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BILL NO. 160
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEN : HOGG and CLINE
ORDINANCE NO. 7.'D g
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, DISCONTINUING
AS A RIGHT OF WAY FOR A PUBLIC ALLEY AND VACATING A PORTION
OF A PUBLIC ALLEY, AND RESERVING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT IN
THE VACATED RIGHT OF WAY FOR SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER,
SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES, AND
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK OF THE CITY
TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED OR NECESSARY TO CONFIRM
IN THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS THEIR REVERSIONARY RIGHTS IN I
THE VACATED RIGHT OF WAY.
WHEREAS, the City of Jefferson, Missouri, has been
petitioned -b vacate a portion of a public alley, as described
in Section 1 of this ordinance, so that the right of way for
said alley will be discontinued for the purpose of a public
thoroughfare, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the portion of
the alley described in Section 1. of this ordinance has never
been improved but has been utilized for sewer and public
utility purposes, and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that it is necessary, expedient
and in the public interest to discontinue as a public thorough-
fare and vacate as a public alley, subject to a reservation
in the city of an easement for sanitary sewer, storm sewer,
surface water drainage and public utility purposes, that
portion of the right of way for a public alley described in
Section 1 of this ordinance, now therefore :
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. The City Council, having considered a
petition for the vacation of the portion of a public alley
hereinafter described, does hereby find and declare that it is
necessary, expedient and in the public interest to vacate
that portion of a public alley hereinafter described, and, by
this ordinance, does hereby discontinue as a public thoroughfare
and forever vacate as a public alley, subject to the provisions
of Section 2 of this ordinance, the following-described
property:
All of that part of a public alley in the
City of Jefferson, Missouri, bounded on the
north by Inlot No. 428 and on the south by
Inlot No. 4321 that lies west of a line that
is parallel to and 32 .0 feet westerly of the
east line of Inlots Nos. 428 and 432 in the
City of Jefferson, Missouri .
Section 2. The City does hereby reserve for its use
and for the use of any public utility in the city an easement
in, under, over and upon the area described in Section 1 above
for purposes of constructing, repairing,maintaining, servicing,
locating and relocating sanitary sewers, storm sewers, surface
water drainage and all public utility facilities .
Section 3. The statutory right of reversion in the
owners of the abutting property is hereby confirmed, subject i
to the easement expressly reserved in Section 2 of this
ordinance, as is provided by the laws of the State of Missouri,
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and the Mayor and the City 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: Ao. Approved: (�pr Q
PkWdi'deAt—of- the uncil Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk