The mayor and city council shall have the power to open or widen any street or and to condemn or purchase private property for such public use as provided by law. Streets and alleys may be vacated when the mayor and city council deem it necessary for public safety, welfare and convenience and the title to vacated streets or alleys, unless reserved in the city, shall revert to the owners of the lots from which it was originally taken, as provided by law, one-half on each side thereof.
(1964 Code, § 19-1) (Ord. 3636, passed 9-12-2011)
Statutory reference:
Vacation of streets, see Neb. RS 1943, § 16-611