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COMMERCIAL ORDINANCE
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 properties at 1900-1938 W. Fullerton Avenue, and 2401-2413 N. Elston Avenue are owned by Vienna Beef, Limited, an Illinois corporation ; and
WHEREAS, Vienna Beef, Limited proposes to ultimately build over and incorporate the alley into their south property, in conjugation with the realignment of N. Elston Avenue being done by the City of Chicago Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of the public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of part of public alley, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 15 IN BLOCK 8 OF FULLERTON'S ADDITION TO CHICAGO RECORDED ON MAY 7, 1879 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 221101; THENCE NORTHERLY ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF NORTH 0 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF NORTH WOLCOTT AVENUE, 16.00 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE EAST-WEST 16 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY, SAID ALLEY ADJOINING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOTS 15 THROUGH 31 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 337.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF VACATED LOT 1 IN SAID BLOCK 8, SAID LOT VACATED BY DOCUMENT NUMBER 2339230 RECORDED JANUARY 27, 1896; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID LINE, 17.86 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY...
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