01-01-74 La Porte Land Company-Deed

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;." . e - KNOX W. ASKINS, J. D. ATIORNEY AT LAW 702 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY P. O. BOX 1218 LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 GAIL .J. HAMILTON, .J. 0, ASSOCIATE TELEPHONE 713 471'1886 January 10, 1979 Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners CITY OF LA PORTE P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 Gentlemen: You have requested my opinion on the City of La Porte's title to its existing sewer plant site, as well as the area which has been desig- nated for expansion of the central sewer plant. The City of La Porte acquired title to the existing sewer plant site on April 28, 1948, by conveyance from Carl H. Bissell, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Will of Horace D. Kendall, deceased, by Deed recorded in Volume 1766, Page 229, of the Harris County Deed Records. This Deed conveyed all of Block 1126, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 60, Page 112, of the Deed Records of Harris County, Texas. The Grantor in said conveyance reserved the mineral estate. Thereafter, on January 1, 1974, the City of La Porte acquired by Deed from La Porte Land Company, an adjoining tract of land containing 180,480 square feet of area, which Deed is recorded under Harris County Clerk's File No. El18B7B. I have attached to this letter a' copy of my letter to the City of La Porte dated May 21, 1974, which in turn had attached a copy of the City of La Porte's Owner's Title Insurance policy on said tract of land, its Deed, and Corporate Resolution authorizing the execution of the Deed by the Grantor cor- poration. I also attach copy of the City of La Porte's recorded Deed on Block 1126, Town of La Porte. The City of La Porte has, in my opinion, good and marketable title to both tracts of land, subject only to the matters noted in this letter, and in the attachments hereto. The subject tracts have access to South ~tfi Street, a public street in the City of La Porte, as well as access to other platted but presently unopened dedicated public streets in the City of La Porte. There are no easements or rights-of-way on, over, or across these subject tracts. of land.