HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #0895RESOLUTION N0. f{ ~5
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING PERMISSION OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO CLOSE ILLINOIS ROUTE 9 & 78 ON LOCUST AT 1st AVE.
IN THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS ON OCTOBER 23, 1981 FROM 2:30 p.m.
TO 4:00 p.m.
WHEREAS the Canton High School Student Council (Parade Committee)
is sponsoring a parade the afternoon of October 23, 1981, (Home Coming
Parade).
WHEREAS the parade will require the temporary closure of Illinois
9 & 78 on Locust at 1st Avenue, 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 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 Locust
at 1st Avenue in the City of Canton, Illinois, for the period from
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on October 23, 1981 be requested of the Illinois
Department of Transportation.
2. That if such permission is granted by the Illinois Department
of Transportation, 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 Transportation, the City of Canton assumes full responsibility for
the direction, protection, 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 con-
spicuously marked for the benefit of traffic diverted from the state
highway.
4. That a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the
Illinois Department 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 Canton, Illinois and APPROVED
by the Mayor thereof this ~l Aq,~ day of ~.C/~ 1981.
APPROVED, d ~~-~~~r.-,,c ayor
DONALD E. EDWARDS
ATTEST: ~ ~~aJ CITY CLERK
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