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"" vacation order vacated only the February 16, 1891 narrative and not the January 18 plat map, indicating to applicant that only the streets and not the blocks were vacated. Applicant points to later conveyance, annexation and partition documents that refer to blocks within the Mission Farm addition as proof that the blocks still exist, or at least that the county and city believe that the blocks still exist. The plat narrative describes the plat map in terms of blocks and streets. The plat map and narrative appear to be on adjacent pages in the book of town plats (the plat map drawing appears to continue onto the plat narrative page). The plat narrative talks about the location of the addition to St. Paul 'of which the foregoing is a plat...n Foregoing is defined as 'just before or just past. n in the American Heritage dictionary, third edition. No one disputes that the plat map in the file is the plat referred to in the narrative. The plat narrative describes the plat map. There appears to be no legal backing for applicant's theory that referring to the February 16, 1891 plat narrative in 1899 vacated only the streets within the Mission Farm addition. In Koo v. Polk County, 33 Or LUBA 487 (1997), LUBA found that vacating roads between lots in a subdivision was not enough to vacate lot lines. But, here, there were no lots, only blocks, and the vacation order clearly says that the addition to the town of St. Paul is vacated, not the streets within the addition. Applicant submitted severa~ documents referring to blocks within the Mission Farm addition. Chronologically, the documents are: 1913 - Exhibits 14 and 22, annexation documents describing the St. Paul city boundary to include those blocks where the streets were retained in 1899, and those reinstated in 1901, plus blocks 6, II, 19 through 22, a portion of block 26, blocks 69, 70, 77, 97, 98, 107, 108, 110, Ill, the two pcoperties shown on the plat maps as containing church buildings and a large portion of land above the church buildings. Applicant highlights that the description refers to blocks 6, 24, 49 and 52. 1978 - Exhibit 17, partition plat P78-231 shows two parcels, with parcel 2 containing block I, a portion of block 2, block 3, most of block 4, and blocks 7 through 11. Applicant highlights that the description refers to blocks 2, 4, 6 and 18. 1983 - Exhibit 19, bargain and sale deed and correction deed conveying property that was the subject of P78-231 (exhibit 17), save and except certain portions of the land. Applicant highlights that the description refers to blocks 2, 10, 11 and 18. ADM-01-02\ORDER - 7 SMITH