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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WIDENING OF THE SOUTH ½ OF THE BLOCK FRONTING THE WEST SIDE OF CHURCH STREET BETWEEN JACKSON AND WASHINGTON
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WHEREAS, traffic congestion on downtown Church Street is such as to be a definite liability to the progress of the City of Jonesboro, and
WHEREAS, the City now owns the North Half (N ½) of the block fronting on the west side of Church Street between Jackson and Washington, a portion of which property can band should be used for the purpose of widening Church Street by some ten feet, and
WHEREAS, it would be of great benefit to the downtown traffic situation if the South Half (S ½) of said block could also be widened by an equal amount, the South Half (S ½) of said block being owned by Craighead Investment Company, Inc.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to contract the owner of said property and secure grant of approximately ten feet in width and extending from Jackson Avenue on the south to an alley on the north at such time as the grant or easement may become feasible for the property owners.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of March, 1961.