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Fursuant to recess taken on ",'dednesday, August 19th, A. D. 1953, at 6:00 o'clock P. P~., this
Court reconvened on Thursday, August 27th, A. D. 1953, at 10:00 o'clock A. T.:., Por matters of
Public Hearing on County Budget Por 1954, and Levy of Tax Por 1953, and any other matters that
may be presented to the Court, with the following officers being present, to-wit:
Honorable Jno. R. Leavell..........County Judge
L. i;i. Guthrie ......................Commissioner Precinct ~1
V. D. Powell .......................Commissioner Precinct #~2
Adolph Bartel ......................Commissioner Precinct ;T3
Lee Goff ...........................Commissioner Frecinct ~4
and
Lawrence Stephens ..................County Clerk
and the Court having regularly opened, the following proceedings vrere had, to-wit:
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No. 6231. FINAL SETTLEMENT FUR DAiAGES FOR HENRY BL02e'! AND "v'v'IFE.
This the 27th day of August, A. D. 1953, came on to be considered by the Court, the willing-
,- ness of Henry Blom and wife, P.4ay Etta Blom, to accept the ,5,000,00 damages and ,87.00 for the
.745 of an acre used on right of way for the Kerrville-Ingram Highway IQo. 27. It appearing to
the Court that an offer was made by this Court to allotiv the aforementioned amounts on August 19th
and that the following agreement should be entered into between both parties herein. Therefore,
by motion duly made by Goff, seconded by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by the Court that the
following agreement be entered into by the Commissioners' Court and Henry Blom and wife, and the
County Clerk and County Treasurer be, and are hereby directed to dray voucher in the amount of
X5087,00, payable to Henry Blom and ",vife, P,4ay Etta Blom, out of Kerrville-Ingram, R. & B. R. ;Y,
Fd. Highway 27. The agreement entered as follows, to-vrit:
"THE STATE OF TEXAS O
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COUi`iTY OF KERR ~ KnT0i7 ALL ?.'EN BY THESE PRESEDITS:
This memorandum of an Agreement this da_y iriade and entered into by and between Kerr County,
Texas, acting herein by and through it's duly authorized Commissioners and County Judge, sitting
session of Commissioners' Court, hereinafter called party of the First Part, and Henry Blom and
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wife, D:ay Etta Blom, of Kerr County, Texas, hereinafter called Parties of the Second Fart, 'dIT-
NESSETH:
"7HEREAS, The County of Kerr, State of Texas, has this day purchased from Henry Blorr: and
wife, t,?ay Etta Blom, a strip of land 30 feet in width of the extreme South side of Henry Blom's
property for road purposes, same being for the purpose of widening the existing road now adjacent
to said property of Henry Blom and has agreed to pay to the said Henry Blom therefor the sum of
x'5,087.00.
A_ND, ;+1HEREAS, there is now situated on said property trees, shrubbery, fences and a portion
of a dwelling house, together vrith other improvements, which a_re not included in such sale_ the
said Henry Blom shall have the privilege of removing from said premises all improvements situated
thereon at any time prior to the 1st. day of April, 1954, and he, Henry Blom, shall have until
the 1st. day oP April, 1954, in which to remove said ir,,provements from said premises. And if
said house and improvements located on said strip of land are not moved therefrom by the said
„_ Henry Blom by the 1st. day of April, 1954, then the County shall have the privilege of go in in
• and at it's ovm discretion moving all said improvements; and arty portion of the house then re-
maining on the land so conveyed to the State may be removed by the State of Texas or County of
Kerr at the expense of the said Henry Blom and shall not be held responsible to P. Blom for the
destruction of any of those improvements remaining on said land, this day so conveyed by the said
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Henry Blom and wife, Iaiay Etta Blom, to said State of Texas, as aforesaid.
It is mutually agreed by the parties hereto that all conditions and stipulations hereinabove ^
set forth sahll be applicable only to that 30 foot wide strip of land deeded to the State by the
said parties of the Second Part of the south side of said Henry Blom's property, said strip con-
taining approximately .146 acres of land, and shall in no wise affect a ny portion or improve-
ments on the land remaining in the name of Henry Blom adjacent to this strip so deeded to the
State of Texas.
'fiITN~~'SS OUR HANDS THIS 27th DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1953.
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS
Henry Blom BY: L. Ili. Guthrie
P;?ay Etta Blom V.D. Powell Vernon D. Powell
A o p Barte
Attest by County Clerk• Lee Goff, Commissioners
Lawrence Stephens Jno. R. Leavell,
County Cler'_~, Kerr County, Texas County Judge, Kerr County, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS,O
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CJUPdTY OF KERR.4
BEFORE 5+~, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for Kerr County, Texas, on
this day personally appeared Henry Blom and Liay Etta Blom, his wife, knovin to me to be the per- "'
sons whose names are subscribed tothe foregoing instrument, and acknov~ledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed; and the said I,?ay Etta
Blom wife of Henry Blom, having been examined by me privily and apart from her husband, and
having the same fully explained to her, she, the said PJlay Etta Blom, acknov:ledged such instru-
ment to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed the same for the purposes
and consideration therein e:~preaaed, and that she did not wish to retract it.
GIVT`S? L^'DER T+':Y HAND AIQD SEAL of office, this 27th day of August, A. D. 1953.
(I30TAiiY SEAL) Agnes S,iacDonald
PSotary Fublic in and for Kerr County,Texas
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No. 6232. TRATSSFER OF X5137.82 FROS~i R. & B. FD. TO KERRVILLE-IPdGRA:` R. & B. R. 'N. FD. HIGH'.'.AY
27.
This the 27th day of August, A. D. 1953, after motion havin been duly :;lade by Guthrie,
seconded by Powell, and unanimously approved by the Court, that the County Clerk and County
Treasurer be, and are hereby directed to transfer the sum of x`5,137.82 from the Road and Bridge
Fund to Kerrville-Ingram R. & B. R. ';!. F3. Highway 27, to take care of the present deficit of
,""y50.82, and the x'5,087.00 on the final settlement with Henry Blom and wife.
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No. 6233. APPROVAL OF CLAI.'i5 AT_1D ACCOUP?TS.
This the 27th day of August, A• D. 1953, came on to be considered by the Court, the claims
and accounts filed against Kerr County, since August 19th, A. D. 1953, against the General Fund
and R. ~. B. ~r3. It appearing to the Court that said claims are true and just and should be
allowed out of the respective funds. Therefore, by motion duly made by Bartel, seconded by Goff,
and unanimously approved by the Court, and the County Clerk be, and is hereby directed to draw
vouchers against the County Treasurer on all claims filed in like amounts therefor, payable out
of the respective funds to the parties entitled thereto.
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No. 6234. ADOPTIOPd OF COUtdTY BUDGFIT FOR 1954 AND THE LEVY OF 1953 TAX. '`
This the 27th day of August, A. D. 1953, Dame on to be Considered, the Public Hearir~ on
the matter of the adoption of the County Budget for 1954, and the firing and levy of tax rates
of the County and various School Districts for the year 1953, and it appearing to the Court that
proper notice has been Aublished in a newsnaner ;n t~~P r.;+•~. ~f u..,.r==,~~, m--~-~ °-- -~ 1