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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED TO SHORT FAMILY PARTNERSHIP TO CURE
AN ALLEGED DEFECT IN TITLE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Short Family Partnership is a successor in title to
Denton North, Ltd , a limited partnership, to certain real
property situated in Denton North Addition, and
WHEREAS, Denton North, Ltd , received its title from Frank
M Short by Warranty Deed dated June 29, 1976, which contains a
reference to "a pre-existing agreement or understanding or
obligation" made with the City of Denton to convey 1 5 acres to
the City for use as a park, and
WHEREAS, the City's records contain no such agreement nor
any reference to the same, and
WHEREAS, the City asserts no legal right, title nor interest
in the real property described herein, other than its existing
easements for drainage, utilities and public right-of-way, NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
SECTION I
That the Mayor and City Secretary are hereby authorized to
execute and deliver a quitclaim deed, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, to Short Family Partnership
SECTION II
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of April, 1986
1
C ARD A MAYOR
CIT OF DE ON, TEXAS
ATTEST
C LO' CITY S ECR A Y
C OF NTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY C~^ ""V 86 /j L&-v
RELEASE AND QUITCLAIM
THE STATE OF TEXAS S
COUNTY OF DENTON S
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That, the City of Denton, Texas, a municipal corporation and
home-rule city of the State of Texas ["Grantor"], for and in
consideration of the sum of ThN AND NO1100 DOLLARS ($10 00) in
hand paid by the Grantee herein named, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, has RELEASED,
RELINQUISHED AND QUITCLAIMED, and by these presents does
RELEASE, RELINQUISH and QUITCLAIM, unto SHORT FAMILY
PARTNERSHIP, a Texas general partnership ["Grantee"] (successor
in interest to Denton North, Ltd whose address is P 0 Box
7735, Waco, Texas 76714-7735, all of Grantor's right, title and
interest, excepting and reserving unto the Grantor any and all
of its existing easements for drainage, utilities and public
right-of-way, in and to that certain tract of real property
situated in Denton County, Texas and more particularly described
as follows
All that certain 4 12 acre tract, or parcel of land, situated in
the B B B $ C R R Co Survey, Abstract No 186, City and
County of Denton, Texas, said tract being part of that tract
shown by deed to Lucy Chinn Martin as shown by Deed record in
Volume 416, Page 218 of the Deed Records of Denton County,
Texas, said tract being further described herein by metes and
bounds as follows
BEGINNING for the southeast corner of the tract being described
herein, at a steel rod set in the eastern line of Don Harrison,
et al tract, said point being the most eastern northeast corner
of Unit One, Block Three, Denton North Addition as shown by plat
recorded in Volume 11, Page S of the Plat Records of Denton
County, Texas,
THENCE north 87°S9' west 436 6 feet to return, or el corner of
said Unit One, Block Three in the east line of Fallmeadow Street,
THENCE north 010S9' east 409 9 feet to the northeast corner of
aforementioned Fallmeadow Street,
THENCE south 88*01' east 439 1 feet to a steel rod at the
northeast corner of Don Harrison, et al tract,
THENCE south 02017' west 410 0 feet to the place of beginning
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all of Grantor's right, title and
interest, excepting and reserving unto grantor its existing
easements for drainage, utilities and public right-of-way, in
and to the property and premises unto grantee, its successors
and assigns forever, so that neither Grantor nor its successors
or assigns shall have, claim or demand any right, title or
interest in or to the property, premises or appurtenances or any
part thereof, except existing easements as aforesaid
Executed this 1.- day of April, 1986
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY
CH ST , MA 0
ATTEST
R. I Y E
V Y OF ENTON, TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS S
COUNTY OF DENTON S
On this day of April, 1986, before
Notary Public, personally appeared Richard
personally known to me (or proved to m
satisfactory evidence) to be the person who
instrument as Mayor of the City of Denton,
the Municipal Corporation therein named and
that the corporation executed it
WITNESS my hand and official seal
me, the undersigned
0 Stewart, Mayor,
on the basis of
executed the within
Texas, on behalf of
acknowledged to me
d
N RY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXA
CHARLOTTE ALLEN NOTARY PUBLIC
IN AND FOR THc CTATE OF TEXAS
MY COMMISSION EXPIREb MA121 1988
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