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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, and West of Maple Avenue legally described as:
• THAT PART OF THE EASTERLY HALF 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 CENTER LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE
NORTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST,
367.96 FEET ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, TO A POINT ON
A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3,
SAID PARALLEL LINE BEGINS AT A POINT ON THE WEST
LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE, 283.60 FEET NORTH OF THE
INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE
AND THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD
AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 06
SECONDS EAST, 23.86 FEET ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE
TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE;
• THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS
EAST, 338.40 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE
SOUTHERLY MOST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 3, SAID
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CORNER BEING -THE INTERSECTION OF: THE WEST LINE
OF MAPLE AVENUE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF
EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES
16 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, 24.78 FEET ALONG THE
SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF MAPLE
AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH
LINE OF CHURCH STREET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES
49 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST, 7.80 FEET, TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING.
is hereby vacated, to, the�,City of: Evanston, asJ ndicated, by °the:wordsu'hereby-wacated".zs-.
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: I tA_n
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Adopted: atll�
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Approved: � -,1999
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ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT A
PLAT OF VACATION
THAT PART OF THE EASTERLY HALF 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 CENTER LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE
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NORTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST, 367.96 FEET ALONG SAID CENTER
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LINE, TO A POINT ON A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3, SAID
PARALLEL LINE BEGINS AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE, 283.60 FEET
NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE AND THE
NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52
MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST, 23.86 FEET ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE TO THE EASTERLY
LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 04 SECONDS
EAST, 338.40 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHERLY MOST CORNER OF SAID
BLOCK 3, SAID CORNER BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE
AND THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF EAST RAILROAD AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES
16 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, 24.78 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE
WEST LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF
CHURCH STREET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST, 7.80 FEET,
SCALE: 1"=100'
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
EASTERLY HALF OF EAST RAILROAD
AVENUE WAS PREVIOUSLY VACATED
BY DOCUMENT NUMBER 24304331
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AREA TO BE VACATED = 7,160 sq.ft.