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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-BB6Ad �18b ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND ABANDONMENT.OF AN ALLEY LOCATED IN BLOCK 47 OF THE'.PINECREST ADDITION -TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND RESERVING, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT OF.THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN IN SAID ALLEY SEWER LINES, 7d7ATER LINES,AND OTHER UTILITIES, AND RESERVING THE RIGHT OF -THE , CITY OF BEAUMONT.TO GRANT FRANCHISE RIGHTS MOTHERS TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE UTILITIES HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG SAID'ALLEY, AND PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF SAPS BY-YANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. WHEREAS, a petition signed by all of the property owners of Block 47 of the Pinecrest Addition to The Cit.y.of Beaumont has. been presented to the City Council of The City of Beaumont, re- questing that the alley in said Block be vacated and abandoned;' and, 'NIHEREAS, said petition has been referred to -the City Plan- ning 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 appearing 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 con- struct 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 Block Forty-seven (47) of'the Pine - crest 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 en- titled 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 franchises to any person; firm or corporation authorizing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas, or water lines,teleph'one, telegraph, or electric lines, or. other public utility service, all of which rights. are. hereby expressly reserved.- An& 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'structure 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. _ 7�1c. PASSED by the City -Council this ,�3 V of August, A. D. 1957. WN � AV h a�fA 1rd `ff WN 7',4 Y 1. 0 R AV 7',4 Y 1. 0 R 1rd `ff 7',4 Y 1. 0 R 4 '1 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON We, the undersigned, being the sole owners of alLth e pro erty abutting on alley in Block _:fit 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 LUT B"?' DITION , VL94arz:2� 7/4"7M i.'�lV.' r �a.r.• t r� r NO'M'E; :This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in the alley.