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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08005 B ILL NO„ }+ s } INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN IX ORDINANCE NO. CIO 0iE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE PART OF A PUBLIC RIGHT- OF-WAY IN SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE ALL WRITTEN INSTRUMEN'T'S REQUIRED TO CONFIRM IN THE OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT LAND THEIR REVERSIONARY RIGHTS IN THE VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY. WHEREAS, it has been shown to the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, that the owner of all land that abuts on land that is described hereinafter in Section 1 of this ordinance has petitioned the City Council to discontinue same as a right- of-way for a public thoroughfare and vacate same, and WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not in- convenience the public or the citizens of the city to discontinue as a right-of-way for a public thoroughfare and vacate the area described in Section Z of this ordinance, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, hereby declares it necessary, reasonable and proper to discontinue as a right-of-way for a public thoroughfare and forever vacate the following described right-of-way in said city: The southerly 10 feet of the following described tract of land, being a part of the west one-half of the northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 44, Range 12, described as: Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, said point being south 64 degrees east (magnetic) and 726 feet from the quarter section corner on the north side of Section 12; thence from the point of beginning south 59 degrees east along and with the above mentioned right-of-way line, 267 .2 feet; thence south 5 degrees east 33 .9 feet; thence north 59 degrees west, and parallel to the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 266.8 feet; thence north 4 degrees west 33.6 feet to the point of beginning. Being a strip of land 30 feet in width parallel to the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the north line coinciding with the southerly right-of-way line of said Railroad. SECTION 2. The statutory right of reversion in the owner of the abutting property to the land above described, as pro- vided by the laws of the State of Missouri, is hereby expressly confirmed, and the Mayor and Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute all written instruments required to confirm in the abutting property owner its reversionary rights in the land hereinabove described and hereby vacated. 1 ,S -2- uF,+ M SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed: r,� Approved: . P e i ent of the Counci' Ma o Attest: City C rk