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Ordinance No. S33-04
AN ORDINANCE
VACATING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC STREET
(Dickie Avenue)
WHEREAS, the public interest will be served by vacating a portion of a public street in the
City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, said property is not necessary to serve the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That a portion of a public street in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois,
legally described as follows:
That part of Dickie Avenue bounded on the North by the southerly right-of-
way line of F.A.Route#6(U.S.Route 20)bounded on the East by the easterly right-
of-way line of Dickie Avenue, bounded on the South by the northerly right-of-way
line of Bluff City Boulevard and its westerly extension to the point of tangency, as
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vacation recorded December 6, 1928 as Document No. 10225730 and bounded on the
West by the westerly line of Dickie Avenue and its southwesterly extension to the
aforesaid point of tangency, all in Elgin Heights Addition to Elgin, being a
subdivision of part of Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded September 17, 1891, as
Document No. 1537442, in Cook County, Illinois.
be and the same is hereby vacated.
Section 2. That the City of Elgin does hereby reserve for and to itself and for and to any
public utility company owning any public utility or public service facilities in, upon or under said
right of way vacated by this ordinance full right of access for the purpose of continuing,extending or
installing any public utility or public service facilities and to maintain,renew,extend or construct or
reconstruct any such public utility or public service facilities. No buildings or other permanent
structure shall be construed upon said right-of-way vacated by this ordinance.
Section 3. That for and in consideration of the city vacating the portion of Dickie Avenue
as provided herein the Estate of Arnold Grasser as the owner of a parcel of property abutting the
portion of Wright Avenue vacated herein shall to the city the sum of$10,042.60. Upon receipt of
such funds,a quitclaim deed,a certified copy of this ordinance and a plat of said vacated right of way
shall be filed with the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, and thereupon the Estate of
Arnold Grasser as the owner of a parcel of property abutting the portion of Dickie Avenue vacated
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herein shall pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-91-1 acquire title to the entire portion of Wright Avenue
vacated by this ordinance.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and recording in the manner provided by law.
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Schock, Mayor
Presented: October 27, 2004
Passed: October 27, 2004
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 6 Nays: 0
Recorded: October 28, 2004
Published:
Attest:
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Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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