HomeMy WebLinkAbout10673ORDINANCE NO. 10,673
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING THAT PORTION OF
MILTON AVENUE LYING NORTH OF BLACK 20 AND SOUTH OF
BLACKS 18 AND 19, AND THAT PORTION OF FRAY STREET
LYING EAST OF BLOCK 18 AND WEST OF BLACK 19, OF THE
C. 0. BRACK'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, a Petition was duly filed with the City Council
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas on the 14th day of October,
1957, requesting the City Council to vacate and abandon that
portion of Milton Avenue lying North of Block 20 and South of
Blocks 18 and 19, of the C. 0. Brack's Addition to the City of
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, bounded on the Northeast
by a straight line drawn from the Northeast corner of Lot 1,
Block 20, of the aforesaid Addition to the East corner of Block
19, of said Addition, and bounded on the West by a straight line
drawn from the Northwest corner of Lot 12 of said Block 20 to
the Southern most corner of Lot 2, Block 18 of-said Addition,
as replatted; and that portion of Fray Street lying East of
Block 18 and West of Block 19 of said Addition, bounded on the
North by a straight line extending from the Northwest corner of
Block 19 to the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 18 of said
Addition, and bounded on the South by a straight line drawn from
the Southwest corner of said Block 19 to the Southeast corner of
Lot 2 of said Block 18, (the whole of said portions of Milton
Avenue and Fray Street being outlined by red lines on the photo-
stat of the plat of said Addition, which is attached to the Peti-
tion and marked "Exhibit A ".); and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the Council
has, on the day and at the place mentioned in the notice, heard
all pfirsons desiring to be heard on the question, and has ascer-
tained that the streets, hereinabove described, have heretofore
been dedicated to the public use as streets, have not been
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actually used by the public generally for a period of at least
five (5) years subsequent to the filing of the plat, and for a
period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the fil-
ing of the Petition and the date of the passage of this ordi-
nance; that the sole owners of the property abutting upon said
streets to be vacated have filed with the Council their written
consent to such abandonment; and that the public interest and
welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of
such streets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City of Little Rock, Arkansas hereby re-
leases, vacates and abandons all of its rights, together with
the rights of the public generally, except the rights and needs
of public utilities, for ingress and egress to maintain any
existing utility lines in said area, and except the rights and
needs of the City of Little Rock for ingress and egress to con-
trol drainage in said area, in and to the streets designated as
follows:
That portion of Milton Avenue lying North of Block 20
and South of Blocks 18 and 19, of the C. 0. Brack's Addition
to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, bounded
on the Northeast by a straight line drawn from the Northeast
corner of Lot 1, Block 20, of the aforesaid Addition to the
East corner of Block 19, of said Addition, and bounded on
the West by a straight line drawn from the Northwest corner
of Lot 12 of said Block 20 to the Southern most corner of
Lot 2, Block 18 of said Addition, as replatted;-and
That portion of Fray Street lying East of Block 18 and
West of Block 19 of said Addition, bounded on the North by
a straight line extending from the Northwest corner of
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Block 19 to the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 18 of
said Addition, and bounded on the South by a straight line
drawn from the Southwest corner of said Block 19 to the
Southeast corner of Lot 2 of said Block 18, (the whole of
said portions of Milton Avenue and Fray Street being out-
lined by red lines on the photostat of the plat of said
Addition, which is attached to the Petition and marked
"Exhibit A ".)
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.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: November 4, 1957
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor