ORD NO 27-1997 CITY (W VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 7 —1997
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING NORTH 23RD STREET AND A.
PORT-10N OF AN ALLEY LYING BETWEEN LOTS "Q" AND "R" OF REA'S
ADDITION IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
WHEREAS, A Petition was duly filed with the City Council of the City
of Van Buren asking the City Council to vacate and
iitizin:ion all of Nor al 23rd Street v iiii,h_Iivti between Block
"S" on the West and Lot 12, Block "R" and Lots 13,14,15,16
and 17 of Block "Q" on the East, all within Rea's Addition
to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, more particularly
described as follows:
BEGINNING AT 111E SWIM :AST CORNER OF BLOCK S, REA'S ADDITION TO
TIIE CITY OP VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: TIIENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES 50 SECONDS VAST, 222.11 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF
BLOCK S OF REA'S ADDITION AND A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST AND
RAVING A RADIUS OF 5901.96 FI I?T; TIIENCE NORTHEASTERLY 58.70 FEET
ALONG SAID CURVE TT IROUGI I A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00 DEGREES 34
MINUTES 1 I SECONDS AND A CI IORI) I3EARING OF NORTH 42 DEGREES 58
MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 58.70 Fl3lfl TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
BLOCK Q OF SAID REA'S ADDITION; TIIENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 265.06 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
BLOCK R OF SAID REA'S ADDITION; TIIENCE WEST, 40.0 FEET TO TIIE POINT
OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 9741 SQUARE FEET ACCORDING TO SURVEY
BY HOFFMAN- PRIEUR ASSOCIATES DATED OCTOBER 9, 1997.
and also to abandon a portion of an alley lying between
Lots 9,10, 11 and 12 of Block "R" on the South and Lot 1.7
of Block "Q" all within Rca's Addition to the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows:
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BEGINNING AT TT -IE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK R OF SAID REA'S
ADDITION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, 16.0
FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK Q OF SAID REA'S ADDITION;
THENCE EAST 100.0 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK Q OF SAID
REA'S ADDITION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS
WEST, 16.0 FEE f TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9, BLOCK R OF SAID
REA'S ADDITION; 11 II NCE WEST 100.0 FEET TO T T E POINT OF I3EGINNING,
CONTAINING 1600 SQUARE FIiIT MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO SURVEY
BY IVAN HOFFMAN DATED OC'T U131?R 9, 1997
and,
WHEREAS, After due notice as required by law, the Council has at
the time and place made notice, heard all persons desiring
to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the
street and alley hereinabove designated have therefore
been dedicated to the public use as a street and alley and
that the same have not been actually used by the public
generally for a period of more than five (5) year
preceding this dale; that the owners of the property
abutting such strtci LO be vacated ha VC filed With the
Council or have expressed their consent to such
abandonment and the public interest and welfare are not
adversely affected by abandonment of said street and
alley.
NOW TflEtthi∎ )RE, BE IT ORDAINED RY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
SEctIt)N 1: That the City of Van Burer., Arkansas, hereby releases,
vacates and abandons all its rights, together with the
rights of the public generally, in and to all of North 23rc1
Street which lies between. Block "S" on the West and Lot
12, Block "R." and Lots 13,14,15,16 and 17 of Block `Q" on
the East, as described above, and a portion of an alley
lying between Lots 9,10, 11 and 12 of Block "R" on the
South and Lot 17 of Block '`Q as described above, all
within Rca's Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas.
.s. CF10N_2: That a copy of this Ordinance bearing original signatures
and duly certified by the City Clerk shall be- filed in the
Miscellaneous Records of the Circuit Clerk of Crawford
County, Arkansas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of November, 1997.
MAYOR
ATTESTED:
CITY CLrR I_7RER