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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2-Oa. 4 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND CLOSING OF AN ALLEY RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH BLOCK FOUR (4) OF THE McGOVERN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT RESERVING, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN IN SAID ALLEY SEWER LINES, WATER LINES, TELE- PHONE, TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRIC LINES AND OTHER UTILITIES, AND RESERVING THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO GRANT A FRANCHISE TO OTHERS TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE UTILITIES HEREINBE- FORE MENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG SAID ALLEY. WHEREAS, a pe.tition signed by T. J. Kilgore, T. A. Cosper and Mrs. Mary Rhader, who constitute all of the own- ers of the lots in Block Four (4) of the McGovern Addition to the City. of Beaumont, has been presented to the City Commission of the City. of Beaumont requesting that the al- ley running East and West, located in said Block Four (4) of said Addition be vacated and closed; and WHEREAS, said petition has been.referred to the City Engine -e -r- for examination and approval- and the same has been approved by him; and WHEREAS, said petition has been duly canvassed and ex- amined by the City Commission and has been found to have been signed by all the property owners in said block, and it appears to the City Commission that the request of said property owners should be granted and that an ordinance should be enacted vacating and closing said alley, reserv- ing, however, to the. City of Beaumont the right to construct and maintain all necessary public utilities.in said alley or to.grant a franchise for the construction and maintenance of such utilities.in said alley. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF' THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: That the alley -running East and Iffest, located in Block Four (4) of the, McGovern Addition to the City of Beaumont be and the same is hereby authorized to be vacated and -closed and that the title to such alley shall revert to and become the property of the owners of land in .said block bordering on said alley as provided by law, provided, however, that the closing of said alley shall in no way affect the right of the City of Beaumont to place and maintain',therein sewer, gas, or water lines, telephone, telegraph or electric lines, wires, poles and cables or any other public utility service. Neither shall the closing of said alley affect the right of the City of Beaumont to grant a franchise to any person, .firm or corporation authorizing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas or waterline's, telephone, telegraph or,electric lines or other public utility service, all of which rights are hereby expressly reserved. PASSED THIS 2nd day of 3'111np A n i GAO CITY OF BEAUMONT OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM ENGINEERING Department MAY 5-1942-------19 --- - -? C Reid, -------- Your immediate attention is requested to the following items: Attached is petition for closing alley in Blk 4, MdGovern Addition. Please check and if in the proper order, refer to the Legal Depart- ment for the necessary ordinance. DEPARTMENT REPORT CITY MANAGER: Items above listed have been acted upon as follows: `—^ City Manager Q GST LE .� . U� �. 1 _ � r �' `�, V ---��Y-A THE STATE OF TEXAS : COUNTY OF JEFFERSON : WE, the undersigned, being the sole owners of all the property located. in Blockf__", of the Addition to the City of Beaumont, hereby respectfully petition that the alley located in Block 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 owners of -the land in said -block adjacent and - abutting on such alley, it being understood, 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 cables 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. BLO CK A.DDI TI ON NOTE: This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in the alley.