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AN ORDINANCE LAYING OFF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO INTO A SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT; SAID DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS THE STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR (4)
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Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
That whereas, by a written petition dated May 19, 1909, filed with the City Clerk and read in open council more than ten resident owners of real estate within the City of Jonesboro and the district affected, have petitioned the City Council of said City to take steps towards the improvement of certain streets and alleys in said City; and for the creation and establishment of a Street Improvement District for the purpose of building constructing, laying and maintaining pavements and paving improvements, sidewalks, curbing, gutters, storm sewers and all things necessary to the complete paving and sidewalk improving, including grading and surfacing therefore, upon and along the following streets and alleys, to-wit:
All of Main Street from the point where the South line of Johnson Avenue crosses said Main Street south to where the south line of Jackson Avenue crosses said Main Street; All of Union Street from the point where the north line of Burke Avenue crosses said Union Street thence South to where the south line of Jackson Avenue crosses said Union Street; All of Jackson Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Jackson Avenue; All of Washington Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses Washington Avenue, thence west to the point where the western line of Union Street crosses said Washington Avenue; all of Monroe Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Monroe Avenue thence west to the point where the west line of Union Street crosses said Monroe Avenue; All of Huntington Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Huntington Avenue thence west to the point where the west line of Union Street crosses said Huntington Avenue; All of Cate Avenue and Burke Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses Cate Avenue thence to the point where the west line of Union Street crosses said Burke Avenue;
Which said petition prayed that the boundaries of said district be defined, and that the said district be designated by Number and by the nature of the proposed improvement; and that all things proper be done, looking to the proposed improvement;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by said Council, that Street Improvement District Number Four (4) of said City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, to be so designated, be and the same is hereby established, formed and created, for the purpose of improving the streets and alleys hereinafter named and of building, constructing, laying and maintaining pavements and paving improvements, sidewalks, curbing, gutters, storm sewers, and all things necessary to the complete paving and sidewalk improving, including grading and surfacing therefore, upon and along the following streets and alleys in said City of Jonesboro, to-wit:
All of Main Street from the point where the South line of Johnson Avenue crosses said Main Street south to where the south line of Jackson Avenue crosses said Main Street; All of Union Street from the point where the north line of Burke Avenue crosses said Union Street thence South to where the south line of Jackson Avenue crosses said Union Street; All of Jackson Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Jackson Avenue; All of Washington Avenue from the point where the eastern line of Main Street crosses said Washington Avenue, thence west to the point where the west line of Union Street crosses said Washington Avenue; all of Monroe Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Monroe Avenue thence west to the point where the west line of Union Street crosses said Monroe Avenue; All of Huntington Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Huntington Avenue thence west to where the west line of Union Street crosses said Huntington Avenue; All of Cate Avenue and Burke Avenue from the point where the east line of Main Street crosses said Cate Avenue thence west to where the west line of Union Street crosses said Burke Avenue;
In accordance with the Statutes of the State of Arkansas, regulating the establishment of improvement districts and the manner of assessing real property for local improvements in Cities of the First Class.
And be it further Ordained, that the boundaries of said District by and they are hereby established as defined as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the point where the north line of the alley running east and west through about the center of Block B of the original survey of the town, now City, of Jonesboro, intersects the west line of Main Street; thence west along the north side of said alley extended across Union Street and to a point where the extension of the north line of said alley intersects the east line of the alley running north and south through about the center of Block C of the original survey aforesaid; thence north along the east line of the said alley and the extension of said east line of said alley across the rights of way of the St. Louis & Southwestern Railway Company, and the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company, or St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company till the said extended line intersects the south line of Johnson Avenue in or adjoining Barrett’s Addition; thence easterly along the south line of Johnson Avenue across Main Street to the point which is due north of the end of the west line of the alley running north and south between and parallel with Main Street and Church Street through Cate’s Subdivision of Lots Number 1 and 2 of Block 17 of Flint’s Addition to the town, now City, of Jonesboro; thence south across said rights of way of said railroad company and railway company, to the end of the west line as a foresaid of said alley described above; thence along the west line of said alley southerly to its intersection with Cate Avenue; thence southerly across Cate Avenue to the end of the west line of the alley running northerly and southerly through the Academy Addition to Jonesboro approximately parallel with Main and Church Streets and between them; thence through said Academy Addition along said west line of said alley southerly to Huntington Avenue; thence across Huntington Avenue southerly to the end of the west line of the alley approximately parallel to Main and Church Streets and between them and running north and south through Flint’s Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas; thence southerly along said west line of said alley to Monroe Avenue; thence southerly across Monroe Avenue to the end of the west line of the alley between Main and Church Streets and approximately parallel to those streets and running northerly and southerly through about the center of Block G of the original survey of Jonesboro; thence along the west line of said alley and the extension thereof through Blocks G and H of said original survey across Washington Avenue and Jackson Avenue to the point where the west line of said alley extended intersects the north line of the alley running easterly and westerly through about the center of Block A of said original survey of Jonesboro; thence westerly along the north line of said alley and the extension thereof across Main Street to the point of beginning.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish this ordinance for one insertion within twenty days after its passage, in some newspaper published in and having a bona fide circulation in said City of Jonesboro.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage; and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted this 20th day of May, 1909.