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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 44
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<br />AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING
<br />PORTIONS OF MATTHEWS STREET IN THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS; RELIN-
<br />QUISHING TO JAMES H. McCROCKLIN AND
<br />DR. ARLEIGH B. TEMPLETON ALL RIGHT,
<br />TITLE, AND INTEREST OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS IN AND TO SUCH PORTIONS
<br />OF MATTHEWS STREET; AND DIRECTING
<br />THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS
<br />TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER TO THE SAID
<br />PERSONS QUITCLAIM DEEDS TO SAID
<br />PORTIONS OF MATTHEWS STREET.
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<br />WHEREAS, a map or plat of the Third Division of
<br />the Park Addition to the City of San Marcos, Texas, is
<br />of record in Volume 56, page 47, Hays County Deed Records,
<br />said map or plat, and its record, being hereby referred
<br />to and made a part hereof for all legal, pertinent and
<br />descriptive purposes; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, said map or plat reflects the creation of
<br />the subdivision known as the Third Division of the Park
<br />Addition; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, by instrument set forth in Volume 56, page
<br />46, Hays County Deed Records, the streets and alleys shown
<br />on said plat, including Matthews Street, were dedicated
<br />to the use of the public; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, there is not indicated on said plat, nor
<br />in the above-mentioned instrument, nor anywhere else, any
<br />acceptance of jurisdiction by the County of Hays or the
<br />City of San Marcos, nor have the County of Hays or the
<br />City of San Marcos ever exercised, nor is either of them
<br />now exercising any jurisdiction over the hereinafter
<br />described portions of Matthews Street, one of the streets
<br />shown on said map or plat, and no part of said portions of
<br />Matthews Street has ever been graded, gravelled, paved,
<br />or surfaced in any manner by said governmental entities,
<br />nor has the public or either of said entities ever used
<br />said portions of Matthews Street for any purpose what-
<br />soever; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, James H. McCrocklin and Arleigh B. Templeton
<br />are the sole owners of the land adjoining such portions
<br />of Matthews Street on every side thereof except where such
<br />portions abut upon other public streets; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the said James H. McCrocklin and Arleigh B.
<br />Templeton have petitioned the City of San Marcos to close
<br />and abandon said portions of Matthews Street, and have
<br />further petitioned said City to quitclaim to them all right,
<br />title, and interest which said City may have therein; now,
<br />therefore,
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS:
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<br />SECTION I. That the following portions of Matthews
<br />Street herein described having been dedicated and filed of
<br />record as the Third Division of the Park Addition to the
<br />City of San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, as shown on said
<br />map and plat, be, and is hereby, abandoned, vacated, dis-
<br />continued, and closed as a public street of the City of
<br />San Marcos; said portion of Matthews Street being more
<br />particularly described as follows:
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