Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19
THE PRESS,
Potter Buildings, IS Park Row
New York.
Petition to vacate Village Plat.
To the Circuit Court for the County O
(t.1,Hfoaj.


To the Circuit Court for the County OF
CRAWFORD:
THE petition Of Stephen &. Knight respectful
L ly shows that he is the owner in fee Of the
following described Lots aud Blocks OF land. Sit
| uated in the Village of 0rayling. according Ia
the plat thereof, That is 70 say the said Stephen
| @ Knight is the owner OF the entire Blocks One
| m. Two 2 Three Isl Four I4l Five l5l Six fGl
Seven I5 Eight Isl Nine l9l and Ter 1901, Consti-
tuting the entire plat known as Jensen y addition
office OF the Register Of Deeds fer Crawford Co..
as: A part OF the North East Quarter of the North
West oiaTsnr Of Section Town tweiity,six I?el
! at point Thjrty-three ISal feet s. 81" 30" west
| from the North-eighth post. designated by there
being piece Of Railroad iron sunk in the ground
! e parallel to and ss feet west from the quarter
line OF said Section 1875 feet to the Northeast
%est paTae to and FEET sotS from me North
line OF Section seven III 1918 feet. to the North
west corner Of Block Ten I1nl. Thence South ie
west along the west end of Blocks Ten li0i and
vlock Nine [al; Thence. Soith $40 East. on the
North line Of Crawford street, 426 feet to the
South west corner of Block Seven III; Thence
south IS West. on the East side OF Tildon Street
700 feet to the South west corner OF Block Fight
ISL: Thence South Sy' East on the North side of
Cutler street 400 feet to the Southwest corner Of
Rlock Three 8l: Thence South 10 West on the
Fast Side of Cleveland Street 4oi feet to the
Southwest corner Of Block One lll Thence
said section 362 feet to the place Of beginning.
Your petitioner further shows that that portion
OF the said village of Grayling. in. which the
%ts and s OF Bnk n s
Streets and plat thereof made and duly nc.
knowledged by the proprietor thereof. and re.
corded in the Office of the Register OF Deeds Of
the said County of Crawford. on the 9th day OF
July i'm the year 1888 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
ard parcels OF land SO owned by him. embraces
and constitutes the whole OF the eain Jensons
addition 90 the village of Grayling. That on the
North line of said plat there runs a Section line
road. and on the East side Of said plat there lies
quarter line road 80 that there is no lard adj lin
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 Hadley's Third addition 10 the said VIII
iaee OF Crawling. and the streetsef said Jeuson's
addition. are not and have never been opened or
used, and are not required for the convenience
of the public. or for any person.
And your petitioner further shows That IL Is
desirable that said village plat Of Jenson's add-
ticn TO the village of qrayling, as aforesaid he
vacated for the 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 i'm such case made and provided. hereby
nrays that the plat heretofore mentioned, to-wit:
The plat OF Jsnson's addition to the village Of
Crawling as described, may be vacated to the
end that the title to all streets included therein,
may revert to and vest in your petitioner. lwhe
Is the entire and only owner of the land adioin-
ing said streets or aht part thereof. included in
said pIat 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.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
County OF Crawford, o.
On this 9TH day Of
February. in the year 1891, before me personally
came Stephen @. Knight. and made oath that
he has heard read the foregoing petition by him