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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING 5TH STREET, S. E. SOMETIMES CALLED 6TH STREET, S.E. BETWEEN EAST WATER STREET AND EAST SOUTH STREET, SO FAR AS THE SAME HAS NOT ALL READY BEEN CLOSED; THE PROPERTY TO FEVERT TO THE ABUTTING LAND OWNERS ON THE & EAST AND WEST. WHEREAS under subsection first, Section 13 of the Charter of the City of the City of Charlottesville, Chapter 411, Virginia Acts, 1922 the Council of the City of Charlottesville is authorized to close streets in said city, and whereas it is provided in said subsection of said Charter that "The land included in any street that is closed shall revert to the abutting owners of either side of the same, each receiving, one-half thereof. That is, the new line of each abutter shall be the middle of the former street," and WHEREAS by Acts of General Assembly of 1904, Chapter 96, p 136, approved March 10th, 1904 and also by action of the City Council in 1904, Minute Book 4, page 140 and Minute Book 4, p 145, 5th Street, S. E., sometimes called 6th Street, S. E. was closed so far as the sane is occupied by the right of way of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, and WHEREAS by closing said Street near the middle of the block between East South Street and East Water Street the Street is rendered useless between East South Street and East Water Street to all persons excepting those abutting thereon, and WHEREAS the Michie Grocery Company, Incorporated, Charles King & Son Company, Incorporated and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company and ramie Falwell are the only persons owning property on 5th Street S. E. Between East South Street and East Water Street, and WHEREAS the Michie Grocery Company, Incorporated, Charles King & Son Company, Incorporated, the Chesapeake & Ohio F.ailway and Mamie Falwell have petitioned the Mayor and the Council of the City of Charlottesville to close said Street and to the rt therein to revert to the abutting land owners on the east and west of said Street. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED By the Council oi, the City of Charlottes- ville that 5th Street S. E. between East South ,street and East Water street be and the same is hereby forever closed and abandoned as a street and the land included in the said Street hereby closed shall revert to the abutting owners on either side of the same, each receiving one-half thereof, that is the new line of each abutter shall be the middle of the former street. Adopted by the Council March 19, 1925. Ayes, Brown and Joachim, Noes None. Clerk Signature. President Singature.