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OP~INANCE NO. 1.~
CLOSING THAT PART OF AMHERST STREET IN THE
CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE~ TEXAS,' LYING
BETWEEN TliE EAST LTI'JE OF AUDEN STREET AND
THE WEST LINE OF EDLOE STREET ill SAID C rrry,
AND AUTHORIZING Tb~ EXECUTION OF A QUITCU\IM
DEED FROM THE CITY OF WEST 'UNIVERSITY PLACE
TO HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
THAT PORTION OF SUCH STREET SO CLOSED AND DE-
CLARING AN HdERGENCY.
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WH1:!.REAS, Houston Independent School District, a
body corporate ,created by special Act of the 38th Legislature
of the State of Texas, approved March 20, 1923, has made knovm
to the Board of Commic:sioners of the City of West University
Place that it is purchasing a certain tract of 5.3 acres out of
the Haden and Austin 103,41 acre tract in Harris County, Texas,
and within "the corporate limits of the City of West University
Place, to be used as a site for additional school grounds and
schoollpurposes, and said School District as the owner of the
property lying south of the portion of the street sought ,to
be closed, and W. D. Haden and D. T. Austin as the owners of
the property lying north of the street sought to be closed,
and as the sellers of said 5.3 acre tra6t, more or less, to
said nouston Independent School vistrict, have filed a petition
with the Boa~d of Goillffiissioners of the City of West University
Place, requesting that that portion of Amherst street lying
between the east line of Auden street and the liVest line of Edloe
Street within said City of West University Place be closed and
quitclaimed to said .tlouston Independent School District, so that
such portion of said street may be fttilized for its grounds.
NOW, THEREFOFE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE:
Section 1.
That all that portion of Amherst Street in the
City of West University Place lying between the East line of
Auden Street and the West Line of Edloe Street within said
city of West University Place be and the same is hereby vaca-
ted and forever closed as a public street or highway.
Sec tion 2.
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The Mayor of the City of West University Place
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver, and the City Secre-
tary shall attest a quitclaim deed for a recited considera-
tion of $10.00 to said Houston Independent School District of
all that portion of said Amherst Street so closed by Section
1 of this ordinance; such deed, however, to contain the reser-
vations and stipulations set forth in section ,3 hereof.
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Sp.~r.;r\'n 3.
It is distinctly stipula:iJed, however, that the
City of West University Place, its servants, agents, employ-
ees, successors and assigns shall reserve, retain and have
an easement over, under and upon what constituted Amherst
Street from and including its intersection with Edloe Street
to an including its intersection with Auden street and the
free and uninterrupted use, liberty and privilege of the same
and ingress and egress to and from same to lay, maintain, re-
pair and reconstruct sewer lines, water lines, gas line$, con-
duits, pipes, wires, meters and all structures and things in
connection therewith, it being further stipulated that no
structure or building of any kind or character shall be placed
over or upon the property hereinabove described.
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SA~t.i()Y1 4.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
immediately from and after its passage and approva~.
PASSED AND APPROVED
ber A. ~., 1938.
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