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ORDINANCE NO.
756
AN ORDINANCE VACATING,ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY LYING
WITHIN BLOCK SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE (685) IN THE TOWN OF '
LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY,. TEXAS , SAVE AND EXCEPT A DOWN GUY
EASEMENT THEREIN.
WHEREAS, the said alley in Block No. Six Hundred E~ghty-
five (685), Town of La Porte, ~arris County, ~exas, has never
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been opened or used as a public thoro~ghfare, ,and the public
utilities now making use of such alley have all. given their written
consent for its closi~g', with the exception hereinafter noted; and
WHEREAS, ,the, Ci ty Commission of the City of La Porte has
determined and does hereby find, .determine and declare that the
said alley is not suitable, ,needed, ,or beneficial to the public as
a public alley, and 'should be vacated, .abandoned and permanently
closed:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COlVlMISS ION OF THE CITY ,OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, 'THAT:
Section 1. The alley located in Block Six Hundred
E~ghty-five (685) of the Town of La Porte, Harris County,Texas"
is hereby permanently vacated, .abandoned and closed by the City
of La Porte; provided, however, that the City of La Porte expressly
reserves an easement, ,and the r~ght of i~gress and ~gress for
'. installation, ,repair, maintenance and replacement, ,for the use
and benefit of all public utilities which are presently or may
hereafter be franchised in the City of La Porte, ~hich easement
is described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of Lot Seventeen
(17), ,Block Six Hundred E~ghty-five (685) ,Town of
La Porte;
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. THENCE North:along the West property line of Lots
Seventeen (17) arid Eighteen (18), a distance of
35 feet, ~o a point ~or corner in the West line of
. Lot Eighteen (18) to Block Six Hundred Eighty-five
(685)', .Town of La Porte; ,
THENCE in a Westerly direction 3 feet, along a line
perpendicular to said point in the West lirie of said
Lot E~ghteen (18), ~lock 685;
THENCE in a Southerly direction, a distance of 35 feet
along the line 3 feet West of, ,and parallel to, the
West property line of Lots Seventeen (17) and Eighteen
(18), Block 685, Town of La Porte, to a point for
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THENCE, in an Easterly direction, 3 feet along the
North ri'ght-of-way line of West Polk Street,' .to
the PLACE OF, ,BEGINNING hereof.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force:~rom and after its pass~ge and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED :this the '7.d day of Y7~AI-'.J ,
A.D. 1966.
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