HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7899-1979 - Ordinance7899 Abandoning/Closing Utlity Easement - 07/26/1979Ordinance no. 7899
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND CLOSING A UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED IN BLOCK 54,
ORIGINAL TOWN OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
HEREINAFTER IN THIS ORDINANCE: DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO MARK THE OFFICIAL
MAPS OF THE CITY TO REFLECT SAID ABANDONING AND CLOSING; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Utility Easement as hereinafter
described in the body of this ordinance is no longer needed for public use and
it would be to the public interest to close, vacate, and abandon the same; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
Section 1. THAT said utility easement described as follows: All of
the utility easement, except the South 60 feet thereof, described as that
utility granted by the Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company unto the City of
Lubbock, Texas dated October 3, 1956, and filed for record October 30, 1956 at
Volume 636, Page 680-681 (inclusive) of the Deed Records of Lubbock County,
Texas, said easement being incorporated herein by reference as if fully copied
herein in detail in this place for a more particular description thereof. The
said South 60 feet of said easement is hereby retained by the City of Lubbock
for itself, the public, and public utilities franchised by the City of Lubbock.
BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED, VACATED AND ABANDONED.
Section 2. THAT the City Engineer shall mark said abandoning and
closing on the official maps of the City, giving the number of the Ordinance,
and its date of final passage.
Section 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed
to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an
alternative method of publication as provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading this
1979.
Passed by the Council on second reading this
1979.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
26th.. day of ___ Ju_l_.y'-· _
12th day of December ,