Ordinance 0950Ordinance No. 950
New Series
ORDINANCE NOw 950
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY FOR. STREET
AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, public interest and
necessity require that the real
property hereinafter described 'be
acquired by the City of Alameda for
street and highway and general
municipal purposes; and
WIIEREAS, Celestina. Cosso, a
widow, is the owner of the real
property hereinafter described and
is willing to sell the same to the
City of Alameda for the sum of
MOWN):
13E I'T ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALA-
MEDA:
Section 1. That the City of Ala-
meda purchase from Celestina Cosso,
a widow, for the sum of Two Thou-
sand ($2,000.00) Dollars, that certain
real property situated in the City of
Alameda, California, more particu-
larly described as follows:
A POIZTION of the land de-
scribed in the deed by F. Testa
and M. Testa to C. 0m!,,90 dated
September 27, 1927, recorded
September 27, 1927, in book 1701
of Official Records of Alameda
County, at page 264, described as
follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the
eastern line of the land firstly
described in said deed distant
thereon north 1' 35'. 45" east
21.40 feet from the northern line
of Lincoln Avenue; and running
thence north 64' 58' 39" west in
a direct line 87.18 feet to a point
on the western line of the land
secondly described in said deed,
distant thereon north 1* 35' 45"
east 656.06 feet from said line of
Lincoln Avenue; thence along
said western line. north V 25' 45"
east 19.44 feet to the northeast-
ern line of the land described in
said deed; thence along the.l."t
named line south 65* 15' 20"
cast 87-00 feet to the eastern
line of the land described in
said deed; and thence along the
last reamed line t3outh 1' 3 45"
west 20.10 feet to the point of
beginning,
on the following terms and condi-
tiong:
(a) That good and merchantable
title in fee simple in said real prop-
erty be conveyed to the City of
Alameda, free and clear of all objec-
tions, liens and encumbrances, but
subject to second installment of
taxes and assessments for the fiscal
year 1948-1949;
(b) That the title to said real
property be evidenced by a policy of
title insurance issued by Alameda
County-East Bay Title Insurance
Company, insuring title in the City,
as provided in the preceding sub-
division;
(c) That upon dzposit with said
title company for delivery to the
City of a good and sufficient deed
of _grant conveying said property to
the City, and conditioned upon the
issuance of a title insurance policy
as aforesaid, to be approved by the
City Attorney, a warrant of the
City be drawn for Two Thousand
($2,000.000) Dollars, payable to the
order of said Celestina Cosso, a
widow, and delivered to said Ala-
nieda County-Mast Bay Title In-
surance Company, as escrow holder,
for the purpose of effecting the
consummation. of said purchase.
Section 2. The sum of Two Thou-
sand, Thirty ($2,030,00) Dollars is
hereby appropriated from Gas Tax
No. 2 Fund to pay the purchase price
of said real property and cost of
title insurance policy.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and
after the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the date of its final pas-
sage.
W. J. BRANSCHEID,
Presiding Officer of the Council.
Attest:
J. P CLARK,
City Clerk.
1, the undersigned, hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly . adopted and
passed by the Council of the City
of Alameda in regular meeting as-
sembled on the 18th day of January,
1.949, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Anderson,
Jones, Osborn, Sweeney and Presi-
dent Branscheid, (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of said City this
1.9tb day of January, 1949,
(SEAL) J. P. CLARK,
City Clerk of the City
of Alameda.
Publish January 20, 1949.