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Whereas, a petition was duly and legally filed with the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on the 21st day of May, 1951, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all of the streets, alleys, parks, parkways and passageways of Meyer’s Park Place Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, said plat being recorded in Deed Record 48 at Page 80-81 and 82 in the Circuit Clerk’s office in the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Whereas, after due notice as required 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 all streets, alleys, parks, parkways and passageways of said addition has heretofore been platted to public use as herein described; that none of said streets, alley, parks, parkways and passageways have actually been used by the public generally for a period of at least twenty years subsequent to the filing of the plat; that the petitioner Charles P. Harris is the owner of all the property abutting upon all of the property to be vacated; and that public interest and welfare will not be adversely effected by the abandonment thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1. The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereby releases, vacates and abandons all of its right, together with the rights of the public generally, in and to all of the streets, alleys, parks, parkways and passageways designated as follows: said streets, alleys, parks, parkways and passageways are not named on the plat but they run parallel together in the center of the addition north from Nettleton Avenue for a distance of around 1110 feet of said combined width being 90 feet except between Lots 7-8-9-10-11-12-13 and 14 the combined width is 190 feet, more or less, which includes a lot 100 feet, east and west and 200 feet north and south, all of said lots from 1 to 22 inclusive abutting thereon. There is an alley 10 feet wide on the west side of said addition running north from Nettleton Avenue for a distance of 1260 feet, more or less, to the north line of said addition, all of said lots 1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21 and 23 abutting thereon; there is also an alley 10 feet wide on the east side of said addition running north from Nettleton Avenue a distance of 1260 feet, more or less, to the north line of said addition, said alley being abutted by said lots 2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22 and 26; there is an alley 10 feet wide north of Lot 1 and the park east thereof and a 10 foot wide alley north of Lot 2 and the par west thereof, the length of each alley being 160 feet, more or less, there is a sidewalk passageway 10 feet south and an alley 10 feet wide north of said Lots 23-24-25 and 26 of said addition the length of the alley and sidewalk passageway being 400 feet, more or less, east and west; there is a street 30 feet wide south of Lots 23-24-25 and 26 running a distance of 380 feet east and west; there is a parkway and a park between lot 1 and the main driveway and a park and parkway between Lot 2 and the main driveway, each park and parkway being 55 feet east and west, more or less and 100 feet north and south each fronting on Nettleton Avenue. That none of said property was accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, or by the public and the Council hereby places the land in same condition and status which existed before the laying out of said addition.
SECTION 2. A copy of the ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk of Jonesboro, Arkansas, shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Craighead County, Jonesboro District and recorded in the Deed Records.
SECTION 3. The passage of this ordinance being necessary to obtaining a sewer from the City Water and Light Company and for the graveling of the streets it is hereby declared that an emergency exits 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 ADOPTED on this the 4th day of June, 1951.