HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 849, No Resolution Number849 .
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE TO
JAMES C. JOHNSON A LEASE TO CERTAIN LAND OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
FRONTING ON THE OHIO RIVER NEAR TERRELL (NORTHVIEW) STREET
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby,
authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City, a lease to
James C. Johnson in words and figures as follows.-
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"THIS LEASE, made and entered into on this the day of
December, 1971, by and between the City of Paducah, Kentucky, a
municipal corporation of the second class, hereinafter called "Lessor",
and James C. Johnson of Paducah, Kentucky, hereinafter called "Lessee".
W I T N E S S E T H:
THAT for and in consideration of the hereinafter rental and
subject to the hereinafter terms and conditions, the Lessor does hereby
lease to the Lessee certain land of the Lessor in the city described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the normal pool stage
water line of the Ohio River 50 feet west of the
northwest corner of the intersection of Terrell
(Northview) Street, if extended; thence in a
southerly direction and parallel to the line of
Terrell Street, if extended, a distance of 150 feet,
said line being coextensive with the line of property
leased by the City of Paducah to James C. Johnson
on July, 1971; thence at a right angle and in an easterly
direction 50 feet to the west line of Terrell Street, if
extended; thence at a right angle and in a southerly
direction 285 feet, more or less, to a point; thence at
a right angle and in a westerly direction 550 feet to
a point; thence at a right angle and in a northerly
direction and along a line parallel to Terrell Street,
if extended, a distance of 435 feet, more or less, to the
water line of the Ohio River at normal pool stage; thence
in an easterly direction and following the line and
meanders of the Ohio River 500 feet, more or less, to
the point of beginning, containing approximately 5-1/3
acres of land.
The duration of this lease is for a term of five (5) years
with option to renew for an additional five (5) years, subject,
however, to the right of cancellation by either party on six (6)
months notice. The rental to be paid by the Lessee to the Lessor
shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per month, payable in advance.
The herein leased land is to be used by the Lessee for tieing
up barges and for the storage of scrap for compacting and loading
on barges and for other purposes incidental thereto, and any improve-
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ments or structures placed on said land shall be removed by the Lessee
at the expiration of this lease.
The leased premises shall not be under -let in whole or in part,
nor assigned by the Lessee without the approval by official action by
the Board of Commissioners of the City. It is the intention of the
Lessor that the Lessee shall have full, complete, peaceable possession
of the leased premises for the term set out herein, however, should
this lease be cancelled and held for naught by operation of law, the
Lessor shall not be liable to the Lessee for any damages by reason of
such termination.
The execution by the Lessor is authorized by a Resolution adopted
by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, on the
14th day of December, 1971.
WITNESS the hands of the Lessor and Lessee on this the day and
year first above written.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
By
Mayor
James C. Johnson "
SECTION 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 14, 1971
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 14, 1971.