HomeMy WebLinkAboutAuthorizing the Board of Public Works to negotiate the sale of 711 Laporte AvenueAttest:
RESOLUTION
NO. 553 -77
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest:
March 14
19 77
City Clerk
President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 15 1 g 77
Approved and signed by me /s 19 %7
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. S 3 - _-) ?
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND
A PART OF A CERTAIN 2.81 ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS THE
BENOIT MILLOT LOT, ALSO KNOWN AS 711 LAPORTE
AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,
pursuant to the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Section
14.5- 2(e)(5), has offered for sale a parcel of land a part of a
certain 2.81 acre tract known as the Benoit Millot Lot, in the North-
west quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section No. 2, Township No.
37 North, Range No. 2 East, which part is bounded by a line running
as follows, Viz: Beginning in the center of LaPorte Avenue, in the
City of South Bend, at a stake 36 degrees East 4 chains 9 -1/2 links
from a stake at the intersection of the center line of said Avenue
with the West line of said Section No. 2, thence Southwesterly 20
feet to the westerly line of said Avenue; thence on said Westerly
line South 36 degrees East 40 feet to the Southeasterly corner of a
lot of land conveyed by John H. Davis, single, to Charles H. Fuller,
by deed dated October 29, 1890, recorded in Deed Record 84, page 153,
of the records of said county, to which reference is had for greater
certainty and which Southeasterly corner of said Fuller lot is the
beginning point for a survey of the lot herein considered; thence
running Southwesterly on the Southerly line of said Fuller lot a dis-
tance of 124 feet 6 inches; thence on a line at right angles with said
Fuller lot in a Southeasterly direction 50 feet; thence Northeasterly
on a line parallel with the Southerly line of said Fuller lot, 117.78
feet to the Westerly line of said LaPorte Avenue; thence North 36
degrees West on the Westerly line of said Avenue, 50.47 feet to the
place of beginning, and designated as tax lot "C" in Davis' Addition
to the City of South Bend, on file in the office of the County Audi-
tor for taxation purposes, also known as 711 LaPorte Avenue, at an
offering price of $995.00, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has
now received an offer to purchase the property at 711 LaPorte Avenue
for a price of $600.00, with the additional commitments to reasonably
landscape this property and to remove the concrete steps from the
property, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has now complied with all
requirements of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Section
14.5 -2, which establishes procedures for the disposition of real
property owned by the City of South Bend, and more specifically real
property valued by the Board at less than $1,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the
City of South Bend that:
SECTION I. The Board of Public Works be authorized to negotiate
a contract for the sale of
A part of a certain 2.81 acre tract known as the
Benoit Millot Lot, in the Northwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter of Section No. 2, Township No. 37
North, Range No. 2 East, which hart is bounded by a
line running as follows,
Viz: Beginning in the center of LaPorte Avenue, in
the City of South Bend, at a stake 36 degrees East
4 chains 9 -1/2 links from a stake at the intersection
of the center line of said Avenue with the West line
of said Section No. 2, thence Southwesterly 20 feet
to the westerly line of said Avenue; thence on said
Westerly line South 36 degrees East 40 feet to the
Southeasterly corner of a lot of land conveyed by
John H. Davis, single, to Charles H. Fuller, by deed
dated October 29, 1890, recorded in Deed Record 84,
page 153, of the records of said county, to which
reference is had for greater certainty and which
Southeasterly corner of said Fuller lot is the be-
ginning point for a survey of the lot herein con-
sidered; thence running Southwesterly on the
Southerly line of said Fuller lot a distance of
124 feet 6 inches; thence on a line at right angles
with said Fuller lot in a Southeasterly direction
50 feet; thence Northeasterly on a line parallel with
the Southerly line of said Fuller lot, 117.78 feet to
the Westerly line of said LaPorte Avenue; thence North
36 degrees West on the Westerly line of said Avenue,
50.47 feet to the place of beginning, and designated
as Tax Lot "C" in Davis' addition to the City of
South Bend, on file in the office of the County
Auditor for Taxation purposes,
commonly known as 711 LaPorte Avenue, for a total price of $600.00,
with a contract to stipulate that the purchaser will reasonably land-
scape this property and will remove the concrete steps from the pro-
perty.
SECTION II. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approved by
the Mayor.
A4, 7 /e�/
Member of th COXaon Council
I signed only to provide an
opportunity for public discussion
and Council action on the issue.,
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
PRESENTED -4 - / `� %�
Irene Gammon
NOT APPROVED, CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, iNb,
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