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070743-Regular Sessionday of party of Sanford, MINUTES On motion duly carried, the Commission next authorized the emD~oyment of C.Do TestOn in the Police Department at a sa!stY of $120.00 Der month. The Clerk next reported that the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida acquired title under the MurDhy Act to City owned property describe as Lot lOg Bose Court, and that Mr. R.A.Newman has made aDPlicati°n to purchase this property from %he State, which will be sold to the hi,heat bidder on July 12,1943' This pro~erty having been Ourchased by the City for street right-of-way purposes and since dedicated as a Dublic Dark' Thereupon after careful consideration, it was the opinion of the Commission that the City will have no further use fQr this property for Dark purposeS, and no action was taken with readeot to orotectlng the City'S interest in same. On motion duly carried, the CommiSsion next authorized a contribution to the Seminole County Chamber of CommerCe in amount of $140.37 to held defray the expenses of entertaining the representatives of the Florida Seedmen's Association who will hold their annual meeting in Sanford on July 21-M2,1943' _ on each In connection with acquiring the additional five feet of right-of waystate side of Park Avenue from the railroad south to Twenty-first Street for the Road Department to widen Park Avenue from 24 feet in width to 44 feet, Commissioner Gut next moved that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the following agreement with Geo.A.DeCottes with respect to him conveying to the State Road Department the necessary right-of-way in front of his home. Seconded by Commissioner Lodge and carried. THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into in duplicate as and of the _ -- ____1943' between CITY OF 5ANFORD, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, aa GEORGE A. DEGOTTES, her husband, of the first part and MYRTIE A. DECOTTES and as DaffY of the second ne ri, WITNESSETH, Seminole CountY, Florida, THAT: have given and granted unto the WHEREAS, the parties of the second Oart State Road Department of the State of Florida a strip of land described as the Easterly five feet of Lots 127, 12S, 129, 130 and 131 of Sanford Heights Addition to Sanford, according to plat thereof of record in Plat Book 2, pages 62 and 63 of the public records of Seminole County, Florida, to be used for the widening of Park Avenue from its intersection with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad right-of-way near Fifteenth Street in said City south to the interseCtion of said Perk Avenue with Twenty-first Btreet in said City from its ~resent width of fifty feet to a width of sixty feet; and WHEREAS, the parties of the ~eco~d Dart gave end granted the aforesaid property to the State Road Department of the State of Florida for the purpose aforesaid upon condition that the ~rty of the first Dart would do and perform the things and make and oerfCfm the covenants here,.Dafter set forth: NOW, THEP~FORE, the said party of the first Dart in consideration of the premises and the sum of One Dollar to it in hand Deld by the parties of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has agreed and does hereby agree to and with the parties of the second part as follows: 1. That all landscaping and shrubbery, oalmetto and palm trees now growing or standing in the parkway east of the side-walk and west of the curb line of Park MINUTES Avenue abutting the above described property, and all landscaping and shrubbery, pal- metto and nalm tr~es now growing or standing on the aforesaid five-foot strip of land, sh~ll be re-nlanted on the terreced ground to of land aforesaid, and ~e-olaced from time to time, trees or shrubbery die by reason of trsnsnlanting. the west of said five-foot strip if necessary, should any of the 2. The party of the first part shell reconstruct or have reconstructed without expense to the parties of the second part, in the same manner as now is, the west end of the side-walk and the steps leading thereto from the residence of the parties of the second part to the street line. 3. The party of the first Dart eha~l reconstruct or have reconstructed, without expense to the oarties of the second part, the side-walk now abutting the aforesaid five-foot strip of land. It is understood that the State Road Department of the State of Florida will do the work required by this and the next preceding paragraph hereof, but it shall be the obligation of the party of the first part to see that the same is done by the State Road Department of Florida, or do it itself. 4. The party of the first part shall re-install the present snrinkling system in the parkway area further to the west on the terrace of the aforesaid lots 129. and 130, as may be indicated by the aforesaid Myrtie A.DeCottes. 5. The party of the first part shall do necessary grading re-terracing and transplanting of lawn where disturbed by the widening of ssid Park Avenue, guaranttng a new stand equally as good as the present stand of lawn. IN WITNEBS WHEREOF, the party of the first part has caused this agreement to be executed in its name by its Mayer and attested ~nd its corporate seal hereunto affixed by its City Clerk and the parties of the second part have hereunto set their hands and seals all as and of the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: As to City of Sanford, Florida. As to Myrtle A.DeCottes. CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA BY Its Mayc~ Attest: City Clerk. (SEAL) As to George A.DeCottes. Commissioner Hill next moved that the City go on record of agreeing to remove for the oroperty owners any shrubbery located on the right-of-way conveyed to the State Road Department for widening Park Avenue and transolant it on theoroperty retained by said onwers, also, to construct sidewalks in front of such orooerties if the State Road Department fails to do so. Seconded by Commissioner Bishop and carried.