ORD NO 03-1963 ORDINANCE NO. 3 -1963
WHEREAS, a Petition was duly filed with the City Council of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas on the 15th day of April, 1963
asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion of
the alley designated on the plat of the original Town of Van Buren,
Arkansas, now appearing of record in the Plat Book in the office of
the Recorder of Crawford County which said alley being an un named
alley in Block Number 37 of the Original Town of Van Buren, Arkansas
lying :Southeast of Lots 9 through 12 and lying Northwest of Lots :5
through 8.
f;HEREAS, after due notice as required by law the Council has
b at the time and place mentioned in the notice heard all persons de-
siring:to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the por-
tion of said /alley hereinbefore described has heretofore been desig-
nated-to the public use es an alley as above described, The same has
not been actually used by the public generally for a period of at
least five years subsequent to the filing of the platy, That all.
owners.of the property abutting upon the portion of the alley to be
vacated have petitioned tie City Council requesting such abandonment
and the public interest and welfare will not be adversely affected
by the abandonment of such alley.
NO':J, 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,
vacates and abandons all its right together with the rights of.public
generally in and to the alley designated as follows: An un -named
alley in Block 37 of the Original Town of Van Buren, Arkansas, abutting.
and lying Southeast of Lots 9 through 12 and abutting and lying to the
Jest of Lots 5 through 8.
SECTION 2: A copy of this Ordinance, duly certified by the
City Clerk and Town Recorder, should be filed in the office of the
Recorder of the County and recorded in the deed records of the.County.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be of force
from and _after its passage.
DATED this 6th day of May, 1963.
Allen R. Toothaker (s)
Mayor
Attest:
Geo. L. Crofton (s)
City Clerk
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