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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11386ORDINANCE NO. 11 086 AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 32, JOHN BARROW ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 27, 1963, asking the Board of Directors to vacate and abandon all of the alley in Block 32, John Barrow Addition to the City of Little Rock, as desig- nated on the plat of said Addition now appearing of record in Plat Book 1, page 55, in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas, subject, however to any public easements in said alley; and WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the Board of Directors 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 alley hereinbefore described has heretofore been dedicated to the public use as an alley, as herein described; that it has not been actually used by the public generally for a period of at least five (5) years subsequent to the filing of the plat; that the petitioners are all of the owners of the property abutting upon the alley to be vacated and by said petition have filed with the Board of Directors their written consent to such abandonment; and that public interest and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of such alley; 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 and abandons all of its rights, together with the rights of the public generally, except and subject to the rights of public utilities as hereinafter stated in Section 2, in and to the alley described as follows: All that portion of the alley located in Block 32 of John Barrow Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, from the South line of 39th Street to the North line of 40th Street. SECTION 2. The rights now held by any public utility company under the laws of the State of Arkansas or grants heretofore made to any such utility company by the City of Little Rock to occupy and use the alley hereinabove described for the location, construction, maintenance and operation of its lines, circuits, facilities and equipment for the supplying of public utility services are hereby expressly excepted from the rights hereinabove released, vacated and abandoned by the City; and the releasing, vacating and abandoning by the City of the said alley are subject to such rights now held by any public utility company. SECTION 3. A copy of this ordinance, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County and recorded in the Deed Records of the County. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. P.asseds May 6 , 1963. APPROVED: Attest: City Clerk Mayor