O76-04KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 76-4
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING PORTIONS OF
CAYLEBIATE AND SIXTH STREETS, AND THE ALLEYS OVER
AND ACROSS BLOCKS 62, 71 AND 72, OF THE ORIGINAL
TOWN OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AS SAME APPEAR ON THE
PLAT THEREOF ON FILE IN THE DEED RECORDS OF TAR -
RANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the owners of all adjacent property which would be
thereby affected have petitioned the City Council of the City
of Kennedale, Texas, to vacate and abandon the portions of
Caylebiate Street and Sixth Street hereinafter described, and
the alleys over and across Blocks 62, 71 and 72, as shown and
dedicated in the plat of the Original Town of Kennedale, Texas,
as same appears in the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kennedale, Texas, af-
ter due notice, public hearing and investigation, has found
and determined that such portions of Caylebiate and Sixth
Streets, and the alleys across said Blocks 62, 71 and 72, al-
though dedicated by plat as public streets and alleys many
years ago, have never been improved or used as public through -
fares or alleys, respectively, and that the land thereby em-
braced has been continuously dedicated to private use since
said dedication; that no public use or benefit will be served
by the opening and improving of such portions of said dedicat-
ed streets or alleys at this time; and that it will be to the
public interest and convenience that such unused and abandoned
protions of said dedicated streets and alleys be vacated of
record, so the 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 portion of Caylebiate Street between Broad-
way Avenue and Mansfield Avenue, and the portion of Sixth Street
between Chitwood Street and the extended west boundary lines of
Lot 5, Block 61 and Lot 5, Block 72, and the alleys over and a-
cross Blocks 62, 71 and 72, as same appear of record in the plat
of the Original Town of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas, re-
corded in the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas, be and such
portions of Caylebiate and Sixth Streets and said alleys are
hereby vacated and abandoned as public streets, throughfares and
alleys.
2. That no present need or necessity exists for public
streets or alleys in the locations hereby vacated, and same has
never been in use as public streets and alleys, but has contin-
uously been under private use since their dedication, and that
the public interest and convenience will best be served by the
vacation and abandonment of record as hereby declared, so that
said portions of said streets and alleys can be improved and
developed for private purposes.
3. That title to the portions of Caylebiate Street and
Sixth Streets, as well as the alleys, hereby vacated, shall re-
vert to the abutting owners of property on either side of the
streets and alleys, respectively, so that such abutting owners
shall henceforth own the property to the center of such vacated
streets and alleys, respectively,
PASSED AND APPROVED this the/f 12th day ofigust, 1976.
ATTEST:
a ovich, 'Mayor of the City
of Kennedale, Texas
Evelyi'/Templeton, ,QLty Secretary
(CITY SEA
CERTIFICATE
I, EVELYN TEMPLETON, CITY SECRETARY of the CITY OF
KENNEDALE, TEXAS, hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy of KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 76-4 duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Kennedale, Texas, at a reg-
ular meeting thereof on the 12th day of August, 1976, 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 12th day of
August, 1976.
Evelyn'Templeton, 9.ty Secretary
of the City; of Kennedale, Texas.
(CITY SEAL)