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ORDINANCE NO. 2531
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AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND CLOSING THK EAS-T'"" 12 1/2 FEET OF
ELM AVENUE WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE NORTH L"INE CF 33RD STREET AND
THE SOUTH LINE OF FORT WORTH & DENVER RAILWAY CO. MORE PARTI-
CULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF TinS ORDINANCE: AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ENGINEER TO MARK THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOC
TO INDICATE THE CLOSING AND ABANDONMENT OF SAID PORTION OF ELM
A VENUE AS AFORESAID.-
WHEREAS., the City Commission finds that a portion of Elm Avenue as
hereinafter more particularly described is no longer needed for street purposes
or for public use; and:~
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it would be to the public ,interest
to close, vacate and abandon same for street purposes and to public use; NOW
THEREFORE,
II BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
SECTION 1. THAT a portion of Elm Avenue, as hereinafter describe~ shall
BE and the same is hereby closed, vacated and abandoned for street purposes
and for the public usei said tract of land being particularly de scribed as follows,
to-wit:
BEGINNING at the original corner (Southwest) of Block 87
of the Wheelock Second Addition to the City of Lubbock1.
Lubbock County, Texas:~ said point being 12. 5 feet West
of the Southwest corner of Lot 16 of the B. E. Needles
Addition;
THENCE North parallel to and 12. 5 feet West of the West
line of the B. E. Needles Addition a distance of more or
less 1041. 32 feet to a point in the South right-of-way line
of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway Co. right-of-way line;
THENCE Southeasterly with the South right-of-way line of the
Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company a distance of 13. 1
feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the original
West line of Lot 1, B. E. Needles Addition and the South line
of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company right-of-way line;
THENCE South along the West line of the B. E. Needles
Addition a distance of 1038.2 feet to a point, said point being
the Southwest corner of Lot 16 of the B. E. Needles Addition•
THENCE West 12. 5 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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SECTION 2. THAT the City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed
to mark the official map of th~ City of Lubbock to indicate that the portion
of Elm Avenue as described in Section 1 hereof, has been closed, and abandoned
showing tne ·number of this Ordinance and the date of its final passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed b y the Commission on first reading this lOth day of .July , 195 •
Passed by the Commission on second reading this 24th day of July , 195 •
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