HomeMy WebLinkAbout11223ORDINANCE NO. 11,223
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTIES SITUATED IN SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS,
WITH PURCHASE PRICE TO BE PAID TO BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works, by resolution duly enacted on the 29th day
of September, 1961, has requested the Board of Directors of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to approve the sale of the herein-
after described real properties held in the name of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, for the use and benefit of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Commissioners has determined that
said sales, upon the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter,
will be to the best interest of the City of Little Rock; Now,
Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Clerk of Little Rock,
Arkansas, be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute
a special warranty deed on behalf of the City of Little Rock,
warranting title only against defects created or suffered by the
said City of Little Rock, conveying to C. W. Lewis Lumber Company,
subject to the rights of the existing tenant, the following
described real property situated in Saline County, Arkansas,
to -wit:
The NWk of the NWT and the W2- of the SWk of the NWk of
Section 16, Township 1 South, Range 15 West, except
that part of said tracts described as beginning at the
Southwest corner of the said NWk of the NWk and run
thence South 70 yards; thence East 70 yards; thence
North 140 yards; thence West 70 yards; thence South 70
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yards to the point of beginning, and subject to the
rights of the public or individuals in any roadways
on the premises;
said conveyance to be for a consideration of Two Thousand Three
. Hundred Twenty and no /100 Dollars ($2,320.00) payable in cash to
the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water
Works.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk of Little Rock,
Arkansas, be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute
a special warranty deed on behalf of the City of Little Rock,
warranting title only against defects created or suffered by the
said City of Little Rock, conveying to William B. Cross and
Louise Cross, his wife, subject to the rights of the existing
tenant, the following described real property situated in Saline
County, Arkansas, to -wit:
The S-12 of the SW4 of the NW4 of Section 16;
A part of the SW4 of Section 16 more particularly described
as beginning at the Northwest corner of said SW-14 and
run thence East 33.40 chains to Dry Creek and then
meandering down channel of said Dry Creek as follows:
South 792 degrees West 7.55 chains; thence South 322
degrees West 5.522 chains; thence North 70 degrees
West 3.31 chains; thence South 6 -3/4 degrees West 8.33
chains; thence South 22 degrees West 2.75 chains;
thence South 59 degrees West 11 chains; thence South
382 degrees West 4.75 chains; thence South 422 degrees
West 8.27 chains to the West line of said SW4; thence
North 31.322 chains to place of beginning;
The SW4 of the NE4 of Section 17;
All that part of the NW-4 of the NE4 and the NE4 of the
NW-14 of Section 17 lying West and South of the North
Fork of Saline River; and
Begin at the Southwest corner of the SE4 of the NE4
of Section 17 and run thence East 300 feet; thence
Northwest to a point 400 feet North of the starting
point; thence South 400 feet to the point of beginning,
containing 3 acres, more or less;
All in Township 1 South, Range 15 West;
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said conveyance to be for a consideration of Ten Thousand One
Hundred Eighty and no /100 Dollars ($10,180.00) payable to the
Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works
as follows: $2,036.00 in cash upon the date of closing, with the
balance of $8,144.00 to bear interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum from January 1, 1962, and to be payable in annual
installments of $407.20, plus accrued interest, commencing on or
before the 2nd day of January, 1963, with a like sum to become
due on or before the 2nd day of January of each year thereafter
until the principal balance, with interest as aforesaid, is paid
in full. Said indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note
payable to the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal
Water Works, which note shall be secured by a mortgage on the
premises in favor of the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works. The note and mortgage shall bear the date
of execution and shall read as follows:
(Form of Note)
MORTGAGE NOTE
$8,144.00
Little Rock, Arkansas
, 1961
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, We promise to pay to the order of the
Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works
the sum of Eight Thousand One Hundred Forty Four and no /100 Dollars
($8,144.00), with interest from January 1, 1962, until due at the
rate of six per cent per annum on the principal balance and there-
after at the rate of ten per cent per annum, due date meaning the
due date of each installment; this indebtedness is payable in
annual installments of Four Hundred Seven and 20/100 Dollars
($407.20) on principal, plus accrued interest, commencing on or
before the 2nd day of January, 1963, with a like sum to become due
on or before the 2nd day of January of each year thereafter until
the principal balance, with interest as aforesaid, is paid in
full.
