HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 11-UAN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND
CLOSING OF THAT PORTION OF TENTH STREET LYING
NORTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HIGH-
WAY 90; AND AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND
CLOSING OF.ALL OF ISLA STREET IN THE EKKA, REED
ADDITION IN THE CITY -OF BEAUMONT.
WHEREAS, a portion of the Emma Reed Addition to The
City of Beaumont was purchased from J. Jo Johns for Highway
90 right-of-way purposes, same being a strip running from the
Eastern boundary of said Addition to the Western boundary of
said Addition; and,
WHEREAS, the said strip purchased for the right of way
runs through Tenth Street leaving a small portion,of said Tenth
Street lying north of the said right of way, and after the
Highway is constructed same will be inaccessible to the other
southern part of said Tenth Street, and said right of way
lying south of Isla Street makes said Street impractical and
useless according to the original plan of said Emma Reed Addi-
tion, and,
WHEREAS, the said J. J. Johns is the owner of all of
the Emma Reed Addition lying north of north of the Highway 90
right of way and desires to replat same and rededicate streets
in same; and,
WHEREAS, the City -Council is of the opinion that it is
for the best interest of the City of Beaumont in the future
development of that area that Isla Street and that portion of
Tenth Street lying north of the Highway 90 right of way -be
closed and vacated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT:
That the portion of Tenth Street lying north of the Highway 90
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right of way in Emma Reed Addition, and all of Isla Street
in Emma Reed Addition to The City of Beaumont be and the same
are hereby authorized to be vacated and closed and that the
title to said vacated and closed portion of -said Streets shall
revert to and become the property of the owners of the land
abutting on said vacated and closed portions of said Tenth
Street and Isla Street as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council this the 18th day of January,
A.D. 1949.