INTERGOVERNMENTAL DEDICATION 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 4100-4158 W. 61st Street, are owned by the Public Building Commission of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to dedicate additional width in the public sidewalk as now built, to serve the adjacent Chicago Public School site known as the Southwest Area Middle School property, along the portion of the 61st street to be dedicated; 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 acceptance of the dedication of part of the public right of way 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 EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND THOSE PARTS OF LOTS 10 AND 11 IN FRED'K H. BARTLETT'S KEELER AVE. AND 61st ST. ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 3, 1923, AS DOCUMENT 7912322, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE 16 FOOT NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY THAT WAS VACATED MARCH 10, 1928, PER DOCUMENT 995149, LYING BETWEEN SAID LOTS 10 AND 11, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE 33 FOOT ROADWAY THAT WAS VACATED MARCH 10, 1928, PER DOCUMENT 995149, LYING EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOT 10, ALL TAKEN AS A TRACT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11;...
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