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AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND CLOSING
OF A PORTION OF.FOURTH STREET.AND.RETAINING AN
EASEMENT.FOR MAINTAINING.EXISTING UTILITIES THERE-
ON, AND.AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR.OF THE CITY OF BEAU-
MONT TO EXECUTE A DEED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT TO STATE LUMBER COMPANY.
WHEREAS, The City of Beaumont is in the process of -widening
Fourth Street, and it has been determined that the hereinafter de-'
scribed portion of Fourth Street will not be needed for right-of-way
purposes, and the City Council is of the opinion that it would be to
the best interest of The City of Beaumont that such portion of
Fourth Street be closed and abandoned, said property being described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the original and existing
west line of Fourth Street marking the most southerly
corner of a triangular tract of land quitclaimed by
the City of Beaumont to William Seals & Company (now
State Lumber Company) and referred to in the descrip-
tion of the west line of Fourth Street in resolution
passed by the City Commission on January 9,.1934, said
oint being one hundred thirty-six and six tenths
(: (p136.6) feet south of the dividing lines between the
Noah Tevis and David Brown Surveys and also -being two
hundred twenty-one (221) feet, more or less, north of
the north line of Fannin Street as now established
east of Fourth Street produced westward;
Thence north 27 degrees 24 minutes east along the new
location of the west line of Fourth Street as referred
to in the above -dated resolution, one hundred thirty-
one (131) feet to an iron pipe;
Thence south 20._degrees 35 minutes west one hundred
twenty-four and two tenths (124.2) feet to corner;
Thence south 89 degrees 39 minutes west sixteen and
fifty-three hundredths (16.53) feet to the place of
beginning;
The above described tract contains 960 square feet,
more or less;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That the above described property, a portion of Fourth Street, be
and the same is hereby authorized to be vacated and closed, andthe
Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a quitclaim deed for and on
behalf of The City of Beaumont to State Lumber Company conveying to
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such Company MXRX&Xjaz9Asx=tmkx9=RA= all of the Cityts right,
title and interest in said property for and in consideration of
the conveyance by State Lumber Company to The City of Beaumont the
following described property needed for right -of -wap purposes on
Fourth Street:
Beginning at a point on the original and existing
west line of Fourth Street marking the most south-
erly corner of a triangular tract of land quit-
claimed by The City of Beaumont to William Seale
& Company (now State Lumber Company) and referred
to in the description.of the west line of Fourth
Street in resolution passed by the City Commission
on January 9, 1934, said point being onehundred
thirty-six and six tenths (136.6) feet south of
the dividing line between the Noah Tevis and Davis
Brown Surveys;
Thence north 27.degrees 24 minutes east along the
new location of the west line of Fourth Street as
referred to in the above -dated resolution one hun-
dred thirty-one (131) feet to an iron pipe marking
the beginning corner of this description;
Thence continuing north 27'degrees 24 minutes east
along the aforesaid west line of Fourth Street one
hundred sixty-four and ninety-three hundredths
(164.93) feet to corner in the dividing line between
the said William Seale & Company (now State Lumber
Company) and the Mabry Foundry & Machine Company
properties, said point lying twenty-one and five
tenths (21.5) feet west of the original east lines
of these properties;
Thence south $9 degrees 39 minutes west along the
said dividing line of said William Seale & Company
(now State Lumber Company) and the Mabry Foundry &
Machine Company properties twelve and twenty-one
one hundredths (12.21) feet to an iron pin;
Thence south 23 degrees 31 minutes west one hundred
fifty-nine and sixty-two hundredths (159.62) feet
to'the place of beginning;
The above described tract contains 891 square feet,
more or less.
There is, however, expressly retained by The City of Beau
mont an easement upon and across said property for the purpose of
perpetually maintaining the existing utilities on said property and
the right of ingress andegress for such purposes.
PASSED by the City Couneil;_this Lyth day of October, 1949•
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