August 21, 1958~,
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tn,~ purpose _ securing iti_.~s tc cot?struct c i -____ hut, a _ __ _o ., ..off,-:,n 1.*as made by
Hlderman Ray 21x;1 s..c:na?_ a}, -=de:^ia_ i,=-..~ ~_., ., _c~s _ ost ,. _i. '~e s~`._,.~~.
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P.ppycat'_or^. o~ .): s. '':::rude 3,~ch - _~_ 1, Oliver to place ~ Lra-icr __. ou_r= °- _-_ for
.v_^poses eras presenLSd. TAP ~ounc i vas ~_m;~'. tl,P c,p _ _ ro.l_'_'oa ~_
Oil....,. on _ _-. _ _ " . .'_nat_G _.~~Ain __.,~ _':P ._.. L _ -_._ _Ct a:?'
29a;-n1°ner:c Gar _ _,rn•. °.nc~. "~utom;niic .u'np„~'osds n one :ae ~° Tra_. ~_ ?bus. s ~_
au~ c., ,,:_~, iluuee ~ s Jsea iv n,, "k~; eses In ?'i1a City r,J -des _: *l,,hi f_ gar? sas, J
'rrovid_ng Tcna~tiPn - _ ~i ._. ~ v: _ha_G,"; -... ~r ~~ _ "'u=°r_oses.. . -
:7C~ _.. :rJ. ma., Dj ~lr,.._..El J3~:i': sn_. S%CUnle.: Oy ?l'~~i?la. '3j'. _a.. on= ay _C at tin u~
._o. ..audB i3urCl? be rB~eCte':i. Upon VOtc, t:_ VO ~_ ~ 4fa. ..._ =~11OYI,q.
Teas. __r;r7en: David; "i.^:a >~a~r, _._~.,son, Tir1s, _,;~- __ri~c-.
>.ays: tsora,
:_,~ror -, e a.._::~:_ce. t.:c ae>.. _.~= ~ ous- =ess rroul l bs a i,ea^_r; cn ~'_tio:? o`
Annexation to Ste=eat Improvemeni District :;~. --- ass^ruarc .=c~ .. _., r' .-.__ _..
=ugust ls'_ azc _.,.-.. ;do one a^pee_.... ~., ob'ec_ ~., sw.. _.:v ._~_~ :h~rou a, ': D~_~ahrnt~~,
t~o~na;,~ _c_ y.proverant '-'_st_io~sP3 anr'~ µ p_::seateri ~_ o_ ._._sce entitled ''?P ,._insnce
=mna~ ng .. Certa`_n 'n ti.. on the ,,._+;= C~_ ,a.,L Se. } ~-- gr':zwnsas, -_ _ ,_ ~ et :mprovemart
District lio, a of i'Jest ':empi.s, ..:'^asisas."
~e n ~._nce .asp _,G "n'1 .: ~- - °~s~.
--_~arrnw. = __~ _ then moved that the ru':a rea wring ti?e reading i r. >ull o_ an ii
orcina^.ca t:^~ee :Liierent days 'oc ci_sp~n..e :*i,.?. the .no-,ion eras seco.: ~d b;*
lllcierna.. r~Mes, ar,;; en the _ ~ __ bey ~ caller' ~.,, votinL ,•; as as _ ~'' _ .
Yeas: Alaerman: David, ?limes, Ray, :oleson, Dims, and =~ledso.
Gays: ?gone, I.
The ::a;;ra-' dec~.~t,_, th". _ c than. ~a;o-t=,irds _ :,..~ .. ?__~ _ =:pcsia~ ..he Coulcil ha_.
votes in Favor o° the mot'inn to suspenc"; t1.4 ___~ ,a._ t _t eras c___._. 'Prr~ ~ s tnGn
moved that the oruina;lce as read be adopted, Thi moti on was d:aly secer._le~. by aiderraan Day*iu.
anc on the roll being; caLed the voting ~~,z_ as of"~_cLas:
Yeas: .ldermen: Dav?d, i'~mes, Ray, ~~o_ son, ~i.._, zr-' 31a:'soe,
iiay i~iena.
