ORD NO 07-1960 ORDINANCE NO. f -1960
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
AN ORDINANCE VACATING THAT PART OF CHESNUT STREET LOCATED IN
MURTA'S ADDITION IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, BEING
BETWEEN LOOS 1,2, AND 3 BLK 9 MURTA ADDITION AND LOTS 6,7,AND
8 BLK 8 MURTA ADDITION.
Whereas, a petition was duly filed with the City Council of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, on the 4th day of April, 1960
asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion
of the street designated on the plat of the Murta's Addition to
said City now appearing of record in the Plat Book 1 Page
2 in the office of the Recorder of Crawford County, and
being that part of Chesnut Street located in Murta's Addition
in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, being between Lots 1,2, ,and
3 BLK 9 Murta Addition and Lots 6, 7, and 8 BLK 8 Murta Addition.
WHEREAS, after due notices asdrequired by law, the 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 or the portion thereof, hereinabove described,
has heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street
herein described; has not been actually used by the public
generally for a perio8 of at least five years subsequent to the
filing of the plat; that all the owners of the property abutting
upon the portion of the street to be vacated have filed with the
Council their written consent to such abandonment; and that
public interest 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
vacates and abandons all its rights, togctter with the rights
of the public generally, in and to the street designated as
follows:
That part of Chestnut Street located in Murta's Addition in
The City of Van Buren, Arkansas being between Lots 1,2, and 3
BLK 9 Murta Addition and Lots 6,7, and 8 BLK 8: Murta Addition,
SECTION 2. A copy of the ordinance duly certified by the
City Clerk shall be filed in the office of the recorder of the
4 County and recorded in the deed records of the county.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its pnssnge.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 2nd day of May, 196D.
Allen R.Toothaker
MAYOR
Attest:
CITY CLERK