628 RES INSTRUMENT DATED AUGUST 4 1955 RECORDED IN VOL 345 PAGE 220 GRANTED AND CONVEYED TO COP A CERTAIN EASEMENT TRACT FOR ROW4 0 0 •
RESOLUTION ~VO. `~2$ .
WHEREAS, heretofore, by instrument dated August 4, 1955, recorded
in Vol. 345, Page 220, Deed Records of Lamar County, Texas, Charles M.
Johnson of Galveston County, Texas, and Mrs. Virginia Hocker and husband,
Otis B. Hocker, of Harris County, Texas, owners of certain properties
embracing several hundred acres of land, located in the eastern part of
the City of Paris, corn[nonly known as Johnson's Woods, granted and conveyed
to the City of Paris a certain easement tract for right of way for sani-
tary sewer purposes, extending for a distance of several hundred feet
over, along and across a portion of said Johnson's Woods, which grant and
conveyance was by the City of Paris duly accepted and filed for record in
the office of the County Clerk of Lamar County; and,
WHEREAS, said above described instruaaent of conveyance recites a
nominal formal consideration of $1.00, together with the further and
additional consideration of the contract and agreement of the City of
Paris to give and make for and to the said grantors, their successors or
assigns, "without making the usual and customary charge therefor, 40 sewer
line taps or connections as requestsd at and along the sanitary sewer line
to be built, layed and constructed over and along the easement tract" de-
scribed in such conveyance; and,
WHEREAS, since the making and acceptance of such instrument of
conveyance, most of the lands and premises ont of and across which said
right of way tract was granted have been by the said grantors conveyed t o
the Paris Independent School District, so that grantors, their successors
or assigns will havelittle or no need or requirement for sewer taps or
connections at or along the sanitary sewer line being constructed pursuant
to such easement and grant; and,
WFIEREAS, the City of Paris is in need of a further and additianal
easement for sewer line purposes along and across the remaining portion of
said Johnson's Woods which is owned by said grantors, and said grantors
have agreed to make, execute and deliver the desired and requisite easement
and instrument of conveyance for no consideration other than the contract,
agreement, committment and obligation adopted and enacted by the Governing
Body of the City of Paris wherein and whereby said grantors, their
successors or assigns, shall be entitled to receive and have of and from
the City of Paris such specified 40 sewer connections or sewer taps without
the usual and customary charge at any point or place in or upon the sewer
system of the City of Paris where such grantors, their successors or
assigns shall elect; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY ODUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, That as
payment for and in consideration of and for the grants and conveyances of
sanitary sewer line easements by and from the said Charles M. Johnson,
Virginia Hocker and husband, Otis B. Hocker, such grantors, their
successors and assigns shall at any time in the future be entitled to re-
ceive of and frora the City of Paris without any charge therefor the 40
sanitary sewer line taps or connections to be made at any point or place
in the City of Paris at and along its sanitary sewer system at such lo-
cations, points and times as said grantors, their successors or:assigns,
shall elect or direct. -a
Passed and adopted this day of , 1956.
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Mayo.r
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
APPROVED AS TO FOR1~:
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ity Attorney.