Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-28
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance vacating a certain part
Of Jerome avenue. IN MarshalltOwn.
Iowa, and authorizing the mayor and
city clerk to execute conveyances
therefor.
Whereas. there was heretofore att.
tempted to be vacated a strip Of land
thirty feet In width extending along
the south line and AUDITING and ada \
cent to Hughes subdivision to Jer-
ONES addition. an addition to the orig
nal town of Marshall, all in the city OF
Marshalltown, Marshall county, Iowa.
and
Whereas. no conveyance or grant OF
the portion of said street\so vacated
was heretofore made by the city OF
MARSHALL town. Iowa, and on account
thereof some question has arisen as to
the title to said strip of land thirty
feet in width extending the full distance
east and west and abutting said
Hughes ub-division aforesaid on the
south for the entire block between
North Third street and North Fourthfa
street,
: And, whcreaS, the city Of Marshall-
town. Iowa. by and thru its mayor and
council desire to confirm the proceed
ings heretofore passed and adopted va
eating such portion of said street which
was strip thirty feet in width, and so
situated that 1t would lie abutting and
adjacent to the present north line OF
Jerome street which has an established
width of seventy feet extending in such
uniform width between Third street on
the east and Ninth street on the west,
and desire to authorize the grant anu
conveyance by the city of Marshall-
town. Iowa, of the portion of said street
as heretofore established, which has
been vacated;
Now, therefore. be it ordained by the
mayor and city council Of Marshall-
town. Iowa;
Section 1. That the certain. tract OF
land which heretofore comprised por-
ton of Jerome avenue and which was
thirty feet in width extending from
North Third street to North Fourth
street and abutting Hughes SUBJ divf-
sion OF Jerome's addition to tho orig
!nal town OF Marshall. Marshalltown.
Marshall county. Iowa, be and the same
Is hereby vacated. and the action OF
the city council heretofore passed and
adopted vacating the same Is hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section. 2. That there Is hereby
granted to the property owners owning
property IN Hughes sub division abut-
ting upon the portion OF said street so
vacated that particular part and par
eel of land included within said tract
so abuttin and the mayor and city
clerk are hereby authorized directed
and empowered upon the request OF
such AUDITING property owners to ex-
ecute a conveyance in due form of law
by quitclaim deed therefor of all the
right, title and interest Of the city of
Marshalltown, Iowa, therein.
Section. 8. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as, required
by law.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict Herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance being
deemed OF Immediate Importance shall
become operative from and after It's
adoption. passage and publication az
provided by law, and said publication
shall be made Immediately.
/. S. Willard.
Attest: J. j. Wilson, . Mayor
City Clerk ss
The above and foregoing ordinance
was duly passed approved. adoptea
and title agreed to at an adjourned
session of the city council. held on the /
9th day of February. A. d. 1911.
T. s. Willard
Attest: j. ]. Wilson, Mayor
City Gierk
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