98-002 ORD 16 FOOT ALLEY, CITY BLOCK 11ORDINANCE NO. 98-002
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE 16 FOOT ALLEY BEGINNING IN THE SOUTH
BOUNDARY LINE OF CITY BLOCK 11 A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET EAST OF THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID CITY BLOCK 11; THENCE NORTH 98.5 FEET;
THENCE EAST 116 FEET TO THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF 1ST STREET N.E.;
DECLARING NO NECESSITY OR NEED OF SAID ALLEY FOR CITY USE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 12, 1998.
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the Ciry Council of the City of Paris
that a 16 foot alley beginning in the south boundary line of City Block ll a distance of 100 feet
east of the southwest corner of said City Block 11; thence north 98.5 feet; thence east 116 feet to
the west boundary line of lst Street N.E., is of no use as an alley to the Ciry of Paris or to its
citizens, and the City Council so finds; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That the 16 foot alley beginning in the south boundary line of City Block 11
a distance of 100 feet east of the corner of said Ciry Block 11; thence north 98.5 feet; thence east
116 feet to the west boundary line of lst Street N.E., described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, is
found to be of no use as an alley to the City of Paris or its citizens; therefore, such alley is hereby
closed.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective on January 12, 1998.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of January, 1998.
Eric S. Cli rd, ayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVE S TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
A part of the Larkin Rattan Survey within the corporate limits of the City of Paris,
described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the South Boundary Line of City Block 11 a distance of 100 feet
East of the Southwest corner of said City Block 11 at the intersection of the North Boundary Line
of East Houston Street with the East Boundary Line of North Main Street;
THENCE North a distance of 98.5 feet, a point;
THENCE East a distance of 116 feet, a point in the West Boundary Line of 1 st Street
N.E.;
THENCE South a distance of 16 feet, a point, also in the West Boundary Line of 1 st Street
N.E.;
THENCE Westerly a distance of 100 feet to an alley;
THENCE South with the East Boundary Line of such alley a distance of 108 feet, a stake
in the North Boundary Line of East Houston Street;
THENCE Westerly with said North Boundary Line a distance of 16 feet to the place of
beginning, and being a portion of the property donated far a public alley in (i) deed from Dorothy
Broad Beaird and John Beaird to William L. Jones, dated December 18, 1923, of record in Book
206, Page 80, Lamar County Deed Records; (ii) deed from C. L Broad, Guardian of Charles
Broad, a minor, to William L. Jones, dated January 9, 1924, of record in Book 206, Page 81,
Lamar County Deed Records; and (iii) deeds from C. I. Broad, et al, to William L. Jones, dated
November 19, 1923, of record in Book 206, Page 82, and in Book 211, Page 171, Lamar Counry
Deed Records; reference being made to all the above mentioned instruments and records for all
necessary purposes.