HomeMy WebLinkAbout1828 RESOLUTION NO. 1828
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO MAKE A
SURVEY OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY TEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET, ASHER
AVENUE, CEDAR, AND WASHINGTON STREETS TO DETERMINE THE COSTS
OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE DRAINAGE FACILITIES THEREIN; AND FOR
OTHER PURP CS ES,
WHEREAS: The drainage facilities in the area, bounded
by 23rd Street on the North and Asher Avenue on the South - by Cedar
Street on the East and Washington on the West$, is inadequate in normal
weather and-
WHEREAS: during heavy rains, water floods a large area
due to the fact that there is not an outlet large enough to carry the
load, causing property loss and inconvenience tc the residents of this
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WHEREAS: due to the lack of these drainage facilities,
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flood watere actually backs into the bath tubs, sinks, commodes etco,
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of these homes, and
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cn WHEREAS : after normal or heavy rains, water stands for
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days, thereby creating a health hazard by the accumulation of filth and
debris and providing a breeding ground for disease carrying mos quitoes-
THEREFORE-
HE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of Little Rock, Ark-
ansas, instruct the City Engineer to have this area surveyed, estimate the
cost of covered drainage facilities to adequately drain this and above
areas and report his findings and recommendations to this Council no later
• than the second Monday of April,
ADOPTED: February 21, 1949
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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1 City Clerk. Mayor.