INTERGOVERNMENTAL 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 1556-1604 E. 56th Street, are owned by the City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and City of Chicago in Trust for the Use of Schools for the Benefit and Use of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and City of Chicago in Trust for the Use of Schools for the Benefit and Use of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago propose to improve the adjacent Bret Harte Elementary School (CPS) with a new playground, parking lot and student drop off area that include the portion of the alleys to be vacated; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of those portions of the public alleys, and the opening of a new public alley, as described in the following ordinance; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. EXHIBIT "A" OPENING OF AN EAST-WEST 18 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY
LYING IN LOT 18 IN BLOCK 1 OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 14.09 ACRES IN THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12 AND THE WEST PART OF THE NORTHWEST 17.93 ACRES IN THE FRACTIONAL NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLE OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON JUNE 1, 1883, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 472550 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTHERLY 18 FEET OF THE WEST 150.00 FEET OF SAID LOT 18 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTHERLY LIN...
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