HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2860-1959 - Repealing Ordinance 722 City Of Lubbock - 08/13/1959~ II o~~B~59~~~====~
L~ ORDINANCE NO. 2860
12...-'f Jl oo · .;)=1 . lqrs-;g---
~ AN ORDINANCE REPEAI.JNG ORDINANCE NO. 722 OF THE CITY OF I}~~ LUBBOCK AS FINALLY PASSED ON THE 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1945;
'"D,. ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF DETROIT AVENUE (FORMERLY
MADISON AVENUE) BETWEEN THE SOUTH UNE OF 21ST STREET AND THE t:t) • NORTH LINE OF THE ALLEY LYING BETWEEN AND PARALLEL TO SA.ID \. 4 I 21ST STREET AND 22ND STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE
BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO MARK t;~~r·$1 THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO INDICATE THE CLOSING ~ AND ABANDONMENT OF SAID PORTION OF DETROIT AVENUE {FORMERLY
MADISON A VENUE).
WHEREAS. the City Commission finds that heretofore Ord:ilance No. 722
of the City of Lubbock purported to close that portion of Detroit Avenue {then
Madison Avenue) more fully described hereinbelow, but that questions have
been raised as to the effectiveness. of that ordinance to accomplish such
purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that such portion of Detroit Avenue
I
(formerly Madison Avenue) is no longer needed for street purposes or for
public use; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it would be to the public interest to
close, vacate and abandon same for street purposes and to public use; NOW
!
THEREFORE, ,
I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSIO~ OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Ordinance No. 722 of the City of Lubbock as finally
passed on the 13th day of September, 1945, BE and the same is hereby in all I things repealed.
I SECTION z. THAT a portion of Detroit Avenue (formerly Madison Avenue)
as hereinafter described, shall BE and the same is hereby .closed, vacated and
abandoned for street purposes and for public use, said tract of land being more
particularly described in two parts as follows, to-wit:
TRACT #1.
BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 6, Webb Addition
to the Ci.ty of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE East 25 feet;
THENCE South 150 feet;
THENCE West 25 feet;
THENCE North along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 150 feet
to the POINT OF BEG INNING •
TRACT ##2.
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 5, Webb Addition to
the City o£ Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE West 25 feet;
THENCE South 150 fe~t;
THENCE East 25 feet;
THENCE North along the West line of said Lot 4, a distance of
150 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to
mark the official map of the City of Lubbock to indicate that the portion of
Detroit Avenue {formerly Madison Avenue) as described in Section 1 hereof, has
been closed, and abandoned showing the number of this Ordinance and the date
of its final ·passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Commission on first reading this 13th day of August J 1959.
Passed by the Commission on second reading this 27th.Xday of ~gust , 1959.