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e . e 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 . 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 . 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 . "J" Street (now known as West Fairmont parkway) and the North right-of-way line of West ilK" Street, and between Block Eleven