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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 22-AA-A AN ORD INANCRy.. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE,VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF --.AN ALLEY LOCATED -IN BLOCKS FORTY�SIX (46) AND FORTY-SEVEN.(47)'OF THE VAN -.WORMER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF`BEAUMONT,-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 PROHIBIT- ING THE OBSTRUCTIOIC, OF- SAME BY ;ANY BUILDING - OR STRUCTURE. WHEREAS, a petition signed by all 'of the property owners of Blocks.Forty-six (46)>'and Forty-�seven".(47) of the Van Warmer Addition'Ao The City of Beaumont has been presented to the City Council of'The_City of Beaumont, requesting that the -alley in said Blocks be vacated and -abandoned; -and, WHEREAS --said petition has been,referred to the City, Plan,- ning Commission for examination ,and approval, and the same has- been Mapproved by said Commission; and, WHEREAS, said petition has been, dilly canvassed and examined by the City Council -and has been found to�,have -been signed- by all of the property owners -in said blocks,'and it appearing to the City Council that the -,request,,of said propertyowners ,-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.necessary 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 through Blocks Forty-six (46) and Forty-seven (47) of the Van Wormer Addition to The City -of Beaumont be,- and the same is hereby,,authorized.to be vacated and abandoned, and that the- title-to hetitle-to such alley should revert to and,,become the property of the persons entitled thereto,"as provided by provided, however, that the vacating .and abandoning of said alley shall in noway affect the e ,y x.021-1�is� �� lF 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 franchises to any person, firm or corporation authorizing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas, or water lines, telephone, telegraph, or elec- tric lines, or other public utility service, all of which .rights are hereby expressly 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, construct, build, move onto, or place any building or st-ruc.tur.e thereon, and the erection, construction, building, moving onto, or placing of any building or structure therein without permission of the City Council to do so is hereby prohibited. 1956. PASSED by the City Council this 21st day of February, A.D. 42 y - Mayor THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON We, the undersigned, being the sole owners of all the property abutting on alley in Blocks 0 & 47 , of the Van Wormer Addition Addition to the City of Beaumont, hereby respectfully petition that the alley located in Blocks L Van Wormer 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. GWNER Alco Products, Inc. Alco Products, Inca Alco Products, Inc. Alco Products, Inc. t� At, �u X %adh A LOT S BLOCK 1 - 4 and 47 par-ts f - Lot s 5 69 47 10 an ® 11 d ]2 47 ADDITION Van Wormer Van Wormer Van Wormer NOTE; This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in the alley. 4 ff