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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRight of Way Easement Deed - Vester, Samuel H. Jr. - 914 FALLING LEAF DR THE STATE OF TEXAS . KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS : COUNTY OF GALVESTON : RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT DEED THAT SAMUEL H. VESTER, JR. , (herein called "Grantor") for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 ($10. 00) Dollars and other good and valuable consideration to Grantor in hand paid by the Grantee herein named, the receipt and sufficiency thereof being hereby acknowledged, has SOLD, GRANTED and CONVEYED, and by these presents do SELL, GRANT and CONVEY, unto the CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, a Texas Home-Rule Municipal Corporation (herein called "Grantee") , its successors and assigns , a right-of-way and easement, as hereinafter described, for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and repairing of a drainage channel , canal, dike, ditch or drain on, over and across and within the boundaries hereinafter described, and for the purpose above specified, such right-of-way and easement (herein called the "easement") being on, over and across those certain strips or parcels of land in Galveston County, Texas , and particularly described as follows : A sixty (60' ) foot wide drainage easement and right-of-way on and out of Lot 4, Block "B" and part of an abandoned 40 foot road, Central Park Subdivision, Sarah McKissick League, Galveston County, Texas , and being more particularly des- cribed as metes and bounds as follows : Centerline Description: Commencing at the original South corner of Lot 4, Block "B" , THENCE North 45 deg. 00 min. East, along the Southeast line of Lot 4, Block "B", a distance of 20 feet; THENCE North 45 deg. 00 min. West parallel to the Southwest line of Lot 4, Block "B" , a distance of 4. 28 feet to a point for corner in the North- westerly right of way line of Lot 4, Block "B" ; THENCE North 47 deg. 09 min. East, along the Northwesterly right of way line of Falling Leaf Drive as recorded in Volume 2115 , page 822 , in the Office of the County Clerk of Galveston County, Texas , a distance of 631. 07 feet to the place of Beginning of the centerline of a 60 foot wide drainage easement; THENCE from said beginning point along the center line of a 60 foot wide drainage easement, North 41 deg. 07 min, 24 sec. West, 116. 04 feet , North 71 deg. 45 min. 42 sec. West, 153. 08 feet ; North 45 deg. 09 min. 49 sec. West, 99. 08 feet; North 60 deg. 15 min. 52 sec. West, 78.45 feet, more or less to the ending point, said point lying in the centerline of Coward' s Creek. This instrument is made and accepted subject to the following provisions , conditions , and reservations : 1. Grantee shall have the right to enter upon the land covered by this easement at any time the Grantee deems proper for the purpose of exercising Grantee's rights and privileges hereunder; and, for the purpose of ingress and egress to and from the easement, to the extent reasonably necessary. 2. Grantee shall at all times conduct Grantee's opera- tions on and with respect to the easement in such manner as not to create a nuisance or to cause any detrimental affects to the land covered by this easement. 3. Grantee shall have the right to remove trees , bushes , undergrowth and other obstructions interfering with the loca- tion, construction, re-construction, maintenance or repair of the drainage facilities authorized hereunder. 4. Grantor herein excepts from this easement and reserves for himself, his heirs and assigns forever, all oil , gas and other minerals , if any, in and under the land covered by this easement, but said Grantor for himself and his heirs and assigns , waives all right of ingress and egress to and from the surface of the land covered by this easement for the purpose of drilling, mining , exploring or developing such minerals. 5 . This easement is granted to and accepted by Grantee with the understanding that Grantee will open and construct a drainage channel, canal, dike , ditch or drain upon and/or across the hereinabove described easement within a period of fifteen years (15) from date hereof, and upon Grantee' s failure to do so within said time shall operate as a reversion of the above described easement to the Grantor herein, his heirs and assigns . Upon abandonment this instrument shall be declared null and void and Grantee, at its own expense, shall cause the surface of the easement to be restored as nearly as practicable to its original surface condition. 6 . This easement is granted to and accepted by Grantee with the understanding that the land covered thereby is subject to a valid and existing lien presently held by Clinton R. Hackney and wife, Genevieve Hackney of Galveston County, Texas . TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the easement, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any manner belonging unto Grantee, its successors and assigns , and Grantor does bind himself, his heirs and assigns to warrant and forever defend all and singular the easement unto Grantee, its successors and assigns , against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming, or to claim the same or any part thereof, subject to the matters herein stated. Clinton R. Hackney and wife, Genevieve Hackney, the beneficial owner and holder of lien rights affecting the land covered by this grant of easement, join in the execution of this instrument to evidence their agreement , and they do hereby agree, that the existing lien and/or liens insofar and only insofar as they affect the easement and land covered thereby, are hereby subordinated and made inferior to the rights and privileges granted to Grantee hereunder with respect to the easement , and that any foreclosure of the existing lien and/or liens shall be made subject to the easement and shall not terminate or otherwise impair the rights of Grantee in the easement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed this (94 , day of , 1975 . Samuel H. Vester, Jr. , Grantor aidAdalidfiri" Clinton R. Hackney Genevieve Hackney THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF GALVESTON : BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day per- sonally appeared SAMUEL H. VESTER, JR. , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and seal of office this the 4 .d day of a1., , 1975 . ,,L Notary Public in and for Galveston County, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF GALVESTON : BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day per- sonally appeared CLINTON R. HACKNEY and wife, GENEVIEVE HACKNEY, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN VNDER MY HAND and seal of office this the '2tL, day of , 1975. otary.%)i4L)e 1/2 ,0<?-C1 /1) --- Pu lic in' an and or Galveston County, Texas