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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 4204 ORDINANCE 110. 1. , AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT ALL THAT PORTION OF REED STREET, QUAIL TRAIL, AND THE UNNAMED STREET LYING ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF BLOCK 6, HANDLEY HEIGHTS SOUTH ADDITION TO THE CITY Or FORT WORTH, TARRANr COUNTY, TEXAS, BE VACATED, ABANDONED AND CLOSED; PROVIDING FOR THE REVERSION OF THE FEE IN SAID LAND; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That all that portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail, and the unnamed street lying along the east side of Block 61 Handley Heights South Addi- tion to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, as recorded in Vol. 388-F, page 95, of the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas, within the city limits of Fort Worth and adjacent to Lot 18, Block 6, be and the same is hereby closed, abandoned and permanently vacated so that hereafter the above named shall no longer be streets or public thoroughfares of any kind or character whatever. SECTION 2. That the fee to the land in said portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail, and the unnamed street in Handley Heights South Addition above described is hereby released and will revert to the adjacent owner as provided by law, save and except that easements are reserved for any and all existing utili- ties. SECTION 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. That 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: �rE . Assistant City Attorney OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TFC(. CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Communication to Mayor and Council No. PW9— 181 November 20, 1959 Honorable Mayor and Re: Requested Closing of Members of the City Council Reed Street, Quail :Trail , City of Fort Worth and an Unnamed Street in Handley Heights South Addition Mrs. McKnight and Gentlemen: The Public Works Department has received a request ffom the abutting property owner for the closing of all that portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail , and an Unnamed Street adjacent to Lot 18, Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition. The City of Arlington has already closed a portion of these streets lying within the City Limits of Arlington. These streets are inaccessible due to the construction of Arlington Lake, and the Public Works Department finds no objections to the closing. The streets requested to be closed are as follows: All that portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail , and the Unnamed Street lying along the east side of Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition, City of Fort Worth, as recorded in the Plat Record Volume 388-F, Page 95 of Tarrant County, Texas, -within the City Limits of Fort Worth and adjacent to Lot 18, Block 6, save and except easements be reserved for any and all existing utilities. It is recommended that the Ordinance be adopted for the closing of the portions of Reed Street, Quail Trail , and the Unnamed Street, as de- scribed above. Respectfully submitted, LPC: i h L. . ` ookl ngh City Manager Ori y 1FT November 12, 1959 Mr. L. P. Cookingham Re: Requested Closing of Reed Street, City Manager Quail Trail, and an Unnamed Street Building in Handley Heights South Addition Dear Sir: The Public Works Department has received a request from the abutting property owner for the closing of all that portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail, and an Urmamed Street adjacent to Lot 18, Block 6, Handley Heights South Addi- tion. The City of Arlington has already closed a portion of these streets lying within the City Limits of Arlington. These streets are inaccessible due to the construction of Arlington Lake and the Public Works Department -hono objection$ to Cris-r`"i�sted closing. The streets requested to be closed are as follows: All that portion of Reed Street, Quail Trail, and the Unnamed Street lying along the east side of Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition, City of Fort Worth, as recorded in the Plat Record Volume 388-F, Page 95 of Tarrant County, Texas, within the City Limits of Fort Worth and adjacent to Lot 18, Block 6, save and except easements be reserved for any and all existing utilities. It is recommended that the C-rdinance . , be adopted for the closing of the portions of Reed Street , Quail Trail, and the Unnamed Street, as described above. Respectfully submitted, RICORD U " 1 GSS:mle J 117 Boaz Street Fort Worth 4, Texas October 26, 1959 Public Works Department City of Fort Worth, Texas APPLICATION TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS 1. The undersigned hereby makes application for the vacation, abandonment and closing of those portions of public Streets described as follows: Those portions of Reed Street adjacent to the South and East lines of Lot 18 in Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition to Fort Worth, Texas, above Elevation of 550 feet above Mean Sea Level, and that portion of Quail Trail '.. between Lot 18 in Block 6 and Lot 13 in Block 4, Handley Heights South Addition to Fort Worth, Texas, above Elevation 550 feet above Mean Sea Level. 2. Attached, marked Exhibit No. 1 is a plat of the streets sought to be vacated and the surrounding area. 3. Applicant is the only abutting property owner. 4. Such streets should be vacated because they are not now being used by the City, any public utilities, or the public, and would be placed to better use if reverted to private ownership. The portions of these streets sought to be vacated are surrounded entirely by property of Applicant and the waters of Lake Arlington. They cannot be entered except by going through Applicant's property or from the Lake. They are portions of streets which were thoroughfares prior to the filling of Lake Arlington, but they now "go nowhere". 5. Attached, marked Exhibit No. 2 is the consent of the several Utilities to the vacation and closing of the portions of the streets. Respectfully submitted, Everett B. Comer Exhibit No. 2 The undersigned Public Utility Companies, using or entitled to use, under the terms and provisions of our respective franchises with the City of Fort Worth, Texas, those portions of the streets sought to be vacated in the foregoing Application, do hereby consent to the vacation, abandon- ment and closing of those portions of said streets as described in said Application. LONE STAR GAS COMPANY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY By. �.sE� ��-TTcie ATTACiyEO) By (Title) Title)D18-t lct E491Nm TEXAS ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY (Title) -/ TLI , � i I K-� -ft I TEMW at AS ON rr 01 K gas-Ta- MONROEGrFM GURT�WvoR +UmsTubm ft�KR �' J--4R HTE- a GD DISTR -U ION A. P. ROWLAND October 27, 1959 VICE PRESIDENT k � b0 GOLDEN YEARS Mr. Everett B. Comer 117 Boaz Street Fort Worth 4. Texas Dear Mr. Comer: Pursuant to your request, please be advised that Company does not have a gas line in that portion of Reed Street adjacent to the South and East lines of Lot 18 in Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition to Fort Worth, Texas, above Elevation of 550 feet above Mean Sea Level, and that portion of Quail Street between Lot 18 in Block 6 and Lot 13 in Block 4, Handley Heights South Addition to Fort Worth, Texas, above Elevation 550 feet above Mean Sea Level, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Furthermore, Company does not offer any objections to the closing of these streets in this addition. Yours very truly, LONE STAR GAS COMPANY Fort Worth Division of Distribution G. E. D RAUGH ON Chief Engineer GED:ms 's, �� RLiEc um(u SIE:awlccis (f3(() = 1F®DR,x'WoDjR,riEifl TmmA,,�3 W. S. PICKENS DIVISION MANAGER October 26, 1959 Mr. C. M. Thelin Department of Public Works City Hall Fort Worth, Texas Dear Mr. Thelin: The Texas Electric Service Company, insofar as its interests may appear, has no objections to closing those portions of Reed Street adjacent to the South and East lines of Lot 18 in Block 6, Handley Heights South Addition to Fort ?North, Texas, above Elevation of 550 feet above Mean Sea Level, and that portion of Quail Street between Lot 18 in Block 6 and Lot 13 in Block 41 Handley Heights South Addition to Fort Worth, Texas, above Elevation 550 feet above Mean Sea Level. Yours very truly, 0. N. 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