Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-26
Petition to vacate Village Plat.
To the Circuit Court for the County
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To the Circuit Court for the County Of
CruUyord:
yINHE petition of Stephen G. Knight respectful
i " shows that he Is the owner In fee Of the
following described Lots and Blocks OF land. Sit
uated in the Village Of Grayling. according To
the plat thereof That Is to soy the said stephen
@. Knight is the owner OF the entire Blocks One
III Two 2l Three I9l -Four Al Five l5l Six ~
Seven l1l Eight 1871 Nine 1877 and Ter t10l, Consti
tuting the entire plat known as Jenson's addition
70 the Village Of Crawling, and described n the
as: A part OF the North East Quarter OF the North
West Quarter Of Section l7l Town twenty.six [ce
At point. Thrty.three Issl feet 3. SO 30" west
from the North-eghth post, designated by there
being piece Of Railroad iron sunk In the ground
e. parallel to and SO feet west from the quarter
line OF said Section 1870 feet to the Northeast
corner OF. Block Five Isl, thence South SSs ~
line OF Section seven III 1918 feet. TO the North
west corner OF Block Ten l10l. Thence South IL
west along the west end Of Blocks Ten liOl and
Nine lGl 496 feet 20 the Southwest corner OF
vlock Ninc al: Thence South 500 East on the
North line Of Crawford street. 425 feet ~ the
Southwest corner OF Block Seven III; Thence
South 10 West. on the East side OF Tilden Street
300 feet to the South west corner of Block Eight
1911: Thence South 800 East on the North side OF
Cnter Street 4s6 feet to the Southwest corner Of
East side Of Cleveland Street 4ol feet 10 the
Southwest corner Of Block One u; Thence
North S0' 30 East on the North ERntn line OF
said section SB2 feet to the place Of beginning
Your petitioner further shows that that portion
Of the said village OF Crawling. in which the
above described lots and PARCELS OF land are sit
Streets and plat thereof made and duly ac-
knowledgel nv the pronrietor thereof. aud re-
corded in the Office OF the Register Of Deeds Of
July in the year 1898. upon which the same was
designated as Jenson's addition to the village of
Grnyling. to which said plat and the record
fhar leave
Your petitioner further shows. that the lots
and parcels Of land so owned by him. embraces
and constitutes the whole Of the said Jenson's
addition to the village of Grayling. 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 that there Is no land adj in
ing said Jenson's addition. not separated there
from by public highway, thar is not owned by
yonr petitioner. except on the South side of said
Plat lies Hadey's Third addition 10 the said VIII
lare OF Grayling. and the streets Of said Jtnsons
| 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 Jensou's addi-
ton to the village OF Crawling, as aforesaid be
| 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
nrays that the plat heretofore mentioned: to-wit:
The plat of Jenson'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. who
| Is the entire and only owner of the land adjoin-
| 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
VIM wv STEPHEN @. KNIGHT.
STATE or MICHIGAN,
County OF Crawford,
On this Sth day OF
February. in the year 1891 before me personally
came Stephen G. Knight. and made oath that
he has heard read the foregoing petition by him
subscribed, and knows the contents thereof. md
that the same IL true OF his own knowledge. ex
&c ut as 10 the matters which are therein stated
to he on information and belief and as TO these
matters he believes them to be true.
JOHN STALEY. JR.,
Notary Public in and for Crawford Co. Mich.
O. PALMER,
ATToRNEx ron PETITIONER.