ORD NO 11-1960 ORDINANCE NO. '11 -1960
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council
of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, on the 3rd day of October,
1960, praying and requesting the City Council of Van Buren,
Arkansas, to vacate and abandon all that portion of Second
Street running East from Cane Hill Street to the property line
of the St. Louis -San Francisco Railroad Company in Von Buren,
Arkansas.
WHEREAS, after due notice at required by low, having been
published as required by law, the City Council of Van Buren,
Arkansas, has at the time and place set forth in the notice,
heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has
ascertained that the street hereinbefore described hos not been
open and no crossing has been maintained at the St. Louis -San
Francisco Railroad Company on said Second Street for more than
five (5) years, and the same has not been used generally by the
public; that all the owners of the property abutting upon the
portion of the street to be vacated have filed with the City
Council of Van Buren, Arkansas, their written consent to such
abandonment and that the public interest and .jelfare will not
be adv.er,sely 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 of its rights, together with the rights
of the public generally, SUBJECT HOWEVER, to any and all rights
of any public utility, with reasonable rights of ingress and
egress for the purpose of repairing, replacing, maintaining,
removing or improving any existing public utility, whether the
same be publicly or privately owned, in and to the street
designated as follows:
That protion of Second Street extending East from Cane
Hill to the St. Louis -San Francisco failroad Company, and filed for
record in the Plat Book at Page in the County records in the
officd of the Circuit Clerk and Recorder for Crawford County,
Arkansas.
Section 2. A copy of the Ordinance duly certified by the
City Clerk shall be filed in the Office of the recorder of
Crawford County, Arkansas, and recorded in the deed records of
the County.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after .:its passage.
APPROVED THIS 3rd AJAX OF October 1960.
ATTEST: ^Allen 0. Toothaker (S)
Mayor
George L. Crofton (S)
City Clerk;.,-