HomeMy WebLinkAbout4808 RESOLUTION NO. 4,808
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 Roswell 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 deter-
mined 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 pur-
pose; 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 promoted by the closing and
abandoning of said alley:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas:
SECTION 1. That the City Council 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 situated 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) , Origi-
nal City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. That upon the proper execution and acknowledgment of
said instrument and the filing of the same in the office of the Recorder of
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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: June 20, 1972
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED: L` _ - . ,
ayor