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ORDINANCE NO. 68-2-19
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN LAND FROM GUTHRIE
MAY AND HIS WIFE, ALICE MAY, FIXING THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SAME, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SUCH PURCHASE
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah
heretofore resolved on December 13, 1966, that the City Manager enter
into a purchase contract with Guthrie May for the purchase of certain
property adjoining Brooks Stadium Park for a total purchase price of
$40,000.00 with a deposit of $2,500.00 as earnest money, said purchase
contract being conditioned upon said land being approved for an open -
space program grant from the United States of America, and
WHEREAS said purchase contract was executed between the City and
said landowners, and said United States Government has approved an open -
space program grant to be applied to the purchase of said property,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky purchase from
Guthrie May and his wife, Alice May, the following described land in
the City of Paducah, Kentucky:
Being in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, adjoining property of
the City known as Brooks Stadium Park, bounded by same on the
north, bounded by Brookhaven Subdivision on the east, bounded
by Mississippi Street on the west and bounded by Seitz Street
on the south, and being more particularly described by metes
and bounds as follows, to -wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner of the intersection of
Seitz Street and Mississippi or 23rd Street; thence in
a northerly direction along the east property line of
Mississippi or 23rd Street 724.17 feet; thence at an interior
angle of 84 degrees 52 minutes 05 seconds in an easterly
direction 186 feet to the east property line of "C" Street;
thence with the east property line of "C" Street in a
northerly direction 210.10 feet to the line dividing the
property of the grantor and Brooks Park; thence in an easterly
direction with said dividing line 863 feet, more or less to
the northwest corner of Brookhaven Subdivision as recorded
in Plat Book "F", page 4, McCracken County Court Clerk's
office; thence with the west or side line of Lot 1, Block 5
in Brookhaven Subdivision in a southerly direction 129.02 feet
to the north line of 25th Street; thence crossing 25th Street
and continuing in a southerly direction with the west or rear
lines of Lots 1 and 2, Block 6 in Brookhaven Subdivision
185.71 feet; thence continuing in a southerly direction with
the west or rear lines of Lots 3 and 4, Block 6 in Brookhaven
Subdivision 136.0 feet; thence continuing in a southerly
direction with the west or rear lines of Lots 5 and 6, Block
6 in Brookhaven Subdivision, 205.7 feet; thence in a south-
easterly direction with the southwesterly or rear lines of
Lots 6 and 7, Block 6, Brookhaven Subdivision, 166.25 feet;
thence in a southerly direction with the westerly or side
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line of Lot 11, Block 6, Brookhaven Subdivision 159.22 feet to
the northerly line of Seitz Street; thence in a westerly
direction with the northerly line of Seitz Street 992.68
feet to the point of beginning. There is excepted from the
above conveyance a strip of ground 60 feet in width across
the northerly portion of the above described property
known as 25th Street conveyed by the grantor to the City
of Paducah, in Deed Book 395, page 447, said tract, exclusive
of 25th Street, being 17.6 acres, more or less.
Being a part of the same land conveyed to Guthrie May by
Mrs. Anna Schmidt, et al, by deed dated June 16, 1951 and of
record in Deed Book 303, page 184, McCracken County Court
Clerk's office.
The purchase price to be paid for same shall be the the sum of
$40,000.00, less and except the amount of $2,500.00 heretofore paid
as earnest money, and upon receipt of a general. warranty deed conveying
said land to the City of Paducah, and approved by the Corporation
Counsel, the City Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay
to the said Guthrie May and his wife, Alice May, the sum of $37,500.00.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be introduced and remain on file
for public inspection for at least one (1) week in the completed form
in which it shall be put upon its final passage, and if adopted shall
be in full force and effect ten (10) days thereafter.
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners February 13, 1968
Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 21, 1968
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 21, 1968.