ORD NO 01-1965 ORDINANCE NO. 1 -1965
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING certain Territory, adjacent and contiguous
to the present limits of said city lying in Crawford County, Ark
ansas, which was annexed to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas by
order of the County Court an the 21st day of December, 1964, and
prays the County Court issues an order of Confirmation of
annexation.
DE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS:
That the following described territory adjacent and contiguous
to the present limits of said city lying in Crawford County, Ark-
ansps, to wit:
Beginning at a point in the center of Lees Creek at its
mouth!at the Arkansas River, thence in a Northerly direction
following the center line of said Lees Creek to a point 1000
feet North from the center line of the Rena Road at the Com-
munity Church at Rena, thence South along said road 355 foot t
to a point 645 foot North of Southwest corner of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 9
North', Range 32 ',Jest; thence East to the East line of said forty;
thence South to the North right -of -way line of Rena Rood; thence
East along said right -of=way teethe West line of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11; thence North
to the North line of said forty; thence East to the Northwest cor-
ner of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 12, Township 9 North, Range 32 'West; thence
South to the North right -of -way of Rena Road; thence East along
said right -of -way line to the East line ofsaid twenty; thence
North to the Northeast corner of said twenty; thence East to
the :East right -of -way of Highway 59; thence South to a point due
East' -of the South right -of -way line of Rena Road; thence West
to the intersection of the South line of the said Rena Road and
the(West line of said Highway 59; thence West 1069 feet; thence
South 297 feet; thence South 45 degrees East 132 feet; thence
South 82 degrees East 251 feat; thence South 52 degrees 30
minutes East 198 feet; thence South 27 degrees East 231 feet;
thence South 68 degrees West 132 feet; thence in a Southernly
direction to a point on the South line of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 9 North, Range
32 West, 200 feet West of the West right -of -way line of Highway
59; thence East 200 feet; thence North to the South right -of -way
line of Interstate Highway No. 40; thence in an Easterly direction
along said South right -of -way line of Highway 40 to a point where
it intersects the West line of the Southwest Quarter of the North
west.Quarter of Section 18, Township 9 North, Range 31 West;.thence
South to the North right -of -way line of Oliver Springs Road;'thence
East along the North right -of -way line and North along the West
right -of -way line of Oliver Springs Road to the North right -of -way
line of Interstate Highway No. 40; thence in a Westerly direction
along said North right -of -way line to a point 300 feet East of the
East right -of -way line of Highway 59; thence North to the South
line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quatter of Section
12, Township 9 North, Range 32 West; thence East•totthe Southwest
corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section
-2-
7, Township 9 North, Range 31 West; thence North to the Northwest
corner of said forty; thence East to the Northeast corner of said
forty; thence South to the Southwest corner of said forty; thence
East to the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the North-
east Quarter of Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 31 West; thence
South to the Southwest corner of said forty; thence East to .the
Southeast corner of said forty; thence South to the North right
of -way line of Interstate Highway No. 40; thence in a southeast,^ly.
direction along said North right -of -way line to the East line of
the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 18,
Township 9 North, Pnuge 31 West; thence North to the Northwest
cajaier of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 8, Township 9 North, Range 31 West; thence East to the
Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
bf.said Section98; thence East to the East right -of -way line of
Interstate 540, if extended; thence in a Southerly direction
following said East right -of -way line, if extended, to the
Cloverleaf of Interstate 40 and 540; thence along the East right
ofpway line of Interstate 540 to the present city limits; thence
Easterly along said city limit line to the Eastern city limit;
thence South to the Southern city limit line, thencWest along said
city limit line to the Eastern right -of -way line of Interstate 540;
thence in a Westerly direction along said right -of -way to the
present city limits; thence South to the Southern city limit line;
thence West to the Eastern right -of -way line of Interstate 540;
th in a Westerly direction along said right -of -way line to
tho-cinter of the Arkansas River; thence in a Northwesterly dir.
otiTfl i'. u mn%ith cf !-"..s Creek; thence in a Northerly directia.
to the point of beginning, o..:,ap 1nnd rimy within the City'cr
Van Buren,
is accepted by the City of Van Buren, Arkansas as annexed by order
of. the County Court on the 21st day of December 1964, and prays
for an order of Confirmation from said Crawford County Court.
That by reason of the immediotc necessity of completing the
annexation of the above described land, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 4th day of January, 1965.
Allen R. Toothaker (s)
Mayor
ATTEST:
Gco L Crcften (s)
City Cl rk