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Home My Public Portal About1447-1952 - Authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk to grand an easement to the State Highway CommiwsionGENERAL ORDINANCE NO./�� AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Clerk of the -City of Richmond, Indiana to grant an easement to the State Highway Commission of Indiana for highway purposes through Starr Park and adjoining vacated cemetery. 1,EE ,EAS, the State Highway Commission of Indiana has determined -to improve and relocate a portion of U.S. Highway 27 in and near the northern part of the City of Richmond, and T•THrR�111AS, plans for such improvement and relocation require an ease- ment over, through and across a strip of land owned by the City of Richmond and presently being used for park purposes as Starr Park, and WHEREAS) the Board of Park Commissioners by resolution has authorized the Mayor and Clerk of the City to grant an easement for highway purposes through a certain strip of land in said Park and adjoining vacated cemetery; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEID BY THE` COi2,401, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, 'INDIANA: Section 1. The Mayor together with the Clerk of the City, be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute and attest all necessary instruments to effect a conveyance and grant of easement for highway purposes to the State of Indiana over, through and across the follow- ing described real estate, to -wit: A parcel of land for State Highway right-of-way purposes through ,Starr Pars: and.adjoining vacated cemetery, being a part of Tracts 100 and 101 of the Official Map in the East Half of Sectio� 32, Township 14 North, Range 1 West, Blayne County and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the north line of North "F" Street with the east line of North 9th Street, in the said City of Richmond, said point being Seventy One (71.00) feet measured westwardly at right angles from the centerline of U.S. Highway No.27, as relocated, at Stationi22 l y thence north, along the east line of North 9th Street, Two Hundred Twenty Three and Thirty Five Hundredths (223.35) feet, more or less; to the south line of an alley, Twelve (12.00) feet in width, lying along the south side of Lot No.21 of Elizabeth Starr's Addition to said City of Richmond, said point being One Hundred Twenty Eight (128.00) feet measured westwardly, at right angles from the center line of U.S. Highway No.27 as relocated, at Station 2/+ + 60 ; . . thence east, along the south line of said alley One Hundred Ninety Seven (197.00) feet to the east line of a north and south alley, Twenty (20.00) feet in width; thence north, along the east line of said alley Forty One and Five Tenths (41.5) feet to the northwest corner of Official Map Tract No.100; thence east, along the north line of said Tract No.100, Twelve (12.00) feet, to a point Sixty (60.00) feet measured eastwardly at right angle from the center, line of U.S. Highway No.27, as relocated, at Station 25 + 63; thence southwestwardly Two Hundred Sixty (260.00) feet, more or less, to a point in the northwest line of Fort Wayne Avenue, said point being Seventy (70.00) feet measured eastwardly at right angle, from the center line of U.S.. Highway No.27, as relocated, at Station 22 + 95; (1) c- i i thence southwestwardly, along the northwest line of Fort Mayne Avenue Seventeen (17.00) feet, more or less to its intersection with the north line of North "F".Street, said point being Sixty One (61.00) feet measured east— wardly at right angle, from the centerline of U.S. Highway No.27, as relocated, at Station 22 + 80; thence west along the north line of North "F" Street One Hundred Thirty Eight (138.00) feet to the place of beginning. Containing an area of eighty eight hundredths (0.88) of an acre, more or less. `Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or by law required. Passed in Council this dl day of , 1952. / President Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana this dasr of 49 , 1952• ( �) ty C er Approved and signed by me this '-�- Yday of �^�, 1952• Mayor (2)