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Ordinance No. S19-90
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
( 100 West Lawrence Avenue)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
determined that it is necessary and desirable to construct and
maintain a public right of way across certain property; and
WHEREAS, in order to construct and maintain said public
right of way, it is necessary to acquire certain property
hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit authorized
to exercise any power and perform any function relating to its
government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the construction and maintenance of a public
right of way is within the government and affairs of the City
of Elgin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
r Section 1 . That it is hereby determined that certain
property in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois,
hereinafter described, be acquired for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining a public right of way for the
benefit of the public.
Section 2 . That it is hereby determined that it is
necessary and desirable that the City of Elgin shall acquire
title to and possession of the following described real
property, which property is necessary, required and needed for
the purpose of constructing and maintaining a public right of
way, lying wholly within the limits of the City of Elgin, to
wit:
That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section
14, Township 41 North, Range 8 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwesterly corner of Lot 29 in
Block 23 of William C. Kimball 's Second Addition to
the City of Elgin; thence North 34 degrees 11
minutes 16 seconds West, along the Easterly line of
State Street ( formerly known as Main Street) , 43.70
feet to the Northerly line of Lawrence Avenue (East
of State Street) , for the Place of Beginning; then
continuing North 34 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds
eft. along said Easterly line of State Street,
t� 461.94 feet; thence North 65 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds East, 96 .51 feet to the Westerly right of
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way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific Railroad as Document No. 3302; thence South
33 degrees 34 minutes 18 seconds East, along
aforesaid right of way line, 22 .0 feet; thence North
65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along the
South line of aforesaid right of way line, 2 .90 feet
to the Westerly right of way line of aforesaid
Railroad as Document No. 5046; thence South 34
degrees 37 minutes 24 seconds East, along said
Westerly right of way line, 452 .41 feet to the
aforesaid Northerly line of Lawrence Avenue; thence
South 71 degrees 26 minutes 06 seconds West, along
said Northerly line of Lawrence Avenue, 105.23 feet
to the Point of Beginning, containing 1 .068 acres
more or less, in the City of Elgin, Kane County,
Illinois.
Section 3 . That Larry L. Rice, City Manager of the City
of Elgin, be and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed
to negotiate for and on behalf of the City of Elgin with the
owner or owners of the above described real property for the
purchase of the real property described by the City of Elgin.
Section 4 . That the City Manager be and is hereby
authorized to offer $138,000.00 as and for compensation to the
eowner or owners of the above-described property.
Section 5. In the event that the City Manager is unable
to agree with the owner or owners of said property as to
compensation to be paid therefor, in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, then title to and possession of
said property shall be acquired by the City of Elgin in
accordance with the laws of eminent domain of the State of
Illinois, and the Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to institute appropriate proceedings in
any court of competent jurisdiction to acquire title to and
possession of said property for the City of Elgin in
accordance with the eminent domain laws of the State of
Illinois.
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: November 14, 1990
Adopted: November 14, 1990
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Attest:
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s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk