Vacate - 1st East West alley North of Hastings St running West from Ironwood a distance of 133.9

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ORDINANCE NO.13�3 -�� AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THR FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: The 1st east -west alley north of Hastings Street running west from Ironwood a distance of 133.9' + to the intersecting north -south alley. Being between lots 128 and 129 of Hastings, Woodward and Gray's Addition to the City of South Bend. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36- 7 -3 -12, the Common Council is charged with the authority to hear all petitions to vacate public ways or public places within the City. The following Ordinance vacates the above described public property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend having held a public hearing on the petition to vacate the following property: The 1st east -west alley north of Hastings Street running west from Ironwood a distance of 133.9' + to the intersecting north -south alley. Being between lots 128 and 129 of Hastings, Woodward and Gray's Addi- tion to the City of South Bend. hereby determines that it is desirable to vacate said property. SECTION II. The City of South Bend hereby reserves the rights and easements of all utilities and the Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana to construct and maintain any facilities, gas, water, sewer, surface water control structures and ditches, within the vacated right -of -way, unless such rights are released by the individual utilities. SECTION III. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacating: This alley is not a continuing alley, indicated by the NO OUTLET sign that is situated at the western end of said alley. There would be no injury to any justifiable traffic flow due to the fact that there shouldn't be any traffic, since it ends at the westernly line of lots 128 and 129. SECTION IV. The purpose of the vacation of the real property is to: Insure the safety of the senior citizens living in this block and small grand children of said residents. Frequently, when trains are across the Ironwood Grand Trunk R. R. Crossing at the north end of the 500 block, a traffic hazard is created by irate drivers zipping into the east end of the alley thinking they can continue north to Jefferson from the west end of the alley. Other cars enter the north /south alley behind lots 128/129 from Hastings street with the intent of doing the same thing. The risks of such collisions is monumental. Vacating the east /west alley does not cut off any other property owner from the back of their property. They still have the Hastings Street entrance to the north /south alley. SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Isf Pu:M dm -11-9- jo e-1 PU8L;C F'CARING A,/ d' y 2nd READING •-1 -� y NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED � i �� :- of - Comm . FILED IN CLEF MS'S OFFICE Irene Gammon CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.