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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 20-FV a SAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND CLOSING OF THAT PORTION OF ERVAY AVENUE LYING IIT THE PEAR ORCHARD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY A LINE JOINING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 2: AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 1, PEAR ORCHARD ADDITION; ON THE EAST BY THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1; ON THE WEST BY THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID BLOCK 2.; AND ON THE --SOUTH BY THE -NORTHEAST - LINE PRODUCED SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE WEST LINE OF BLOCK 1 OF A TRACT DEEDED BY MRS., IDA B. SHEPARD TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AS A RIGHT—OF—WAY TO CONNECT AVENUE A AND.ERVAY AVENUE; SAVE AND EX— CEPT A STRIP OF LAND 2.0 FEET WIDE TO CONNECT THE ALLEY IN THE SAID BLOCK 1 AND THE ALLEY IN THE SAID BLOCK 2. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.- WHEREAS,..it is deemed necessary to open up and -extend, Avenue A so as to connect with Ervay Avenue connecting the Spindle Top lRoad and the West Port Arthur Road With Avenue A, and Iters. Ida B. Shepard has agreed to deed to the City a right—of—way 60 feet in width over a portion of Block 2.' -in the Pear Orchard Addition to the City of Beaumont so as to straighten said highway and the crowded conditions of traffic to Spindle. Top and the West Port Arthur Road on the available highways leading thereto makes it dangerous to life, limb and property to travel over said highways and an imperative public necessity exists re= quiring the immediate opening of an extension of,Avenue A and creates an emergency-and_an imperative -public necessity -requiring_ that the rule that ordinances be -read an three several days before their final passage be suspended and said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. NOWT, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COhMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: That that portion of Ervay Avenue lying in the Pear Orchard Addition to the City of Beaumont which is bounded on the north by a line -joining the northeast corner of Block 2 and the northwest corner,of Block 1, Pear Orchard. Addition; on the east by the west line of said Block 1; on the west by the east line of the said Block 2,• and on the south by the northeast line produced southeastward to the west line of Block 1 of a tract deeded by Mrs. Ida. B. Shepard to the dity of Beaumont as a. right—of—way to connect Avenue A. and Ervay Avenue;' save and except a strip of land 20 feet wide to connect the alley in the said Block 1 and -the alley in the said Block 2,.be and the same is hereby vacated and closed and that the title to such street shall --revert t -o-- and become the property of - Ears_. Ida B. Shepard, the owner --.of --the landl -bordering on s ai d str-ee.t. The fact that the crowded conditions of traffic on the available highway leading to Spindle Top is dangerous to life, limb and property creates an imperative public necessity requiring the immediate opening of an additional highway leading to Spindle Top and the West Port Arthur Road and creates an imperative public necessity requiring the rule that ordinances shall be read on it it three several days before their final passage be suspended and said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. Passed by an affirmative vote of all the members of the C=ity -Commission, this the 25th day of August, A.D._-19:2:6_._ Il or. The State of Texas, County of Jefferson Before Mme, ®undersigned aathority, on Chis day personally appeared ................ ' ' • .../... known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de. poses and says that he is the.,.- , , ; , ° , , �;?%� . .. .... , of the BEA;OF1' E$ BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing was published in said newspaper, Such publication being on the following dates: • �i , . A. D. 192, ( , and a newspaper copy of which i® hereto at- . t- - ...... Sworn to and. ®ubscribed before me, this. • . % ... , day of . _ .. ;?;�'; �'!,A. D. 192 �. LEGAL NOTICES. AN ORDINANCE Authorizing' the vacating and closing of that portion ofErvay • Avenue lying in the Pear Orchard j Notary Public, Jefferson Coun , , ,TeXa9. . m Addition to the City of Beauont which is bounded on* the north by a line joining the northeast corner of Block 2 and the northwest cor- . ner of Block 1, Pear Orchard Addi- tion; on the, east by the west line of said Block 1; on the west by the east line of the. said Block 2; and on the south by the northeast line produced southeastward to the west ! line of Block 1 of a tract deeded by Dors. Ida B. Shepard to the City ��IC Beaumorit as a ' right- of-ticsiv--r"- r,