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. � <br /> ` , � �ICROFILMEU I <br /> ORDINANCE N0. � 3—s <br /> AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF A <br /> STREET AND AN ALLEY <br /> - NORTH LOTn1BER STREET - <br /> WfiEREAS , a netition has been received from Norths.ide Baptist <br /> Church of Decatur, the owner of all property abutting thereon <br /> requesting vacation of portions of that certain street in the <br /> Citv of Decatur, Illinois , commonly known as North Lowber Street <br /> and portions of an alley, said portions of said street and alley <br /> being more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto <br /> and hereby ma.de a part hereof; and, <br /> j,T�iEREAS , said vacation of North Lowber Street is necessary <br /> and desirable because North Lowber Street as actually constructed <br /> does not lie on said right of way but instead on property of said <br /> Northside Baptist Church which property said Church is dedicating <br /> to the City; and, , <br /> WHEREAS , said vacation of said alley is necessary and desirable <br /> because said alley was previously deeded to the Northside Baptist <br /> Church by the City of Decatur for valuable consideration and <br /> vacating said alley now will remove a cloud on the title of said <br /> Church to said alley; and, <br /> [�h:EREAS , said portions of said street and alley are no longer <br /> useful to the public or to the City or to the owners of property <br /> abutting thereon and the public interest will be subserved by <br /> vacating said portions of said street and alley and the public <br /> will be relieved from any further burden or responsibility for <br /> opening, improvin� or maintaining said portions of said street <br /> and alley. <br /> NOW THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> DECATUR, ILLINOIS : <br /> Section 1. That the above-described portions of said North <br /> Locaber Street and the alley be, and the same are hereby, vacated <br /> as a public street and alley inasmuch as the same are no longer <br />