O70-12KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 70-12
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING THE ALLEY ACROSS
BLOCK 61, OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS,
AS SAME APPEARS ON THE PLAT THEREOF ON FILE IN THE
DEED RECORDS OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the owners of all the lots in Block 61,
of the Original Town of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas,
as same appears of record in the Deed Records of Tarrant
County, Texas, have petitioned the City Council of the City
of Kennedale, Texas, to vacate and abandon the alley dedi-
cated and shown by said plat across said Block 61, Original
Town of Kennedale, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Kennedale City Council, after due hearing
and investigation, has found and determined that said alley, al-
though dedicated and platted as such many years ago, has never
been used or improved as a public alley, but has been continu-
ously devoted to private use since its dedication, that no pub-
lic benefit will be served by opening and improving such alley
across said Block 61 at this time, and that it would be in the
public interest that such unused alley be vacated and abandoned,
so that same can be developed and improved for private purposes;
now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
1. That the alley across Block 61 of the recorded
plat of the Original Town of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas,
as same appears of record in the Deed Records of Tarrant County,
Texas, be, and such alley across said Block 61 of the Original
Town of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas, is hereby abandoned
and vacated as a public alley.
2. That no present need or necessity exists for a
public alley across said Block 61, that said alley has never
been used as such, but has continuously since its dedication
been devoted to private use, and that the public interest will
best be served by the vacation and abandoned of such alley a-
cross said Block 61 to that said property can be developed and
improved for private purposes.
3. That title to the alley hereby vacated and abandoned
shall revert to the abutting property owners on each side thereof,
so that said abutting owners shall henceforth own to the center
of such vacated alley, respectively.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 10th day of December, 1970.
APP D:
Bob Platt, Mayor of the City of Kenne-
dale, Texas
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
CITY OF KENNEDALE:
I, Jewel D. Boyd, City Secretary of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, hereby certify that the foregoing instru-
ment is a true and correct copy of Kennedale Ordinance No.
70-12, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, at a regular meeting thereof on the 10th
day of December, 1970, as same appears in the minutes of
said City Council.
TO CERTIFY WHICH witness my hand and the official
seal of the City of Kennedale, Texas, this / 7) day of Decem-
ber, A. D. 1970.
Jeae D. Boyd, City Sect tary of the
City of Kennedale, Texas
(CITY SEAL)
PETITION TO VACATE AND CLOSE ALLEY
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
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WE, the undersigned, being all of the owners of all of
the lots in Block 61 of the Original Town of Kennedale, Tarrant
County, Texas, as same appears of record in the Deed Records
of Tarrant County, Texas, and being the owners of all property
that would be thereby affected, hereby petition the City Council
of the City of Kennedale, Texas, to vacate, abandon and close
the alley as same is platted across said Block 61, Original
Town of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas, and provide in the
ordinance vacating same that title thereto shall revert to the
abutting owner on either side of said alley to the center line
thereof. In support of this petition, the undersigned urge to
said City Council that said alley, although appearing on the
plat of the Town of Kennedale, has never been opened and used
as an alley, that such alley serves no public convenience or
necessity, and that it would be to the public interest and
convenience that such unused alley be vacated of record, so
that same can be improved and maintained by the adjoining
owners.
WITNESS OUR HANDS this £'-c; day of November, 1970.
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L. W. Lee
STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT :
W. M. Patterson
Laura E. Patterson
J. H. Martin
Lorene Martin
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared W. M. Patterson and his wife, Laura Ellen
Patterson, known to me to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, and each
acknowledged to me that they executei the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE this
day of November, 1970..
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ublic, Tarrant County, Texas
STATE: OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared J. H. Martin and his wife, Lorene
Martin, known to me to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, and each
acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE this
day of November, 1970..
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STATE 01 TEXAS: )
COUNTY OF('- i/�✓ : )
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority,
personally appeared L. W. Lee and his wife,
Lee, known to me to be thepersonswhose names are
subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, and each
acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE this
day of November, 1970. -
on this day
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