The ia~~n_ than loci^u^c.. that the ord_narlce .lad been duly pa ee3, ___. ,,::ex•supon he
__gnad t?ie o._.inanc, ir: cp::i Feu-lci ^:eet ,, -» _ or.4~~:x: .._~ ~.~L...~-.. a~ _.~ Cii~- _.,rl:
unuar t:.e seel o" file City.
T're ordinance rear. as _°ollo>rs:
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;;I r)3D~ ..~ ~I ~1 .?..;I .iG _L.cT~;;. PC;iiYil... ?'Fu: C?i ~ 'v.~Si .'/", ?, i_"S, r~'.',nI1.~,~5,
_ ......~.,. 1:.. _~ ~i _.,.~ , _ Rio 'ICT :'.:. ~ _ :i~ST ...:,.~f:._S, n.. iy:r.-..
:u:u,3.5, .-s•1.-es ciai^ io the o,•mers of aje 'ty in assessed value
_i the .e 7 _ _ to ,a ,a ^{•r_thinG,:;e territory hzre~._-tar ~e;,,,r;_oe1, uanii--.
- ~ ~s con. mucus to ~:,^zz ~;,.nt Districti I'Io. o' '•lest ,;e..p.is,
.~':ansd.,, a ~, r c:•e::.t~d and e_:__ ~._ - we-cnti u~ str; ,-;t.• ha•:e ,.'lad . ; atition
ti:ra5ing that sai^ tzr~•-_tcx•~, ba ar~:re~_zd to said D1StriCt -for t:^.z u?~pose i:areina£tzr
aat out • ~xnci
':T.:..1,._3. __ .,. d•:iz not`_ce -:s regi.l:~,._ by ls:,r. the ~_t~-- ' :,until o£ the Ci-;, o£
:^lest I~:e-~p?ifs, :c ansas as ':-a_ ~___ p,'.ies d~sirin~ L: ba Heard, and iias
as.zrtainea ,ha+, sa_r~. ~ ;._tior, was signed by a ma„orit; in assas•seci val°ae __ t'ie
o~anz_,, o£ .•sa1 ~_cpertyv:ritlin said territor;,-; rota, ,herzio:•e,
T 2n=r_ii:D ',, c. ~ „_ ;, Counc~= cz cl'z Jity o~ 'lest 4?emphis, ~xkarsas:
S3G'IC.. _ Tl.at ti:e £ollo:r_ng described ~xcperty --- the City o£ ~1est ....aphis,
,_w. o£ ,,,_~,anren, St~aa ?f ar'<a..:as, to_wit:
Begi Wining at ~- A ir_tersecti.on o the crest '~.re, z:ctzndz?. south of
?I-o~?es Strae.t ,r r,.- ,_ no.~th line o^ ..ha ax•ea max•i•:ed li~tlbert ?ard o` thz
C?i?caso, roc',- Island an:i "_ai£ic 3ai.lway, run thence in a geiierah
eastzrl•:~ ._. :,,__cn ai":.7 soutiiar~y direction along the worth and cast
ropertf lj.nas ni sal I Hulbert Yard to its intersection •:•rith the west
iir_e o£ t::e right o` s.~ay o'^ .the Marion-Hulbert cutoff o£ the. 3t. o~:=.s-
San=rancisco a.:_i*.aa.y; tl;ence i~~: = straight '-1ne to the iritarsectioa of
tha center '_ine, r.wended south of the r rth and south alley in ?lock 37
o£ 1=ervialrs Subdivision in ~_. _ty :__ veest : ~-:.:p'-is '~rith tha north '_i.iia
o£ the __ght or :way _° t're Chicag~~, Hoch Island and- 'aciPic Hai'~rayi
'i:ence south ~,rith the center line, exter.~ied south, _^ swirl alley to its
intersection T.r the center one o£ the main tract e.f the C taco,
flock Island and,=1aciiic ~aii-~.*ay; tizenca in a ~.Jesterl;~ direction along the
meant., line o_° sair9 :,^ain racl: to its irtersectior. ;rith tha west ~nz,
eYtendzd scud: of :?iio<ies Street; thence riorth along the wzst Lre, z~tended
south ~_ ii?;odes Street .~ t, ~ ^oint __ beginning„
be .nd the same is hzre'oy ad<led to arc. enne-,•ed to ~~~rezt Ir~pro-vemeia Distr?.et
..~. ~' ~Tes., ..,ra,.4s, ~T'kansas, a:-:d I;z com.:~.~sioners o_' sai~ aistrict si7ai'_
r:.,~cced to makz file . n•arover^encs petitioned fur by paving 'rloeds Strzzt as an
-ndustrial stx~et _rom t'.:e soutl-, Lna o£ 3roadraay avenue, south a distance o_°
i:SLS =eet. in sucl; niarner and t.rith such materials as said com_missionzrs shall
iezm ~. oe £cr the best intexests e£ saiu ter hors%iiert;b. .~nesed anti that
she cost ;i:eracf be as~esse:.l and cl~:argzd uponntYie _•e al property vrithin t'r,e
territory I:arei_nabove escri'xd.
