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AN ORDINANCE
Vacating A Portion of East Railroad Avenue
North of Church Street and East of
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
to Abutting Owners
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the certain portion of East Railroad Avenue North of Church
Street and South of Clark Street legally described as:
• THAT PART OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE LYING
WESTERLY OF BLOCK 3 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
PARTITION OF LOT 22 IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S DIVISION
OF UNSUBDIVIDED LANDS IN SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 41
NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
CHURCH STREET AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE, SAID LINE ALSO
BEING THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE
NORTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST,
445.87 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE; THENCE
NORTH 56 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST,
40.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 33
DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, 103.89 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF
THAT PART OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE VACATED BY
• DOCUMENT NO. 24304331; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES
52 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST,-23.86 FEET ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID VACATED EAST RAILROAD AVENUE
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TO THE CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES;10-
MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, 367.96 FEET ALONG THE
CENTERLINE OF SAID EAST RAILROAD AVENUE TO THE
NORTH LINE OF CHURCH STREET AFORESAID; THENCE
SOUTH 89 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST,
23.84 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
is hereby vacated to the City of Evanston .as indicated by the words "hereby vacated" as _
shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated into. this Ordinance: - """:�
SECTION 2: Said street portion is hereby vacated and closed, inasmuch as the
corporate authorities of the City of Evanston have determined that the public interest will
be served by said vacation. The City of Evanston as owner of abutting property shall
pay the sum of $1.00 as compensation for said vacation and on such payment shall •
own the entire parcel vacated.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: tic , 1999
Adopted: V ► I "I , 1999
PPr d: �ti-r�.�. �� , 1999
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Approw d as to fo m
Corporation ounsel
Ayes
Nays
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EXHIBIT A
PLAT OF VACATION
THAT PART OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE LYING WESTERLY OF BLOCK 3 IN THE
x;t CIRCUIT COURT PARTITION OF LOT 22 IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S DIVISION
OF UNSUBOIVIOED LANDS IN SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS _
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF CHURCH STREET AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF EAST
RAILROAD AVENUE. SAID LINE ALSO BEING THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES
04 SECONDS WEST, 445.87 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE; THENCE NORTH 56
DEGREES 49 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, 40.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04
SECONDS EAST, 103.89 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THAT
PART OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE VACATED BY DOCUMENT NO. 24304331; THENCE SOUTH
89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST, 23,86 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
VACATED EAST RAILROAD AVENUE TO THE CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 10
MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, 367.96 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID EAST RAILROAD
AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF CHURCH STREET_ AFORESAID; THENCE SOUTH 89 -
DEGREES 49 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST, 23.84 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING.
SCALE: 1'- 100'
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AREA OF BE VACATED = 10,995 sq.ft.