RES NO 10-03-1977 10 -3 10 1 1 R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Arkansas State Highway Department obtained certain
properties in Block 5 of the Original Town of Van Buren, Arkansas, ati
various times and maintained the same for highway purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the Arkansas State Highway Department, in its Minute
0 Order passed on October 25, 1972, abandoned the state highway system
adjoining and abutting Block 5 of the Original Town of Van Buren,
Arkansas, which Minute Order has been properly recorded in Deed Records
of Crawford County, Arkansas, in Miscellaneous Book 33 at Page 264; and,
WHEREAS, the title to any properties belonging to the Arkansas
State Highway Department, by operation of law as the result of the,
Minute Order above described, become the property of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas; and,
WHEREAS, Martha Ward Presson is using and occupying a portion of
the property presently purchased by the Arkansas State Highway Department
and has, in fact, improvements located upon a portion of such property
and has other portions enclosed in fence, all of which lands are not
used by the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and which is surplus, which
surplus lands are described as follows:
All that part of Block 5 of the Original Town of Van Buren,
Arkansas, lying North and Fast of the Northeast right -of -way
of Water Street as the same is presently located.
-Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Van Buren, Arkansas, at its regular session assembled this 3rd day
of October, 1977, that any rights or ownership acquired or otherwise
vested in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, in and to the real property
above described be abandoned, terminated, and released and the Mayor
and City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to execute any releases,
conveyances or other instruments necessary to convey title and all
interest of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, in and to the above described
real property to Martha Ward Presson, provided that such conveyance
0 shall not include any warranties or further obligations by the City
of Van Buren, Arkansas, with reference to merchantability of title, also
provided that the purchaser pay all costs incurred in the transfer of
this property and provided further that any utility easements located
upon such property be reserved to the company owning such utilities.
Passed and approved Oct. 10, 1977
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Attest 4 4 �f
'tayor
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-City Clerk
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I, Ann Graham, City Clerk of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, on the
3rd day of October, 1977, at its regular session assembled, which
session a quorum as required by law was present and voting thereon.
0 WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas,
this 3rd day of October, 1977.
ECORD 0 T' F' CITY OF B FN
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