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RESOLUTION NO. S 3 - _-) ?
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BEND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
<br />WORKS TO NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND
<br />A PART OF A CERTAIN 2.81 ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS THE
<br />BENOIT MILLOT LOT, ALSO KNOWN AS 711 LAPORTE
<br />AVENUE.
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,
<br />pursuant to the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Section
<br />14.5- 2(e)(5), has offered for sale a parcel of land a part of a
<br />certain 2.81 acre tract known as the Benoit Millot Lot, in the North-
<br />west quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section No. 2, Township No.
<br />37 North, Range No. 2 East, which part is bounded by a line running
<br />as follows, Viz: Beginning in the center of LaPorte Avenue, in the
<br />City of South Bend, at a stake 36 degrees East 4 chains 9 -1/2 links
<br />from a stake at the intersection of the center line of said Avenue
<br />with the West line of said Section No. 2, thence Southwesterly 20
<br />feet to the westerly line of said Avenue; thence on said Westerly
<br />line South 36 degrees East 40 feet to the Southeasterly corner of a
<br />lot of land conveyed by John H. Davis, single, to Charles H. Fuller,
<br />by deed dated October 29, 1890, recorded in Deed Record 84, page 153,
<br />of the records of said county, to which reference is had for greater
<br />certainty and which Southeasterly corner of said Fuller lot is the
<br />beginning point for a survey of the lot herein considered; thence
<br />running Southwesterly on the Southerly line of said Fuller lot a dis-
<br />tance of 124 feet 6 inches; thence on a line at right angles with said
<br />Fuller lot in a Southeasterly direction 50 feet; thence Northeasterly
<br />on a line parallel with the Southerly line of said Fuller lot, 117.78
<br />feet to the Westerly line of said LaPorte Avenue; thence North 36
<br />degrees West on the Westerly line of said Avenue, 50.47 feet to the
<br />place of beginning, and designated as tax lot "C" in Davis' Addition
<br />to the City of South Bend, on file in the office of the County Audi-
<br />tor for taxation purposes, also known as 711 LaPorte Avenue, at an
<br />offering price of $995.00, and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has
<br />now received an offer to purchase the property at 711 LaPorte Avenue
<br />for a price of $600.00, with the additional commitments to reasonably
<br />landscape this property and to remove the concrete steps from the
<br />property, and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has now complied with all
<br />requirements of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Section
<br />14.5 -2, which establishes procedures for the disposition of real
<br />property owned by the City of South Bend, and more specifically real
<br />property valued by the Board at less than $1,000.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the
<br />City of South Bend that:
<br />SECTION I. The Board of Public Works be authorized to negotiate
<br />a contract for the sale of
<br />A part of a certain 2.81 acre tract known as the
<br />Benoit Millot Lot, in the Northwest quarter of the
<br />Southwest quarter of Section No. 2, Township No. 37
<br />North, Range No. 2 East, which hart is bounded by a
<br />line running as follows,
<br />Viz: Beginning in the center of LaPorte Avenue, in
<br />the City of South Bend, at a stake 36 degrees East
<br />4 chains 9 -1/2 links from a stake at the intersection
<br />of the center line of said Avenue with the West line
<br />of said Section No. 2, thence Southwesterly 20 feet
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