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ORDINANCE NO. 1160
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE PORTION OF
SOUTH 2ND STREET LYING WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST "J" STREET (NOW KNOWN AS WEST
FAIRMONT PARKWAY) 'AND THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST "K"
STREET, AND BETWEEN BLOCK ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN (1107) AND
BLOCK ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT (1108), IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE,
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has
been requested by the record owners of all of the property
abutting South 2nd Street bounded by the South right-of-way
line of West "J" Street (now known as West Fairmont Parkway)
and the North right-of-way line of West "K" Street, and between
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Block Eleven Hundred Seven (1107) and Block Eleven Hundred
Eight (1108), in the Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas,
to vacate, abandon, and permanently close that portion of South
2nd Street; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has
determined, and does hereby find, determine and declare that
the hereinafter described portion of South 2nd 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 South 2nd Street is for the protection of the public
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and for the public interest and benefit, and that the hereinafter
described portion of said South 2nd Street should be vacated,
abandoned, and permanently closed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to
the City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chap. 13,
Title 28, Arto 1175, of the Revised Civil Statues of the State
of Texas, 1925, all of that portion of South 2nd Street lying
and being situated between the South right-of-way line of West
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"J" Street (now known as West Fairmont parkway) and the North
right-of-way line of West ilK" Street, and between Block Eleven
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Ordinance No. 1160 , Page 2.
Hundred Seven (1107) and Block Eleven Hundred Eight (1108),
in the Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the
20
day of
June
,
1979.
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APPROVED:
City Engineer
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City Attorney
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