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ti'rHEREAS, a pet its "on was duly filed with the city council of the City
of test Memphis, Arkansas, on the lst day of September, 1948, asking
the city eounci3 to vacate and abandon portions of certain streets
and avenues shown on plats of the George T. Kendal addition to the Town
(now City?. of V~Test Trlemphis, xrkansas, of record in the office of the
Circuit C.'~t~ and,°''~ecorder of Crittenden County, x~rkansas, said
streets and avenues being knovan as Ei~hteeneth, Nineteenth, Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets and Harrison Avenue and VanBuren Avenue, the
portions of said streets sought to be vacated being specifically
de~cri bed a s follows , t o-wit
Harrison avenue from the East side of Eighteenth Street. to
the I~ainage canal along the present Eastern city limits of the
City of ti~est Memphis . .
VanBuren Avenue from the East side of iighteenth street to the
Drainage canal along the present Eastern City limits of the City
of ~~'est Memphis.
Eighteeneth Street from the North side of Harrison Avenue to
the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
Nineteenth Street from the north side.. of Har~~son Avenue to
~ i to the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
.Twentieth Street from the north side of Harrison Avenue to
the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
Ty~enty-first Street from the north side of Harrison Avenue
to the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
and said streets and alleys being designated on plats of record in
Plat Book One, pages 4 and 5, Plat Book One, page 75, Plat Book One,
page 119 and Plat Book One, Psge 19g in the office of the Recorder of
Crittenden County, Arkansas.
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u~-IER~S , after due notices as required by law , the council has, at
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the time and place mentioned in the. notice, heard all persons desiring `"~`~
to b® heard on the question and has ascertained that the streets and
avenues or the portions thereof, hereinabove described, has heretofore
been dedicated to the p ublic use as a street or streets and avenues
herein described; have not been actually used by the public generally.
for a period of at least five years subsequent to the filing of the
plat; that all the owners of the property abutting upon the portions
of th® streets and avenues to be vacated have .,filed with the council
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their written consent to such abandonment; and that public interest and
welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of such
portions of said streets and avenues.
NOVA, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the city council of the City of ~rVest
Memphis, Arkansas:
SECTION I. 2'he City of ~~°dest Tviemphis, Arkansas, hereby releases,
vacates and abandons all its right, together with the rights of the
public generally, in and to the portions of certain streets and
avenues designated as follows:
Harrison Avenue from the east side of Eighteeneth street to
the drainage canal along the present Eastern city limits of the J
city of V~iest Tvlemphis. ~ - -
Van Buren hvenue from the East side of Eighteenth Street to
the drainage canal along the present Eastern city limits of the City
of V~Test ItiTemphis .
Eighteeneth Street from the north side of Harrison Avenue to
the south side of Van Bt~,ren Avenue.
Nineteenth Street from the north side of Harrison Avenue to
the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
Twentieth Street from the north side of Harrison .venue to
the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
Twenty-first Street from the north side of Tarrison Avenue to
the ~i~t~th side of Van Buren Avenue.
said streets and avenues being shown on plats of record in Plat Book
One, pages ~. and 5, Plat Hook One , page 75 , Plat Book One , page 119
and Plat Book One, page 19S is the office of the Recorder of
Crittenden County, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
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ATTEST: EITY CLERK
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TO THE HONORABLE TJl~iYOR ~`~ND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST Al1EMPHIS,
ARKAN S~1S
PETITION TO VACATE STBEETS
Come the undersigned petitioners, being the owners of property
abutting upon certain streets hereinafter particularly described and
petitioning the Honorable City Council of the City of West Memphis,
state:
That George T. Kendal was heretofore the owner of all property
which is now described as ~].ocks 146, 152, 153, 154, 161, 162, 163,
168, 169, 170, 177, 178 and 17g of George T.Kendal Addition to the
Torun (now City) of West Memphis , Arkansas , and considescable number of
acres of land adjoining the said Blocks; that the said George T.
Kendal, and his successors in title, caused said tracts of land to be
platted and caused such plat or plats to be filed for record, as
provided by law; that certain streets and avenues known as Eighteenth,
,~ street, Nineteenth street, Twentieth street, and Twenty First street,
Harrison Avenue and ~`an Buren Avenue were shown on said plat or plats;
~~ that onions of said streets shown on such plat or plats have not
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been actually used by the public as streets for more than five years
from the date of such plat or plats filed; that such portions of said
streets are spe cif ieally described as follows , t o-wit :
HARRISfJN AVENTJE from the Bast side of Eighteenth street to the
Drainage ~Cana1 along the present Eastern city limits of the city of
'Jest ~Temphis.
VAN BURLT7 AVENUE from the Fast side of Eighteenth street to the
Drainage Canal along the present Eastern city limits of the city of
V"Jest Memphis.
EIGHTEENTH STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenge to .the
south side of Van Buren Avenue .
NINETEENTH STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to
the south side of Van Buren Avenue.
T~6'VENTIETH STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to the
south side of Van Buren Avenue.
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TV`J'ENTY FIRST STREET from the north side of Harrison Avenue to the
south side of Van Buren Avenue.
That the undersigned are the owners, or the persons who have
contracted to purchase from the. owners, of the property set opposite
their .respective signatures; that the property abutting upon the
portions of the streets hereinabove described is described as follows,
to-wit:
GEORGE T . KENDAL ADDITION T 0 THE CITY OF WEST R+IE1~H"HIS
LOTS BLOCK
19 to 36, both indlusive 1~.6
18 and 3b 152
All 153
1 and 6 15~
1 and b 162
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18 and 3b ~
1S and 36 16
All lb9
1 and 6 17 0
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All 17 8
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,~ That there is attached hereto, as exhibit nA" hereto a
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certified or photostatic copy of those portions of the plat or plats
heretofore filed in the office of the County 3~ecorder showing the
portions of the streets to be vacated, together with the lot and
block number of each lot which abutts upon those portions of the
streets sought to be vacated.
jNHEREFORE the undersigned petitioners pray that the City Council
of the City of West Memphis, at its next regular or special meeting,
by resolution, fix a day for the hearing of this petition and direct
the City Clerk to give notice of such meeting as required by law and
that upon final hearing the portions of Eighteenth., Nin~aeenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets and Harrison Avenue and Vaa Bus en
Avenue hereinabove specifically described be vacated and abandoned
~ and all rights of the City of West Memphis and of the public generally
therein released. .
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TIESCRIPT ION
GEORGE T. KETdDALL ADDITION
TO THE CITY OF uYES'I' MEI~~HIS
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19 to 36 both incl. lib
18 152
All 153
1 and 6 161
All 162
18 and 36 163
18 and 36 168
All 169
1 and 6 170
1 177
All 178
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WILLIAM L. JOHNSON CO., INC.
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