HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2381 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT A PORTION OF THE ALLEY
RUNNING EAST AND WEST IN BLOCK 1, JENNINGS SOUTH
ADDITION, FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, BETWEEN
VICKERY AND JARVIS STREETS BE ABANDONED, VACATED AND
CLOSED; RESERVING AN EASEWENT; REPULING ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT; AND SPECIFYING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHIMS, the City Council of the City of Port Worth
finds that a portion of the alley in Block 1,, Jennings South Addition
to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, running east and
west between Vickery and Jarvis Streets, hereinafter more particularly
described, has never been dedicated as a public thoroughfare, that it
has not been used as a thoroughfare by the public in any sense for
more than twenty (20) years, and that it is to the best interest of
the public that said portion of it be permanently abandoned, vacated
and closed; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That that portion of the alley running east and west between
Vickery and Jarvis Streets in Block 1, Jennings South Addition to the
City of Fort North, Tarrant County, Texas, be permanently abandoned,
vacated and closed as a public thoroughfare, and which area is more
particularly described as follows:
Being all that certain lot, tract or parcel of
land situated in Port Worth, Tarrant County, Texas;
Bounded on the North by:
(a) The North 122 feet of Lot "A" of the Subdivision of a
part of Block 1 of Jennings South Addition to the City of
Fort North, Tarrant County, Texas, beginning at point in the
North line of said alley approximately 200 feet Easterly
along the said line from its intersection with the East
line of Hemphill Street being the Southeast corner of lot 4
in Bliza Smith►s Subdivision of part of said Block; Thence
North with the East line of said Ipt 4 of said Subdivision
l22 feet to the South Line of Vickery Blvd; Thence Easterly
with the South line of said Boulevard 50 feet; Thence South
122 feet to the North line of said alley; Thence West with
said line 50 feet to the beginning, also being described
sometimes as the Nest one-half of Iot2 Block 1 of Jennings
South Addition.
(b) All of lot 12 of Smith &Mead's Subdivision of part of
Block 1 of Jennings South Addition to Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Texas, and part of Lot "B" in said Block 1 of a Sub-
division of Jennings South Addition, described in one tract
as follows: BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of said Ipt 12
in the South line of Vickery Boulevard; Thence West with said
line past the Northwest corner of said lot 12 at 25 feet in
all 75 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot "B"; Thence
South 125 feet to the North line of alley; Thence East pass
the Southwest corner of said lot 12 at 50 feet in all 75 feet
to the Southeast corner of said lot 12; Thence North 125 feet
to the place of beginning.
Bounded on the South by:
(a) A part of the West one-half of the East one-half of Block 1
of Jennings South Addition to the City of Fbrt North, Tarrant
County, Texas, described as follows: BEGINNING in the North
line of Jarvis Street approximately 250 feet Easterly from its
intersection with the East line of Hemphill Street at the
Southwest corner of a 50 a 125 feet lot heretofore sold by
R. H. McClellan to Helena G. Thomas and W. D. Thomas; Thence
North 125 fast to the Northwesticorner of said Thomas lot in
the South line of alley; Thence West along the South line of
alley 50 feet; Thence South 125 feet to the North line of
Jarvis Street; Thence East with the North line of Jarvif Street
50 feet to the place of beginning.
(b) Beginning at the Southeast corner of the last above described
tract at a point in the North line of Jarvis Street approximate-
ly 250 feet East from its intersection with the East line of
Hemphill Street; Thence East with the North line of Jarvis Street,
37 feet; Thence North 125 feet to the South line of alley; Thence
West with South line of alley 37 feet; Thence South 125 feet to
the place of beginning.
(c) All of lot 11 of Smith & Meadts Subdivision of pert of Block
1 of Jennings South Addition to Fort Worth, and also a part of
Lot "D" in Block 1 of Jennings South Addition described in one
tract as follows; Beginning at the Southeast corner of said lot
11 in the North line of Jarvis Street; Thence West at 25 feet
pass the Southwest corner of said lot 11 continuing in all 38
feet to the Southeast corner of the last above described tract;
Thence North 125 feet to the South line of alley; Thence East
along said line 38 feet to the Northeast corner of said lot 11;
Thence South 125 feet to the beginning.
SECTION 2.
That the fee in the portion of the alley above described is
hereby fully released and will revert to the adjacent owners as required
by law, save and except that an easement is reserved for the use of the
Fire Department to enter the premises to protect the buildings and improve-
ments thereon situated against the hazards of fire.
SECTION 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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