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WHEREAS, under the Acts of 1953, Chapter 187, Section 214, page 660
<br />as amended in 1955, Chapter 75, Section 3, page 145 of the General
<br />Assembly, also known as Burns Indiana Statutes, Section 14 -1914, the
<br />State Armory Board has the power to receive from cities, donations of
<br />land to aid in erecting an Armory for the use of the Armed Forces of
<br />Indiana, and the cities of the State of Indiana are authorized to make
<br />such contributions,
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA:
<br />SECTION I. That the Mayor of the City of South Bend be author-
<br />ized to execute by Warranty Deed a conveyance of
<br />the below described property to the State of Indiana,
<br />for its use in the erection of an Armory, to -wit:
<br />A part of the East half of the South West Quarter of Section No. 14,
<br />Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, in the City of South
<br />Bend, which part is bounded by a line running as follows, viz:
<br />Beginning at a point on the South line of Bruce Street, as dedicated,
<br />in the City of South Bend, 30 feet West of the North and South center
<br />line of said Section No. 14, said point being on the West line of
<br />Kemble Avenue in said City; thence South on the West line of Kemble
<br />Avenue 900. 31 feet to a point 25 feet North of the South line of Donald
<br />Street as dedicated; thence Westerly on a line parallel with and 25
<br />feet North of the South line of said Donald Street, 1289. 36 feet to a
<br />point 20 feet East of the West line of Webster Street, as dedicated,
<br />in the City of South Bend; thence Northerly on a line parallel with
<br />and 20 feet East of the West line of said Webster street, 899. 65
<br />feet to the South line of Bruce Street; thence East on said South
<br />line 1288.40 feet to the place of beginning, containing 26. 629 acres,
<br />more or less; excepting a strip of land 30 feet in width, East and
<br />West, off of the entire West end thereof, to be used as a part of
<br />Webster Street, between Bruce Street and Donald Street, and
<br />another strip of land 25 feet in width, North and South, off of the
<br />entire South end of said tract, to be used as a part of Donald Street
<br />between Kemble Avenue and Webster Street, in the City of South
<br />Bend, as shown by Dedication dated December 13th, 1944, recorded
<br />August 9th, 1945, in Miscellaneous Record 84, pages 394 and 395 in
<br />the office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana;
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