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ORDINANCE NO. 4632 BY Mr. Quinn AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the M~or, as Director of Public Works, to accept the Warranty Deed from Robert K. Beck, conveying to the City of Lakewood the title to the property hereinafter described for street and other public purp~ es. ~tEREAS, an emergency exists in that private property adjacent to the pro- perty hereinafter described has been developed requiring ~mmediate improvement in Detroit Avenue by widening and otherwise, and in order to provide, for the public welfare, safety and the usual daily operation of a municipal department, now, there- fore, BE IT ORDAINED BT THE 00UNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. Tha% for use for street and ether public purposes the M~yor, as Director of Public Works, be, and he is hereby, authorized, conditioned on the issuance to the City of Lakewood of a Guarantee of T.itle disclosing maid property to be free and clear of all encumbrances excepting taxes and assessments for the year 1949 and thereafter and zoning ordinances if ar~, to accept on behalf of the City of ~akewood, a Warranty Deed from Robert K. Beck conveying to the City the following described property, to-wi%t Situated in the City of Lakewood, County of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio, being part of Original Rockport Township, Section No. 22, and being parts of Sublots Nos. 64 and 65 in the Mars E. Wagar Subdivision, as recorded in Volume 28, Page 27 of Cuyahoga County Map Records, and is further described as fo!lows: Beginning at the intersection of the easterly line of Mare Avenue (66 feet wide) and the southerly line of Detroit Avenue (66 feet wide) as shown by said plat; thence from said place of beginning southerly along the easterly line of Mare Avenue, 22.50 feet; thence easterly parallel to the southerly line of Detroit Avenue about 147.25 feet to the easterly line of Sublot No. 65 aforesaid; thence northerl~ in the easterly line of said Sublot No. 65 a distance of 22.50 feet to the southerly line of Detroit Avenue; thence westerly in the southerly line of Detroit Avenue to the place of beginning. Section 2. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to pa~ to Robert K. Beck the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) indicated in said Warranty Deed as con- sideration for the conveyance, to pay the cost of recording the deed and one-half of escrow charges and charge the same to the "Gasoline Tax Fund". Section 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and, provided it receives the af- firmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force ~mmediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor. Adopted: OctOber 17~ 1949 Approved:.. October 18, 1949 . Wm. R. Fairgrieve president H. A. Rees Clerk A. I, Kauffman Mayor