Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 012-013

Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.

1902
Copy of Deed
This indenture, made this Twenty Sixth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and two, Between Wm McPherson Jr. and Jennie M. McPherson his wife and Martin J. McPherson and Frances P. McPherson his wife and Edward G. McPherson and Rose E. McPherson his wife all of Howell, Michigan and Alexander McPherson and Julia C. McPherson, his wife of Detroit, Michigan, parties of the first part and The Township of Howell, Livingston County Michigan, of the second part Witnessth That the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the term of One Dollar and other good and valuable consideration to here in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confined and acknowledged have granted bargained, sold, revised, ? and confirmed unto the said party of the second part forever all that certain piece or parcel of land situate and being in the Village of Howell County of Livingston and State of Michigan, known and described as follows, to wit Commencing at a point in the Southerly line of lot number Eighty Nine(89) of Crane and Brooks Plat of the Village of Howell as duly laid out and platted and recorded and sixteen feet (16) Westerly from the South Easterly corner of said Lot, thuce? meaning? Northerly parallel with the Easterly line of said Plot Eight Nine and in continuation thereof One Hundred and Fifty feet (150) there Westerly parallel to the Southerly line of log Eight Nine (89) One Hundred (100) feet , hence Southerly parallel with the Easterly line of said lot Eighty Nine One Hundred Fifty (150) feet, thence Easterly to the peace of beginning Being the East fifty fee in width of lot ninety, and West fifty feet in width of Lot Eight Nine and the West Fifty feet in width of the South Eighteen feet of Lot Eight Eight and the East fifty feet in width of the south Eighteen feet of Lot Ninety-One all on Crane and Brooks Plat aforesaid. Also hereby conveying a perpetual right of way from the Northerly and of the promise herein described to Center Street on the East and Chestnut Street on the West and Clinton Street on the North and to either or all of said streets and to be of such width and run? in such directions as shall here after determined to be best for the Library grounds: Reserving to the first parties all buildings with the right to remove the same. The parties of the first part hereto convey the premises herein described for a site for the Carnegie Free Public Library building under act 164 of the Public acts of Michigan for the year A.D. 1877 being sections 3449 to 3460 inclusive of the compiled Laws of Michigan of 1897 together with all and singular ?? and appertinances? thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and ? r? and ? ? issues and pro? thereof, and all the Estate, right, title, interest claim or demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part, either in Law or Equity of in and to the above bargained premises with the hereditaments? and apprentenaces? To Have and to Hold the said premises as above described with the appurtuances?

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