Ordinance 1176Alameda Clity Ordinances Ordinance No. 1176
New Series
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC OFF-
STREET PARKING PURPOSES
WHEREAS, public interest and ne-
cessity require that the real prop-
erty hereinafter described be acquired
by the City of Alameda for use by
said City for public off-street motor
vehicle parking places, including prop-
erty necessary or convenient for in-
gress thereto or egress therefrom; and
WHEREAS, H. R. NORTON and
DOROTHY NORTON, his wife, are
the owners of the real property here-
inafter described and are willing to
sell the same to the City of Alameda
for the sum of $1,500.00;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA:
Section 1. That the City of Alameda
purchase from H. R. NORTON and
DOROTHY NORTON, his wife, for
the sum of $1,500.00, that certain real
property situated in the City of Ala-
meda, County of Alameda, State of
California, more particularly described
as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the
northeastern line of Post Office
Court, distant thereon 71 feet
northwesterly from the northwest-
erly line of Park Avenue; running
thence northwesterly along said
line of Post Office Court, 21 feet;
thence northeasterly parallel with
said northwesterly line of Park
Avenue 22.54 feet, more or less,
to a point in the southwesterly
boundary line of that certain piece
or parcel of land conveyed by Mar-
tin Brennan, et. ux., to H. H.
Roth, et, ux., by deed dated June
16, 1920, recorded in Book 2905
of Deeds, page 407, Alameda Coun-
ty Records; thence southeasterly
along the southwesterly boundary
line of the land so conveyed, 21
feet to a point; thence southwest-
erly parallel with said northwest-
erly line of Park Avenue 22.54 feet
to the point of beginning,
on the following terms and condi-
tions:
(a) That good and merchantable
title in fee simple in said real prop-
erty be conveyed to the City of Ala-
meda, free and clear of all objections,
liens and encumbrances; city and
County taxes to be prorated a s of
date of closing of this sale.
(b) That the title to said real prop-
erty be evidenced by a policy of title
insurance issued by Oakland Title
Insurance Company, a corporation, in-
suring title in the City, as provided
in the preceding subdivision, said
title insurance to be at the expense
of the City of Alameda.
(c) That upon deposit 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 issu-
ance of a title insurance policy, as
aforesaid, to be approved by the City
Attorney, a warrant of the City be
drawn for $1,500.00, payable to the order
of and delivered to said Oakland Title
Insurance Company, a corporation, as
escrow holder, for the purpose of
effecting the consummation of said
purchase.
Section 2. The sum of $1,535.00 is here-
by appropriated from the Off-Street
Parking Project Construction Fund to
pay the purchase price of said real
property, cost of title insurance policy,
and other expenses.
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 passage.
R. P. KRANELLY
Presiding Officer of the Council
Attest:
SHIRLEY H. TENNTER
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 adjourned regular meeting assem-
bled on the 22nd day of May, 1956,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Haag, Hove, Mc-
Call, Merest and President Kranelly,
(5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 23rd day
of May, 1956.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
(SEAL)
Publish May 24, 1956,