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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1693
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<br />AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF TYLER
<br />STREET, MADISON STREET, IOWA STREET, AND THE ALLEYS IN BLOCKS 416,
<br />417, 418, 419, 434 AND 435, IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY,
<br />TEXAS: ABANDONING CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS: FINDING
<br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: AND PROVIDING CERTAIN
<br />CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has been
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<br />requested by record owner of all of the property abutting the
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<br />hereinafter described portions of Tyler Street, Madison Street, Iowa
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<br />Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416, 417, 418, 419, 434 and 435, in
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<br />the Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, to vacate, abandon, and
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<br />permanently close that portion of Tyler Street, Madison Street, Iowa
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<br />Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416, 417, 418, 419, 434 and 435:
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has
<br />determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that the
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<br />hereinafter described portions of Tyler Street, Madison Street, Iowa
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<br />Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416, 417, 418, 419, 434 and 435,
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<br />Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, are not suitable, needed, or
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<br />beneficial to the public as public roads, streets and alleys, and
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<br />that the closing of the hereinafter described portions of Tyler
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<br />Street, Madison Street, Iowa Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416,
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<br />417, 418, 419, 434 and 435, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas,
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<br />is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and
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<br />benefit, and that the hereinafter described portions of said Tyler
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<br />Street, Madison Street, Iowa Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416,
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<br />417, 418, 419, 434 and 435, should be vacated, abandoned, and
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<br />permanently closed.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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<br />Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to the
<br />City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chapter 13, Title
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<br />28, Article 1175, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of
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<br />Texas, 1925, the hereinafter described portions of Tyler Street,
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<br />Madison Street, Iowa Street, and the alleys in Blocks 416, 417, 418,
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<br />419, 434 and 435, Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, are hereby
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<br />permanently vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte,
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<br />to-wit:
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