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ORDINANCE NO. 1931
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AN ALLEY RUNNING EAST-WEST ALONGSIDE
EIGHTH AVENUE BETWEEN ASH STREET AND SPRUCE STREET IN THE CITY
OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS, Section 11-91-1, et. seq., of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-91-1,
provides, in part, whenever the corporate authorities in 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, Section 11-91-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code also provides that the Ordinance
vacating any street or alley, or part thereof, shall be passed by the affirmative vote of at least
three-fourths of the aldermen, trustees or commissioners then holding office; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois have
determined that the public interest shall be subserved by vacating an alley running east-
westalongside Eighth Avenue between Ash Street and Spruce Street, all in the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois, which alley is more fully described as follows:
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Part of Hollandsworth Addition to the City of Canton, Illinois, as shown on subdivision
plat recorded in Plat Book 2, more particularly described as follows:
A 16 feet wide alley lying south of Lots 1 through 6 and north of Lots 7 through 12, also
lying east of Eighth Avenue and west of 27 feet wide alley all being in said Hollandsworth
Addition as shown on subdivision plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 28.
The above-described alley in the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois is referenced in the
Exhibit prepared by Maurer-Stutz, Inc. dated March 21, 2008, which Exhibit is attached hereto
and incorporated herein as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the above-described alley and the properties contiguous to said alley 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
alley constitutes a public use or public interest authorizing the vacation of said alley.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois as follows:
1. That the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois hereby finds the
foregoing recitals to be fact.
2. That the following-described alley running east-west along Eighth Avenue between Ash
Street and Spruce Street in the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, be and same as hereby
vacated, to wit:
Part of Hollandsworth Addition to the City of Canton, Illinois, as shown on subdivision
plat recorded in Plat Book 2, more particularly described as follows:
A 16 feet wide alley lying south of Lots 1 through 6 and north of Lots 7 through 12, also
lying east of Eighth Avenue and west of 27 feet wide alley all being in said Hollandsworth
Addition as shown on subdivision plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 28.
The above-described alley in the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois is referenced on the plat
prepared by Maurer-Stutz, Inc. dated March 21, 2008. This plat is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
3. The aforesaid vacation is specifically made subject to an easement and perpetuity under, over,
and across the aforesaid vacated alley for the purposes of maintaining, placing, constructing, or
reconstructing public utilities to include, but not limited to, the following: gas and electric
transmission lines; water and sewer lines; telephone lines; cable television lines; or any present
or future utilities of whatsoever nature or description. The easement hereby reserves shall be the
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same dimensions as those portions of the aforesaid alley vacated and shall run in favor of the
City of Canton, all existing easement holders, and all holders of future easements and each of
their respective successors and assigns.
4. That the City Clerk of the City of Canton, Illinois is hereby ordered and directed to have a
certified copy of this Ordinance recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Fulton
County, Illinois immediately upon passage and approval of this Ordinance.
5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the
affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the aldermen then holding office in the City of
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois and the approval of the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the affirmative vote ofthree-fourths of the aldermen then holding office in the City
of Canton, Illinois at a regular meeting this 6th day of May , 2008 upon a
roll call vote as follows:
AYES: A7-dennen Lewis, Strandberg, Meade, Nidiffer, West, Sarff , Berardi,
Schenck.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
Nancy hites, City Clerk
This document prepared by and return to:
Chrissie L. Peterson
City of Canton
2 N. Main Street
Canton, IL 61520
(309)647-2738
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ALLEY VACATION EXHIBIT
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FOR: CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS
DATE 0.312 112008 REVISIONS PROJECT NO.
DRAWN KDR 241-07004
CHECKED KRL DRAWING NO.
APPROVED KRL 1
FIELD BK. --- FILE NAME: Vocation Plat.DWG SHEET 1 OF 1