CLEARWATER ISLAND BRIDGE COMPANY
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THIS INDENTURE Made thi s 17th day of May, A. D. 1917,
between the CLEARWATER ISLAND BRIDGE C01~ANY, a Corporation duly
incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the state of
Florida, and having its principal ofi'ice and place of business
in the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, State of Florida,
"-''''''party ol~~the- i'rr'~rf-"-p-art -;--8iiatlie "ClTY.OF'-(fL~AR\i~fATER;a1funicipal
Corporation, situated in ?inellas County, State of Florida, party
of the second part;
WITNESSETH: That the said party of the first part, for
and in consideration of the sum of TEN THOUSMJD ($10,000) DOLLARS
lawful money of the United States of America to it in hand paid
by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, has granted, bargained and sold to the said
party of the second part, its successors and assigns forever, the
following described lot, tract or parcel of land situated, lying
or beIng-in the dOunti-01:P'ineITas and StateP of Flor ida, to-wit:
BEGINNING on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico at a point
where the North line of the tract of land designated as "Clearwater
City Park" on a plat of Clearwater Beach as the same is recorded in
the Land Records of Pinellas County, Florid, if prolonged West
would intersect said Gulf shore; thence run southerly alJng said
shore line Four Hundred (400) feet; thence East parallel to the
North line of said "Clearwater City Park" to the waters of Clear-
water Bay; thence Northe&sterly along Clearwater Bay to a point
Twenty-Five (25) feet distan~ measured at right angles from the
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center of a bridge now located and constructed by the Clearwater
Island. Bridge Company"; thence northwesterly along a curved line
Twenty-Five (25) feet from the center of said bridge to a point
on the North line of said "Clearwater City Park" extended east-
wardly; thence West to the point of beginning. Together with all
riparian rights.
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And the said party of the first :part does hereby fully
warrant the title to said land and will defend t;le same against
the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.
This conveyance is made and accepted subject to the
following covenants and conditions, to-wit:
1. That said property shall be used by the City of
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2. That no concessions for the sale of refreshments or
2musements shall be made by the City on said property exce:pt with
t?le joint consent of the grantor, its successors or assigns, in
writing.
3. That the said property shall not be sold or conveyed
by the City to anyone except the party of' the first :part, its
successors or assigns.
4. That the City of Clearwater shall not make any
charges for the use of any bath houses that it may erect on said.
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5. That the party of the first part, its successors or
assigns, Shall have the right to open through said park all streets
necessary for it, its successors or assigns to o:pen to :properly
subdivide and plat other lands owned by it or hereafter acquired
by it, its successors or assigns, on Clearwter Key.
6. That the streets shown on the recorded plat of Clear-
water Beach, reference to which is made in this deed, shall always
remain open E.nd be under the supervisioL ancL control of the party
o:.c the first part, its successors or assigns.
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7. That the party of the first part, its successors or
assigns shall have the right to operate a railroad on any street
or all streets through the said park an~ land hereby conveyed that
it may desire to use for tllat pur:pose, whether the streets be now
opened or hereafter o:pened through said park and lEnd hereby conveyed.
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8. The party of the first paxt agrees to maintain SUC!l im-
provements as it may make on the park and keep it in fixst class con~
dition for the period of Twenty-Five (25) years, and to pave the
streets in the park at the same time and with the same matexial as
used in the paving of the other streets on said island by it.
9. All of the foregoing provisions in this deed shall ex-
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(25) years from the date of this deed.
10. That the said party of the first part, its successors
or assigns, shall and do have the right to erect and maintain on said
property hereinbefore described, facing the Gulf of Mexico, a frame
or concrete building, and operate thexein a pavilion, bath rooms, re-
freshment parlor anQ dining room, and charge for the use of the same,
and shall at all times have free access thereto, on and over the prop-
erty hereinbefore described, for a period of twenty-five (25) years
from the date of this deed, and that at the expiration of said period,
al'lim.pl',ovements placed t::lereon by the party of. the first p_?X'.:t, its
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successors or assigns, shall become the property of the City of Clear-
water; said improvements to be erected according to plans end speci-
fications heretofore furnished the grantee. And in case the party
of the second part shall at any time during said period desire to
purcDase tDe impr0vements placed on said property, if the party of
the first part , its successors or assigns, (::.nd the said party of the
second part Croll~Ot agree upon the price therefox, then and in that
event it shall be submitted to arbitration, the party of the :i~irst
dart, its successors or assigns naming one arbitrator, and the yarty
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and if the ,two arbitrators so selected cannot agree on the price,
then an(~ in that event they shall select a thixd axbitratox, and. the
decision 01' the majorit~ of said. arbitrators shall be binding upon
the parties hexeto, their successors ane:. assib'TIs, and upon the payment
of the award so made by the arbitrators to the party of the first part,
it or its successors or assigns shall conv,ey said. improvements to the
yarty of the second part or its ~uccessors.
