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Home My WebLink AboutORD 48-W�AFP,S_(,,I AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF AN ALLEY RUNNING THROUGH. BLOCK ELEVEN (11) IN THE ARLINGTON 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 A FRAN- CHISE RIGHT TO OTHERS TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE UTILITIES HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG SAID ALLEY, AND PROHIBITING THE OB- STRUCTION OF.SAME BY ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. WHEREAS, a petition signed by all the property owners ,r. of the lots in Block Eleven (11) of the Arlington Addition to The City of Beaumont has been presented to the City Council of The City of Beaumont, requesting that the alley in this Block 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 exam - fined 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 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 OF BEAU- MONT, TEXAS: That the alley running through Block Eleven (11) of the Arlington Addition to The City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby, auth- orized to be vacated and abandoned, 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 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, tele- phone, telegraph, and electric wires, poles, and cables, or any other public utility service. Neither shall the vacating and abandoning ofsaid alley affect the right of The City of Beaumont to grant a franchise to any person, firm, or corporation author- izing the placing and maintaining in said alley of such sewer, gas, or water line, 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 al- ley shall not be construed as authorizing or permitting any per- son, 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 express permission from the City Council to do so is hereby prohibited. 1951. PASSED by the City Council this 8th day of May, A. D. - Mayor - a THE STATE OI' TEAS : C OUIgTY OF JEFFERSON : We, the undersigned, beinU the sole owners of all the property located in Block, of the �",� Addition to the City of Beaumont, hereby respectfully petition that the alley located in Block1� , I�//�17�L.. Addition be closed in the manner as permitted by the statutes of the State of Te;zas, and that such alley become the absolute property of the owners of the land in sa3.d block_ adjacent -and-- abutting on such alley, it being understood,.however, that the closing of this alley shall in no way affect the ri&hts 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 ;rant franchises to persons or corporations to place and maintain therein any such sewer or water line, or telephone, teleLraph, or electric lines'; wires, poles, or cables, or any other service or utility of the City; OWNER LOT._ BLOCK - n, , .3 LOCK_,,.3 � IK A ADDITION /:lit NOTE: This petition cannot be acted upon favorably if water line is in the alley. 1 - - -4 -----r ARLIN(9TonI ADDITION Q liVA J:14 / N 6' TON B L V.D. s4fZYCL /B SA'IP' j—CH TO ACCOMPANY PZT1T1O1V_ - -7-0 ` GL O Ste: A L Z_ E Y 7-P R LJ L,,3 L 0 i/ TON A D L�. E A L110ON T, Tf—)(A S Y) 00 OFF/ CZ 0/,F--- TMf CITY' ZfE N(SVV EE R 76 "7 /13 �4 22PI 2-01-116 M M /.T Al s4fZYCL /B SA'IP' j—CH TO ACCOMPANY PZT1T1O1V_ - -7-0 ` GL O Ste: A L Z_ E Y 7-P R LJ L,,3 L 0 i/ TON A D L�. E A L110ON T, Tf—)(A S Y) 00 OFF/ CZ 0/,F--- TMf CITY' ZfE N(SVV EE R `J SPECIAL MEETING CF THE CITY PLANNING CODdIuISSION HELD MAY 2, 1951 BE IT RIMU MBERED that the City Planning Commission of the City of Beaumont, Texas met in special session on May 2, 1951, with the following present: C. B. Holland, Chairman C. E. Holland, Vice—Chairman Russell Phelps Leonard Stone Miss Florence McCluskey, Secretary K. C. Withers Absent: P. G. Matthews —000 -- Others Present: R. Clyde Black, City Engineer The meeting was called to order by Mr. Holland, .the Chairman. Minutes of the meeting held April 25, 1951 were not read. . Mr. K. C. Withers made a motion that the Planning Commission include in their budget for the fiscal year of 1952 the cost of either an elevator or an escalator for the City Hall. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stone, and unanimously passed by the -Commission. —000— Mr: K. C. Withers made a motion, seconded by Co E. Holland, that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that Fifth Street from 155, south of St. James Boulevard to the south line of Southerland Street, and St* James Boulevard from the west line of Fourth Street westward through the Dixie Gardens Third Addition, and Westmoreland Avenue from the west line .of Fourth Street westward through the Dixie Gardens Third Addition be closed and vacated. Passed by the Commission. MIT,# M. Mr. Phelps made a motion, seconded by Miss McCluskey, that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the alley through Block 11, Arlington Addition, Beaumont, Texas be closed and vacated. A petition was presented to the Planning Commission showing signatures of all property owners in Block 11 of the Arlington Addition. Approved by the Commission. —000— There being no further business the meeting was adjourned by Mr. Holland. C. B. Holland, Chairman City Planning Commission