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RESOLUTION NO. 176L-.
A RESOLUTION AUThORIZI N • THE E YOR AND CITY C T F,RK TO EXECUTE AY
EASEMENT DEED FOR CERTAIN LANDS IN FAIR PARK IN ORDER THAT SAID
LANDS MAY BE USED BY THE STADIUM COMP/[ISSION OF t REANSAS AS PARK-
ING SITES, WHICH SAID LANDS WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED AT THE
TIME OF THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 1760 ; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS at the time of the adoption of Resolution No. 1760,
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an easement deed to
the Stadium Commission of Arkansas on certain parcels of land with-
in Fair Park, certain lots were inadvertently omitted; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CIT`i COUNCIL OF Ti]; CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are
hereby authorized to execute to the Stadium Commission of Arkansas
an easement deed providing for the use of the lots hereinafter
described as parking sites , in consideration of the construction
by the said Stadium Commission of Arkansas of a stadium on lands
heretofore authorized to be conveyed in fee to said Commission,
and in consideration of the Stadium Commission of Arkansas improv-
ing said lands at its own expense to the extent that it will be
necessary to do so in order to make said lands suitable for use
as parking sites :
All of Block Eleven (11) ;
All of Block Twenty-two (22) ; except Lot Seven (7) ;
Lots One (1) , Two (2) , Three (3) and Four (4) ,
Block Six (6) ;
Lots Five (5 ) , Six (6) and Seven (7) , Block
Seven (7) ;
Lots Seven (7) , Eight (8) , Nine (9) , Ten (10) ,
Eleven (11) and Twelve (12 ) , Block Ten (10) ;
Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) , Block Twenty -six
(26) ;
All in Cunningham 's Addition to the City of
Little Rock , Pulaski County, Arkansas .
Section 2. It is ascertained and declared by the City
Council that the City of Little Rock lacks sufficient recreational
facilities for its inhabitants, and that the recreation they would
derive from the stadium hereinafter referred to would be conducive
to the peace and health of its inhabitants ; that the Stadium Com-
mission of Arkansas is considering construction of a large and
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modern stadium on the tract of land in State Fair Park owned by
the City, which tract the Council, by resolution heretofore
adopted, authorized to be conveyed to the Stadium Commission if
the Commission agreed to locate the stadium in the City of Little
Rock; that before the Commission will locate it in the city it
will require that the City furnish an area adjacent to the Stadium
sufficient for the parking of automobiles of the people attending
and taking part in athletic events at the Stadium; that unless
this resolution can become effective immediately the Stadium
Commission will refuse to locate the Stadium in the city and
will locate it in another city , as the result of which the city
and its inhabitants will be deprived of the Stadium End its re-
sulting benefits.
It is , therefore, declared that an emergency exists , that
this resolution is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health and safety, and that this resolution
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
ADOPTED: August 29 , 1947.
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APPROVED:
l.ayor
ATTEST:
C'ty Clerk