HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.Herron Park.Metes and bounds description HERRON PARK
Legal and lawful right of possession of Tract C
(see metes and bounds description) was in John L . Herron at
the time when he quit claimed to the City of Aspen by his deed
of January 6 , 1964 . Judge Carl W. Fulghum, April 10 , 1967 ,
declared that "tile City of Aspen, a municipal corporation , is
the owner in fee simple and in possession of the following
descr-bed real estate property and premises situate in the
County of Pitkin and the State of Colorado , to wit :
Tract C
A tract of land located in the South East 1/4
of the South West 1/4 of Section 7 , Township 10
South, Range 84 West of the 6th P. M. and being
part of the East Aspen Townsite . Said tract
is more fully described as follows :
Beginning at a point on a line between Corner
No . 26 and Corner No . 27 , Tract 40 , East Aspen
Townsite, whence Corner No . 26 bears South 74°
30 ' East 35 . 00 feet ;
Thence South 17°19 ' West 28 . 00 feet ;
Thence South 43°46 ' East 104 . 30 feet ;
Thence South 37°32 ' East 39 . 41 feet ;
Thence South 18°44 ' East 85 . 56 feet ;
Thence South 62°43 ' East 67. 67 feet ;
Thence South 36°35 ' West 296. 29 feet ;
Thence South 63°52 ' West 78 . 23 feet ;
Thence South 28°05 ' West 148 . 07 feet ;
Thence South 49°57 ' West 50 . 26 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River;
Thence North 57°26 ' West 121. 09 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 53°39 ' West 55 . 70 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River;
Thence North 30°09 ' West 45. 27 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 25°02 ' West 88 . 94 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 41°08 ' East 222 . 50 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence South 88°40 ' East 177. 00 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 50 019 ' East 48 . 60 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 02 023' East 11 . 76 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
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Thence North 41 057 ' West 54 . 20 feet along
the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ;
Thence North 34°20 ' East 99 . 87 feet ;
Thence North 43°46 ' Vilest 10 . 00 feet ;
Thence North 17°19 ' East 28 . 00 feet to
the point of beginning . "
By resolution the land was permanently dedicated
and set aside for use by the public for park and recreation
purposes and entitled Neal Avenue Park on June 19 , 1967 .
By resolution it was renamed "John Herron Park"
on July 1 , 1968 , in honor of John Herron, in respect and
appreciation for his devotion and dedication to the develop-
ment and growth of our community.