HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7046-1975 - Abandoning And Closing A Power Line Easement And Public Utilities Easement - 02/27/1975JWF:rmj
ORDINANCEI"NO. 7046 .....;...;...;..;,.._ __ _
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND CLOSING A POWER LINE EASE-
MENT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT LOCATED IN PARTS OF SEC-
TION 28, BLOCK E-2, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS AND MORE PARTICU-
LARLY DESCRIBED HEREINAFTER IN TffiS ORDINANCE; DIRECTING THE
CITY ENGINEER TO MARK THE OFFICIAL MAPS OFTHE CITY TO REF LE T
SAID ABANDONING AND CLOSING; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the POWER LINE EASEMENT
and PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT as hereinafter described in the body of
this Ordinance are 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 I. THAT said power line and public utility easements are
described as follows:
POWER LINE EASEMENT
THAT the said power line easement being held by the City of Lubbock
as the owner of an unrecorded REA power line easement as successor in
interest thereto, is described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a point 156 south and 1480. 6 feet west of the northeast
corner of Secti'on 28, Block E-2, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE East a distance of 1269. 4 feet to a point in the west line of
Lot 9, Buster Long Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County,
Texas;
THENCE South along said west line of Lot 9, Buster Long Addition,
a distance of 20. 00 feet;
THENCE West a distance of 1269. 4 feet;
THENCE North a dlstance of 20. 00 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING.
The west 70 feet of the next-above described tract is also included as
a part of a power line easement granted to the City of Lubbock by Glover
Leunberger under date of January 30, 1958 of record in Volurre 682, Page 23
of the Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas.
PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT
THAT the said public utllity easement was granted by Jim Boyer to
the City of Lubbock under date of September 6, 1972, and is of record at
Volume 1322, Pages 129-130 of the Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas
and is described by metes and bounds as follows:
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BEGINNING AT a '.:point that bears South 295. 0 feet and East 1159. 4
feet of the Northwest cocner of the Northeast one-quarter of Section
28, Block E-2, Lubbock County, Texas;
THENCE East a distance of 60, 00 feet to a point;
THENCE South a distance of 20. 00 feet to a point;
THENCE West a distance of 60. 00 feet to a point;
THENCE North a distance of 20. 00 feet to the point of BEGINNING.
The aforesaid REA Powerline held as an unrecorded owner and succe i:.
sor in interest by the City of Lubbock, and the west 70 feet thereof held by
the City of Lubbock as a part of the power line easement granted by the afore
said GLOVER LEUNGERGER, as hereinabove, set forth and described, and
the aforesaid public utility easement granted to the eity of Lubbock by afore-
said JIM BOYER. as hereinabove set forth, BE AND THE SAME ARE CLOS
VACATED, AND ABANDONED as a power line easement and public utility
easement from and after the effectlve date of this Ordinance. Only the two
tracts of land hereinaoove described are closed, vacated and abandoned by
this Ordinance, all other rights held by the City of Lubbock are hereby re-
tained.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Engineer shall mark said abandoning and
closing on the official traps 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 m ,first .reading this ....:2 ... 7 ____ day of -FeJ>rnacy
Passed by the Council on second reading this 13 day of March
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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