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114-0-77
AN ORDINANCE
To Acquire Certain
Property For Public Purposes
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is authorized by law to
acquire real property for public purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is
necessary and convenient to acquire the real estate hereinafter
described for public library purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That it is hereby determined that it is
necessary, convenient and desirable for
the City of Evanston to acquire title to and possession of the
following described real estate in the City of Evanston, County
of Cook, State of Illinois:
Lot 7 in Block 18 in North Evanston, being a
subdivision of Lots 11, 121) 13, 14, 15, 16
and the West 4 3/10th Acres of Lot 17 in Geo.
Smith's Subdivision of the South part of the
Archange Ouilmette Reservation, recorded in
Book 29, Page 58 of Maps, and also of Lots 1,
3 and that part of Lot 2, lying between the
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway and the West
line of Lot 3, produced to the North line of
Section 12, Township 41 North, Range 13, East
40 of the Third Principal Meridian, of Assessor's
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Plat of Evanston, recorded in book 143, Page
45 of Maps, said Plat of North Evanston record-
ed in Book 168, Page 35 in Book of Maps, all
in Cook County, Illinois
for public library purposes.
SECTION 2: That the City Attorney of the City of
Evanston is hereby authorized and directed
to negotiate for and on behalf of the City of Evanston with the
owners of said real estate for the purchase thereof by the City
of Evanston, and in the event such negotiations are unable to
cause an agreement with the owners upon the compensation to be
paid therefor, the City Attorney is authorized, empowered and
directed to cause condmenation proceedings to be instituted for
the purpose of acquiring title to and possession of the described
real estate in accordance with the eminent domain laws of the
State of Illinois.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval,
and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced
Adopted
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4City Clerk
, 1977
, 1977
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