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ORDINANCE NO. 7 ;17
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AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTION
OF WEST "A" STREET LYING WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTH
TENTH STREET (10TH) .AND SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET (11TH), AND
BETWEEN BLOCK TWENTY-SIX (26) AND BLOCK FORTY-SEVEN (47),
IN THE TOWN OF, LA PORTE 1 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
WHEREASJ the City Commission of the City of La Porte
has been requested by the record owner of all of the property
abutting West "All Street between South Tenth (10th) Street and
South Eleventh (11th) StreetJ to vacateJ abandonJ and permanently
close that 'portion of West "A", Streetj and
WHEREAS 1 ~hat portion of West IIA" Street lying and being
situated between South Ninth (9th) Street and South Tenth (10th)
StreetJ although now opened to trafficJ will become a part of the
right-of-way for the relocation of State Highway 1461 andJ there-
fore, that portion of West 'lIA" Street here sought to be abandoned
would thereafter IIdead-endll into said Highway right-of-waYj and
WHEREASJ the said portion of West IIA" Street between
South Tenth (lOth) Street and South Eleventh (11th) Street has
never been opened or used as a public road or streetj and
WHEREASJ said portion of West "A" Street is one block
South of and parallel to Spencer HighwaYJ also known as West Main
Street in La PorteJ which is a main traffic artery and thorough-
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fare in the City of La PorteJ and will in the future continue to
~ furnish all needed access and thoroughfares for traffic of any
natureJ together with the relocated State Highway l46j and
WHEREASJ that portion of West IIA" StreetJ located be-
tween South Tenth (10th) Street and South Eleventh (11th) StreetJ
should it ever be opened 'between said StreetsJ would "dead-end"
at the West, right-of-way line of said State Highway l46J only one
block from a major grade separation on said State Highway l46J and
would therefore be ,a hazard to pedestrians and traffic of all
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naturesj and
WHEREASJ the City Commission'of the City of La Porte
has determined and does hereby findl determine and declare that
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the hereinafter described portion of West "A" Street is not
suitable~ needed~ or beneficial to the public as a public road
or street~ and that the closing of the hereinafter described
portion of West "A" Street is for the protection of the public
and for the public benefit~ and that such portion of West "A"
Street shoUld be vacatedj abandoned~ and permanently closedj
NOW ~ THEREFORE ~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Under and by, virtue of the power granted to
the City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chapter l3~
Title 28~ Article l175~ of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
State of Texas, 1925~ all of that portion of West "A" Street lying
and being situated between South Tenth (,10th) Street and South
Eleventh (11th) Street~ and between Block Twenty-six (26) and
Block Forty-seven (47)~ in the Town of La Porte~ Harris County~
Texas, all according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in the
office of the County Clerk of Harris County~ Texas~ is hereby
permanently vacated~ abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
6'.::6t day of
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, A.D. 1965.
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