UICTIO _. Hat .. __ ;rnexed territory s:^.a-l ?~e knorm ~n:rax ?o. .. to
:itx~,, Lmprovament District ?10. ! ~_ ;vest i'emphis, rir'.ansas."~
;. _ ?' ? -._.~ ,he Co^c,i s..- :Hers of Street Lr?prcvz^~ent ~ strL "io, a of
',lest .:e,J~nrs, uslcar_sas, shall -..'<e the assessment of benefis fcr sai,i imnrcvemcnts
on the lots. blocks. or pa.rceis of real property in the territor~r lizrein ar-:esed
on the same basis .~~ _£ said te-rritnr~r ;acre included in t1:e orig.= al District, and
shall ~__u Sa:i<i assessment with the City Cleric,
,~~~TIOP?~. That t._~~ o_r'.inanoe shall take a£fact and bz ir_ force from an~i after
_ts passage.
an ordii:a^.ce art-_~i;la:l _ -.7'~:iinance To -,man~1 I:7:. _~tr "isr 3y Ye^:a• iiig . ~...
The ; ty Strae ~ :lar n ?ndz:' :;a.i:ad lley area ~'hcan Cn Said :lap ns ~!r ALzy
:i:L.ning I .:=n -c;ast -ry`'rsst Iirectioc?, batter 7eserioed.., 5n 41iay Displav>nd On ^i~z
:au __ Tlia City ,. ~lest ric:,npn=.- ~s Star`..ir:g Sor<',sr '°iocds Street ym7 n-rnriing In
ins. In I~_,ar~-r Direction "era'lal dnd ;,oath Oi 'ie I_ adway iU. S. High;aay
iii,. ?C) io c Fr._n _, _.~~ ,yez:- _st _ South Yawn-in6 Street" rzad t'.;e rst -iiz
on du-~- ,-7ti: a. ~~=cony ;irte _n ~n~;vst 7t:. was *ea3 the ~•tiir•~I ,i:re. ~;* ~ii3CUSSion,
:notion U, as ~~: _ nar^_ I - ~ ~ . anu szcon : bar :I_larman 7av_.t ti.ati i,:,e third
°eaci-~ g o£ t:~re oi,;/Lna-:ce be a.-r~•nve~.i,^he _!ayor thin cia clare~.i that th~~ ordinance had.
been dul•• passe<<. ar_d thereupon he signad the ordinance in opzu Crnu7cil ?•ieeting, his
si~r.ature was <x„tzs;zci 'oy ~,.~ _ty lerl: '::i:ier tl.e seal ~_ t'na ~ity.
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_,.L. ~ _~c_ ,~~~ OF Cr'._..~~lu~G Sls.~i.
