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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE FOLLOWING STREET: A PORTION OF KING STREET }9~qICH IS BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WEST RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF }Ik.~4ILTON AVENUE AND BOU.~DED ON THE ~EST BY THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF AIRLI~E BOULEVARD. (S-76-22). WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth, Virginia has made application to vacate, close and discontinue the herein- after described portions of a certain street; and WHEREAS, by Resolution of this Council adopted August 10, 1976, viewers were appointed pursuant to Section 15.1-364, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, to view the hereinafter described portion of said street, and to report in writing %~hether in their opinion any, and if any~ what ~nconvenience would result from discontinuing the below described street; and WHEREAS~ the said viewers have reported in witting %hat in their opinion no inconvenience would result from %he closing and discontinuing of said street. the street public NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDALArED by the Council of City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that that portion of said hereinafter described, be closed and ~acated as a street: Ail that certain parcel of land, lying and being in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and comprising that portion of King Street which is bounded on the east by the west right of way line of Hamilton Avenue and bounded on the west by the east right of way line of Air- line Boulevard. AND, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the same is hereby closed and vacated as a public street, that the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia reserves unto itself perpetual easements, r~ghts and privileges to install, maintain, opera~, and replace gas mains, sewer mains, sewer drains, sanitary sewers, storm d~ains, water mains and laterals and electric power lines within, over, under and across those portions of King Street heretofore described. Adopted by the Council of ~he City of Portsmouth, Virginma, a% a meeting held August 24, 1976. Teste: City Clerk