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ORDINANCE N0. U1�
AN ORDINANCE
TO VACATE THAT PORT ION OF PULASKI STREET
NORTH OF GnRLAIM AVENUE, AND AUTHORIZING
ADJACMT.T PROPERTY OWNERS TO P"CE OBSTRUC-
TION ACROSS SAME.
�ifHHFREAS, Pulaski Street ends abruptly at the Missouri Pacific
j Railroad Company's yards about one hundred and fifty feet north of
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9[i 2EAS, it,,:I6' found that that portion of Pulaski Street between
Garl rrd: Avenue and' the- MJ:tib ac fis Railroad tracks is m t used
f i ;or needed for pub lr c vehiclae traffic; and
WHEREAS, it i rurther found that pedestrians, partiallarly
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,childiren, frequently use the same in reaching and walking across the
Mis "souri, Pacific i1r.4ad Company a, yard tracks, which is a constant
hazat too the public; and
iEREAS, it ,,is found .that, -At would be beneficial and a safety
measure to the public to Q;lose said street north of Garland Avenue
place a barrier or a fence across it to be served by a gate:,,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECfTION 1. That that portion of Pulaski Street north of Garland
.&venue be and the same is hereby vacated and closed to public vehicle
traffic,,-and that the adjacent property owners on the east and west
sides of said street north of Garland Avenue be and they are hereby
authorized to place a barrier or a fence across said street at the
property line north of Garland Avenue to be served by a gate in said
fence.
UCTION 2. It is hereby ascertained and found that that portion
of Pulaski Street north of Garland Avenue creates a hazard to the public
traveling upon same, in going upon the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks
where trains are constantly moving, and that.by virtue of said hazard
an emergency is hereby declared "to exist and this ordinance shall be
in f4l'l;,force and effect from and after its passage.
Passpdv June 10th, 1940
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City Clerk.