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Home My WebLink AboutORD 67-Fe AN ORDINANCE. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE LEASING TO A. R. HAZARD AND ROBERT MAVERICK FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING,- MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A MUNICIPAL Ai_R2ORT FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED UNDER SAID TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS HEREIN -SET FORTH AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCESIN CONFLICT HERE— WITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMPS?ISSION OF.THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION I That A. R. Hazard and Robert Maverick, for and in con— sideration of the sum of Ten and no/100 ($10.00) Dollars, cash in. hand paid, are hereby granted, for a period of five (50 years, be— ginning on the j day of , A.D. 1927, and ending on the day. of �i-��. , A. D. 1932, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a Municipal Airport for the City of Beaumont, which will satisfy a long delinquent demand for landing facilities in this City, the following described tract or parcel of land located and situated in Jefferson County, Texas, being more particularly described as follows, to—wit: A part of the David Brown Survey in Jefferson Coun— ty, Texas, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of a tract of land deeded by Leonidas Cartwright to the City of Beaumont by deed dated March 16, 1918 and recorded in Volume 174, page 48 of.the Deed Records of Jefferson County, Texas, slid beginning point being the northwest corner of Cartwright Park; thence east with the north line of said tract 400 feat; thence south parallel with and 400 feet distant -:from the west line of Laid tract 1282 feet more or less to the north line of College Street produced west; thence west with the north line of College Street produced and being the south line of a tract of land deeded by the Mathew Cartwright Land & Improvement Company to the City of Beau— wont, by deed dated March 10, 1926, a distance of 1864 feet to a point 30 feet east of the southwest corner of the last named tract; thence north parallel with and 30 feet distant from the west line of said last named tract 622.1 feet to a point in the north line of said last named tract; thence east with said north line 1465.5 feet to the west line of said tract deeded by Leonidas Cartwright to the City of Beaumont; thence north with said west line 660 feet to the place of be— I SECTION 2. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part will at all times keep a number of planes, at no time less than two, at the airport which said planes will be at any and all times available for use in emergency trips, interurban service, instruction and recreation. SECTION 3. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part will, within thirty days (30) after the execution of this lease begin active construc— tion of a fouling station and will place the regulation landing marker and wind direction indicators on the field,. SECTION 4. It is further understood and agreed by and between the partied hereto that the Parties of the Second Part will within ninety (90) days after the execution of this lease,begin active construc— tion on a hanger which will be available at all -times to local, transient and visiting aircraft. SECTION 5. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part will,.at all times keep the field in condition as specified by the Department of Com— merce in view of established air—mail service. SECTION 64 It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part will equip them— selves with all materials and tools necessary for the purpose of repairing and conditioning all standard makes of airplanes and that they will, upon the execution of this lease, begin the actual con— struction of .a tool house and shop for the purpose of repairing said planes. SECTION 7. '12"2:7 V upon the completion of the erection of the above described work shop,, ship to themselves at Beaumont a car load of ariplanes and airplane parts. SECTION 8. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Party of the First Part will, as soon as actual construction is begun on the tool house, shop and gas station above described, out the weeds and grass on the field herein leased; but in this connection, it is further understood and agreed that the Party of the First Part only agrees to cut said grass and weeds for the initial clearing and that after that time, the same are to be cut by the Parties of the Second Part. SECTION 9. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Party of the First Part will level two runways each to be one hundred feet (1001)t east and west and one hundred feet (100') t north and south for the purpose of landing said planes; but in this connection, the Party of the First Part is not to begin any construction whatever until after -the Parties of the Second Part have begun actual construction of the improvements mentioned in this lease. SECTION 10. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that should a service aircraft unit of the Nation— al Guard -s of the State of Texas, or any aircraft unit of the Army whatever, either State or National, be stationed in the City of Beaumont, then the Party of the First Part hereby reserves the right to use the above described property as a flying field in connection with the Parties of the Second Part.for said unit. SECTION 11. It is -.-:further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part are hereby however, to the conditions of the National Guard, etc. above described. SECTION 12. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second Part shall pay all taxes on such property as may be installed by them and shall keep and perform all laws and ordinances, whether National, State or municipal. SECTION 15. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that at the expiration of this lease or upon a forfeiture of the same, the title to all improvements placed on said premises by the Parties of the Second Part shall be and be— come the property of the Party of the First Part. SECTION 14. It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Parties of the Second_Part-and their as— signs covenant and agree that they will, at the expiration of s aid term, peacefully yield unto the Party of the First Part all and singular the premises and future erections or additions to or upon the same in the same condition as they were when received, ordinary wear and tear and acts of God excepted, provided, howevdrothat if the Parties of the Second Part or their assigns do not or shall neglect or fail to perform and observe any or either of the con— ditions contained in this lease, of if the parties of the Second Parts or either of them, or their assigns, shall be declared a bank— rupt according to -law, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors, then in either of said caseq-, the Party of the Firs. Part may immediately or within any reasonable time thereafter, or without further notice or demand, enter into or upon said premises or any part thereof and repossess the same without bei -ng s tom__ _r .. .... ..f' t r.e�+v�s�ec• nv A nil rl nimR for damaaaR ? 66 17 Com(._ ansa other remedy the Party of the First Part may have. SECTION 15. It is further understood and agreed by and between the Parties hereto that the premises above described shall not be sub— let, nor shall this lease be assigned in whole or in part wilhOut, the written consent of the Party of the First Part. SECTION 16. The above provisions hereof are conditions of this. Con=- tract, constituting the consideration thereof and a breach of either of them shall render this Contract null and void without judicial ascertainment. The Mayor of the City of Beaumont is hereby authorized to execute the lease with said A. R. Hazard and Robert_ Maverick, as above set out and the Clerk of the City of Beaumont is author— ized to affix the seal of the City thereto. All'ordinances and parts of ordinances affecting the rights of the parties hereto to the properties and rights herein above described are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict with this ordinance but no further and all parts aat in conflict with this ordinance are still maintained in full force and effect. Passed and approved on this the •day of�—�--s , A.D. 1927. MAYOR. F The State .o f Texas, ' 4- Counm of Jefferson Beforethe undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - -------------- _ _know to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de- poses and says, that'he is the_ _ -------4�___of the BE E, BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates; -- --_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _:_ - _._ _ _ _A. D. 192_ _,. and a-- newspaper copy of which is -hereto- at- tached. - -� -�- -- —-------- --------------------- Sw0,n:.to, and subscribed before me, this_ _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ day of ------ ---- -__A. D. 192_�j l AN N Be it ordained Eby the city, com- mission of the city of Beaumont: Sectidn L. That A. R. Hazard and Robert Maverick, for and in consideration of the sum'of ten and' no -100 ($10.00) dollars, cash iii hand paid, are hereby granted, for a pe- c a - ARDI ANCE Entitled an ordinance leasing to A..R. Hazard and' Robert Maverick for a period'. of -five (5) years for the purpose of establishing, main-i -- ;� • twining and operating a 'municipal airport for the city Beaumont _ �`- ��✓ 1 of property belonging to the city of ----------------- -ea Beaumont and'. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ----- ______ -------- " der said terms and conditions as erms conditions Notary Public, Jefferson Co ty, Texas. =' herein set -forth and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances i Be it ordained Eby the city, com- mission of the city of Beaumont: Sectidn L. That A. R. Hazard and Robert Maverick, for and in consideration of the sum'of ten and' no -100 ($10.00) dollars, cash iii hand paid, are hereby granted, for a pe- c a