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RESOLUTION NO. Pa '(p 2/
A RESOLUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLOSING AND VACATING GRACE
STREET AS SHOWN ON .A PLAT RECORDED IN THE PULASKI COUNTY
RECORDS AT BOOK FOUR (4) PAGE 330, BEING THE ORIGINAL PLAT
OF THE GRACE BROWN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE;
AND ACCEPTING AS THE CORRECT RECORD, THE PLAT RECORDED AT
PLAT BOOK FIVE (5), PAGE 64 OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE
CIRCUIT CLERK AND OFFICIO RECORDER OF PULASKI COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, AS THE REVISED PLAT OF GRACE BROWN ADDITION AND
SANDERS ADDITION TO THE CITY. OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, a certain plat described as the Plat of
Grace Brown Addition to theCity of Jacksonville, Arkansas,
being a part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
(S 4,SE *), Section Nineteen (19) Township Three (3) North,
Range Ten (10. West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, was approved
by the Jacksonville Planning Commission on the 2nd day of
August, 1954, and filed for record in the Pulaski County
Records on the 17th day of August, 1954, said plat showing
thereon a certain fifty (50) foot public easement to be known
as Grace Street; and
- -- WHEREAS, a subsequent Plat revising the said Grace
Lrimi Brown Addition, and platting the Sanders Addition, was approved
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by the Jacksonville Planning Commission and accepted by the
Jacksonville City Council on or after October 24, 1955; this
being the intention of the subdivider, the Planning Commission
and the City Council that said Revised Plat be accepted in
lieu of the original Plat covered by Grace Brown Addition and
that Grace Street be vacated and closed by the recording of
the said Revised Plat, and;
WHEREAS, the said Revised Plat was filed of record in
Plat Record Book Five (5), Page 64, on the 15th day of
December, 1955; and
WHEREAS, the wording of the Revised Plat and Bill of
Assurance was vague, leaving confusion in the minds of the
persons holding interests therein, and in the minds of the
public, as to the afore - mentioned Grace Street; and
WHEREAS, the said Grace Street was never opened to the
public; that the public has never had actual use of the said
land, and all owners abutting said public easement have
petitioned the Planning Commission and City Council to close
and vacate that street originally platted as Grace Street; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended that
the City Council take necessary action to correct the situ-
ation presently existing in this matter;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVIT,TF, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That the City Council does hereby ratify
and confirm the acceptance of the Revised Plat of Grace Brown
Addition and Sanders Addition to the City of Jacksonville,
Arkansas, recorded at Book Five (5), Page 64, of the
Records of Pulaski County, Arkansas; and
SECTION 2. That the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas,
by such ratification and confirmation hereby releases, vacates
and abandons all its rights, together with the right of the
public generally in and to the street designated as Grace
Street on the original Plat of Grace Brown Addition to the
City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, recorded in Book Four (4),
Page 330 of the Records of Pulaski County, Arkansas; and
Section 3. That this Resolution shall be in full
force and effect from and after its approval.
APPROVED THIS 3 '' day of February, 1966.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CIT CLERK