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ORDINANCE ND. 32 ~
An Ordinance naming certain streets of the City of W¢st
Memphis and assigning numbers to the frontages of certain widths
or lots in the blocks formed by the streets, according to the
usual and customary manner of numbering houses or buildings in
said City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CiTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That the present names of certain streets,
roads, and avenues in the Hulbert Area and within the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, be changed as indicated below:
PRESENT NAME
Eisenhower Street
NEB
TO Denson Street
A street heretofore unnamed, on
the South side of Rock island
Railroad and parallel thereto,
from South Avalon West or South-
west to City limits TO
Hulbert Road from West Broadway
IU. S. Highway No. 701 South to
Dobbs Avenue
Cannon Street
A street heretofore unnerved, --
running southwardly from Hulbert
Creek, crossing Cannon Avenue
First Street
Second Street
Third Street
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
TO
TO
Rainer Avenue
South Avalon Street
Cannon Avenue
TO Kinney Street
TO Col¢ Avenue
TO Garrison Avenue
TO
TO
TO
A street heretofore unnamed,
same being at the southern City
Iimiis of the City of West
Memphis, Arkansas TO
Washington Avenue
Adams Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Dobbs Avenue
That the plat of the Hulbert Aree of said City, attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance, be the official plat
of said City insofar as the names of the said streets and as-
signed numbers of houses, business establishments or offices
therein are concerned.
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SECTION TWO: That the City Clerk and~or City Engineer shall
fill in on a copy of the attached plat, lines clearly marking off
each frontage to be assigned a separate number under the provi-
sions of this Ordinance and shall also fill in the number assigne
to each frontage. The City Clerk shall have information availabl
as to the location and number of any frontage assigned a separate
number within the corporate limits of the City, so as to supply
any person who shall request said information.
SECTION THREE: That, on any house or building nowexisting,
or which may be hereafter erected, used either as a residence or
business or office of a business, there shall be placed figures
of g{ass, metal or wood, at least three inches (3"1 high, and so
placed as to be easily seen from the street on which said frontag
is located, indicating the number of the frontage on which the
center of said building or house or office is located; or the
number of said frontage may be painted on the front of the said
building or house or office, in figures at least three inches (3"1
high and so placed as to be easily ~¢en from the street on which
acid frontage is located.
That if the owner or lessee of any such house, building, or
office shall fail, or refuse to number said building as set out
above, or to replace said number, the City Clerk may cause a
notice to be personally served upon such owner or lessee, or mail
such notice by Registered Mail to the last known address of such
owner or lessee, instructing such person, firm or corporation to
place proper number on said building, house, or office, or r¢plaec
said number, and such owner or lessee shall comply with such notic
within ten 110) days from the date such notice is served upon him
personally or the date upon which such notice is delivered to him
by registered Mail.
SECTION FOUR: That any person violating any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than Two Doi-
tars ($2.001 nor more than Ten Dollars ($10.001.
SECTION FIVE: This Ordinance being necessary for the public
peace, safety, welfare and accurate designation of the location
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of houses, business houses and offices in the City of West
Memphis, an emergency is hereby declared and this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from and after the pas~ege
and publication thereof.
PASSED Alm APPROVED THIS 17th DAY OF MAY, 1956.
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