Ord 2226 4/25/1966 ORDINANCE NO. 2226
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING A ONE (1) BLOCK LONG ALLEY
IN BLOCK 257 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, RESERVING A UTILITY EASEMENT.
WHEREAS, Sisters of Saint Mary of Saint Joseph's Academy and
Industrial Female School of Lockport, New York, property owners, have re-
quested the Board of Aldermen of the City oflWichita Falls, Texas to close
and abandon all of the alley situated in Block 257 of the Original Townsite
of the City of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, and the Board of Alder-
men, after consideration of the petition, and finding that all of the pro-
perty which will be served by that portion of said alley sought to be closed
and abandoned and that the closing of said alley would not affect the rights
of the general public in any manner.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the one (1) Block long twenty-five (25) foot wide
alley running Northwest and Southeast parallel to Holliday and Grace Streets
from the Southeast property line of Eighth Street to the Northwest property
line of Ninth Street, lying between Lots 1 through and including Lot 3 and
Lot 4 through and including Lot 6 of Block 257 of the Original Townsite of
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, be and the same is hereby closed and abandon-
ed.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance is passed for the purpose of assisting the
property owners who own the property on each side of said alley as above des-
cribed to secure the better use of their property, and for the purpose of
relieving the City of Wichita Falls from any further expense and liability
for the maintenance and upkeep of said alley and said alley is hereby closed
and abandoned.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance is passed subject to the right of the City
to ingress and egress on said property for the purpose of maintaining any
sewer and water lines situated in said alley and is also subject to the right
of other easement owners in said alley for the purpose of maintaining gas lines,
telephone conduits and electric power lines and other utility easements.
SECTION 4. No building shall be built over said alley unless and until
satisfactory arrangements have been made with the City Engineer with reference
to the maintenance and upkeep of the sewer and water lines and with the other
easement owners with reference to their easements.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance is passed upon the condition that in build-
ing buildings upon the subject Block, that the said Sisters of Saint Mary of
Saint Joseph's Academy and Industrial Female School of Lockport, New York,
property owners, their heirs and assigns, will provide adequate loading and
unloading facilities within the property lines of said Block so that it will
not be necessary to use the streets surrounding said Block for such purposes.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 25th day of April, 1966.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City
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