'-. x?, a ^ajar;y~- o£ the aaja en F, o e~rzere c::zc e n•~~_
cr iFU~us tc
sai3 a le: „,-de anp'_i 4,on b,,,t pent _.. ,t7e Cott. o es. :er
z-!sas
see:,-a an requ t_n~ emrnra f om n 'e-t rar o z ~: e ^, -
z an ~ u. n=n6
'": a est d xect,o.: oet~reer. Sou~:_'~oo:is and a re n~ -'o ~ ~ee~ yes., o_ Sough
redding Sheet, and " -' '
r+" A~, , ~ Baas lu-!ci anc ascertai.*!ed by the Counci= t'.;at sairi a'le~r area i~ad never
been -~~_~cate::: as a:! a_lo;~, has never beer_ urea as ar. aliec no-r has the Fub7.ic or
members tt!ereef acquireu tc use to t„e use o," said alle~* yea b;> easamen± deed.,
prescription ~.; othertrise, and
^T.~,,;5 i'• was determined by the Cour?cil that - •
"~~ petit_oners constituteu u
majorit; of :he oNmers of propertz• adjacent anci contiguous to said alle,,,. area and that
_~ alie5r :~e~re'V acpeared on the Citg ~ reea ^a~ _ t}!e Ci';; ~:res, ..c„This anu that
sai~ retition eras in proper fore anc of much merit, ^anJ
ma ,_ _
~ ~ . a ~_or. aa! 1!-: ~. s
p_on ter. cti s _en i~aquestin~. ar_c-
perso ,r p r ms on Jsi , 1c5 to and !mo+a~ any shu_c~icns to the removal o" sai;
a7 -.=~; arua fro... tn_ City ~tree.t Lap, an,.
T- .,AS, n. per.. ram ~N,9 a_n~. obj-_„ „n on ~u-~~ ~ h!;" ce said reme" .
• C"`~'n ,pre e.ce on yro~F. Citi t .st a,, c^ linrs dose*'ibaa ~ .e or ae zn a. -
araa Doing ~~F i'- unle._icate~ ..lei. a.ea a_ll n ~~iesslg cum:n~cate into ~ ~~ *r~t~_.
ca fut~~~e rnu cLng arn- c'evelopment activities in this area, and iy io to the ma _^e~t
best ~n+e esy n ;~e c,^'ve cmphis. th ovmers e _ proper+r, in t':is alley
area
acd t_ ¢aolic for saz? ..! eq _e„ to be deletsd an _' ro~ez _",_-om the itjr Street PQan of
West _3emphis, ~,.~!sas.
i~O.J TIu"'F.SFOr~s^,~ Bz r^ n^DAIl.:::, B3 :?v. CI^r C,~:,~=T .. .. .~. - •-
i'~ `, ::as bae!: asoerta~! t !a* , r'
a'ie~ area n .n b.;`cre ciescr'i, 1'as
never been iedicated as -
an a'_le~, na< ,e er bae use' a an a ie~:, ro ~a the
a _c
o ~e^ ors .e eo aequ the r'oht tr. the ust~ c° s_ia tells,, ~~'ea
a t_ .tee _ a ,;,ci,
p_escr pt: c!, c. ~~her*,. s~,, ten'
it.ay sari a~ -.~ snor, o - . _._ , C;itSr S eet. as sal; alley-, as
hersir, above
dascribec is no„ a _e3 caged a..~.~~, -
^ .>r errs hs 3 i,; 1+ _ ~ a~,
s _.' a ,a b i~raa ~~~ -,,, c..o i ~t t z ~ i,Z* ~ ~~ c,y es wo .ed~~.n
y•ee„ b ~ e ors n r;ty ~~.cet in .~ ,e n ~, ~.. ~ ~ _~ s ..
ri~y= n ~as,. ,iv p' s, ze ~ojac prop. tc .'. ,.., v ..,
c:~nc s a~, t u' c cor sa u, ,~. ca~aJ V
alley- area cc .. ",_ate ~ ~..._: rear c, fi ~ ~~~> ,-x e ~ ::a .
1' TLH J L ~,1^i15I ;
arc o- r. ~o,lcri ; . that « corn -. o La
ti,. C, ~y ,1°_~ a!d a ,,..rte -fie cor.; _ . one •of_ic~ of ~l,_ _e„n ,e: - _L_.
Y ~ ~r ou 7 Bess a, 7ea~ L-r
~ _c the Council, ia: a ;_ 1-;e, ='edoe
J..-::, .- Jr'L t:. - : VnLB. ~.. ~ ~. Ot]*lg hd._ ,__Cl'E•
_eas: d termer ~;avic., aes, .', _, ~;,".. an ,_.
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r- _. moo: sE>Ea, 4, 1958