The following easement was approved by the Board.
<br />EAS EM ENT
<br />The Wells Mfg. Company give' , grahts, bargains, sells and conveys
<br />to, the City of South Bend, Indiana, its successors and -assigns, forever, as
<br />easement for public utilities designated by the City to maintain electric wires
<br />on poles above the ground, or in conduiV through the ground in, over, under,
<br />through and above the following described real estate in Creed's 2nd. Addition
<br />to the City of South Bend, St, Joseph County, State of Inndianta, which real estate
<br />was f'o serly part of the alley west of Main Street from a point seven (7') feet
<br />south of the 'south dine of lot.I1 Creed's 2nd. Addition, to the north line of lot
<br />8 Creed's 2nd. Addition, said real estate being more particularly described as
<br />follows: -
<br />Beginning at a point seven (7') south of the southwest corner of
<br />lot 11 in Creed's 2nd. Addition, thence north to the northwest corner of lot 8
<br />in-Creed's 2nd. Addition,., thence west a distanee'of fourteen (14) feet, to the
<br />west dine of the alley west of Main Street; thence south a distance of one hundred
<br />and forty four (144) feet to the south line of the 2nd. alley south of Indiana
<br />Avenue, thence east to the place of beginning.
<br />It is further agreed t,hatzhhould the City of South Bend itself
<br />at any time desire to avail itself of the right to lay conduits or erect aline t6
<br />of poles as hereinbefore provided, on the land aforesaid or should it grant to
<br />any public utility the righ.V to do so, the Wells Mfg. Company, its successors -or
<br />assigns may,in lieu thereof designate a right of way therefore four (.(4') feet
<br />wide on and along the east half of said alley if such use of the said west half
<br />thereof would seriously interfere with the use of any tracks or other structures
<br />which may upon said west half, ptovided further, that if and when any such change
<br />is directed by said Wells Mfg. Company, its successors, or assigns, its involves
<br />the movement or re -location of any conduits, poles, or wires or other such pro-
<br />perty -placed on -the west four feet of said alley.under this easement then this
<br />change shall be at the sole expense of the Wells Mfg. Company.
<br />This easement is granted in consideration of the vacation of the
<br />City. of South Bend, Indiana, of the'whole of the 2nd. alley'south of Indiana.
<br />Avenue from Main Street to the west line of the alley west of Main Street ;
<br />also the alley west of Main Street from the -south line of lot, 11 Creed's 2nd.
<br />Addition, to the north line of lot 8 Creed's 2nd. Addition, in the City of
<br />South Bend, Indiana.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Wells Mfg. Company has caused this indentue
<br />to be subscribed by Its President, and the Secretary, and the seal of the Cor-
<br />poration to be hereunto affixed by the Secretary this ninth day of May 1925.
<br />WELLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
<br />BY ELMER E. WELLS
<br />Attest: President.
<br />E. Glernsore Wells,
<br />(SEAL) Secretary. '
<br />4 STATE OF INDIANA )
<br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) SS
<br />Be it known that on the 9th. day of May 1925 before me,
<br />the undersigned, a Notary Public, duly commissioned in and for said County and
<br />tutr and --State duly authorized to administer oath$ and take acknowledgements,
<br />came Elmer E. Wells President and.E. Glenmore. Wells Secretary of the, said Company
<br />that they know the seal of said Company, and -that the seal affixed by order of
<br />said Company., and that they signed their respective names thereto, the said
<br />Elmer E. Wells as President and E. Glenmore Wells Secretary, by the like order;
<br />and they severally acknowledged the exeou�ion thereof to be their Free act and de
<br />deed, and the free act of said Wells Mfg. Company, for the purpose therein ex-
<br />pressed; and I verify that they are personally known to me to be the persns
<br />they are above described to be, and who executed this instrument.
<br />IN WTINESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
<br />my Notarial Seal on the day and year above named.
<br />My Comission Expires July 20,1926.
<br />(SEAL).
<br />VERONICA C. SWEENEY
<br />Notary PUblic
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