This note is secured by a mortgage of even date which is a
first lien upon the following described real property situated in
Saline County, Arkansas, to -wit:
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The S2 of the SW4 of the NW -14 of Section 16;
A part of the SWk of Section 16 more particularly described
as beginning at the Northwest corner of said SWk and run
thence East 33.40 chains to Dry Creek and then meandering
down channel of said Dry Creek as follows: South 792 degrees
West 7.55 chains; thence South 322 degrees West 5.522
chains; thence North 70 degrees West 3.31 chains; thence
South 6 -3/4 degrees West 8.33 chains; thence South 22
degrees West 2.75 chains; thence South 59 degrees West 11
chains; thence South 382 degrees West 4.75 chains; thence
South 422 degrees West 8.27 chains to the West line of said
SWk; thence North 31.322 chains to place of beginning;
The SWk of the NE--4 of Section 17;
All that part of the NW4 of the NE4 and the NE4 of the NWk
of Section 17 lying West and South of the North Fork of
Saline River; and
Begin at the Southwest corner of the SE-14 of the NE4 of
Section 17 and run thence East 300 feet; thence Northwest
to a point 400 feet North of the starting point; thence
South 400 feet to the point of beginning, containing 3
acres, more or less;
All in Township 1 South, Range 15 West;
and this note is subject to an earlier maturity for a breach of
any of the conditions of the mortgage.
Both principal and interest are payable without notice at
the office of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, Robinson
Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas, or at such other place as the
holder hereof may designate by first class mail addressed to the
makers at the address shown below. Should the makers be in
default in the payment of any installment of principal or interest
for a period of sixty days, or should they permit any lien other
than the lien of the mortgage securing this note, to remain on
said property for a period of sixty days, or default in the
performance of any covenant contained in the mortgage securing
this debt, then at the election of the holder hereof the full
unpaid principal balance of this note, with accrued interest, shall
become due and payable at once and without notice, and the same
shall thereafter bear interest at the rate of ten per cent per
annum until paid. Waiver of any particular default shall not
constitute a waiver of any subsequent default, nor shall acceptance
of any payment after a default constitute a waiver of any default.
The makers waive presentment for payment, notice of non-
payment, protest and notice of protest.
It is agreed that should the holder hereof be required to
employ the services of an attorney to enforce any of the provisions
contained in this note or in the mortgage securing the same, then
the makers shall be liable to the holder hereof for reasonable
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attorneys fees not to exceed ten per cent of the amount of the
principal, with accrued interest, remaining due at the time of
the employment of such attorney. This clause is intended to be
in compliance with Act 350 of the Arkansas Acts of 1951 approved
March 20, 1951.
Address:
William B. Cross
Louise Cross
(Form of Mortgage)
MORTGAGE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT We, William B. Cross and Louise Cross, his wife,
Mortgagors, for and in consideration of the sum of $1.00 and other
valuable consideration in hand paid, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water
Works, Mortgagee, and unto its successors and assigns forever,
the following real property situated in Saline County, Arkansas,
to-wit:
The S2 of the SW4 of the NW-14- of Section 16;
A part of the SW4 of Section 16 more particularly described
as beginning at the Northwest corner of said SW4 and run
thence East 33.40 chains to Dry Creek and then meandering
down channel of said Dry Creek as follows: South 792 degrees
West 7.55 chains; thence South 322 degrees West 5.522 chains;
thence North 70 degrees West 3.31 chains; thence South 6 -3/4
degrees West 8.33 chains; thence South 22 degrees West 2.75
chains; thence South 59 degrees West 11 chains; thence South
382 degrees West 4.75 chains; thence South 422 degrees West
8.27 chains to the West line of said SW4; thence North
31.322 chains to place of beginning;
The SW4 of the NE4 of Section 17;
All that part of the NW4 of the NE -14 and the NE4 of the NW4
of Section 17 lying West and South of the North Fork of
Saline River; and
Begin at the Southwest corner of the SE4 of the NE4 of
Section 17 and run thence East 30U feet; thence Northwest to
a point 400 feet North of the starting point; thence South
400 feet to the point of beginning, containing 3 acres,
more or less;
All in Township 1 South, Range 15 West.
