Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-12-28
Court of Common Pleas of
Sandusky County, Ohio.

Oscsr BALL. Robsft G. Laushlin, Esristta LauShiin,
Is The City OF Fremont. Petition to vacate GER
tain portion Of Market Street, bstveen Arch and
Front Street.
AToTlCE is hereby given thst Oscar Bal, hobart
N q. Lsughlin aud Marietta Laughlin on the 20
dav of December A. D 1855, filed their psttiou in
this csss in the Clerks oice Of the Court of Com
Pleas il an orSand dusky County, State OF Ohio
setting forth therein among Othe. things that they
are the owners of In-Lots No's3I3 l9 and 3201s in
the city of Fremont. SSndusky County, Ohio, which
said lois are bounded the south By Market Street
in ssid city. Also that petitioners Itute more
than two thirds of the proprieors of that portion of
the Plat OF said city Immediately the North of said
Market Street between Arch and Front streets, in
raid city That according to the original plat of said
city, made and executed by the propret0-s thereof
Oct q, 1877, Market street was designated bsn5
Ninty feet wide except between said Arch and Front
Street where it was ooe hundred and twenty feet
wi e. made by adding there strip OF land fifteen
feet wide each side thereof aud designated as
Market Space" Thstthe tract of land south Of
the north line of Market street was purchased fr m
the Untd States BY the original propristors of said
city upon credit before bsing laid of into lots and
streets Aforesaid and that after it laid of
the purchase money therefore became payable, and
the ,aid proprietors failing to pay the same, said
land became forfeited to the United States and 50
much of raid town plat thereon becsms vacated by
b7 such forfeiture. That afterva ds one Thomas
Euisg sgsin purchased sail land from ths United
States and laid the of into lots, streets and al
leyR and dedicated il 'Ewings Addition That ac
coIdng to the plat of said Ewing Addition" Mar
from the original north line thereof and all that part
of original Market st. and space south thereowas va
Gated and included in the lots south of said
cording to said 'Ewing's Addition" That by said
reduction in the width Of Market street the same ia
rendered totally unit for Market PURPOSES and all
advantages and fene6ts which might otherwise have
accrued to the citizens of sid city from the use
thereof for market purposes have been lost and the
design and intention OF the original proprietoJs OF
said city rendered Of avail That at no time has
said city exercised any authority control over any
part of said street with to its use for Mar
purposes; neither has the same orauy part there
of ever been used or occupied for such purposes,
That for many years last past that portion CT said
street north Of its general north line and between
said Arch and Front streets has been enclosed by
fsnce ssil general north lima and used and
pied by petitioners and their .antoIs q part of
their Tefpec i've lots Aforesaid. that the gut
ters sidewalks and all other improvements made and
constructed on said street have been so made and
constructed at great expense and used and occupied
for many years last past with particular reference to
the general north line of said street and without
gSrd to its for market purposes. That by the
cation of that part OF said street north of its general
north line between said Arch and Front street, the
north line thereof will be made straight and said
street uniform in width throughout enable psti-
tiohers to build valuable business buildings upon the
ike of said sire t, thereby increasing the value of
contiguous property and conducting to the general
interest Of the said city ef Fremont, without doing
damsge to any person or property.
The prayer of said petition is that much of said
Market ttreet which lies north Of its general north
line and between said Arch and FIont streets may bs
declared vscated.
Notice is also given that said petition will be for
hearing at the next term of said Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County and Stxte, which
commences its session on the :th day of February,
A D. 1866. 0'CAR BALL, -
ROsERr c. LAUGHLIN, %
MARIETTA LAUGHLIN.
J.R BARTLETT, Atty for Petitioners.
Fremont, o., Dec. rs, fs56-52S4.