The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-15
LEGAL, NOTICES

 recorded in the office of the probate judge of Jefferson county, Alabama, in volume 431, page 597, the said mayor and aldermen of Birmingham acting by and through George B. Ward as mayor of said city of Birmingham on, to- wit, the 2d day of July, 1906, con lveyed to said T. H. Aldrich, Jr that part of said alley in said block seven hundred seventy-nine G79) herein above particularly described, rec1tlng in said deed that it was the intention of said instrument to vacate sald part of said alley and to allow the sald T. IT. Aldrich, Jr, to enclose and own lit in connection with the lot when ne
 then owned contiguous to said aiiey' and,
 Whereas. it further appears that since said 2d day of July, 1906, the
 said part of said alley has not been used as an alley, but has been used
 solely and exclusively as private prop erty belonging to the said T. n. Al drich, Jr., and his successors and as signs; and.
 Whereas, it further appears that some question has been raised as to the regularity and sufficiency Of said vacation of said part of said alley; and.
 Whereas, it further appears that the said petitioners are the owners or all of the lands abutting said strip or lana which was a part of said alley as originally laid off, and they now de- sire to complete and perfect the va cation of said part of said alley and set at rest all question as to whether or not said strip of land constitutes part of an alley; and,
 Whereas, it further appears that con- venient means of ingress and egress to and from their property will be afforded oil oil erty in the tract of land embraced in the map aforesaid by the remaining streets | and alleys dedicated by such map, plat 1 or survey, and by that certain strip of | land dedicated as an alley and conveyed l by the said T. H. Aldrich, IT,, and wife, I Louise B. Aldrich. to the mayor and all dermen of Birmingham by deed dated the said 2d day of July. 1906, and recorded
 in the office of the probate judge of Jeff l ferson county, Alabama, in volume 4S1. page 597, which said strip of land so ded- icated and conveyed is described as fol- I lOws to-wit:
 l Begin at a certain point on the north west side of lot twenty-four (24, accord- 1 ing to Malone & Smyer's subdivision of block seven hundred seventy nine (779). l Birmingham, Alabama, which point is twenty-five and 1-1O (25.I feet northeast from the northwest corner of said lot l twenty-four (2D; thence run in south
 easterly direction and parallel with the southwest line of said lot twenty-four (2D to the northwest line of Hawkins avenue; thence southwesterly along the northwest l line of Hawkins avenue ten Q0) feet; thence in a northwesterly direction par allel with the southwestern side of said lot twenty-four (2D to point fifteen Q5) feet southeast of the northwestern line of said lot twenty-four (2D; thence in a Eorthwesterly direction to the northwest | corner of said lot twenty four i2D; thence lin a northeasterly direction along the northwest line of said lot twenty four (2D twenty-five and 1-10 (25.D feet to the point of beginning.
 ! Now, therefore, be it resolved by the lefty commission of the city of Birming- ham that the assent of this board be and the same is hereby given and granted to the complete and perfect vacation of ! said strip of land which in the original map of the survey and subdivision made | by Malone & Smyer of block seven hun dred seventy-nine (779) in the city of Bir- 1 mingham Alabama, recorded in map
 book 5. page s. in the office of the pro-
 bate judge of Jefferson county. Alabanla.