1954-04
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, MORRIS DEAN of the City of Sorrento
Lake , and state of Florida, hereinafter referred
to as party of the first part, is a franchise holder with Harrell
& Company of the state of Illinois, which company is in the
business of manufacturing mausoleums, and is desirous of construct-
ing a mausoleum in the cemetery in the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida and desires to purchase property hereinafter described on
which said mausoleum will be located and to have an option for the
purchase of the property and will make a survey in the City of Cler-
mont of those desiring crypts in a mausoleum and upon determining
the number that so desire said crypts and have contracted to pay
for same will thereafter construct said mausoleum on the premises
hereinafter described, the size of said mausoleum to be determined,
by the number of crypts that will be sold by party of the first
part and the amount of the property that will be needed will be
determined by the size of the mausoleum to be located thereon; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clermont, a municipal corporation, here-
inafter referred to as party of the second part, owns and maintains
a cemetery in the City of Clermont known as Oak Hill Cemetery and
feels that there may be a demand for a mausoleum in said cemetery
and is willing to grant party of the first part an option to purchase
the property hereinafter described and to grant said option for a
period to and including December 22, 1954, during which time party
of the first part will be able to determine the size of the mausoleum
to be built by the number of crypts for which he is able to obtain
contracts therefor;
WITNESSETH, in consideration of the sum of One and no/lOOths
Dollars paid by the party of the first part to party of the second
part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in the further
consideration of the agreements and covenants herein contained; it is,
MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED between the respective
parties hereto:
1. That party of the second part will enter into an option
contract with party of the first part to sell one or the other or
both of the following described parcels of property situate, lying
and being in the City of Clermont, Lake County, State of Florida,
to-wit:
Parcel No.1: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of
Block I; and
Parcel No. 2 Lots 1, 2, 31, 32, 33 and 42, Block I;
all according to the plat of Oak Hill Cemetery, a sub-
division in the City of Clermont duly filed and recorded
in the public records of Lake County, Florida;
for the total purchase price of Parcel No. 1 of the sum of $400.00
in cash to be paid on or before the fourteenth day after the cons-
truction of a mausoleum; and/or Parcel No. 2 for the total consider-
ation of $300.00 to be paid on or before the fourteenth day after
the construction of the mausoleum has begun.
2. That the party of the second part will enter into an option
contract with party of the first part as of the date hereof providing
for the purchase under said option of the hereinabove described prop-
erty and all terms and conditions of said option contract as entered
into between the respective parties hereto shall be made a part of
this Agreement as if same was fully and at large set forth herein.
3. That the party of the first part is hereby granted authority
without license to sell or contract for sale for the purchase of
crypts in said mausoleum for the period from date hereof to and
including December 22, 1954, said crypts, the shole or any part
thereof, will not be sold or contracted for sale thereof for a price
in excess of $375.00 and that otherwise such sale or contract for
sale shall be made on such terms and conditions as agreeable to
party of the first part.
4. That upon exercising the option contract hereinabove re-
ferred to, the City of Clermont will convey by fee simple deed all
of its right, title and interest in and to one or the other or both
of the above described parcels of property, and that the party of the
first part will furnish at his own expense the required abstract
of title or title insurance thereon, the recording of his deed of
conveyance together with state and federal documentary stamps thereon.
5. That upon entering into a contract for the purchase and
construction of said mausoleum the party of the first part will
require his contractor or sub-contractor to furnish a bond for the
completion of said mausoleum which he will contract for the building
thereof.
6. That upon completion of the mausoleum the party of the
first part will re-convey to the party of the second part for the
sum of One and no/lOOths Dollars the above described premises if
so requested by second party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective parties have hereunto af-
fixed their hands and seals as of the day and year first above
written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of:
As to both parties
CITY OF CLERMONT
By
Mayor
Attest
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA.
LAKE COUNTY.
On this day personally appeared before me, the undersigned
Notary Public, Morris Dean, franchise holder with Harrell & Company,
to me well known and known to me to be the person who executed the
within agreement, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the
purposes therein expressed.
Also on this day personally appeared be,fore me W W Boyd and
A. M. Johnson to me well known respectively as Mayor and City Clerk
of City of Clermont, a municipal corporation, and known to me to be
the persons who executed the within agreement, and acknowledged that
they executed the same as the officers of said corporation and as its
act and deed for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 2nd day of March, 1954
Notary Public, State of Florida at large
My commission expires August 22, 1 955
Bonded by American Surety Co. of N. Y.
MAUSOLEUM CLERMONT. FLORIDA
SPECIFICATIONS
HULL
steel-reinforced concrete standard
Government Mix 5:1
Outside Walls: 8-12 inches thiok.
Partition Walls between crypts: 6 inches thiok.
Floor: 12 inches thick.
Roof: 12 inches thick
Footing: Actual depth to be determined by local conditions.
EXTERIOR FACING
Alabama or Indiana Limestone - Thickness: 5 inohes.
INTERIOR TRIM
Over top of orypts and sidepoets - Alabama or
Indiana Limestone.
HEADSTONES (Interior)
Alabama or Italian Marble.
Size: 2 feet 7 3/34 inches X 2 feet 3-3/8 inches X
7/8 inch polished one face.
PROCEDURE
Secure option on cemetery site for building.
Survey community to determine size of building.
Secure subscriptions for crypt spacs, payments for
which to be made in three equal parts as follows:
First third after foundation has been laid, second
third when limestone for exterior facing is delivered
to building site, and final third when Mausoleum is
completed.
OPTION CONTRACT
March 2, 1954
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we City of Clermont, a municipal
corporation, party of the first part for and
in consideration of $1.00 to us paid, do hereby give and grant unto Morris Dean, franchise
holder with Harrell & Company, party of the second
part the sole and exclusive right and option to buy at any time :before the 22nd
day of December, 1954 the following described premises, to-wit
Parcel No 1: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 , 27, 28, 29 and 30 of Block I; and/or
Parcel No.2: Lots 1, 2, 31, 32, 33 and 42, Block I; all according to
the plat of OakHiI Cemetery, a subdivision in the City of CIermont
duly filed and recorded in the public records of Lake County, Florida,
for the full purchase price of $400.00 for Parcel No. 1 and/or $300.00 for
Parcel No. 2
Payment to be made on or before the fourteenth day after the construction of the mausoleum has begun.
At the time of the payment in full by party of the second part, party of the first part will deliver
good and sufficient merchantable title to above described property. This option is a part of
an agreement entered into between the respective parties herein as of this date.
In Witness whereof, we, the partIes of the first and second part set our hands this 2nd
day of March, 1954
City of Clermon
by
Mayor
Attest
City Clerk
Copyright 1952 by Harrell & Company
STATE OF FLORIDA.
LAKE COUNTY.
On this day personally appeared before me, the undersigned
Notary Public, Morris Dean, franchise holder with Harrell & Company,
to me well known and known to me to be the person who executed the,
.within agreement, and acknowledged that he executed the same for thee
purposes therein expressed.
Also on this day personally appeared before me W W Boyd and
A. M. Johnson to me well known respectively as Mayor and City Clerk
of City of Clermont, a municipal corporation, and known to me to be
the persons who executed the within agreement, and acknowledged that
they executed the same as the officers of said corporation and as its
act and deed for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 2nd day of March, 1954
Notary Public, State of Florida at large
My commission expires August 22, 1955,
Bonded by American Surety Co. of N. Y.