29-81 Appropriate property at Merl & Bunts

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ORDINANCE NO. 29-81 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to appropriate the real property situated at the southwest corner of Merl Avenue and Bunts Road in the City of Lakewood, and bearing Permanent Parcel #312-23-24. WHEREAS, on the 19th day of March, 1981, the Council of the City of Lakewood adopted Resolution No. 5546 declaring the necessity and intention of appropriating the land hereinafter described, notice of the adoption of which Resolution has been served on the owners, person in possession thereof, or having an interest or record in said land, and WHEREAS, this Ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of public health and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section I. That the fee simple interest in and to the following real estate be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of establishing a public park and children's playground in the City of Lakewood, Ohio: Situated in the City of Lakewood, County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, and .known as being part of Original Rockport Town- ship Section No. 22 and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Northerly right of way line of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company with the Westerly line of premises conveyed to Mary~A. Worthen by deed recorded in Volume 235, Page 572 of Cuyahoga County Records; Thence North 1© 4' 00" West along the Westerly line of premises so conveyed 85.70 feet to the Southeasterly side of Merl Avenue; Thence Northeasterly in a direct line about 98 feet to a point in the Southerly line of Merl Avenue as shown by recorded plat in Volume 80, Page 2 of Cuyahoga County Records, said point being West- erly 304.02 feet to a point of curve; Thence North 89° 291 30" East along the Southerly line of Merl Avenue 304.02 feet to a point of curve; Thence Southeasterly 54.44 feet along the arc of a circle de- flecting to the right, having a radius of 38.09 feet and a chord which bears South 49© 34' 03" East 49.92 feet to a point of reverse curve; Thence Southeasterly 69.13 feet along the Westerly curved line of Bunts Road, being the arc of a circle deflecting to the left hav- ing a radius of 408.66 feet and a chord which bears South 13© 28' 22" East 69.05 feet to the Northerly line of the right of way of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Thence South 89© 29' 30" West along said Westerly line 454.64 feet to the place of beginning, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highway. Permanent Parcel No. 312-23-24 Section 2. That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to offer and to pay to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company the sum of $60,000.00 for the purchase of the aforementioned property situated at the southwest corner of Merl Avenue and Bunts Road in the City of Lakewood and said funds are now and hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund.