The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-01-04

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An ordinance to vacate an unopen-
ed alley in the City of P~ascagouIa,
mississippi, running north and soath
from General Logan Avenue to La
Fayette Avenue across Block T. In
ternational Shipbuilding Company
Subdivision of the Watkins, Delmas
heirs, Frederieks. Durel, Bourges and
recorded in Plat Book /. Page rs.
Jackson County Court Records. Jack
son County, Mississippi.
WHEREAS. IL appears to the Mayor
n Board of Alderman OF the City
of P~ascagoula, Mississippi. by written
petition oil the United States of
America, acting by n through the
Federal Public Housing Authority.
that h United States of America
is the owner of oil lands AUDITING
on said alley on the east and on the
west. that said alley is bounded on
the north by Lafayette Avenue and
on the south by General Logan Ave-
u and that there are no rights OF
other abutting property owners in
volved; and
WHEREAS. 1t has beer shown that
the strip of a n herein described
as said alley Is essential to and is
required by the United States of Amer
lea in connection with the present
operation n the future disposition
of War Housing Project known as
Miss-22i84, 22l85, P~ascagoula, Missis-
sippi. and II appearing that said al
ley is not now needed for public use
and travel and that no Inconvenience
Will be caused to the public by va
NOW. THEREFORE,, be IL ordained
by the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men of the City of P~ascagoula. Mis-
sissippi. in Council assembled;
Section /. That said alley described
as follows.
Situate. lying and being In the
City of Pascagoula. County of Jack.
SOL State of Mississippi: Beginning
at a point on the north side of Gen.
cral Logan ANenue-at the south
east corner of Lot No. o. Block T
and from SAT- point run north
wardly along the east lines OF Lot.
Nos. 9 and ID, Block T, a distance
of 125 feet to a point on the south
side of Lafayette Avenue. the north
east corner of Lot No. ID, Block 7,
thence eastwardly along the south
side of Lafayette Avenue is feet t.
a point. the northwest corner Of
Lot No. q Block II. thence south.
wardly f25 feet along the west line:
of Lots 4 and 8, Block T.. to a point
on the north side of General Logan
Avenue, the southwest corner oil
Lot No 8. Block T; thence west
wardly along the north side of Gen
efdi Logan avenue 10 rect 10 the
point of beginning, all as shown by
plat of Block T. International Ship
building Company's Subdivision OF
II Watkins. Delmas heirs. Fred
ericks, Durel. Bourges and Richmond
Tracts. Section IL, Township 0. south
Range 9 West. recorded in Plat Book
/. Page as. Jackson County Court
Records. Jackson County. Missis-
sippi.
be and the same is hereby forever
vacated and abandoned and h title
thereto vested in the United States oil
America. the wner of The lands a
butting on both sides of said alley.
This the 20 day OF December. 1915
Attest: j. X. WATTS.
V p. DeJEAN. Mayor,
CITY Clerk. City Of Pascagoula,
(SeaD Mississippi.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
CITY OF pASCAGOULA
l., v. p. DeJean, Clerk of the City
Of P~ascagouia, Mississippi, do here
by certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and exact copy oil
Ordinance No. 20 of the City of Pas.
cagoula, Mississippi. passed, adopted
and approved by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said City on
the "a day of December, 1945. the
original of which is IN file with the
City of P~aseagoula. Mississippi.
WITNESS my signature n sea
of said City. this the 20 day of De.
cember. i945.
tSeaD ". F.
Clerk of the City of
Pascagoula. Mississippi.