1952 Ordinances
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AN ALLEY FACING BROWN- STREET
ON THE NORTH AND JEFFERSON STREET ON SOUTH, SAID
ALLEY BEING 20 FEET WIDE EAST AND WEST AND 325 FEET LONG
NORTH AND SOUTH AND
BEING DESIGNATED AS THE WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK NUMBER ELEVEN
(11), IN THE BROWN AND BURNS ADDITION TO THE; CITY OF WYLIE:
TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, on or about January A D 1893, a map or plat of the City
of Wylie was made showing the Brown and Burns addition to the town
of Wylie,Collin County,Texas,and said Map or Plat showed the above
described alley in Block Eleven(ll) Brown and Burns Addition to the
said town of Wylie,Texas, running North and South 325 feet by 20 feet
East and West, and Whereas such alley was never at any time dedicated
as an alley for the public use by Brown and Burns, a firm composed
of John Burns and W T Brown) and Whereas,the City of Wylie never at
any time accepted said alley either orally or in writing, and the said
alley has been abandoned by City of Wylie for more than 50 years and
has never at any time been used,enjoyed,occupied, and traveled as an
alley by the public or privately, and Whereas said alley is of no
further public use or interest to the people of Wylie, Texas, or to
the public generally as an alley, and Whereas, the City of Wylie,
and to
Texas, does not now claim any lnterest or right in said alley and
whereas said Map or Plat of the City of Wylie,Texas,was made and
resurveyed by N.Werenshield, Civil Engineer of Dallas,Texas, on
-
day of Apr1l A D 1904,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Counoil of the City of Wylie,Texas:
Section 1. That said 20 foot alley fronting Brown Street on the North
and Jefferson Street on the South,being 20 feet wide East and West and
long
325 feet North and South and situated in Block No.Eleven(11) of the
Brown and Burns Addition to the City of Wylie,Collin County,Texas, and
being designated as the West alley in said Block Number Eleven (11),
as shown by the Map or Plat of said City, and Addition, and being
described by metes and bounds as follows towit:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of lot No.60 in said Block No.11,
in said Brown and Burns Addition to the eity of Wylie,Texas, a stake,
which stake is located on the South side of Brown Street; Thence South
along the West boundary lines of Lots No's 60,61,62,63 and 64. 325
feet to the north boundary line of Jefferson street, a stakeJfl'hence
West 20 feet along the north side of said Jefferson street to the
SouthEast corner of lot NO.65l a stake,Thance North along the East
boundary lines of lots No's 6566,67,68 and 6 to the South boundary
line of Brown Street, a stake,Thence East along the south boundary line
of Brown street, 20 feet to the place of beginnlng;be and the same-
is hereby ordered closed and is closed and"the City of Wy1ie,Texas,
shall have no further interest in the same.
Section.2. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in confliot with
the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict only.
Section 3. The importance of this Ordinance to the people of Wylie,
Texas,and the publlic interest in the same,creates an emergency and
an imperative public necessity that the Constitutional rule requiring
Ordinances to be read on three several days and/ or three several
times in the City Council of the City of Wylie be and the same is
hereby suspended, and said rule is hereby suspended and this Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage,and it
is so ordained. Signed and approved, t
Effective July 15th. 19520
THE STA11E
Gom-frY OF COLr)I1~ I
.,~.::;:
CITY OF WYIJIE,TEXAS.
Thls is to certify that the above and foregolngOrdinance,after its
due introduction was read and was at such regular session of theCouncjl
of the City of Wy1ie.Texaa,adopted by the hereinafter votes set out
herein and same was approved by the Mayor and made an Ordinance of
said City of Wylie at a regular session of such CounCil on the 15th
day of July A D 1952., by the fo1lowlng votes towit,
. .
J,A.Benton.Mayor, Not voting.
A.D.Boyd Councilman,voting Yes.
Jo:tln W.U!cho1son1councl1man.votlng .... (Ill 0 .,.. PJ/;;S.t;~)
J .E..Bowden,Counc 1man, voting ___. (NDT P,f~.$~""J)
Charles TaYlor,Co'xocl1man,vot1ng Yes.
R.V.Groves,Counollman,votlng Yes.
Witness my hand this the 15t~O~~9
Secretary,City of