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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE UNNAMED STREET OR ROAD
LOCATED IN THE SE4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH,
RANGE 9 EAST. '
-~ WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council of the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas, on the 16th day of September, 19?6,
asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion of the
unnamed street or road which was dedicated for the use of the public as
a public street or highway by warranty deed dated March 1, 1954, executed
by The First National Bank of Memphis and Roy Church, Trustees under
the will of J. H. Stuart, deceased, to Dan Trabish, filed for record on
June 3, 1954, and recorded in Book 256 at page 113 in;the office of the,
Recorder of Crittenden County, Arkansas, described as follows:
An unnamed street or road 50 feet wide east of and abutting
the following described tract of land: That part of the SE4
of Section 9, Township 6 North, Range 9 East, particularly
described as follows: Beginning at the point in the north line
of the right of way of U. S. Highway No. 61 (By-pass highway)
which is 694.67 feet measured along said highway line from its
point of intersection with the east line of said Section 9 (which
point of intersection is 886.61 feet measured along the east
line of Section 9 from the southeast corner of said Section);
and run thence north parallel with the e.as t line of said Section
9, 372.50 feet; thence west 181. 6 feet;thence south parallel
with the east line of said Section 9, 288.5 feet to the north line
of the right of way of said U. S. Highway 61; thence in a south-
easterly direction along said highway right of way line 200 feet
to the point of beginning, containing 1.38 acres, more or less.
WHEREAS, after due notices as required by law, at the time and place
mentioned in the notice, the City Council has heard all persons desiring to
be heard on the question and has ascertained that the street or road herein-
before described has heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street
herein described; has never been actually used by the public generally since
the dedication on March 1, 1954; that petitioner is the owner of all of the
property abutting upon said unnamed street or road to be vacated; and that.
the consent of no one else is necessary or required to said vacation; and
that public interest and welfare will not. be adversely affected by the abandon-
ment of such street or road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION I: The City of West Memphis, Arkansas, hereby releases,
vacates and abandons all its rights, together with the rights of the public
generally, in and to the street or road described as follows:
An unnamed street or road 50 feet wide east of and abutting
the following described tract of land: That part of the SE4
of Section 9, Township 6 North, Range 9 East, particularly
described as follows: Beginning at the point in the north line
of the right of way of U. S. Highway No. 61 (By-pass highway)
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which is 694.67 feet measured along said highway line from its
point of intersection with the east line of said Section 9 (which
point of intersection is 886.61 feet measured along the east
line of Section 9 from the southeast corner of said Section);
and run thence north parallel with the east line of said Section
9, 372.50 feet; thence west 181. 6 feet; thence south parallel
with the east line of said Section 9, 288. 5 feet to the north line
of the right of way of said U. S. Highway 61; thence in a south-
easterly direction along said highway right of way line 200. feet
to the point of beginning, containing 1.38 acres, more or less.
SECTION II: A copy of the Ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk
shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of the County and recorded in
the deed records of the county.
SECTION III: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
ADOPTED this th day Of November 1976.
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ATTEST:
City Cle
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