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AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE REPAIR OR RE1:40VAL AND RAZING OF CERTAIN
BUILDIN;: -S, HOUSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK;
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO RAZE AND REMOVE
SAID STRUCTURES UPON FAILURE OF THE OWNERS TO REPAIR OR REMOVE
SAM!--,' AFTER NOTICE AS hF`REIN PROVIDED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,
In many parts of the City of Little Rock owners of real property
have allowed such property to become run down, delapidated, un-
safe, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the pub-
lic welfare of the citizens of the City of Little Rock, and
WHEREAS,
In the opinion of the City Council the present condition of the
buildings and structures on the property described hereinbelow
constitute a serious fire hazard, dangerous to the lives of the
citizens- of the City of Little Rock, and, therefore., a public
nuisance; and unless immediate action is taken to remedy this
situation there is great likelihood that the surrounding proper-
ty will be destroyed by fire originating in such unsafe and haz-
ardous structures,
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITE COUNCIL OF THE CI17Y OF LITTLE, ROCK,
ARKA? SAS :
SECTIO N 1, That under the aut -ority vested in the Council
by Act 352 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas for the year 1907, Arkansas Statutes, 19 -2803, the own-
ers of the following described property are hereby ordered to
repair the buildings, houses or structures thereon in accordance
with the building regulations of the City, or to raze and remove
same within 30 days after notice as provided hereinbelow:
1 story frame residence in run down delapidated condition,
3416 Battery Street, lot 4 and S' of lot 3, Block 4,
Watson's addition to Little Rock, owner Ruth Lee Skipwith.
1 - 6 car and 1 - 2 car frame garage in run down condition,
913 Welch Street, Lot 14, Block 1, Masonic Addition to
Little Rock, owners Miss Lena Sprick & Mrs. Maggie Bennett.
1 story frame residence in run down condition, 1215 E. 8th
Street, lot 4, Block "A" Hanger's Addition to Little Rock,
owner Pearl Toliver.
1 story frame residence fire damaged, 716 Abeles Street,
Lot 18, Block 2, Harrington 2nd Industrial Addition to
Little Rock, owners Fannie Alexander, Ben Jones and Willie
Washington, (Tax Title, Fannie Jackson)
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Frame garage in run down condition, 1014 Commerce Street,
Lot 9, Block 58, Original City of Little Rock, owner J. C.
Dreher.
Frame garage in run down condition, 909 W. 6th Street, W.
501 of Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 250, Original City of Little
Rock, owner Estate of 17. H. Pemberton, Deceased.
Frame garage in run down condition, 817 Center Street,
N2 of Lot 5, Block 88, Original City of Little Rock,
Joseph M. Burns, Rector, St. Andrews Parish School & Holy
Souls Cahpel.
Frame garage in run down condition, 918 Center Street, Lots
7 & 8, Block 90, Original City of Little Rock, owner F. J.
Ginocchio.
1 story frame residence in run down condition, 720 W. 10th
Street, W 651 of Lot 6 and the 1 ",' 651 of S. 301 of Lot 5,
Block 174, Original City of Little Rock, owners A. Johnston
(Tax Deed, Florence Schuman)
2 story garage and servants quarters in run down condition,
1524 Ringo Street, Lot 7 & S2 lot 8, Block 281, Original
City of Little Rock, owner H. A. Powell, Trustee.
1 story frame shack in run down condition, 1304 Wright Ave.,
Begin at 4 Sec. corner between Sections 9 & 10, in township
1 North, Range 12 Vest; Thence run North 641; thence East
92.51 to West line of Pulaski Street; thence Southerly F71;
thence Westerly 82.21 to point of beginning;, beging located
in Block 318, Original City of Little Rock, owner George B.
Miller.
Frame garage in run down condition, 3011 W. 12th Street, Lot
3, Block 12, Jones & ':orthen Addition to Little Rock, owner,
Ida Wilder Keplinger.
Frame garage in run down condition, 1617 Elm Street, Lot 5
Block 8, Braddock's Addition to Little Rock, owner John E.
Simms and Ella S. Simms.
2 story frame residence in run down condition, 1023 W 20th
Street, W. 501 of Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 27, Weldon E. Wright's
Addition to Little Rock, owners C. D. Pettaway & Jennie E.
Pettaway.
1 story frame garage and store room in run down condition,
1924 Pine Street, Lot "B", Block 4, Cedar Heights Addition
to Little Rock, owners Devereaux G. Dunlap & Wf. Mary Kerr.
Frame garage in run down condition, 2024 Pine Street, Lot 6
Block 8, Waymanls Addition to Little Rock, owner J. H. Hefner.
Frame garage in run down condition, 4501 W. 28th Street,.Lot
1, Block 63 Riffel & Holders 2nd Addition to LittleRock,
owners Joseph D. Deese & Wanda M. Deese.
1 story frame residence in run down condition, 5809 "C" Street,
1001 East and West by 1401 North and South, part of Lot 15,
Section 6, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, owner Mary E.
Crowder.
2 story frame residence and an outhouse in rear in run down
condition, 623 W. IViarkham Street, tru. 501 of Lots 1, 2, 30
Block 123 , Original City of Little Rock, owners Augusta
Massa, Agastina Signaigo Massa, glary Massa, Gussie Massa.
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SECTION 2. The City Engineer of the City of Little Rock is
hereby: authorized and directed to carry out the p rovisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. The City Engineer shall serve each of the owners
of the above described property with a copy of this ordinance, and,
in case any of said owners shall fail or refuse to repair or remove
sd d objectionable buildings specified herein within 30 days after
service hereof, then the City Engineer is hereby authorized and
directed to raze and remove said buildings, and the owner or own-
ers thereof shall be responsible for the costs and expense so in-
curred by reason of his failure to comply with the provisions of
this ordinance. In the event that a copy of this ordinance cannot
be served on an owner, it shall be deemed sufficient notice hereunder
to 14ail a true copy of this ordinance in some conspicuous place on
the prenises.
SECTION 4. The City of Little Rock shall have a lien upon any
property for the arrount of the costs and expense incurred by it in
the removal of any objectionable building therefrom because of the
failure of the owner to comply with the provisions of this ordin-
ance,
SECTION 5. The various provisions of this ordinance are here-
by declared severable and if any section or part of a section, pro-
vision or part of a provision herein, is declared invalid for any
reason, the same shall not invalidate or affect the remainder of the
ordinance.
SECTION 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, and unless the provisions of this
ordinance are put into effect immediately, the public peace, health,
and safety of the citizens of the City of Little Rock will be adver-
sely affected, therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist
and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval.
PASSED: June 6, 1949
ATTEST:
4C'ty Clerk
APPROVED: �u,44A
Mayor