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ORDINANCE NO. 6661
AN ORDJNANCE ABANDONJNG AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF CERTAIN"
STREE.TS BEJNG A PORTION OF FIRST STREET BETWEEN ITS INTERSECT!
WITHAVENUE SAND SANTA FE RAILWAY RIGHT OF WAY AS MORE PARTI-
CULARLY DESCRIBED ]1\T THE BODY OF TillS ORDINANCE; AND A PORTION
AVENUE R BETWEEN ITS INTERSECTION WITH SECOND STREET AND SANT
FE RAILWAY RIGHT OF WAY AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE
BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND A PORTION OF AVENUE Q BETWEEN ITS
INTERSECTION WITH SECOND STREET AND SANTA FE RAILWAY RIGHT OF
WAY; AND ABANDONING AND CLOSING CERTAIN ALLEYS BE:lNG THE ALLE S
LOCATED IN BLOCK 36, COOK SUBDIVISION, and BLOCK 35 .. DENISIONS SUB
DIVISION, BOTH BEING SUBDIVISIONS OF THE ROBERTS AND MC WHORTER
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK., LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS., AS MO
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED 1N THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; ALL OF SAD
PORTIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEYS BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK., LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS; DIRECTJliiG THE CITY ENGINEER T
MARK THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO INDICATE THE C 0·
SlliG AND ABANDONMENT OF SAID PORTIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEYS; P 0-
VIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that certain portions of streets and alley
as hereinafter described in the body of this Ordinance are no longer needed for
street and alley purposes and for public use; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it oo uld be to the public interest to clos
vacate and abandon the same for street and alley purposes and to public use; an .,
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORO\ INED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the portions of streets and alleys as hereinafter descri ec
shall be and the same are hereby closed. vacated and abandoned for street and a le~
purposes and for public use:
TRACT I
Portion of First Street between its intersections with A venue S
and Santa Fe Railway Right of Way described by metes and bounds
as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron rod set at the intersection of the North
line of First Street with the Southwesterly right-of-way line
of the Santa Fe RailroadJ the Northeast and beginning corner of
this tract;
THENCE South 57~ East, along said right-of-way_. 110.16 feet
to an iron rod set at the intersection of said right-of-way line
with the South line of First Street., the Southeast corner of this tract;
THENCE West along said South line of First Street, 216.18 feet
to an iron rod set for the Southwest corner of this tragt;
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THENCE North., 20.0 feet to a point, the P. C. of a curve
to the left and a corner of this tract;
THENCE Northwesterly~ around the arc of said curve of
radius 40. 0 feet, an arc distance of 62. 83 feet to a point in
the North line of First Street for the Northwest corner of
this tract;
THENCE East, along said North line of First Street, 163. 79
feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING.
TRACT II
Portion of A venue R between its intersections with Second
Street and Santa Fe Railway Right of Way described by metes
and bounds as follows:
IBEGINNING at the Southeast corner of Block 36, Cook Sub-
division of the Roberts and McWhorter Addition to the City of
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, the same being the inter-
section of the North line of 2nd Street and the West line of Avenue
THENCE North along the West line of Avenue R to the point of
intersection of the West line of Avenue R with the South line of
the Santa Fe Railroad ROW;
THENCE Southeasterly along said ROW line to the point of
intersection of said ROW line with the East line of Avenue R;
THENCE South a distance of 549 feet to the Southwest corner
of Block 35, Denisions Subdivision of the Roberts and McWhorter
Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, the
same being the intersection of the North line of 2nd Street and
the East line of Avenue R;
THENCE West a distance of 50 feet to the FO INT OF BEGINNING.
TRACT III
Portion of A venue Q between it s intersection ~ith Second Street
and Santa Fe Railway Right of Way described by metes and bounds
as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of Block 35, Denisions Sub-
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THENCE Southeasterly along said ROW line to the intersection
of said ROW line with the East line of Avenue Q;
THENCE South a distance of 339.7 feet to the Southwest corner
of Block 34, Easley Subdivision of the Roberts and McWhorter
Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County,, Texas, the
same being the intersection of the North line of 2nd Street and
the East line of A venue Q;
THENCE West a distance of 50.3 feet to the P01NT OF
BEGINNING.
TRACT IV
The alley located in Block 36, Cook Subdivision, described
by metes and bounds as follows;
BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 36, Cook
Subdivision of the Roberts and McWhorter Add tion to the
City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE South a distance of 557. 79 feet;
THENCE Southeasterly along the North line of Cb:>vis Road to
its point of intersection with the East line of the North-South
Alley in said Block 36;
THENCE North a distance of 567. 88 feet;
THENCE West a distance of 10 feet to the POrnT OF BEGINNING.
TRACT V
The alley located in Block 35, Deni:sfr>ns Subdivision described
by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of Lot ll., Block 35,
Denisions Subdivision of the Roberts and McWhorter Addition
to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE North a distance of 463.8 feet;
THENCE Southeasterly along the South ROW line of Santa Fe
Railroad to the intersection of the East line of the North-South
Alley in said Block 35 with the South line of said Santa Fe
Railroad ROW line;
THENCE South a distance of 457.6 feet;
THENCE West a distance of 10 feet to the POlliT OF BEGINNING.
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SECTION 2. THAT the City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to
mark the official map of the City of Lubbock to indicate that the streets and alleys
described in Section 1 hereof have been closed and abandoned, showing the number
of this Ordinance and the date of its final passage.
SECTION 3. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, claus
or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative
method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading this 24th day of __ Ma__..;..Y ____ ., 1973.
Passed by the Council on second reading this 14th day of June , 1973.
MORRIS W. TURNER, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: