HomeMy WebLinkAbout4789 RESOLUTION NO. 41789
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK , ARKANSAS , TO JOIN IN A
WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF ALL THE REAL ESTATE
IN BLOCK NINETY (90) , ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ,
ARKANSAS , TO CLOSE AND ABANDON THE ALLEY ACROSS SAID BLOCK;
FINDING THAT SAID ALLEY IS NOT NEEDED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES ;
THAT THE WELFARE OF THE CITY WILL BE ENHANCED OR PROMOTED
BY THE CLOSING OF SAID ALLEY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES .
WHEREAS , it appears that the owners of all the real estate
in Block Ninety (90) , Original City of Little Rock , Arkansas ,
pursuant to the provisions of Dedication Deed executed by Ros-
well Beebe and C. E . Beebe , his wife , and Chester Ashley to the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas , on
December 26 , 1839 , and recorded in Book L, Page 332 , in the office
of the Recorder of Pulaski County , Arkansas , have determined to
close and vacate the whole of an alley twenty (20) feet in
width running in a north-south direction through the center of
said Block 90 , and appropriate and attach the same to the abutting
lots in said Block; and have agreed to the joint execution of an
act of deed to accomplish said purpose ; and
WHEREAS , it appears , and it is hereby found and determined
that said alley across said Block 90 is not needed for highway
purposes and that the welfare of the City will be enhanced or pro-
moted by the closing and abandoning of said alley :
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NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of Direr oof the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas :
Board of Directors
SECTION 1 . That the ELI itaX1 of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas , acting by and through the Mayor and City Clerk of said
City, shall join with the owners of all the real estate situate
in Block Ninety (90) , Original City of Little Rock , Arkansas , in
a written agreement to close and abandon the whole of that certain
alley twenty (20) feet in width running in a north-south direction
through the center of said Block Ninety (90) , Original City of
Little Rock, Arkansas .
SECTION 2 . That upon the proper execution and acknowledg-
ment of said instrument and the filing of the same in the office
of the Recorder of Pulaski County , Arkansas , the title to the
land comprising said alley so abandoned shall vest in the owners
of the real estate adjacent thereto , each such adjacent owner
taking title to the middle of said alley.
SECTION 3 . It is hereby found and determined that said alley
across said Block Ninety (90) is not needed for highway purposes
and that the welfare of the City will be enhanced or promoted by
the closing and abandoning of said alley.
ADOPTED: Ma 16, 1972
ATTEST : .4L /
City lerk
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APPROVED :
Mayor