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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 26-WAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND ABANDONING OF AN ALLEY IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF THE ELLIS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, FROM LYLE STREET TO BOLIVAR STREET, RESERVING, HOW- EVER, THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO CON- STRUCT AND MAINTAIN.IN SAID ALLEY S5VER LINES, WATER LINES, AND OTHER UTILITIES AND RESERVING THE RIGHT OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO GRANT A FRAN- CHISE RIGHT TO OTHERS TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE UTILITIES HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG SAID ALLEY, AND PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF SAME BY ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. 6�4 WHEREAS, a petition signed by all of the property owners of the lots in Block Two (2) of the Ellis Addition to The City of Beaumont, from Lyle Street to Bolivar Street, has been presented to the City ,Council of The City of Beaumont, requesting that the alley running through Block Two (2) of said Addition, from Lyle Street to Bolivar Street, 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 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 from Lyle Street to Bolivar Street, reserving, however, to The City of Beaumont the right to construct and maintain all neces- sary 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 OF BEAUMONT: That the alley running through Block Two (2) of the Ellis Addition to The City of Beaumont, Texas, from Lyle Street to Bolivar Street, be, and the same is hereby authorized to be vacated and abandoned, and that the title to such alley shall revert to and become the prop- erty of the owners of land in said Block bordering on said alley, -IA as provided by law; provided, however, that the vacating and aban- doning 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 Beau- mont to grant a franchise to any person, firm, or corporation auth- orizing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas, or water lines, telephone, telegraph, or electric lines, or other public utility service, all of which rights are hereby ex- pressly 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 plac.e .any building or structure thereon, and the erection, construction, building, moving onto or placing of any building or structure therein without express permission from The City Council to do.so is hereby prohibited. 1950. PASSED by the City Council this 5th day of December, A. D. - Mayor - SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING CO131ISSION HELD NOVEMBER 29, 1950 BE IT REI+ MERED that the City Planning Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas met in special session on November 29, 1950 vrith the following present: C. B. Holland, Chairman Others Present: Russell Phelps Leonard Stone R. Clyde Black, City Engineer Diss Florence McCluskey, Secretary George Schaumberg Absent: C.'E. Holland, Vice-CYairman P. G. Matthews K. C. Withers -000- Mr. Stone made a motion that the minutes'of the meeting of September 27, 1950 be approved. The motion was seconded by Miss Florence McCluskey and passed by the Commission. m Mr. George Schaumberg presented an ammended plat of Lynwood Terrace Addition to the City of Beaumont for both preliminary and final approval of the Commission. The plat of Lynwood Terrace -has been amended to include Lots Nos. 25 through 36, Block No. 5. On motion -made by Leonard Stone and seconded by Miss Florence McCluskey, both preliminary and final approval was granted to Lynwood Terrace Addition to the City of Beaumont, Texas. Passed by the Commission. .s. Mr. Schaumberg presented for final approval the Clara Baldwin Addition to the City of Beaumont. Miss McCluskey made a motion that final approval be given Clara Baldwin Addition. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stone and passed by the Commission. Mr. Stone moved that it be recommended to the City Council that the'alley through Block No. 2, Ellis Addition to the City of Beau- mont from Lyle Street to Bolivar Street be closed and vacated. This motion was seconded by Miss McCluskey and passed by the Commission. -000- There being'no further business the meeting was adjourned by Mr..Holland, Chairman. 140 14o 41 35 Z 34 3 4 31 � Jo 7 BOLIVAK JT - 27 11 o P�C"oPQS�'D " A L 1-:E Y CL o s! N G -1-ht-a Elock C;� ca�rr�o/?.� Te xa-..7 r �� 2Y - Z YZ,,E <5 7, A BOLIVAR c-57, No 0) 0) CITY ENallI AER -� W THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF JEFFERSON: We, the undersigned, being the sole ovrners of all the property abutting on alley in Blockfir, of the Addition to the City of Beaumont, hereby respectfully`petiti.on that the alley located in Block ' , jj„��ddition be closed in the manner as permitted by the statutes.of the State of Texas9 and that such alley become the absolute p.'operty of the owners of the land in said block adjacent and abutting on such alley, it being unde�stood� 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 serer or water line, or telephone, telegraph, or electric lines, wires, . poles, or cables, or an77 other service or utility of the City, 0 NE R IWO LOT BLOCK ADDITION -------.” NOTEt This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in the alley%