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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11376L ORDINANCE NO. 11,376 AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON AND VACATE A PORTION OF NORTH VALENTINE STREET SITUATED BETWEEN BLOCK 10, EAST PULASKI HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY. OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND BLOCK 7, AUTEN AND MOSS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND WHICH EXTENDS NORTH FROM HILL ROAD TO "H" STREET WHEREAS, a petition was filed with the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on the 13th day of February, 1963, asking the Board of Directors to vacate and abandon a portion of a street, hereinafter described, now known as North Valentine Street, but which is designated as Walnut Street on the original plat of East Pulaski Heights Addition to the City of Little Rock, said plat appearing of record in Deed Record Book 76 at Page 452, in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the Board 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 street, hereinafter described, has heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street; has never been opened as a street nor actually used by the public generally since its dedication, which was more than five years prior to the filing of said petition; that petitioners,all of the owners of the property abutting upon the portion of the street to be vacated, have filed with the Board their written consent to such abandonment; and that the public interest and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandon- ment of such street. G -� « nr �7L L 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 its rights together with the rights of the public generally, except for the rights and needs of public utilities, including the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System and Arkansas Power and Light Company, for ingress and egress to maintain any existing utility lines, including sewer and electric power lines, in said area, and except for the rights and needs of the City of Little Rock for ingress and egress to control drainage in said area, in and to the street designated as follows: That portion of North Valentine Street (originally designated as Walnut Street on the official plat of East Pulaski Heights Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, which is recorded in Deed Record Book 76, at Page 452, in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas), which divides Block 10, East Pulaski Heights Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Block 7, Auten and Moss Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Block 10, East Pulaski Heights Addition to the City of Little Rock, thence South along the west line of Block 10 to the Southwest Corner of Block 10, thence West to the Southeast Corner of Block 7, Auten and Moss Addition to the City of Little Rock, thence North along the east line of Block 7, thence East to the point of beginning. Section 2. A copy of this Ordinance, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of the County and recorded in the Deed Records of the County. r � � Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED: April 15 ATTEST: City Clerk , 1963. APPROVED: yor