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RECORDER
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City of Elgin )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, Dolonna Mecum, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the duly qualified City Clerk of
the City of Elgin, in the Counties of Kane and Cook in the State of Illinois, and that as such City
Clerk I am the keeper and custodian of the files and records of said City of Elgin and the seal
thereof.
I DO FURTHER CERTIFY that the attached is a full, true, and correct copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. S8-03
AN ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING THE THOMAS P. AND EMMA MATTERS ESTATE
AT 636 PARK STREET AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK
passed by the Elgin City Council at its legally convened meeting held on April 23, 2003.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of the
City of Elgin at the said City in the County and State aforesaid this 19th day of May, 2003.
City Clerk
(SEAL)
This instrument prepared by: Return to:
William A. Cogley Dolonna Mecum
Corporation Counsel Elgin City Clerk
City of Elgin
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150 Dexter Court
150 Dexter Court Elgin, IL 60120
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Ordinance No. S8-03
AN ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING THE THOMAS P. AND EMMA MATTERS ESTATE
AT 636 PARK STREET AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK
WHEREAS, the Elgin Heritage Commission has conducted a
public hearing and determined that the Thomas P. and Emma
Matters Estate at 636 Park Street meets the criteria of the
Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, for designation of a
historical landmark; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin Heritage Commission has submitted its
report and findings in support of its determination and
recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Thomas P. and Emma Matters Estate at 636 Park
Street has been identified by the Elgin Heritage Commission, as
a significant historical and architectural structure within the
City of Elgin due to its connection to prominent Elgin citizens
and its significant architectural and structural design; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to promote civic pride through
an awareness of Elgin' s unique development and history; and
encourage the conservation and preservation of an important
segment of the man-made environment of the City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation
of the Elgin Heritage Commission and concurs in the
recommendation to designate the Thomas P. and Emma Matters
Estate at 636 Park Street as a historical landmark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the Thomas P. and Emma Matters
Estate at 636 Park Street, located upon the property legally
described as follows :
THAT PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 OF J. FORCE' S HEIR' S
ADDITION AND THAT PART OF LOT CCLIV OF COUNTY CLERK' S
SUBDIVISION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS : BEGINNING AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE WEST ALONG THE
NORTH LINES OF SAID LOTS 1 AND 2 , 120 FEET TO THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2 ; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE
WEST LINE EXTENDED OF SAID LOTS 2 ; 30 . 3 FEET; THENCE
EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 2 AND 1,
120 FEET TO THE EAST LINE EXTENDED OF SAID LOT 1;
THENCE SOUTH 30 . 3 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING IN THE
t"` CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS .
be and is hereby designated as a historical landmark as provided
in Chapter 20 . 06 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City Clerk is authorized
and directed to provide notice, send copies of the ordinance,
and record a certified copy of the ordinance in the office of
the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, Illinois .
s/ Ed Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: April 23 , 2003
Passed: April 23 , 2003
Omnibus Vote: Yeas : 6 Nays : 0
Recorded: April 24, 2003
Attest :
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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