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IN W~ESS WHEREOF the said party of the first part has
caused these presents to be execute'd in its name b.,- its President,
8.nd its cor:;;:>orate seal to be affixed, attested by its Secretary
the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
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Signed, sealed & delivered
in the Presence of:
(s) M. G. Gibbons,
(s) L. E. Johnso n
CLEARWATER ISLAlffi BRIDGE COM? AL'Y .
By (s) E. W. Parker
President.
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COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH)
I HEREBY CERTIFY That before me, the undersigned author-
ity, personally appeared W. E. Parker and G. R. Smoyer, to me well
known to be the President and Secretary of the Clearwater Island
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instrument on behalf of and. in the name of said. Corporation,and
who severally acknowledged that they so executed said instrument
on behalf of and in the name' of said Corporation by the authority
of its Bo,rd of Directors for the uses and purposes therein men-
tioned, and that the seal thereto attached is the genuine corporate
seal of said. corporation, ancL was affixed thexeto by its saie
Secretary.
IN WITNESS ~~REOF I have hereunto set my hand and
aflixed my official sea 1 this 17th clay of Hay, A. :r;. 191'7.
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Florida. the day and y~ar last aforesaid.
Olive E Smith Notary Public State or Florida at Large
My Coomls~lon Expires Dee 15 1920.
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FILED YAY 30 1917.
J.N.Brown'Clerk
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This Ind"nture Made thIs 17th day ot Mny A.D. 1917" between the Clearwater Ialand Bridge
Company. a Corporation dUly incorporated under and by virtue ot the 1.\'NS ot the stat.! of Flo:ida, and
having its principal office and place of business in the City of Tampa Hillsborough County, Stat~ ot
Florida" I'arty ot the tirst part, and the City of Clearwe.ter, a Uunicipal Corporation, situated in
Pin-lIas County state of Florida, party ot the second part;
1ritnesseth: That the said party ot the tirst part tor and in consid~r~tion of the sum ot Ten
Thousand ($10,0001 ~ollars:lawtul, ooney ot the United States ot America to it i~ hand paid by the said
, party ot the secon~ part, the receipt whereot is he~eby acknowledged has granted, bargained and sold
to the said party ot the second part its successors and assigns torever, the tollowing d~scribed lot,
t.raot 'or parcel of land situated lying or being in the County ot Pinellas and State or Florida to wit:
Beginning on the shore ot the Gult of Mexico at a point where the North lin~ ot the tract ot'
land des~nnted as "Cl~arw6ter City Park" on a plat ot Glearwater Beach as the same is recorded in thw
Land Records ot Pinellas County Florida, it prolonged West would intersect said Gulf shor.; thenoe run
southerly along said shore line Four TIundred (400) teet; thence East parallel to the North line of
said " Clearwater City Park" to the waters ot al~arwater Bay; thence Northeasterly along Clearwater Bay
to & point Twenty tive (25) teet distant measured at right angle rrom the center ot a bridge now located
and constructed by tka Clenrwater Island Dridga Company; thence northwesterly along a curved line
Twenty tive (25) feet from the cent~r ot aaid bridge ~o a point on the North line ot said " Clearwater
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City Park" extended eastward17; thence West to the poin~ ~r b~ginning. Together wihh all rIparI~n rights.
And th6 said party ot the tirst part do~s herehy fully warrant the tItle to 3~id land and
w1ll detend the same ngainst the l~wtul claims ot all pe~sons whomsoever.
This conveyance is made and accepted subJ~ct to th~ following covenants and conditions, to-Wit:
l.~hat said pro~rty shall be used by the City ot C13arwater tor public park purpOB~s only.
2. That no concessions tor the sale ot refreshments or amuswments shall be mAde by the City
on said property except with the Joint consen~ ot the grantor its SUCcessors or assigns, in writinG.
