Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-02
Petition to vacate Village Plat.
To the Circuit Court for the County ,
Crawford:

To the Circuit Court for the County of
CRAWFORD:
THE petition OF stephen c. Knight respectful
j " shows that he il the owner In fee Of the
following described Lots and Blocks OF land SIT
uated in the Village OF Grayling. according 70
the plat thereof. That IN 20 say the said Stephen
o. Knight 10 the owner OF the entire Blocks One
Seven [7l Eight lsl Nine lgl and Ten Ii0l Consti-
tuting the entire plat known as Jensen \ addition
to the Village OF Grayling, and described In the
office of the Register Of Deeds fer Crawford Co..
as: A Part Of the North Fast Quarter of the North
North of Range Three J3I West. Commencing
at point. Thirty-three ls3l feet 3. Ss' b. west
from the North-eighth post, de- grated by there
being piece OF Railroad iron ST ak In the ground
and marked - P''. Thence running North !"
f. parallel 20 and 81 feet west from the quarter
line OF said Section isi6 feet TO the Northeast
west parallel TO and 81 feet South from the North
line of Section seven 1?ls feet. 10 the North,
ives. % Block Ten Thence ne, s91 md
Nine l6l 4as feet To the South. west corner nt
Flock Nine [al; Thence South 800 East. on the
North line Of Crawford street. as6 feet feet TO the
South 10 West. on the East side OF Tilden Street
3l6 feet to the South west corner OF Block Eight
ISL: Thence South SO East the North side OF
Cutler Street 40 feet To the Southwest corner OF
Block Three l3l; Thence South 10 West on the
East side of Cleveland Street 49l feet TO the
Southwest corner Of Block One III; Thence
North KS" 30 East the North Eighth line OF
said section 862 feet 10 the place Of beginning
Your petitioner further shows that that portion
OF the said village OF Graylng In which the
above described lots and parcels of land are sit
uated was surveyed into Lots, Blocks and
Streets aud plat thereof made and duly &C.
knowledgel bv the pronrietor thereof and re.
corded in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds Of
the said County of Crawford. on the 9th day Of
July in the year 1928. upon which the same was
designated as Jenson's addition TO the village OF
Crawling to which said plat and the record
thereof, your petitioner begs leave TO- refer.
Your petitioner further shows. that the lots
and parcels OF land 80 owned by him. embraces
and constitutes the whole Of the said Jenson's
addition TO the village OF Grayng. That on the
North line Of said Plat there runs Section line
road and on the East side Of said plat there lies
quarter line road so that there Is no land adj in
ing said Jenson's addition, not separated there
from by public highway. that is not owned by
your petitioner except on the South side Of said
plat lies Hndey's Third addition To the said VIII
iaEe of Grayling. and the streets II said Jensons
addition. are not and have never been opened or
used. and are not required for the convenisnce
of the public, or for any person.
And your petitioner further shows that Il Is
desirable that said village plat OF Jensen ndd-
ton to the village Of Grayiing, as aforesaid be
vacated for tho following reasons. That's to say
The land embraced In said plat Is used only for
farming land. and Is not required for any other
purpose. which fact renders the vacation OF said
plat desirable and necessary,
Your petitioner, therefore In pursuance OF the
statute in such case made and provided hereby
prays that the plat heretofore mentioned to-wit:
The plat of Jensons addition TO the village OF
Crawling as described, may be vacated To the
end that the title to all streets included therein
NAV revert to and vest In your petitioner, Iwho
is the entire and only owner OF the land adtoin-
ing said streets. or any part thereof. included in
said plat free and clear from all right or title
which the said county OF Crawford has or may
have therein, by reason Of the survey and plat
ting thereof. as aforesaid and your petitioner
STEPHEN G. KNIGHT.