HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 04.19.1971 - Watkins ROW & EsmtTHE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
CITY OF GEORGETOWN RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown, acting through its
Mayor, City Manager and others, have attempted to amicably
work out and resolve with Grady R. Watkins the need of said
City for a perpetual right-of-way and easement over and
across the land consisting of approximately
31.7 acres
near and located South and East of Southwestern University
known also as the "Hood Tract" including the entering into
a certain agreement bearing date of October 28, 1969; and,
WHEREAS, there is a necessity for such right-of-way
and easement for public use for the purpose of placing,
constructing, installing, maintaining, operating, repairing,
relocating and replacing a sewer line thereon; and,
WHEREAS, said City of Georgetown has heretofore
attempted to reach settlement with said Grady R. Watkins
of said City's claim arising out of said contract bearing
date of October 28, 1969 as aforesaid and has been unsuccessful:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS:
1) That the mayor, City manager, City attorney and
other council members as can attend to again meet with
Grady R. Watkins and his attorney for the purpose of working
out a settlement of the City of Georgetown's rights under
said contract;
2) That if such settlement cannot be resolved to the
satisfaction of said mayor, that he forthwith cause to be
prepared and filed appropriate papers or pleadings in a
court of competent jurisdiction containing allegations
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as follows:
C2.1) For enforcement of said contract underdateofOctober28, 1969,
providing for the payment of10,000.00 cash to City of Georgetown by Grady R. Watkins
and the granting without charge by Grady R. Watkins to
said City the needed right-of-way and easement on, over and
across the aforesaid "Hood Tract'l;
f2.2) For alternative relief in Eminent Domain
for condemnation of a perpetual right-of-way and easementforthepurposeofplacing, constructing, installing,
maintaining, operatin g, repairing, relocating and replacingasewerlineandappurtenanceson, over and across the15t
wide strip described as follows:
Being a strip of land 15 feet in width and 1,590.5feetinlength
containing 0.548 acres of land out of theWilliamAddisonSurvey, Abstract 21 in Williamson County, Texas, said tract being more particularly describedbymetesandboundsasfollows:
Beginning at a point in the south boundary line oftheWatkinspropertyforthesouthwestcornerofthistract, from which point, the point of intersection oftheeastright-of-way line of Vine Street and thesouthright-of-way line of 19th Street and the southright-of-way line of 19th Street in the City of George- town, Texas, bears south 650 43' west a distance of2,168.80 feet;
Thence, north 29° 20' west along the western side ofthistractadistanceof807.98 feet to a corner;
Thence, north 140 44' east continuing along the westernsideofthistractadistanceof627.15 feet to a corner; Thence, north 410 49' east a distance of 171.79 feettothenorthwestcornerofthistractsetinafenceline;
Thence, south 210 04' east along fence a distance of16.85 feet to a corner;
Thence, south 410 49' west a distance of 160.40 feettoacorner;
Thence, south 140 04' west along the eastern side ofthistractadistanceof617.48 feet to a corner;
Thence, south 290 20' east along the eastern sideOfthistractadistanceof842.60 feet to the south- east corner of this tract set in a fence line;
Thence,
south 690 471 west a distance of 15.0 feet totheplaceofbeginningcontaining0.548 acres of landoutoftheWilliamAddisonSurvey, Abstract 21WilliamsonCounty, Texas. , in
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2..3) For all other relief deemed necessary,
proper or expedient by said mayor.
This resolution
bein acted upon motion duly made by
Hubert Brock, seconded by
lm- '0- L~dd'and passed by unanimous
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this meeting on this the 19th
v Y said City Council at
day of Aprils 1971.
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