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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING THAT P~
LYING NORTH OF COOPER AVENUE
TION, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, a petition was duly
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V
~RTION OF SIXTH STREET
IN THOMPSON'S 3RD ADDI-
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
filed with the City Council of
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, on the 7th day of December, 1967,
asking the City Council to vacate that portion of Sixth Street lying
north of Cooper Avenue as shown on Plat of Record in the office of the
Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Crittenden County, Arkansas,
said street sought to be vacated being specifically described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the intersection
of Cooper Street and North Sixth Street; thence in a
northerly direction along the East line of Lot 1,
Block 14, a distance of sixty-five (65) feet; thence
in a southeasterly direction to the Northwest corner
of Lot 1, B lock 13; thence in a southerly direction
fifty (50) feet along the West line of lot 1, Block
13; thence West from the Southwest corner of Lot 1,
Block 13, a distance of fifty (50) feet to the South-
east corner of Lot 1, Block 14, the point of beginning.
The property described being in the West Half of
Section 7, T6N - R9E as shown by Plat of Record of the
amended Plat, Thompson's 3rd Addition to the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, in Plat Book 1 at Page 184 of
the records of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
WHEREAS, after due notice and publication as required by law,
the Council has at the time and place mentioned in the notice, heard
all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has ascertained
that the portion of North Sixth Street hereinabove described having
heretofore been dedicated to public use as a street has not been actually
used by the public for a period of at least five years; that all of the
owners of the property abutting upon the portion of the street to be
vacated have filed with the Council their written consent to such aban-
doning of such portion of North Sixth Street and that the public interest
and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of such
portion of said street.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas:
Section l: 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 that portion of Sixth Street lying
north of Cooper Avenue, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the intersection
of Cooper Street and North Sixth Street; thence in a
northerly direction along the East line of Lot 1,
Block 14, a distance of sixty-five (65) feet; thence
in a southeasterly direction to the Northwest corner
of Lot 1, Block 13; thence in a southerly direction
fifty (50) feet along the West line of Lot 1, Block
13; thence West from the Southwest corner of Lot 1,
Block 13, a distance of fifty (50) feet to the South-
east corner of Lot 1, Block 14, the point of beginning.
The property described being in the West Half of
Section 7, T6N - R9E as shown by Plat of Record of the
amended Plat, Thompson's 3rd Addition to the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, in Plat Book 1 at Page 184 of
the records of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Section 2: A copy of this Ordinance, certified by the City
Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio
Recorder of and for Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Section 3: EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This Ordiance being necessary
for the immediate protection of the public peace, health and safety,
and in the interest of the public, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
Adopted this 4th day of January, 1968.
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MAYOR
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