10540ORDINANCE NO. 10,540
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND
CLOSING PORTIONS OF CERTAIN STREETS
AND ALLEYS LOCATED IN GRANITE PARK
ADDITION TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,
AND RATTERREE'S ROCK ISLAND SHOPS
ADDITION TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas has acquired and is presently the owner of large
portions of Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, and
of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas,
within which the hereinafter - described portions of streets and
alleys are located, as well as acreage located along a portion of
the south boundary of said Granite Park Addition, which lands it
has acquired in its undertaking of a slum clearance and urban re-
development project in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, designated
as Project No. UR ARK 1 -2; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, successor
to Guy A. Thompson, Trustee for Missouri Pacific Railroad Company,
debtor, is the owner of various lots in both Granite Park Addition
to Little Rock, Arkansas, and Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition
to Little Rock, Arkansas, which it has acquired for a railroad right
of way which is presently in actual operation and use across said
lots and portions of the streets and alleys hereinafter described;
and
WHEREAS, in said undertaking of said slum clearance and
urban redevelopment project, it is necessary for said Housing
Authority to acquire title to those portions of the rights of way
for said streets and alleys abutting upon lands which it presently
owns; and for said Missouri Pacific Railroad Company to acquire
title to those portions of the rights of way for said streets and
alleys abutting upon lands which it presently owns; and
WHEREAS, portions of certain streets and alleys located
in Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, and Ratterree's
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Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, hereinafter
described, are no longer necessary for use as streets and alleys
for travel by motor vehicle, pedestrian and other traffic, and for
means of access to other lands, and are accordingly no longer needed
for corporate purposes for the reason that access is no longer
necessary or that other suitable, safe, adequate and convenient
means of access to any areas now or previously served by any por-
tions of the streets and alleys being vacated hereby are presently
in existence for use by the public in traveling to and from all
such areas; and
WHEREAS, in order to better provide for the public wel-
fare, safety, comfort and convenience of the general public, the
inhabitants of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the users of
said streets and alleys, it is necessary to vacate, close and aban-
don those streets and alleys lying between the east right of way
line of U. S. Highway 65 (Sweet Home Pike) on the west, the west
right of way line of Alabama Avenue on the east, and between the
north right of way line of East 41st Street on the south, and the
south right of way line of East 36th Street on the north, all in
Granite Park Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, more
particularly described as follows, to -wit:
East 37th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
East 38th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
East 39th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
The alleys between the west right of way line of
Virginia Avenue and the east right of way line of the
alley running approximately parallel and approximately
140 feet east of the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65, in Blocks 20, 33 and 36, in Granite Park
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas;
The alley between East 37th and East 38th Streets, in
Block 20, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas,
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which runs parallel to and 140 feet east of the
east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
The alley between East 38th and East 39th Streets,
in Block 33, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, which runs parallel to and 140 feet east
of the east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
The alley between East 39th and East 40th Streets,
in Block 36, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, which runs parallel to and 140 feet east
of the east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
All of Virginia Avenue from the south right of way
line of East 36th Street extended west to the north
right of way line of East 40th Street;
All of Georgia Avenue from the south right of way
line of East 36th Street to the north right of way
line of East 40th Street;
The alleys approximately 10 feet wide and 300 feet
long, running approximately north and south, in each
of Blocks 21, 32, 37, 17, 22, 31 and 38, all in
Granite Park Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas;
A street approximately 20 feet wide and approximately
140 feet long running generally north from the inter-
section of U. S. Highway 65 and the north right of way
line of East 37th Street extended west, lying adjacent
to the west line of Lot 1, Block 19, Granite Park
Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, together with the
alley approximately 20 feet wide extending east there-
from to the west right of way line of Virginia Avenue,
located adjacent to the north lines of Lots 1 through
17, Block 19, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas;
and also those streets and alleys lying between the west right of
way line of U. S. Highway 65 on.the east, the east right of way
line of the first alley west of Hanger Street on the west, and
between the south right of way line of East 41st Street and the
south boundary line of Granite Park Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, on the south, and the north boundary line of
Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas,
and the north right of way line of East 37th Street on the north,
all located in both Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to
Little Rock, Arkansas, and Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, more particularly described as follows, to -wit:
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East 37th Street from the west right of way line of
U. S. Highway 65 approximately 382 feet west to the
west boundary line of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops
Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
East 38th Street from the west boundary line of
Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas, which is approximately at the inter-
section of Allen Street and East 38th Street, east
approximately 468 feet to the east boundary line of
Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas;
East 39th Street from the west right of way line of
U. S. Highway 65 to the east right of way line of the
first alley which is west of Hanger Street;
East 40th Street from the west right of way line of
U. S. Highway 65 to the east right of way line of
the first alley which is west of Hanger Street;
East 41st Street from the east right of way line
of the first alley west of Hanger Street, east to
the east boundary line of Ratterree's Rock Island
Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
An alley running generally east and west located
between Lot 8 and Lots 9,10,11 and 12, all in Block
45, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
An alley running generally east and west located
between Lots 8 and 9, and Lots 10,11, and 12, all in
Block 35, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
John Street from the south right of way line of East
37th Street to the north right of way line of East
41st Street;
Allen Street from the north boundary line of Ratterree's
Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, to
the north right of way line of East 41st Street;
Hanger Street from the north boundary line of Ratterree's
Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, to
the north right of way line of East 41st Street;
The alley running generally in a north -south direction
in Blocks 5, 8 and 15 between the south right of way
line of East 38th Street and the north right of way
line of East 41st Street, in Ratterree's Rock Island
Shops Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas;
The alley running generally in a north -south direction
in Blocks 4, 9 and 14 between the north boundary line
of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas, and the north right of way line of
East 41st Street;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That it is hereby ascertained and declared
that the use, as public streets and alleys, of those portions of
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streets and alleys located in Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, and Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, as are hereinbefore and hereinafter described, is no
longer necessary and needed by adjoining landowners, the general
public and for access to other lands in the vicinity; that other
streets and routes are presently in existence which reasonably,
safely and adequately serve the needs of those members of the public,
traveling to and from areas now or previously served by said por-
tions of the above mentioned streets and alleys; that said portions
of said streets and alleys are no longer required for corporate
purposes as public streets and alleys and should accordingly be
vacated, abandoned and closed, and all of the right, title and
interest of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the said vacated
portions of said streets and alleys should revert to the adjoining
landowners.
