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BILL NO. ,ZZ 7
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE 140 . y ��
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY A PORTION OF WATER
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 CON-
FIRM 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 a portion of Water Street in the City, have
petitioned the City Council to vacate a part: of the right-of-
way of Water Street as a public thoroughfa::•re; 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 a part
of Water Street, as described in Section 1 of this ordinance,
subject to a reservation in the City of an easement in that
portion of Water Street vacated for the maintenance, repair,
location 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 :
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 Water Street
in said City, subject to the reservation in the City of the
easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance.
"that part of Water Street from its intersection with
Taylor Street easterly to its intersection with Mc-
Kinley Street. "
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
Water 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 hereafter to be con-
structed 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: Z�' 9 APPROVED; iq/Z y+
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President of the Council Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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