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A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, TO WIT; CEMETERY
PURPOSES:
WHEREAS, it appears to the satisfaction of the Board
of Commissioners that certain property located near and
contiguous to the Mausoleum addition to Oak Grove Cemetery
which is a public cemetery owned and operated by the City of
Paducah, is needed and is necessary for the purpose of enlarging
said cemetery, and it appearing that the acquisition of said
property can be acquired only by condemnation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COiylISSIONERS OF PADUCAH, KENTUCIa:
SECTION 1.
That a certain boundary cfproperty lying near and
adjacent to the Mausoleum Addition to the Oak Grove Cemetery,
which cemetery is owned and operated by the City of Paducah,
and within said City, and containing approximately one half
(2) block of ground, is needed and is necessary for the purpose
of enlarging and providing additional space in said cemetery.
Said property is now hereby condemned, and it is declared to be
necessary that it be condemned for such cemetery purposes. Said
property lies East of Rushing Street, North of Tully Street,
South of Flournoy Street and West of a fifteen (15) foot alley,
and fronts 160 feet on both Flournoy and Tully Streets and
approximately 3702 feet on Rushing Street.
SECTION 2.
For the purpose of instituting such necessary
proceedings as may be required for the acquisition of said
property by condemnation, the Corporation Counsel of the City
of Paducah is hereby authorized, empowered and :Instructed to
proceed by appropriate action in the appropriate Court or
Courts against the owners and all persons having any interest
in said property and said action is to be commenced immediately
and proceed as speedily as possible.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Signed
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners, April 1.9T935.
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, Olerk April � � 1935.
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