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EBILL NO.
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ii INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN:C./
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF SYCAMORE STREET
RESERVING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATED
FOR SANITARY SEWER, SURFACE WATER 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 ERVERSION IN THE
VACATED AREA.
WHEREAS, it has been shown to the City Council of the
City of Jefferson, Missouri , that owners of land adjacent to
and abutting upon Sycamore Street in the City, have petitioned
1 the City Council to vacate a part of the right-of-way of
Sycamore Street 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 dis-
continue as a right-of-way for a public thoroughfare and
vacate a part of Sycamore Street , as described in Section 1
of this ordinance , subject to a reservation in the City of an
easement in that portion of Sycamore Street vacated for the
maintenance , repair, location and relocation of all sanitary
sewer , surface water sewer or public utility facilities now
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existing .or hereafter to be constructed within said right-of-
way, NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
i 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
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and forever vacate the following described portion of Sycamore
Street in said City, subject to the reservation in the City
of the easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance:
"Beginning at the most southerly corner of Lot 5 ,
of Outlot 28 of the City of Jefferson ; thence
southerly along the westerly right-of-way line of
Sycamore Street to the easterly right-of-way line
of State Highway 54 ; thence southerly along the
easterly right-of-way line of State Highway 54
to the easterly right-of-way line of Sycamore
Street ; thence northeasterly along the westerly
right-of-way line of Sycamore Street to the most
northerly corner of Lot 12 of said Lot 28; thence
northwesterly for a distance of 40 feet to the
point of beginning. "
SECTION 2 . The City of Jefferson, Missouri , does here-
by expressly reserve to itself, its successors and licensees ,
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and all public utility companies within the City, an easement
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in, under , over and upon that portion of the right-of-way
of Sycamore Street , as 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 facilities now existing or here-
after to be constructed within said area.
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 2 of this
ordinance, as is provided by the laws of the State of Missouri ,
and the Mayor and the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized
and directed to 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: Approved:
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esident of the Council yo
Attest :
City ClVrk -
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