Section 2. That the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, under
its powers as set forth in Arkansas Statutes (19+7) Section 19- 2304,
hereby vacates, abandons and closes the following- described streets
and alleys and relinquishes, grants and conveys unto the.adjoining
landowners all of the right, title and interest of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, of its inhabitants and the public generally,
in said streets and alleys, namely those streets and alleys lying
between the east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65 on the west,
the west right of way line of Alabama Avenue on the east, and be-
tween the north right of way line of East 41st Street on the south,
and the south right of way line of East 36th Street on the north,
all in the Granite Park Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
more particularly described as follows, to -wit:
East 37th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
East 38th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
East 39th Street from the west right of way line of
Alabama Avenue to the east right of way line of U. S.
Highway 65;
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The alleys between the west right of way line of
Virginia Avenue and the east right of way line of
the alley running approximately parallel and
approximately 140 feet east of the east right of
way line of U. S. Highway 65, in Blocks 20,33 and
36, in Granite Park Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas;
The alley between East 37th and East 38th Streets, in
Block 20, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas,
which runs parallel to and 140 feet east of the east
right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
The alley between East 38th and East 39th Streets,
in Block 33, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, which runs parallel to and 140 feet east
of the east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
The alley between East 39th and East 40th Streets,
in Block 36, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, which runs parallel to and 140 feet east
of the east right of way line of U. S. Highway 65;
All of Virginia Avenue from the south right of way
line of East 36th Street extended west to the north
right of way line of East 40th Street;
All of Georgia Avenue from the south right of way
line of East 36th Street to the north right of way
line of East 40th Street;
The alleys approximately 10 feet wide and 300 feet
long, running approximately north and south, in each
of Blocks 21, 32, 37, 17, 22, 31 and 38, all in
Granite .Park Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas;
A street approximately 20 feet wide and approximately
140 feet long running generally north from the inter-
section of U. S. Highway 65 and the north right of way
line of East 37th Street extended west, lying adjacent
to the west line of Lot 1, Block 19, Granite Park
Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, together with the
alley approximately 20 feet wide extending east there-
from to the west right of way line of Virginia Avenue,
located adjacent to the north lines of Lots 1 through
17, Block 19, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas;
and also, those streets and alleys lying between the west right of
way line of U. S. Highway 65 on the east, the east right of way line
of the first alley west of Hanger Street on the west, and between
the south boundary lines of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition
to Little Rock, Arkansas, and Granite Park Addition to the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, on the south, and the north boundary lines
of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas,
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and Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, on the north,
all located in both Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to
Little Rock, Arkansas, and Granite Park Addition to Little Rock,
Arkansas, more particularly described as follows, to -wit:
East 37th Street from the west right of way line of
U. S. Highway 65 approximately 382 feet west to the
west boundary line of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops
Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
East 38th Street from the west boundary line of
Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas, which is approximately at the inter-
section of Allen Street and East 38th Street, east
approximately 468 feet to the east boundary line of
Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas;
East 39th Street from the west right of way line of
U. S. Highway 65 to the east right of way line of the
first alley which is west of Hanger Street;
East 40th Street from the west right of way line.of
U. S. Highway 65 to the east right of way line of
the first alley which is west of Hanger Street;
East 41st Street from the east right of way line
of the first alley west of Hanger Street, east to
the east boundary line of Ratterree's Rock Island
Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
An alley running generally east and west located
between Lot 8 and Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, all in Block
45, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
An alley running generally east and west located
between Lots 8 and 9, and Lots 10, 11, and 12, all in
Block 35, Granite Park Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas;
John Street from the south right of way line of East
37th Street to the north right of way line of East
41st Street;
Allen Street from the north boundary line of Ratterree's
Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, to
the north right of way line of East 41st Street;
Hanger Street from the north boundary line of Ratterree's
Rock Island Shops Addition to Little Rock, Arkansas, to
the north right of way line of East 41st Street;
The alley running generally in a north -south direction
in Blocks 5, 8 and 15 between the south right of way•
line of East 38th Street and the north right of way
line of East 41st Street, in Ratterree's Rock Island
Shops Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas;
The alley running generally in a north -south direction
in Blocks 4, 9 and 14 between the north boundary line
of Ratterree's Rock Island Shops Addition to Little
Rock, Arkansas, and the north right of way line of
East 41st Street;
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Section 3. That a copy of this Ordinance, duly certified
by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of
Pulaski County, Arkansas, and recorded in the Deed Records of said
County.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED: May 27, 1957
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk ffa- 97-.