CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CHICAGO
COUNCIL CHAMBER
SECOND FLOOR, CITY HALL
TELEPHONE: 312-744-6800
March 4, 2011
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Transportation and Public Way begs leave to report and recommend that Your Honorable Body pass An ordinance for a proposed vacation of a portion of West 14th Street, West 14th Place, South Paulina Avenue, and the 16 foot public alleys in the block bounded by West Hastings Avenue, South Ashland Avenue, West 15th Street and the CTA right-of-way. This ordinance was referred to the Committee on February 9, 2011.
This recommendation was concurred unanimously by a viva voce vote of the members of the Committee with no dissenting vote.
(Ward 2)
firfthony Beale, Chairman
S^b^thot^ VACATION 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 bounded by W. Hastings Street, the Chicago Transit Authority elevated tracks immediately west of S. Paulina Avenue, W. 15th Street and S. Ashland Avenue are owned by the Illinois Medical District Commission (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Medical District Commission (the "IMDC") proposes to assemble properties including the portion ofthe streets and alleys to be vacated herein; 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 parts of public streets and alleys described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. ALL THOSE PARTS OF WEST 14™ STREET, WEST 14th PLACE AND SOUTH PAULINA STREET, LYING ADJACENT TO STINSON'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOC...
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