PUBLIC STREET OPENINGS
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) of the 1970 constitution of the State of Illinois and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City can enhance public access by opening new rights of way or widening existing rights of way; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. PARCEL 1
THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING WEST AND SOUTH OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, NORTH OF FULLERTON AVENUE, NORTHEAST OF ELSTON AVENUE AND EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF ROBEY STREET NOW KNOWN AS N. DAMEN AVENUE, AS NOW LOCATED, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FULLERTON AND WOLCOTT AVENUES, BEING ALSO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF VACATED BLOCK 10, IN FULLERTON'S ADDITION TO CHICAGO RECORDED MAY 7, 1879 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 221101, IN SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4; THENCE ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF NORTH 0 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF NORTH WOLCOTT AVENUE, 1.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST, 48.26 FEET; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, 17.03 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 317.53 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 206.50 FEET, WHOSE LONG CHORD IS 287.16 FEET AND BEARS NORTH 46 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST, 394.75 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 42 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, 12.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST, 35.91 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST, 73.38 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 32; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID LINE, 11.39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 24 MIN...
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