ORD NO 25-1974 7 I
ORDINANCE TO VACATE AND ABANDON A STREET IN THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER
OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 31 WEST
IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council
of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas on the 9t h day of September,
1974, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon a street
located in part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 20, Township 9 North, Range 31 West in the City of
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, now appearing of record in
Survey Book 3, page 82 in the Office of the Recorder of Crawford
County, Arkansas, and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law the City
Council has, at the time and place mentioned in the notice,
heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and
has ascertained that the street hereinbefore described has
heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street; has
not actually been used by the public generally for a period of
at least five years; that petitioner owns all the property
abutting upon the street to be vacated and that the public interes
and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonment of
such street,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The City of Van Buren, Arkansas hereby releases,
0 vacatesand abandons all its rights, together with the rights
of the public generally, in and to the street described as
follows:
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A roadway 12 feet in width across the Northwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20,
O Township 9 North, Range 31 West, Crawford County,
Arkanas, the centerline of which is described
as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner
of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, thence South 0 degrees 56 minutes East 89
feet, thence North 60 degrees 02 minutes East 92.6
feet, thence North 88 degrees 56 minutes East 55.3
feet to the point of beginning; thence South
19 degrees 48 minutes East 68.5 feet; thence
South 48 degrees 04 minutes East 327.5 feet.
Section 2. A copy of the Ordinance duly certified by the
City Clerk shall be filed in the Office of the Recorder of the
county and recorded in the deed records of the county.
Section 3. The ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Enacted and ordained by the City Council of the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas in regular meeting assembled at the City
Hall in said city this day of October, 1974.
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Mayor
1/ 11) ATTEST:
City Clerk
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