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ORDINANCE NO. 617
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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE STREETS AND ALIEYS IN THE BLAKE SUB-
DIVISION OF KcCRUMMENS SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK
t:OUNTY, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, on January lst, 1910, A. c. Blake, purdbased tro.m
Cbas. L. Pickett and E. B. Penney, Blocks 93, 94, 101 and 102 in the Me-
Crummens Second Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas,
by deed dUly recorded in Vol. 29, page 533, Deed Records of Lubbock
County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, in said deed, a vendor's lien was retained by the
grantors, Chaa. L. Pickett and E. B. Penney, to secure the payment of
$10?1.43, evidenced by two vendor's lien notes payable to L. M. KcCrummen
at Lubbock, Texas, Note No. 1 for the principal sum of $8?3.28 and Note
No. 2 for the principal sum of $177 .15; and
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WHEREAS, thereafter on April 22nd, 1910, A. c. Blake platted
and subdivided Blocks 93, 94, 101 and 102, McCrummens Second Addition to
the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, and filed a deed of dedication
and plat tor record on May 7th, 1910, and the same is now duly recorded
in Vol. 26, at page 140, Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas, and in
said deed of dedication, designated said Addition as the Blake Subdivision
of McCrummens Second Addition to Lubbock, Texas, axti did in said deed of
dedication dedicate all streets and alleys in said Blake Subdivision to the
PUblic; and thereafter, on May 9, 1910, conveyed all of said property, ex-
cept Lot 13 in Block 1, to J. L. Blake by deed recorded in Vol. 34, page
82, Deed Records or Lubbock County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, on December 18, 1912, in cause No. 445 in the District
Court of Lubbock County, L. M. McCrummen am The Lubbock State Bank re-
covered judgment _for the title and possession or said Blocks 93, 94, 101
1nd 102 against Chas. L. Pickett and others, including A. c. Blake and J. L.
Blake, which judgment 1s of record in Vol. 34, page 135, Deed Records of
Lubbock County, and by reason thereof the superior title to said property
was never vested in said A. c. Blake and/or J. L. Blake; and
WHEREAS, after said judgment the owners of said property never -
recognized or adopted the dedication aDi plat of same as the Blake Sub-
division, but conveyed the same as Blocks 93, 94, 101 and 102,·McCrummen'a
Second Addition; and
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WHEREAS, thereafter J. s . Echols became the owner of said Blocks
93, 94, 101 and 102 of the McCrummens Second Addition to the City of
Lubbock, and did on February 14th, 1924, file a plat and deed of dedication,
subdividing said Blocks 93, ·94, 101 and 102 of McCrummens Second Addition
-_ to the City of Lubbock, and designating said Subdivision of said Blocks
as "College Park Addition to the Town of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texasu,
and did in said deed of dedication dedicate to the public for public use
all streets and alleys shown by said plat of College Park Addition to the
Town of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, said plat and deed of dedication
now being of record in Vol. 86, page 611, Deed Records of Lubbock County,
Texas; and
WHEREAS, none of the streets and alleys of the Blake Subdivision
were ever actually opened and used by the public; and
WHEREAS, said streets and alleys as laid out and platted in the
College Park Addition to the City of Bubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, are
actually laid out and opened, and as laid out and opened, are now used
by the general public; and
v~REAS , the City Commission is of the opinion and finds that
it is to the best interest of the general public and to the best inter-
est of all property owners in said College Park Addition to the City of
Lubbock, Texas, that all of said streets and alleys as laid out and
platted in the Blake Subdivision of MCCrummens Second Addition to the
City of Lubbock, should be closed.
THEREFORE, BE I T ORD AINED BY TH E CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, TEXAS, That all streets and alleys of the Blake Subdivision of
the McCrurnmens Second Addition to Lubbock, Texas, as the same were
platted, laid out and dedicated on April 22nd, 1910, and shown by deed
of dedication now of record in Vol. 26, page 140 of the Deed Records of
Lubbock County, Texas, be and the same are hereby closed.
It is not intended by the passage of this Ordinance to in any
way ~ffect, disturbe or change the streets and alleys in College Park
Addition to the Town of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, as the same
were laid out, platted and dedicated on February 14th, 1924, and this
ordinance shall never be construed as closing, changing or affecting
any of the streets and alleys in said College Park Addition to the Town of
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas; and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED first reading this 25th day of May ,
A. D. 1939.
PA SSED AND APPROVED Second and final reading, this 8th day
of -----June
' A. D.
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