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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 19-XAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF AN ALLEY LOCATED IN BLOCK SEVENTY-FOUR (74) OF THE CARTWRIGHT ADDITION IN 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 HEREINBEFOREMENTIONED THROUGH AND ALONG.SAID-ALLEY, AND PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF SAME BY ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. WHEREAS, a petition signed by all of the property oimers of Block Seventy-four (74) of the Cartwright Addition to The City of Beaumont hasc been presented to the City Council 'of The City of Beaumont, requesting that the alley in said Block be vacated and abandoned; and, WHEREAS, said petition has been referred to the City Planning Commission for.examination-and approval, and the same has been approved by said Commission; and, WHEREAS, said petition hasbeen duly canvassed and exam- ined 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 vacat- ing 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 between Lots One (1) to Five (5) from Avenue G to the S. & E. T. Railroad, in Block Seventy-four (74) of the Cartwright 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 I of the persons entitled 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, tele- graph, 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 line, telephone, telegraph, or electric 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 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. PASSED by the City Council this Oa r -C A. D. 1952 • .2s day of - Mayor - Roaer� A V,-= IV 0 y � Ua ALG .61 TG �� �� THE STATE,O$ TEXAS: COUNTY OF JEFFERSON. We, the undersignedy being the sole owners of all the property abutting on alley in Block 7),, of the , Cartwright Addition to the City of Beaumonty hereby respectfully petition that the alley located in Block t Cartwri&ht 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 p. this alley shall in no way affect the rights of the City as to placing and maintaining therein of arW "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_linei or tel.ephone..4 telegraphs or electric lines, wires, poles, or cables, or , arty other service or utility of the Citya ._ T OT 6a,.6"tarwc4o l • ` NOM; This petition cannA',be acted upon favorably, if water line is in the alley/ SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HELD FEBRUARY 27, 1952 BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Planning Commission of the City' of Beaumont, Texas, met in special session on February 27, 1952, with the following present; C. B. Holland,. Chairman Russell Phelps (Proxy) Ellery Holland Florence McCluskey Leonard Stone Absent: P. G. Matthews Others Present: R. Clyde Black, City Engineer Carl Locke George Schaumburg -000- - The meeting was called to order by Chairman Holland. -000- Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written and received by members of the Planning Commission. On motion made by Ellery Holland and seconded by Leonard Stone, the Commission gave preliminary approval to Subdivision Blocks 4 and 5 of the South Woodlawn Addition, with the understanding that Lock Lane would be 50 feet wide. The motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by'Ellery Holland and seconded by Florence McCluskey, that recommendation be made to the City Council to close the alley between Lots 1 to 5 from Avenue G to the Railroad, in.Block ?4, Cartwright Addition. The motion carried unanimously. -00o_ - Motion was made by Leonard Stone and seconded by Ellery Holland, that preliminary approval be given to a proposed unnamed subdivision (according to plat presented by Mr. Schaumburg) located in Block 3 of T. H. Lanham Estate tract. The motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Holland. C. B. Holland, Chairman City Planning Commission