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H. O. HEAD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
mistake, called to run back N 20° W only 54 feet instead of 80 feet, but the intention of the city was to convey to her all the land it owned back to the Buell lot, and the contract of sale was for all the land back to the Buell lot 55 feet wide; that said Amelia Powell took possession of said lot and was placed in possession there of by the city and lived thereon until her death about August 17, 1896. when Sam J. Hunter took possession thereof as the executor of her last will which was duly probated on Jany 19, 1897, and by himself and Malvina Grease, the beneficiary named in the will, held possession thereof continuously until the 5th day of November 1901. when the said Sam J. Hunter as such executor and the said Malvina Grease for the consideration of $800. paid by Ray Hunter, your petitioner, conveyed the same to him who is now the owner thereof, and has been in possession thereof ever since the date of his purchase aforesaid. That soon after said lot was conveyed to Amelia Powell, towit, in December 1889. The Buell lot was bought by Mrs. Nellie Harrison wife of Stuart Harrison, who caused the same to be run out and measured and fenced and it was then ascertained that lot 14, was about 80 feet deep instead of 54 and the said Amelia Powell soon afterwards joined her back and side fences to the fence of Mrs. Harrison on the South line of the Buell lot and she and her assigns have claimed and held
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H. O. HEAD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
possession of the said lot ever since as being 55 feet front by 80 feet deep, and it was so measured run out and conveyed to your petitioner.
He further states that no persons other than the City of Fort Worth has any title or claim to the land covered by the 55x80 feet and that the official maps of the City show said lot 14 to be 55x74.5 feet, but in truth and in fact it is 55x80 ft from the north edge of First Street to the south line of the Buell lot and there is no intervening owner or claimed and never has been, so far as petitioner is informed, and the records show none.
Petitioner therefore prays your honorable body to pass an order directing the Mayor of the City to convey to him the back portion of said lot 14, or make him a deed with covenants of special warranty to the entire lot property described as 80ft deep instead of 54 and he will every pray.
Ray Hunter
Sworn to and Subscribed before me by Ray hunter this 16 day of Oct 1903.
Herbert Macaulay Notary Public, Tarrrant Co. Tex.
Sam J. Hunter states that he knows the statements set forth in the foregoing petition to be true; That he was agent and attorney
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H. O. HEAD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
for Amelia Powell when the City traded with her, and he made the trade with the Citys officers or Committee for her, and knows that the intent and purpose of the City was to convey to her all the land the city owned back to the South line of the Buell lot, 55 ft. wide.
Sam . Hunter Sworn to and subscribed before me by Sam J. Hunter this Oct 16. 1903.
Herbert Macaulay, Notary Public, Tarrant Co Tex
