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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1853 ORDINANCE NO.� AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THAT PORTION OF THE ALLEY RUNNING SOUGH BLOCK 153, NORTH FORT WORTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM TWENTY-FIRST STREET TO A POINT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF TWENTY-SECOND STREET, BE ABANDONED, VACATED AND CLOSED, AND EXCEPTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES HERETOFORE ACQUIRED IN SAID PORTION OF SAID ALLEY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REVERSION OF THE FEE IN SAID LAND, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING TEAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECONE EFFECTIVE MAEDIATELY. WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Independent School District owns all of the property abutting on that portion of the alley running through Block 153, North Fort Worth Addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, from Twenty-first Street to a point one hundred fifty (150) feet south of the south line of Twenty-second Street, a portion of which is used for school buildings, and the portion across said alley being used for playgrounds and other public purposes, and that it is necessary for children attending the said school to travel from one portion of the said school grounds to the other across said alley; and, WHEREAS, such alley constitutes a menace to the public, and the Interest of the public safety requires the closing and vacating of such alley; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That that portion of the alley running through Block 153, North Fort Worth Addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, from Twenty-first Street to a point one hundred fifty (150) feet south of the south line of Twenty-second Street, be and the same is hereby closed, abandoned and permanently vacated as an alley or public thoroughfare of any kind or character whatever. SECTION II. That the rights of all public utilities for the purpose of con- atructing and maintaining service lines shall not be disturbed, destroyed, revoked or abrogated by any of the provisions of this ordinance, but said rights as above set out shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION III. That the fee to the land in said alley shall revert as provided by law. SECTION IV. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION V. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CTff AWORIM ORDINANCE No. z — Title /sa- % Date ✓ y G — � J Filed day of 19 -- - City Secretary