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UHERE'AS, all of that portion of 14th Street which lies East of Olive
Street and West of Laurel Street in the City of Georgetown is a dead-end
street and has never been used by the general public; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Georgetown to abandon all of
14th Street which lies East of Olive Street and West of Laurel Street; and,
%HEREAS, the City, in abandoning said portion of 14th 5treet,desires
to convey the same to the adjoining land owners for the consideration as
herein after stated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV73D, that the City Council passthe following
Ordinances
AN BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO ABANDON ALL OF 14TH STREET WHICH
LIES EAST OF OLIVE STREET AND IMST OF LAUREL STREET IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETO?1N,
TEXAS s
FIRSTS All of that portion of 14th Street which lies East of Olive Street
and gest of Laurel Street be, and the same is hereby, closed and abandoned by
the 0ity as a public street.
SEC0,02 Authority is hereby given to the Mayor, C. A. Forbes, to convey
the North one-half of said abandoned street to the property owner, D. K. Yrileox,
who owns all of said property along the North line of said abandoned street,
for a consideration of $10.00 by a quit - claim deed; and that the said
C. A. Forbes, Mayor, be and he is hereby, authorized to convey the South one-
half of said abandoned street to the adjoining property owners by quit claim
deed; the South one-half of said street which joins John W. Cardwell shall be
conveyed to John it. Cardwell by quit claim deed for a consideration of 4:10.00,
that portion conveyed to John Ya. Cardwell shall be all of the abandoned street
which lies 1+est of an extension of the East line of the John W. Cardwell pro-
perty to the center of the abandoned street; and said C. A. Forbes is hereby
given the authority to convey by quit claim deed to David K. Switzer all that
portion of said abandoned street which lies East of the extension of John 1i.
Cardwell's East line and the extension of the West line of the David K.Switzer
property to the center of said abandoned street for a consideration of $10.00,
it being the intention of the City Council to convey to all adjoining property
owners of the abandoned street that portion of said abandoned street which ex-
tends from their property line to the center of the abandoned 14th Street.
The City of Georgetown is to reserve ten (10) feet on the North side, and 10
feet on the South side of said street as an easement for utilities.
THIRD: The fact that said portion of 14th Street here abandoned should
be abandoned immediately creates an imperative public necessity; that the rules
requiring an ordinance be read more than one day be, and the same is hereby,
suspended and this ordinance takes effect from and after its passage and it is
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of August, 19bO.
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