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ORDINANCE NO. If 73 An Ordinance vacating First or Church Street in the City of Batesville, Arkansas, between College Street and Boswell Street, the north half of Center Street between St. Louis Street and the east line of Lot 8, Block 4 of Highland Addition and the south half of Center Street between St. Louis Street and the east line of Lot 4, Black 3 of Highland Addition to the City of Batesville, Arkansas. WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council for, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, on the 8th day of September, 1981, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon the sections of the above referenced streets as designated on the plat of High- land Addition to the City of Batesville, Arkansas, now appearing of record in Deed Book N-2, Page 166 of the Independence County records. WHEREAS, after due notice as required by lad, the Council has, at the time and place mentioned in the resolution, heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the streets described above have heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street as herein described; have not been act- ually used by the public generally for a period of at least five (5) years subsequent to the filing of the plat; that all the owners; of the property abutting upon the portions of the streets to be vacated have filed with the City Council their written consent to such abandonment; and that the public interest and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandonrL��nt of such streets. The ! city shall retain an easement in the 6 inch waterline running north land south through Church Street from Boswell to College Street, being 10 feet wide, 5 feet on either side of the waterline. i L VV•i, iii:,iL �l�u, iJ 1'i" ;Jy c -he City Councii of the s City of Batesville, Arkansas: v Section 1. The City of Batesville, Arkansas, does hereby release, vacate and abandon all its rights, together with the right of the public generally, in and to the streets designated asfollowd: That portion of First or Church Street between College Street and Boswell Street, that portion of the north half of Center Screet between St. Louis Street and the east line of Lot 8, Block 4 of Highland Addition and