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto said Mortgagee, and unto
its successors and assigns forever, with all appurtenances thereunto
belonging; and all rents, income and profits therefrom after any
default herein.
We hereby covenant with said Mortgagee, its successors and
assigns, that said lands are free and clear of all encumbrances
and liens, and will forever warrant and defend the title to said
property against all lawful claims.
And I, Louise Cross, wife of William B. Cross, for the
consideration aforesaid, do hereby release unto said Mortgagee, and
unto its successors and assigns forever, all my right and
possibility of dower and homestead in and to the said lands.
The sale is on the condition that, whereas, Mortgagors are
justly indebted unto said Mortgagee in the sum of Eight Thousand
One Hundred Forty Four and no /100 Dollars ($8,144.00), evidenced
by one promissory note of even date, incorporated herein by
reference, in the amount of $8,144.00, bearing interest from January
11 1962, at the rate of six per cent per annum and thereafter at
the rate of ten per cent per annum, due date meaning the due date
of each installment; this indebtedness is payable in annual
installments of Four Hundred Seven and 20 /100 Dollars ($407.20)
on principal, plus accrued interest, commencing on or before the
2nd day of January, 1963, with a like sum to become due on or
before the 2nd day of January of each year thereafter until the
principal balance, with interest as aforesaid, is paid in full.
This mortgage shall also be security for any other indebtedness
of whatsoever kind that Mortgagee or the holders or owners of this
mortgage may hold against Mortgagors by reason of future advances
made hereunder, by purchase or otherwise, to the time of the
satisfaction of this mortgage.
In event of default in payment of any part of said sum, with
interest, or upon failure of Mortgagors to perform the agreements
contained herein, Mortgagee, its successors and assigns, shall have
the right to declare the entire debt to be due and payable; notice
to Mortgagors is waived and said option maybe exercised at any time
after default. It is further agreed that should the holder hereof
be required to employ the services of an attorney to enforce any
of the provisions contained in this mortgage or in the aforementioned
note, then Mortgagors shall be liable to the holder hereof for
reasonable attorneys fees not to exceed ten per cent of the amount
of principal, with accrued interest, remaining due at the time of
the employment of such attorney. This provision is intended to be
in compliance with Act 350 of the Arkansas Acts of 1951 approved
March 20, 1951.
Mortgagors covenant that they will maintain fire and extended
coverage insurance at all times upon the main dwelling on the
premises in the amount of at least $4,000.00, in some company
acceptable to the holder hereof, with loss payable clause to the
holder of this mortgage; the original of said policy shall be
delivered to Mortgagee for safekeeping. Should Mortgagors fail
to pay the premiums for such insurance promptly when due, the
holder may pay the same without notice to the makers, add such
premiums to the principal balance at six per cent interest and have
a prior lien for the repayment of said sum. Mortgagors further
covenant that all improvements will be kept in a good state of
repair and waste will neither be permitted nor committed; that all
taxes of whatsoever nature, as well as assessments for improvements,
will be paid when due, and if not paid Mortgagee may pay same or
redeem from a forfeiture and shall have a prior lien upon said
property for repayment with interest at six per cent; that
Mortgagors shall furnish at their expense an abstract of title to
the above lands, continued to date, which shall remain in the
possession of the holder hereof until the entire indebtedness
hereby secured is paid in full; the holder shall have the right
to have said abstract(s) continued to date at Mortgagors' expense
at least once a year during the term hereof to determine if a
default has been made, and in addition may have said abstract(s)
continued to date if the holder elects to file suit for foreclosure;
all such abstract expense shall be paid by the holder and added
to the principal amount of this indebtedness to bear interest at
six per cent and be secured as a first lien by this mortgage;
now,
THEREFORE, if Mortgagors shall pay all indebtedness secured
hereby, with interest, at the times and in the manner aforesaid and
perform the agreements herein contained, then this conveyance shall
be void. In case of nonpayment or failure to perform the agree-
ments herein contained, the said Mortgagee, its successors and
assigns, shall have the right and power to take possession of the
property herein conveyed and expel any occupant therefrom without
process of law; to collect rents and profits and apply same on
unpaid indebtedness; and with or without possession to sell said
property at public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the
Court House in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, public notice of
the time, terms and place of sale having first been given twenty
days by advertising in some newspaper published in said County by
at least three insertions or by notices posted in five public places
in the County, at which sale any of the parties hereto, their
heirs, successors or assigns, may bid and purchase as any third
person might do; and Mortgagors hereby authorize Mortgagee, its
successors or assigns, to convey said property to anyone purchasing
at said sale, and to convey an absolute title thereto, and the
recitals of such conveyance shall be taken as prima facie true.
