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i INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN G
aRbINANCE NO. -77 o I
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND i
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET ALL OF BROOKSIDE DRIVE AS
RECORDED IN THE SPRING VALLEY ADDITION, 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 'TIII: 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 owners of land adjacent to and
abutting upon Brookside Drive in the City , have petitioned the
City Council to vacate all of the right of way of Brookside
Drive as recorded in the Spring Valley Addition as a public
thoroughfare; and
WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not incon-
venience the public or the citizens of the City to discontinue
as a right of way for a public thoroughfare and vacate all of
Brookside Drive as recorded in the Spring Valley Addition , as
described in Section 1 of this ordinance , subject to a reserva-
tion in the City of an easement in all that portion of Brookside
Drive vacated for the maintenance, repair, location and reloca-
tion 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 TILE 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 portion of Brookside
Drive in said City, subject to the reservation in the City of
the easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance :
"All that portion of Brookside Drive as recorded in the
Spring Valley Addition , Book 5 , Page 35 , Cole County
Recorder' s Office. "
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
Brookside Drive , 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
t to the easement expressly reserved in Section 2 of this ordi-
nance , 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.
Passe Approved : /s
P esi ent of t ouncil M or
Attest :
City C rk