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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0832 " .- . . ,1 .~ . ":t. . ,... i .. .._ roW - ",J .~. , , ~332- ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ 1... AN ORDINANCE Vacating two certain portions of that part of "J" Street Southeast in the City of Auburn, King County, Wash- ington, situate between Main Street East and First Street South- east in said City, WHEREAS, Heretofore, to-wit: on or before the 20th day of August, 1940, George L. Taylor, Theda Bock Short and A. B. Joslyn caused to be filed with the Oity 01erk of the Oity of Auburn, their petition in writing, addressed to the Oity Oounci1 of the said City of Auburn. praying that all of those portions Of "J" Street South- east, situate between Main-Street East and First ~treet Southeast in the said Oity of Auburn, which a~e hereinafter particularly bound- ed and described, be vacated; and WHEREAS, Heretofore. to-wit: on the 20th of Au~ust, 1940, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Auburn. held on the said day. it was made to appear to the satisfaction of said City Oounci1, that said petitioners were the owners of more than Two-Thirds (2/3) of the private property abutting upon that portion of "J" Street Southeast in the Oity of Auburn, situate between Main Street East and First Street Southeast in said City, sought to be vacated and said Oity Oounci1 did then and there by resolution, fix and designate Tuesday evening September 17th, 1940 at Eight o'clock P.M. at the City Hall in said Oity of Auburn, King Oounty, Washington, as the time and place when and where said peti- tion would be heard and determined by said City Oounci1; and ITHEREAS, Pursuant to the urovisions of the said resolution, the City Olerk of the City of Auburn did thereafter on the 21st day of Au~ust, 1940, and more than Twenty (20) days prior to the date fixed for such hearing as aforesaid, duly give Twenty (20) days notice of the pendency of said petition by a typewritten notice_set up in Three (3) of the most publiC places in the Oity of Auburn and by a like typewritten notice set up in a conspicuous place on the portions of the said "J" Street Southeast. situate between ;,1ain Street East and .J;'irst .:3treet Southeast, so sought to be vacated, which typewritten notices were signed by the City Clerk of the City of Auburn and contained a statement that a petition had been filed to vacate the two particular portions of "J" Street Southeast in the City of Auburn hereinafter particularly described, that said petition was pending and that September 17th, 1940 at Eight o'clock P.M. at the City Hall in the Oity of Auburn. King County, Washington had been fixed and determined as the time and place for the hearing of the said petition; and WHEREAS, Due proof by affidavit of the posting and setting up of said notices as aforesaid, is now on file in the office of the City 01erk of the said Oity of Auburn; and WHEREAS. Said petition came on regularly to be heard by said Oity Oounci1 on September 17th, 1940 at Eight O'clock P.M. at the City Hall in said 0 ity of Auburn, King County, .Tashington, (that being the time and place fixed for said hearing) and no written objections to the granting of the said petition having been submit- ted to the Oity Council, or filed with the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, It has been made to appear to the satisfaction of the Oity Council of the said City of Auburn, that the two portions of "J" Street ;3outheast in the City of .duburn, so aought to be vacated, are now of no use to the City of Auburn or to the public ". . IOl., "'. .... ''''! for street purposes by reason of the fact that said portions of said street are outside of those portions of "J" Street Southeast now improved and are out of line with other portions of "J" Street Southeast in said City; and ~HEREAS, The City Council of the City of Auburn, being fully advised of the facts and the law in the premises, ordered the pre- paration of this Ordinance, N07/ THEREFORE, Th'E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the two following described tracts of land situate in that part of "J" dtreet Southeast in the City of Auburn, lying between Main Street East and First Street Southeast in said City, described as fOllows. to-wit: The Easterly Ten (10) Feet of that portion of "J" Street Southeast in the City of Auburn, King County, Washington, ly- ing inmediate1y Westerly of and abutting upon Lot Seven (7) in Block Two (2) of French's Second Addition to the Town of Slaughter (now Auburn) in King County, Washington, more specifically and definitely described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 0even (7) in Block Two (2) of said Addition, running thence Westerly upon the South line of said block produced a distance of Ten (10) feet to a pOint; thence Northerly parallel with thei(ester1y line of said Lot Seven (7) to a point upon the Northerly line of said Block Two (2) produced Westerly; thence East upon said Norther- ly line of Block Two (2) produced Westerly to the Northwest corner of said Lot Seven (7); thence Southerly along and upon the Westerly line of said Lot Seven (7) to the point and place of' beginning; the same being all of that portion of "J" Street Southeast in said City, lying between the Easterly line of the sidewalk and said Lot Seven (7) in block Two (2) of said addi- tion, ALSO " The East er1y Ten (10) feet of that portion of "J" Street Southeast- in the City of Auburn, King County, Washinston, ly- ing immediately Westerly of and abutting upon Lot Seven (7) in Block One (1) of French's Second Addition to the Town of Slaughter (now l'uburn) in King County, Washington, more speci- f1ca11y and definitely described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said ~ot Seven (7) in Block One (1) of said Addition, running thence Nester1y upon the South line of said Block produced a distance of Ten (10) feet to a pointj thence Northerly parallel with the Westerly line of said Lot Seven (~) to a point upon the Northerly line of said Block One (I) nroduced Jester1y thence East upon said Northerly line of Block One (1) 1?roduced ,iesterly to the Northwest corner of said Lot Seven (7)j thence doutherly along and upon the Westerly line of said Lot Seven (7) to the point and place of beginning; the same being all of that portion of "J" Street .-:>outheast in said City, lying between the Easterly line of the sidewalk and said Lot Seven in Block One (1) of said Addition; all situated and being in the County of King and 0tate of Washing- ton, be and the same hereby are vacated. Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in , ..' .~ ~ ~ ~ .~ ~< ..... '."'7:.... . " . force Five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publi- cation, as required by law. IntrodlJ.ced September 17th, 1940 Passed September 17th, 1940 Approved September 17th, 1940 r 4~ (Y.ayor " Approved as to form: ~;1~.~~:;;hey Published 3ePtember~, 1940 " -