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ORDINANCE N0. ~~'Y
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PART OF LIBERTY PLACE IN THE CITY OF CANTON,
ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS, Chapter 24, Section 11-91-1, et seq. of the Illinois
Revised Statutes provides, in part, that whenever the corporate author-
ities of any municipality in the State of Illinois determine that the
public interest will be subserved by vacating any street or alley, or
part thereof, within their jurisdiction in any incorporated area, they
may vacate that street or alley, or part thereof, by an ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Canton, Illinois
have determined that the public interest will be subserved by vacating
a part of Liberty Place in the City of Canton, Illinois described as
follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe, 235 feet East of the
Southwest corner of Block 3 of Gould's Addition
to the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois,
thence East, 138 feet, more or less to the South-
east corner of said Block 3, thence South 17 feet,
thence West 138 feet, more or less, thence North
17 feet to the point of beginning.
The above described part of Liberty Place in the City of Canton,
Illinois is shown on the plat which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof; and
WHEREAS, the above described part of Liberty Place and the properties
contiguous thereto are wholly within the jurisdiction and corporate limits
of the City of Canton, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Canton, Illinois
have determined that the relief to the public from further burden and
responsibility of maintaining the above described part of Liberty Place
constitutes a public use or public interest authorizing the vacation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The following described part of Liberty Place in the City of
Canton, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby vacated, to-wit:
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Beginning at an iron pipe, 235 feet East of the
Southwest corner of Block 3 of Gould's Addition
to the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois,
thence East, 138 feet, more or less to the South-
east corner of said Block 3, thence South 17 feet,
thence West 138 feet, more or less, thence North
17 feet to the point of beginning.
The above described part of Liberty Place herein vacated is shown
on the plat which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. The City of Canton, Illinois, retains the right to maintain,
operate, repair and replace, by itself or by any licensee or a holder
of a franchise from the City, any and all wires, pipes, conduits, sewer
mains, water mains, or any other facility or equipment for the maintenance
or operation of any utility now located beneath the surface of. the street
herein vacated.
3. In the event any of the aforementioned utilities are removed or
are no longer necessary to be preserved pursuant to consent by the corporate
authorities of the City of Canton, Illinois and the utility company or
companies operating such utilities, then and in that event the right of
the City of Canton, Illinois to maintain, operate, repair and replace said
utilities as above provided shall be terminated with respect to the premises
herein vacated.
4. That the City Clerk of the City of Canton, Illinois is hereby
directed to have a certified copy of this ordinance recorded in the Office
of Recorder of Deeds of Fulton County, Illinois.
5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage by the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the aldermen
of the City of Canton, Illinois and approval by the Mayor therof.
PASSED by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the aldermen of
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the City of Canton, Illinois and APPROVED by the Mayor thereof this ~_
day of F2bl-u.ar+~ 1980.
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APPROVED:
HARLAN E. CROUCH, MAYOR
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~ANCY S WHITES, CITY CLERK
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Beginning at an iron pipe,235 feet East of the Southwest
corner of Rlock 3 of Gould's Addition to City of Canton,
Fulton_ County,Illinois, thence East, 138 feet, more or
less to the Southeast corner of saki Block 3, thence South
17 feet, thence West 138 feet, more or less, thence North
17 feet to the PO6.
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COUNTY OF FULTON )
I, Nancy Whites, City Clerk of the City of Cantan, in the
County of Fulton, and State of Illinois, do hereby certify that
as the City Clerk of the City of Canton, I am the keeper of
records, minutes, ordinances and other books, records and papers
of said City, and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of the Ordinance # 759 adopted by the City Council of
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said City and approved by the Mayor on the 19th day of February 1980.
WITNESS my hand and the Corporate Seal of the City of Canton,
Illinois this 27th day of February, 1980.
ITY CLERK