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105903 r ORDINANCE NO. 10.590 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK OF CERTAIN LANDS LOCATED IN EAST PALISADES, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK: SECTION 1. It appearing that on June 14, 1957s the County Court of Pulaski County* Arkansas, entered its order, pursuant to Section 19 -301 to 19 -306, inclusive, of Arkansas Statutes (1947) Annotated, as amended by Act No. 142 of the General Assem- bly of the State of Arkansas for the year 1953, approved February 25, 1953, authorizing the annexation to the City of Little Rock of the following described land in Pulaski County, Arkansas: All of Lots E, F, G and H. of Block 1, East Palisades, an Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as shown by a plat of said Addition of record in Plat Book 49 at page 316, in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County# Arkansas; together with such portion of the North Half (NJ) of East Palisades Drive as lies imme- diately contiguous to said lots;. such order having been entered upon the hearing of a Petition filed in said Court by Alfred Kahn, Jr., Redith W. Kahn, E. DeMatt Hender- son, Janis L. Henderson, Alan R. Thalheimer and Gladys G. Thal- heimer on the 10th day of May, 1957; and SECTION 2. It further appearing that more than 30 days have elapsed since the rendition and entry of said order of the County Court and that no person, firm or corporation has instituted any proceeding to have such annexation prevented and that no notice has been given to the authorities of the City of Little Rock of any attempt to vacates review, set aside or appeal from said order; SECTION 3, NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained that the City of Little Rock, acting through this Council, does hereby approve such annexation and does hereby accept, as a part of the incorporated area of this City, all of the land described in Section 1 of this Ordinance. SECTION 4• It is further ordered that, pursuant to Section 19 -305 of Arkansas Statutes (1947) Annotated, two copies of the 2 _ entire proceedings (including plats) of the Pulaski County Court in connection with such annexation shall be made out by the County Clerk and by him duly certified, one of such copies to be delivered to the municipal council of the City of Little Rock and the other (with a certified copy of this Ordinance) to be delivered to the Secretary of the State of Arkansas. SECTION 5. It is hereby ascertained and declared that persons whose business interests are centered within the City of Little Rock reside upon the lands to be annexed hereunder; that said lands are contiguous to, and adjoining the City of Little Rock and con- stitute a logical area for the extension of the populated area of said City, that said lands are served by the same public utility companies which serve the City of Little Rock and are also served by water utility installations owned and operated by the City of Little Rock; that said lands are also served by the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System; that the annexation of said lands will give the proprietors the benefit of the fire and police protection, in- cluding the benefit of more favorable insurance rates, and will give the city the benefit of the taxation of said lands. It is, there- fore, declared that an emergency exists, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace and safety, and this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage. PASSED: July 29, 1957 ATTEST: �n City Clerk APPROVED: ACTING Mayor