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ORD I N,ANCE NO. 11,,138
AN ORDINANCE V,''CATING AND CLOSING ,A PORTION OF WEST
18th STREET JOINING UiN I VERS I TY AVENUE ON THE 'dEST AND
A DRAINAGE CANAL THROUGH BLOCK 91 ANJ THE NORTH HALF
OF BLOCK 24, BATMAN'S SUB— DIVISION OF CHERRY & COX
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON THE
EAST.
WHEREAS, A PETITION WAS DULY FILED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ON THE 9th DAY OF JUNE, 1960,
REQUESTING THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO VACATE AND ABANDON THAT
PORTION OF WEST 18th STREET JOINING UNIVERSITY ON THE WEST AND
A DRAINAGE CANAL THROUGH 3LOCK 9 AND THE 1`dORTH HALF OF BLOCK 24,
BATMAN'S SUB — DIVISION OF CHERRY & COX rDDITION TO THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON THE EAST, AS DESIGNATED ON THE PLAT OF
SAID ADDITION.NOW APPEARING OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 911
IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; AND
WHEREAS, AFTER DUE NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW THE BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS 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 'vvEST 18t, STREET HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED HAS BEEN
DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC USE AS A STREET, AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED;
AND SAID STREET HAS NOT BEEN ACTUALLY USED BY THE PUBLIC AS A STREET
FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS LAST SINCE THE FILING OF THIS
PETITION; AND ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON SAID
STREET HAVE FILED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEIR WRITTEN CONSENT
TO THE CLOSING AND ABANDONING; AND THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WEL-
FARE WILL NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE ABANDONMENT AND CLOSING
OF SAID STREET; AND
WHEREAS, THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS LOCATED OR SITUATED
ON SAID STREET SHOULD BE EXCEPTED FROM SAID CLOSING AND ABANDONMENT;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, HEREBY RELEASES,
VACATES, CLOSES AND ABANDONS ALL ITS RIGHTS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHTS
OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, IN AND TO THE STREET DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING 10 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 91
OF BATMAN'S SUB — DIVISION OF CHERRY ;� COX ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; THENCE EAST A DISTANCE OF
121.02 FEET TO THE 't^JIEST BANK OF A DRAINAGE CANAL BETWEEN THE
WEST PORTION OF BLOCK 9 AND THE EAST PORTION OF 3LOCK 9,
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG tHE WEST BANK A DISTANCE OF 40.02
FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 51 BLOCK 24 OF SAID
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SUB — DIVISION; THENCE 4EST ALONG THE i'dORTH LINE OF LOTS 59
C AND 7 OF 3LOCK 24, TO A POINT 10 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF
BLOCK 24, A DISTANCE OF 118-32 FEET; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF
40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNINGS
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS
LOCATED IN SAID ,STREET WHICH IS HEREBY RESERVED TO THE PUBLIC,
SECTION 2. A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, DULY CERTIFIED BY THE
CITY CLERK, SHALL BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSASS AND RECORDED IN THE DEED RECORDS IN
SAID PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
PASSED: December 5, 1960
ATTEST:
�ILAj APPROVED:
CITY CLERK.