The proceeds of said sale shall be applied, first, to the payment
of all costs and expenses attending said sale; second, to the
payment of all indebtedness secured hereby, with interest; and
the remainder, if any, shall be paid to Mortgagors. Mortgagors
hereby waive any and all rights of appraisement, sale, redemption
and homestead under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and
especially under the Act approved May 8, 1899, and acts amendatory
thereof.
1961.
WITNESS our hands and seals this day of ,
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William B. Cross
Louise Cross
STATE OF ARKANSAS )
)ss.
COUNTY OF )
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
On this day personally appeared before the undersigned, a
Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly
qualified, commissioned and acting, William B. Cross and Louise
Cross, his wife, to me well known as Mortgagors in the foregoing
mortgage, and stated that they had executed the same for the
consideration and purposes therein mentioned and set forth.
And on the same day also voluntarily appeared before me
Louise Cross, wife of the said William B. Cross, and in the
absence of her said husband declared that she had, of her own
free will, executed said mortgage and signed and sealed the
relinquishment of dower and homestead therein for the consideration
and purposes therein contained and set forth, without compulsion
or undue influence of her said husband.
WITNESS my hand and official seal on this day of
, 1961.
My comm. expires:
Notary Public
(Seal)
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
PASSED: October 16th , 1961.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
MOM
APPROVED:
Mayo
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works, in the years 1952 and 1953, acquired in the
name of the City of Little Rock certain lands situated in Saline
County, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, said lands were acquired for the purpose of
constructing a water supply lake, but are no longer needed for that
purpose because of the construction of Lake Maumelle in Pulaski
County, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has received an offer
from C. W. Lewis Lumber Company to purchase a part of the tract
known as the Elrod place, for the sum of $2,320.00 in cash, which
sum the Board believes to represent the fair market value of the
lands; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has received an offer
from William B. Cross and Louise Cross, his wife, to purchase the
remainder of the tract known as the Elrod place, for the sum of
$10,180.00, which sum the Board believes to represent the fair
market value of the lands, the purchase to be upon the following
terms, to -wit: $2,036.00 in cash, with the balance of $8,144.00 to
bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum commencing January 1,
1962, and to be paid over a period of twenty years in annual
installments of $407.20, plus accrued interest, the balance to be
secured by a mortgage upon the lands; Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the
Little Rock Municipal Water Works that the Board of Directors of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, be requested to approve the
sale of certain lands in Saline County,. Arkansas, in accordance
with and upon the terms set forth in the copies of the proposed
ordinance and deeds attached hereto.
1961.
Passed and unanimously adopted this 29th of September,
Certificate
F Chairman
IF
Secr tary -Treas er
I, Lawson L. Delony, Secretary- Treasurer of the Board
of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, certify
that I, as such Secretary, have custody of the minutes and
documents of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, and that the
above and foregoing is a correct copy of a resolution adopted by
said Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting held September
293 1961, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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This certificate made this day of October, 1961.
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Secretary - Treasure
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned
Notary Public with'n and for the State of Arkansas, County of
Pulaski, this --�_- day of October, 1961.
My comet. exp'res: Notary Public
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(Seal)