1 BCGN 815 PACE 781 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER: DECLARATION OF WITHDRAWAL FROM DEDICATION OF STREETS, BOULEVARDS AND CIVIC CENTER WHEREAS, The Fidelity Trust and Development Company was the owner in 1913 of a tract of land known as "OAKSIDE PARK" and caused a Map thereof to be prepared and recorded in Map Book 1, at Page 8, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, and said Map shows a subdivision of said property by laying out Streets, Boulevards and also shows thereon a Civic Center; and WHEREAS, none of said Streets, Boulevards and Civic Center have at any time been opened up and used for the purposes for which they were dedicated; and WHEREAS, Five Hundred (500) lots were never sold in said subdivision; and WHEREAS, Edw. B. Ward and wife, Frances P. Ward, are the successors in title to all of the right, title and interest of The Fidelity Trust and Development Company; and WHEREAS, the said Fidelity Trust and Development Company heretofore withdraw the dedication of said Streets, Boulevards and Civic Center, and some question has arisen as to the sufficiency of said Withdrawal of Dedication; and WHEREAS, no one has ever used said Streets, Boulevards and Civic Center or made any claim to the right to use them under said Map and there is no necessity for said Streets, Boulevards and Civic Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that on this 20th day of July , 1967 , Edw. B. Ward and wife, Frances P. Ward, hereby make Declaration Withdrawing From Dedication all of the Streets, Boulevards and Civic Center shown on the Map of "OAKSIDE PARK" duly recorded in Map Book 1, at Page 8, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Edw. B. Ward and wife, Frances P.
Ward, have
he Map of "OAKSIDE PARK" duly recorded in Map Book 1, at Page 8, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Edw. B. Ward and wife, Frances P.
Ward, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, this 20th day of July, 1967.
Su and (Edw. B. Ward) (SEAL) (SEAL) Ward Fard (Francis P. Ward) BOOK 815 PAGE 782 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER: 1, 1 Rachel In a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid State and County, do hereby certify that EDW. B.
WARD and wife, FRANCES P. WARD, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal, this the 20th day of 1967 NOVE Rachel Inmont Notary Public My commission expires: 12.15.67 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: NEW HANOVER COUNTY: The foregoing certificate of Rachel Inman , a Notary Public of New Hanover County, is adjudged to be correct. Let the Instrument with the certificate be recorded. Drawn by G. Dudley Humphrey.
This 23 day of 1967.
Received and Recorded AUG 23 1967 10:38 A. M.
Paul Blanchard Register of Deeds Ston D. Clerk Superior Court -2-