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BILL NO: 71
INTRODUCED BY COUNC I LMF.,N
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC ALLEY , A PORTION OF THE ALLEY LOCATED
IN SWALLEY' S SUBDIVISION, 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 I
DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF TIME CITY TO EXECUTE ALL I
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 an owner of land adjacent to and
abutting an alley located in Swalley' s Subdivision in the City, I
I has P eeitioned the City Council to vacate a part of the right of
way of said alley as a public thoroughfare ; and
WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not in-
convenience the public or the citizens of the City to discon-
tinue as a right of way for a public thoroughfare and vacate a
part of said alley, as described in Section 1 of this Ordinance ,
subject to a reservation in the City of an easement in that
portion of the alley vacated for the maintenance , repair, loca-
1 tion and relocation of all sanitary sewer , surface water sewer
or public utility facilities now 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,
' MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS :
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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
I' forever vacate the following described portion of an alley in
said City , subject to the reservation in the City of the ease-
1 ment mentioned in Section 2 of this Ordinance :
Part of a public alley in Swalley' s Subdivision bounded
�i on the west by Lots 8 , 9 , 10 & 11 and bounded on the east
by Lot 12 .
i SECTION 2 . The City of Jefferosn, 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 an
alley, 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 hereafter 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
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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:�Lf Approved : ' f
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r sident of t o Cou i1 M o
Attest :
City C erk