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WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission of the City
of West University Place, Texas, to evidence the ratification, con-
firmation~ and acceptance of the transaction'whereby the City of West
University Place, Texas, became owner of the following described prop-
erty, and
~VHEREAS, it is the further desire of the City Commission of
the City of West University Place, Texas, to evidence the authori-
zation of the expenditure of such sum of money as has been expended
out of the appropriate bond funds of the City of West University Place,
Texas, to secure said land.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WEST. UNIVERSITY pLACE.;. TEXAS:
The purchase of the hereinafter described property by the
City of W~tUn~ve~~ity Place,. Texas, for the purpose of prospective
utilization of said sit~as a garbage disposal site is hereb~,:in all
things ~atified, confirmed and approved;
All that certain property situated in Harris County, Texas, ,
described as follows, to-wit:
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BEGINNING at a 3/4 inch iron pipe, a corner in fence, 40.6
feet West of the Southwest corner of the Beclanan Canfield
Survey; THENCE East 529 feet along said fence to another
3/4 inch iron pipe, a corner in said fence, for the North-
east corner of this tract; THENCE with said fence South
o degrees, 52 minutes East, 1523.92 feet, a 3/4 inch iron
pipe, a corner in said fence for the Southeast corner of
this tract, being 110 feet at right angles from center of
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S. A. & A. P.R. R.; THENCE along said fence South 85 degrees,
12 minutes West 549.24 feet, to a 1 1/4 inch rod, a corner
in fence for the Southwest corner of this tract; THENCE with
said fence North 0 degrees, 10 min~tes West 1569.93 feet to
the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 19.185 acres, according
to a survey made on the ground by J. S. Boyles, Surveyor, on
June 7th, 1946, and being the same land heretofore conveyed
to The Empire Corporation by George Caridas by a certain
Deed dated August 16th, 1948, recorded in Volume 1858, Page
591, of the Deed Records of " Harris County, Texas, SAVE AND
EXCEPT an undivided one-half (1/2) of all oil, gas and other
minerals which was reserved by Deed recorded in Volume 1459,
Page 229, of the Deed Records of Harris County, Texas, and
LESS a strip of land containing 0.068 acres lying in public
road along the South boundary line of the above property,
leaving a new acreage of 19.119 acres of land.
The expenditure of funds in the total amount of $7650.00
out of the appropriate bond funds of the City of West University Place,
Texas for the purchase of said site is hereby in all things ratified,
confirmed and approved.
There is hereby accepted on behalf of the City of West Uni-
versity Place the deed to the property heretofore conveyed to the City
of West University Place, Texas, by deed dated October lOth, 1949 by
Thomas M. Ryan, Trustee, and the prior acceptance of said deed is h~reby
in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. .
PASSED AND APPROVED this IJth day of February 13, 1950 by a
vote of 5 AYES and 0 NOES.
ATTEST:
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