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. . � � <br /> . <br /> ���t� <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 87-74 <br /> ORDINANCE VACATING PORTION OF STREET <br /> AND PORTION OF ALLEY <br /> DECATUR HOUSING AUTHORITY <br /> WHEREAS, a petition has been received from the Decatur <br /> Housing Authority, being the owner of all property abutting <br /> thereon, requesting vacation of a portion of that certain street <br /> in the City of Decatur, Illinois, commonly known as East Orchard <br /> Street , and further requesting vacation of a portion of an alley <br /> located between North Calhoun Street and North Illinois Street, <br /> said portion of said street and alley being more particularly <br /> described as : <br /> Beginning at a point on the Southeast corner of Lot 13 <br /> in Block i7 of Carver' s Addition as per Plat recorded <br /> in Book T Page 238 of the records in the Recorder' s <br /> Office of Macon County, Illinois; thence South to the <br /> North Right-of-Way line of East Orchard Street thence <br /> West to the Southwest corner of Lot 9 , Block 17 of said <br /> Carver' s Addition, thence South to the South Right-of- I <br /> Way line of East Orchard Street , also known as the I <br /> Northwest corner of Lot 18 , Block 20 of said Carver' s , <br /> Addition, thence East to the West Right-of-Way line of ' <br /> North Illinois Street , also known as the Northeast <br /> corner of Lot 1 Block 20 of said Carver' s Addition, <br /> thence North to the North Right-of-Way line of East � <br /> Orchard Street , also known as the Southeast corner of <br /> Lot 8 Block 17 of said Carver' s Addition, thence West <br /> to the Southwest corner of said Lot 8 , Block 17 , thence <br /> North to the Northwest corner of Lot 5 , Block 17 of <br /> said Carver' s Addition, thence West 14 feet to the <br /> point of beginning; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public <br /> hearing upon said petition on June 4 , 1987 and did thereafter <br /> recommend to the Council that the prayer of said petition be <br /> granted and said portions of said street and alley be vacated as <br /> requested; and, <br /> WHEREAS, said portions of said street and alley are no <br /> longer useful to the public or to the City or to the owners of <br /> property abutting thereon and the public interest will be <br /> subserved by vacating said portions of said street and alley and <br /> the public will be relieved from any further burden or <br /> responsibility for opening, improving or maintaining said portion <br /> of said street and alley. <br />