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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTION OF
SEVENTEENTH (17TH) STREET LYING WITHIN THE AREA ,BOUNDED BY "E"
STREET AND "F" STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS CREST LANE, ,AND BETWEEN'
BLOCK SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (617) AND BLOCK SIX HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
(618), IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND
VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE ALLEYS LYING WITHIN BLOCK
SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (617) AND SIX HUNDRED EIGH~EEN (618) IN
THE TOWN OF- LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY,. TEXAS.
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has
been requested by the record owners of all of the property
abutting Sevent'eenth (17th) Street between "E" Street and "F"
Street, also known as Crest Lane, to vacate, abandon, and
permanently close that portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street;
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and
WHEREAS, the said portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street
between "E" Street and "F" Street (Crest Lane) has never been
opened or used,as a public road or street; and
WHEREAS, said portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street is
one block West of and parallel to Sixteenth (16th) Street,
which is a mai~ traffic artery and thoro~ghfare in the City of
La Porte, and the said Sixteenth (16th) Street will in the
future continue to furnish all needed access and thoroughfare
for traffic of any nature; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has
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determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that
the hereinafter described portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street
is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a
public road or street; and that the closi~g of the hereinafter
described portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street is for the
protection of the public and for the public benefit, and that
such portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street should be vacated,
abandoned and permanently closed; and
WHEREAS, the said alleys in said Blocks Six Hundred Seven-
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teen (617) and Six Hu~dred E~ghteen (618) have never been opened
or used as public thoroughfares, and the public utilities now
maki~g use of such ,alleys have all given their written consents
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for their closi~g; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has
determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that
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said alleys are not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the
public as public alleys, and should be vacated, abandoned and
permanently closed;
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 13,
Title 28, Article 1175, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the
state of Texas, ,1925, all of that portion of Seventeenth (17th)
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street lying and being situated between liE" Street and "F" Street
(Crest Lane) and between Blocks Six Hundred Seventeen (617) and Six
Hundred E~ghteen (618), in the Town of La Porte, Harris County,
Texas, and all of the alleys lying and being situated within
Block Six Hundred Seventeen (617) and Block Six Hundred Eighteen
(618), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, all accordi~g to
the map or plat thereof recorded in the office of the County
Clerk of Harris County, Texas, are hereby permanently vacated,
abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
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force from and after its pass~ge and approval.
7th day of
October
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the
A.D. 1968.
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