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AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON A PORTION OF “E” STREET IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on the 17th day of November, 1952, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon:
The West seventeen and one half (17.5) feet of “E” Street, running North and South between Word Avenue and State Highway Number One (1) on the East side of Block “B” of the Plat of Pyle Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas, recorded in Deed Record 48, at page 242, in the office of the Recorder of Craighead County, Arkansas.
WHEREAS, due notice was given and published, as required by law, notifying all persons that the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas, would on January 5, 1953, hear and determine whether the above described portion of street should be vacated, and no persons appeared contesting the vacation and abandonment of said portion of said street on said date, and on account of other business matters occupying the time of the City Council the hearing on the matter was continued until January 19, 1953.
AND WHEREAS, after due notices, as required by law, the Council has heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the said portion of the said street described above has heretofore been dedicated to the public use as the said portion of the said street herein described; has not been actually used by the public subsequent to the filing of the plat; that all the owners of the property abutting upon the said portion of the said 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 said portion of said street.
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 its rights, together with the rights of the public gene...
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