HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #1032RESOLUTION N0. 1032
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING PERMISSION OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO CLOSE ILLINOIS ROUTES 9 AND 78 ON SOUTH FIFTH AVENUE AT EAST OAK STREET IN
THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1984, FROM NINE O'CLOCK A.M. TO
TWELVE O'CLOCK P.M. (NOON)
WHEREAS, the Canton Friendship Festival is sponsoring a parade the morning
of September 8, 1984; and
WHEREAS, this parade will require the temporary closure of Illinois Routes
9 and 78 on South Fifth Avenue at East Oak Street, a state highway in the City
of Canton, Illinois and
WHEREAS, Section 4 - 408 of the Illinois Highway Code authorizes the Illinois
Department of Transportation to issue permits to local authorities to temporarily
close portions of state highways for such public purposes or needs as parades and
local celebrations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON
ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That permission to close Illinois Routes 9 and 78 on South Fifth Avenue
at East Oak Street in the City of Canton, Illinois, for the period from nine a.m.
to twelve p.m. (noon) on September 8, 1984 be requested of the Illinois Department
of Transportation.
2. That if such permission is granted by the Illinois Department of Trans-
portation, all highway traffic during the periods of time specified above shall
be detoured over the following routes; traffic will be permitted to pass during
parade breaks.
3. That if such permission is granted by the Illinois Department of Trans-
portation, the City of Canton assumes full responsibility for the direction, pro-
tection, and regulation of the traffic during the time the detour is in effect and
all liabilities for damages of any kind occasioned by the closing of the state
highway, and it is further agreed that efficient all-weather detours will be
maintained to the satisfaction of the Illinois Department of Transportation and
conspicuously marked for the benefit of traffic diverted from the state highway.
4. That a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Illinois Depart-
ment of Transportation to serve as a formal request for the permission sought in
this Resolution.
5. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage
by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approval by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approved by
the Mayor thereof this 15thday of May 1984.
APPROVED: ~~~., D~.~ ~~ _~ .~_
Donald E. Edwards, Mayor
ATTEST: ~. .
Nancy S. W ites, City Clerk