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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14-XAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF AN ALLEY LOCATED IN BLOCK TWENTY-ONE (21) OF THE JIROU ADDITION IN THE CITY. OF BEAUMOhT, TEXAS, RESERVING, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN IN SAID ALLEY SEWER LINES, WATER LINES, AND OTHER UTILITIES, AND RESERVING THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO.GRANT FRANCHISE RIGHTS TO OTHERS TO_ CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE UTILITIES HEREINBEFORE )!MENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG SAID ALLEY, AND PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF SAME BY ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. WHEREAS, a petition signed by all of the property own- ers of Block Twenty-one (21) of the Jirou Addition to The City of Beaumont has been presented to the City Council of The City of Beaumont, requesting that the alley in said Block be vacated and abandoned; and, WHEREAS, said petition has been referred to the City Planning Commission for examination and approval, and the same has been approved by said Commission; and, WHEREAS, said petition has been duly canvassed and examined by the City Council and has been found to have been signed by all of the property owners in said Block, and it ap- pearing to the City Council that the request of said property owners should be granted and that an ordinance should be enacted vacating and abandoning said alley, reserving, however, to The City of Beaumont the right to construct and maintain all neces- sary public utilities in said alley, or to grant franchises for the construction and maintenance of such utilities in said alley; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: That the alley running between Mariposa Street and Oakland Street in Block Twenty-one (21) of the Jirou Addition to The City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby, authorized to be vacated and abandoned, and that the title to such alley should revert to and become the property of the persons entitled thereto, as provided by law; provided, however, that the vacating and abandoning of said alley shall in no way affect the right of The City of Beaumont to place and maintain therein sewer, gas, and water lines, telephone, telegraph, and electric wires, poles, and cables, or any other public utility service. Neither shall the vacating and 'abandoning of said alley affect the right of The City of Beaumont to grant fran- chises to any person, firm, or corporation authorizing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas, or water lines, telephone, telegraph, or electric lines, or other public utility service, all of which rights are hereby express- ly reserved. And the vacating and abandoning of said alley shall not be construed as authorizing or permitting any person, party, corporation, or legal entity whatsoever to erect, con- struct, build, move onto or place any building or structure thereon, and the erection, construction, building, moving onto or placing of any building or structure therein without per- mission of the City Council to do so is hereby prohibited. 1952. PASSED by the City Council this 8th day of April, A.D. Mayor - ((� Lo C� wJ � i ASHLEY AVS' � E i C^ See ¢ �3 r C7Coi'TTC 4fr/ Kr pper 41 C^ � r C7Coi'TTC / Kr pper 41 LOO Xi li� y ro 45S C 054540 ,C L / J/ SOI/ •ll� � � �` C'i kyr l 17,74 e„xe Hca Txs If XP. 0 o SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ('��,�� �l1 y HELD APRIL 2, 1952 �r al ?-, BE IT REIiWERED that the City Planning Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in special session on the 2nd day of April, 1952, with the following present; C. B. Holland, Chairman Leonard Stone Miss Florence McCluskey Russell Phelps, C.Holland Absent; P. G. Matthews Others Present; J. D. Martin, City Engineer Geo. Sohautoburg Minutes of the previous meetings held February 27th and March 12th were approved as written and received by members of the Planning Commission on motion made by Russell Phelps and seconded by C. E. Holland. The motion carried unanimously. -000- A petition was presented requesting that the alley located in Block 21, Jirou Addition be closed. City Engineer Martin told the Commission that this petition had been signed by all property owners and a check with the Water Department showed there were no water lines in the alley. Motion was made by Florence McClusky and seconded by C. E. Holland that recommendation be made to the City Council to close the alley in Block 21, Jirou Addition. The motion carried unanimously. .-0 . Mr. Geo. Schaumburg appeared before the Council and asked for preliminary and final approval of Lynwood Terrace Addition, Block 8. Motion was made by Leonard Stone and seconded by Florence McCluskey that pre- liminary and final approval be given Block 8, Lynwood Terrace Addition. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Geo. Schaumburg requested that preliminary and final approval be given a part of Block 14 of Cartwright -Roberts Subdivision A. After a brief discussion, motion was made by Russell Phelps and seconded by C. E. Holland that preliminary and final approval be given to Subdivision'plat of the south half of Block 14, Cartwri*it Roberts Subdivision A. The motion carried unanimously. Miss McCluskey stated that Don Terry, City Tax Assessor and Collector had informed her of a problem he had in connection with collecting taxes after a plat had been approved for an addition by the Planning Commission. After a brief discussion, Chairman Holland said he would discuss the matter with Mr. Terry before the next meeting to find out ;just what his problem was. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Holland. C. B. Holland, Chairman City Planning Commission 0 I . •J _ �l �Aus� � �o�� THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFEttSON WE, the undersigned, being the sole owners of all the property located in �1t� '- -_--� of the C21- Addition J1Addition to the CityBeaumont, hereby respectfully petition that the alley located in Block,/ 1/-o 41. Addition be closed.in�the manner as permitted by the statutes of the.State of Texas;`and that such alley become the absolute property of the ov&n e3e-s:_.o-f th.e—larkd i-n-sai i-clo-Gk-adjacent and abutting on such alley.,, it being; understand, however, that the closing of this alley shall in no way affect the rights of the City as to placing and maintaining therein'of any sewer or water lines, or telephone, telegraph, or electric lines, wires poles, or cablea or any other service or utility of the City, or the right of the City to grant franchises'to persons or corporations to place and maintain therein any such sewer or water line, or telephone; telegraph, or -electric lines, wires, poles, or cables, or any other, service or utility of the City. OWNER LOT NO . / a 2, BLOCK/10 I ' ADDITION_____ NOTE: This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in ''the',alley.