1999-034-SOLD LOT 2, CITY BLOCK 322, 4.37 ACRES, RES 90-083
RESOLUTION NO. 99-034
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 24th day of
September, 1990, in Resolution No. 90-083, declare surplus and authorize the sale of Lot 2, City
Block 322; and,
WHEREAS, bids for 4.37 acres of said property were received until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday,
March 23, 1999, and the highest bid by a responsible bidder was from Donald Morrell in the
amount of $45,200.00; and,
WHEREAS, the form of the Special Warranty Deed to Donald Morrell for the conveyance
of said 4.37 acres being a part of Lot 2, City Block 322, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in
all things, be approved, and the Mayor, Charles H. Neeley, should be authorized to execute the
same upon the date of closing, which shall occur no sooner than thirty (30) days from the date of
passage of this resolution in accordance with Section 145 of the Charter of the City of Paris;
NOW, THERE}'ORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 01<' THE CITY OF PARIS, that the
bid of Donald Morrell in the amount of $45,200.00 for a 4.37 acre tract, being a part of Lot 2,
City Block 322, be, and the same is hereby, accepted and let; and,
BE IT }'URTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor, Charles H. Neeley, be and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, a Special Warranty Deed to
Donald Morrell, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A, attached
hereto, upon the date of closing, which shall occur no sooner than thirty (30) days from the date
of passage of this resolution in accordance with Section 145 of the Charter of the City of Paris.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of April, 1999.
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Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott P. Foster, City Attorney
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
COUNTY OF LAMAR
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
STATE OF TEXAS
That the CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, a municipal corporation of the County of
Lamar, State of Texas, acting by and through its Mayor, duly authorized by Resolution No. 99-
_, for and in consideration of the sum ofTen and no/100 Dollars ($10.00) cash and other good
and valuable consideration, in cash, to it in hand paid by Donald Morrell the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged; has Granted, Sold and Conveyed, and by these
presents does Grant, Sell and Convey unto the said Donald Morrell of the County of Lamar, State
of Texas, whose mailing address is P. O. Box 777, Paris, Texas 75461 all that certain tract or
parcel of land situated in Lamar County, Texas, and described as follows:
SITUATED within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, County of
Lamar, and State of Texas, a part of the Redding Russell Survey No. 786, being
a 4.37 acre tract of land which is a part of Lot 2, City Block 322, being a part of
the same property described in deed from E. W. Lovell and wife, Anna Lovell, to
the City of Paris, dated February 12, 1935, and recorded in Volume 238, Page
621, Deed Records, Lamar County, Texas, and being more particularly described
as follows:
BEGlNNlNG at a set iron rod at the Southwest corner of the said 4.37 acre
tract of land, said corner also being in the North right-of-way line of Loop 286,
said corner also being N 57" 09' W, a distance of 457.05 feet from a found iron
rod at the Southeast corner of the remaining City of Paris acre tract of land;
THENCE N 27" 12' 13" E, with the West Boundary Line of the said 4.37
acre tract of land, a distance of 837.96 feet to a found thirty-two inch oak tree at
the North corner of the said 4.37 acre tract of land, said corner also being the
North corner of the said 7.85 acre tract of land;
THENCE N 000 03' 04" E, with the East Boundary Line of the said 4.37
acre tract of land and the East Boundary Line of the said 4.37 acre tract of land,
a distance of 993.20 feet to a found iron rod at the Southeast corner of the said
4.37 acre tract of land, said corner also being in the North right-of-way line of the
said Loop 286, 63.00 feet at right angles from survey station 147+47.31;
THENCE N 570 09' W, with the North right-of-way line of the said Loop
286, a distance of 457.05 feet to the place of beginning, and containing 4.37 acres
of land.
The above field notes being taken from an actual survey made on the ground
by Kenneth Ray Jones, Register Public Land Surveyor No. 3332 of Texas, January
eXHIBIT A
26, 1999, reference being here made to all instruments and records for all
necessary purposes.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises, together with all and singular,
the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said Donald Morrell, his heirs
and assigns forever; and it does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns, to Warrant and
Forever Defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Donald Morrell, his heirs and
assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming, or to claim the same, or any part
thereof, by, through or under it, but not otherwise.
WITNESS its hand at Paris, Texas, this 12th day of April, A.D. 1999.
Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, in and for said County, Texas, on this day
personally appeared Charles H. Neeley, Mayor of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, known to me
to be the person 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.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this _ day of April, 1999.
Notary Public, State of Texas
RETURN TO: Donald Morrell
P. O. Box 777
Paris, Texas 75461