, 3'. That the s"id propf'lrty shall not be sold or conveyed by the City to anyone except the
par,ty ot the first part, its successors or assigns.
4. That the Cityot Cl~arwater shall not mak~ any charges tor the use ot any bath houa~B that
it may erec~ on s~id property.
'5. That the party ot the tirst part its SUCC~S3ors or assigns shall nav~ the right to open
through said par,k all streets necessary tor it Its Successors or assIgns to open to properly subdivide
and plat other lands o~ed by it or h~reatt~r acqu1~~d by It its SUccessors or assiGns on Cl~ar~eter Y.ey.
6. That the streets shown on the recor1ed plat of Clearwater Beach rererence to whIch is m~~e
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in th1s d~ed. shall always remain open and be under tr.~ suyervision and control ot th~ party of the first
part, -_its' successors or IiSSignS.
7. That the party ot the first part,its Successors or assigns shall hav~ the right to o;:~r~te
a railroad on any street or all streets through the said park and land h~reby convey~d that it mar de-
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sir. to use tor ~hat purpose whether the str~ets be ~ow opened or herearter opened throu~h said p~rk
aud land hereby conveyed.
~ e. The parpy of the first part agree. to maintain such improvements as it may oake on th~ park
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10M k".p it. in firs'. class condition for th" period of Twent.7 five (2S)7ea~1I, and to pave ths'struts
in the park Kt th1 s~e t1m~ and with the sams mat"rial as used in the paving of th~ other strsets
OD Raid inland by it.
9. All of tho, foregoing provisions in this d"ed shall sxtend to and be in full forcs and '
effect for a period of Twsnty Five (25) years from the ~ats of this desd.
10. That ths said party of ths first p~rt,its successors or as~ns shall and do havs the
right to erect and maintain on sRid prop.rty h"reinbsfore described, faoing the Gulf of Mexico, a
frnme or concretft building ,~d operate therein a pavilion bath rooms, rsfreshment parlor and dining
room, nnd chnrge for the use of the same, and shall at nIl times have free access the reto, OD and
ov.r the property hereinbefore described, for ~"psr'10d of twsnty five (25) ysars from the date of
this deed and that at ths expiration of said psriod all 1~rovsments plac1d thsreon by the party of
the first part, it~ successors or assigns shall become the property of the City of Clearwatarj said
1mpro~ements to be erected according to plans II.nd specifications heretotore furnished to.the grant.e.
And in ease the party of the sscond part shall at any time during said period desire to purchase the
improvsmsnts placed on said propurty it the part7 of the first part, its successors or assigns, and
the said party of the second part cannot agree upon the price therefor, then and that-in that event
it shall be submittsd to arbitration, Lhe party of the tirst part, its successors or assigns naming
one arbitrator and the part7 of the second part its successors or assigns naming one arbitrator,
and it the two arbitrators so _lsc_ed cannot agroe on the price, then and in-that event th.y shall
select a third arbitrator, an~ the decision of the maJorit7 01' said arbitrators shall be binding upon
the parties hereto their successors and assigns, and upon the payment of the award so made b7 ~ha
arbitrators to the party of the first part it or its successors or ass"igns shall oonve7~said improv.,
ments to the party of the second part or its succe3sors.
,In Witness Whereot the said party of the first part has caussd these presents to be execu-
it.d in its name by its President and its corporate seal to be affixed, attested by its Secretar7
the da7 and y~ar first above written
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Clear"ater Island Bridge Company
laeo R.Smoysr Secretary By E.W.Parker President
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.11 G Gibbons
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State of Florida
'COUnt7 of Hillsborough.
I Hereby Certif7 That betore me, the unders~ed authority, personally appeared W.E.Par-
ker and G.R.Smoyer to me well known to b~ the President and Secretary of the Cl.arw~ter,Island
Bridge Company, a Corporation, and who executed th~ foregoing instrument on behalf of and in thr
name br suid Corporation, apd who severally acknowledged that the7 so executed said instrument on
b.half of and in the nnme of said Corporation by ths authority of its Board of Directors tor the
usee and purposes therein mentioned, and that the s~al thereto attached is the genuine cor.porate seal
of 3aid corporation and ;;as affixed thereto b7 its said Secrstary.
In Witness Whereot I have hereunto set my hand and affixed m7 official seal this 17th day
of llay A.D. 1917.
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L.E.Johnson Notary Public.
Uy commission expires Apr 5th 1921.
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FILr~ ~ 1 1917.
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