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A. RE SOLUTION
WHEREAS, Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. (also known as A. M.
Phelan) is desirous of making a gift of the herein described
property in memory of his late father, John Henry Phelan,
commonly known as J. Harry Phelan, an earlier pioneer of the
City, who in his time contributed greatly to its growth and
prosperity; and, 0
WHEREAS, Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. (also known as A. M.
Phelan) did execute and deliver to The City of Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas, a deed of conveyance dated January
165 1970, to such property being more particularly described
as follows, to wit:
Being the northerly 100 feet of that portion
of Lots 1 through 4 of the A. K. Daniels Sub-
division north of Hillebrandt Bayou and south
of Broadway Place Addition in,the Hezekiah
Williams League, Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas,'conveyed by J. Weingarten, Incorporated
to Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. (also known as A.. M.
Phelan) by deed dated March 24, 1965 and recorded
in Volume 1420, Page 138 of the Deed.Records- of
Jefferson County, Texas, and being more parti-
cularly described.as follows:
Beginning at a concrete monument in the north
line of the now abandoned Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company right of way, said point being
the northeast corner of that certain property
conveyed by said J. Weingarten, Incorporated to
said Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. on said March 24,
1965, also being in the west line of the Noah
Tevis Survey, the east line of the Hezekiah
Williams League and marking the southeast corner
of Broadway Place Addition to the City of
Beaumont;
Thence in a westerly direction along the north
line of the now abandoned Missouri Pacific Rail-
road Company right of way or the north line of
the property conveyed by the said J. Weingarten,
Incorporated to the said Anthony M. Phelan, Sr.,
same also being the south line of said Broadway
Place Addition to the northwest corner of the
above mentioned property conveyed by J. Wein-
garten, Incorporated to Anthony M. Phelan, Sr.,
said point also being in the east line of
Maplewood Addition to the City of Beaumont ex-
tended northward;
Thence in a southerly direction along the west
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(100) feet perpendicularly distant from the
said northwest corner of said property, said
point also being the northeast corner of said
Maplewood Addition and also being in the
south line of the now abandoned Missouri Pa-
cific Railroad Company right of way;
Thence in an easterly direction along the
south line of the now abandoned Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company right of way, same
being parallel with and one hundred (100)
feet perpendicularly distant from the north
line of said railroad right of way or the north
line of said property conveyed by J. Weingarten,
Incorporated to said Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. to
the east line of said property, said point being
in the west line of said Noah Tevis Survey of
the east line of the Hezekiah Williams League;
Thence in a northerly direction to the place
of beginning, containing approximately two
(2).acres of land, more or less.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the citizens of Beaumont
recognize this gift to be a great value to the City of Beaumont
and to its future progress, and reflects this civic -minded
spirit of the Phelan family;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BEA.UMONT:
That the deed for the said property is hereby accepted
by The City of Beaumont in memory of the late J. Harry Phelan;
Be it further resolved that The City of Beaumont,
acting herein by and through its Mayor and City Council, does
hereby express its appreciation and recognition of the gen-
erosity of the donor, Anthony M. Phelan, Sr. (also known as
A. M. Phelan) by naming a street contemplated for the future
of the City to be built generally along the abandoned ease-
ment of the old Missouri Pacific right of way west of 23rd
Street as the J. Harry Phelan Avenue; and,
Be it further resolved that a copy of this Resolution
be entered into the minutes of the City Council of The City
of Beaumont, Texas, this 20th day of January, A.D. 1970 and
that a copy be delivered to the press and to the donor, and