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BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
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I� ORDINANCE NO. yl��
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON , MISSOURI VACATING AND DIS- ,
( CONTINUING AS PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES AN EAST-WEST ALLEYBETWEEN
( ELM AND DUNKLIN STREETS FROM THE EASTERLY RIC.,HT-OF-WAY LINE OF
j MULBERRY STREET EASTERLY 104 FEET, RESERVING TO THE CITY AN
EASEMENT IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATED FOR SANITARY SEWER, SURFACE
WA'T'ER DRAINAGE , AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES , AND AUTHORIZING
( AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE ALL
INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM IN THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS
THEIR RIGHT OF REVERSION IN THE VACATED AREA.
WHEREAS, it has been shown to the City Council. of the City
of Jefferson, Missouri , that the owners of land adjacent to and
abutting upon an east-west alley between Elm and Dunklin Streets
from the easterly right-of-way line of Mulberry Street easterly
104 feet , in the City, have petitioned the City Council to
vacate right-of-way as a public thoroughfare ; and
WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not
inconvenience the public or the citizens of the City to discon-
tinue as a right-of-way for a public thoroughfare such alley as
described in Section 1 of this ordinance , subject to a reserva-
tion in the City of an easement in that portion vacated for the
(� maintenance , repair, location and relocation of all sanitary
y c� sewer , hereafter to be constructed within said right-of-way,
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
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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 alley in said City,
subject to the reservation in the City of the easement mentioned
in Section 2 of this ordinance :
"The east-west alley between Elm and Dunklin Streets
from the easterly right-of-way line of Mulberry Street
easterly 104 feet. "
i� SECTION 2 . The City of Jefferson, Missouri , does hereby
expressly reserve to itself, its successors and licensees ,
and all public utility companies within the City , an easement
in , under, over and upon that portion of the right-of-way of
alley described in Section 1 of this ordinance , for purposes of
repairing, maintaining, servicing , locating and relocating all
sanitary sewer surface water drainage and public utility facili-
ties now existing or hereafter to be constructed within said
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SECTION 3. The statutory right of reversion in the owners
of the abutting property is hereby confirmed , subject to the
easement expressly reserved in Section Z of this ordinance , as
is provided by the laws of the State of Missouri , and the Mayor aid
the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to
f, execute all instruments required to confirm the reversionary
rights of the owners of property abutting on the area vacated,
as described in Section 1 of this ordinance , in the right-of-way
vacated.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval
Passed , � �q�� Approved —
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