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SOMET IMLS CALLED 6TH STREET S E. BETWEEN EAST AN ORDINANCE CLOSING 51H STREET, S. E. � S. WATER STREET AND EAST SOUTH STREET, SO FAR AS THE SAME HAS NOT ALL RL;ADY BEEN CLOSED; THE PROPERTY TO FEVERT TO THE ABUTTING LATJD OWNERS ON TH.& EAST AND WEST. VW1i.&REAS 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 o_t 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 oieach abutter shall be the middle of the for.iier street," and W,iEREAS by Acts of General Assembly of 1904, Chapter 96, p 136, approved I14Iarch 10th, 1904 and also by action of the City Council in 1904, Minute Book 4, page 140 and 141nute B)ok 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 .ailway Compaliy, and ''REAS by closing said Street near the middle of the block between F4st South Street and East .'tater Street the Street is rendered useless between East South Street and East 'Nater Street to all persons excepting those abutting thereon, and WHEREAS the lv;ichie Grocery Company, Incorporated, Charles King & Son Company, Incorporated and the 0izesapeake & 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 WH&EAS the Michie Grocery Company, Incorporated, Charles King & Son Company, Incorporated* I orated, the Chesapeake & Ohio F.ailway and Mamie Falwell have petitioned the IAor and the Council of 'the City of Charlottesville to clo:�e said Street and to p I� y cause ro - 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 Last Water street be and the same is hereby forever closed and abandoned as a street and the land included in the said Street herebyclosed shall revert to the abutting owners on either side of the same, vin one-half thereof , that is the new line of each abutter stlall be the each receiving middle of the former street. Adopted by the Council March 19, 1925. Ayes, Brown and Joachim, Noes None. P.. n05