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RESOLIITION N0. 3192
A RESOLIITION DIRECTING DEMOLITION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 123 E. ELM STREET, CANTON, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, that by reason of recommendations of the Fulton
County Health Department and Phillips and Associates, Inc. it has
been made to appear that a house located at 123 E. Elm Street,
Canton, Illinois, and more specifically described as follows:
Part of Lot 7 in Jones' First Addition to the Town, now City of
Canton, described as follows: Commencing at a point 61 1/2 feet
West of the Southeast corner of said Lot 7, running thence North
g0 feet, thence West 20 feet, thence South g0 feet, thence East 20
feet, to the place of beginning, situated in Fulton County,
Illinois,
is in dangerous and unsafe condition and that said real estate is
owned by Maurice L. Jenkins.
WHEREAS, Ch. 2/~, SS 11-31-1 et sequi, Illinois Revised
Statutes empowers municipalities to demolish, repair or cause the
demolition or repair of dangerous and unsafe buildings; and
further empowers municipalities to apply to the Circuit Court for
an Order to demolish, obtain a personal judgement for costs of
demolition and the legal action, and obtain alien on said
premises and to foreclose on same; and,
WHEREAS, the 15 day statutory notice has previously been
given by City staff pursuant to prior instructions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois that the building(s)
located on the premises described above is hereby declared to be
dangerous and unsafe within the meaning of the Statutes set forth
in Ch. 24, SS 11-31-1 et sequi, Illinois Revised Statutes; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Canton City Attorney be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to apply on behalf of the
City of Canton to the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit
of Fulton County, Illinois, for an Order authorizing the City to
demolish said building, to obtain judgment for costs of every
kind, and to attach a lien thereto and to foreclose the same.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 5th day of October,
1993, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Molleck, Phillips, Sarff, Bohler, May, Chapman.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Aldermen Coay, Meade.
APPROVED:
Donald E. wards, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Whit s, City Clerk.
CERTIFICATE
STATE C&' II.LII~AIS , )
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COUN'T'Y OF FULTON . )
I, Nancy Glhites, City Clerk of the City of Canton, in the Co~mty of Fulton
and State of Illinois, cb herety certify that as the City Clerk of the City
of Canton, I am the keeper of records, miurutes, ordinances and other books,
records and papers of said City, ~.3 that the foregoing is a true and correct
sorry of
RESOLUTICN NO. 3192
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING DENBJLITICI~ OF L~IPROVII~ITS TO REAL
PROPERTY IACATED AT 123 E. ELM STREET, CANTON, ILLINOIS.
adopted by the City Co~cil of said City and approved by the Mayor thereof
on the 5th ~y of October 19 93
WI'I'I~SS ray hand and the Corporate Seal of the City of Canton, Illinois
this 6th day of October 19 93
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(SEAL)