The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-08
Court of Common Pleas of
SanduskY County, Ohio.

Oscar Ball, Robert c. Laughn, Marietta Lang him,
"a The City OF Fremont Petition to vacate Ger.
tain portion Of Market Street. sstween Arch and
Front Street.
N 6! !LauEhlin and Marietta Laughlin on the 26;h
aav Of December, 4. D. 1855, fled their pAtition in
this case In the Clerks Office Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas In and for SGndusky County State of Ohio
setting forth thersin among other things that they
are the owners Of Ia-ots Nos Sl8, 3le and s2oN in
the city Of Fremont, Ssndpsky County, Ohio, which
said lots are bounded the sout1 BY Market street
in said city. Also that petitioners constitute more
than tvothirds Of tie propretors OF that portiono
the Mat Of said city Immediately the North
Market Street between Arch and Front streets, in
said city. Thst according to the original plat of said
city, made and executed BY the ProPrietors thereof,
Oct a. 1917, Market strest Tss designated So being
Nintv feet wide except between SID arch and Front
street where it was oIs hundred and twenty feet
nj q made 80 BY adding there STRIP OF and hieen
fest vide on each side thereof and designated as
ssMarket aosce" Thatthe tract OF land south of
the north line Of Market street was purchased fr u
the United States ey the original Propreiors Of sae
eity upon credit before being aid ef into lots and
street1 Aforesaid and thai after it sal sc laid Of
the purchase money therefore becaue payable, and
the >id proprietors failing 70 pay The same, said
snd becar6c forfeited to the United States and 50
= - ~ asa tewn plst thereon beesme vacated b5
- -,,.E forieiture TSst Afterwards one Thomas
Exing again purchased said lsnH from ths United
Ststss and laid the aame of into lots, strAs ano t
isTs and dedicatsdit ss Ewing Addition Thatae
ket str,st was dsEigpated ~ sixty nine fest wide
from the original north lime thereO all that part
Of original Market st. and south thereof
sted md incu in the lots south OF said street
eording to said ''Ewirg's Addition" That by said
REDUCTION in the width Of Market street the same is
rendered totally un6t for Market purposes, and all
advantsres and enefts which might otherwise have
accrued to the ci iIens OF ssid city from tie Use
thereof for market purposes have been lost and the
design and intention OF the original pTopretoTs of
said cty rendered q no syai- That al DO time has
sad city exercised any authority control over any
na Of said street with refeIenee 10 its for Mar
II pnrposet: neither has the any part ID
on ever been pssd or occupied for such purposes.
That for many years last past hist portion OF SAID
.trest north Of its general north line and between
nd Arch and Front streets has been enclosed by
Inee on said general north line and used and occu
MED Nv petitiousru and their gIsntOrs part Of
fheir feepectiye lots aforesaid. so that the g1t
tera sidevaiks and all other improvements made and
constructed at great expense and used and occupied
So many ears last past with particular reference 10
The General north line Of said street and without
rer 20 its Hss for markst purposes. That by the
on az that part Of said strest north Of Its general
orfb ljns between ssd Arch and Front streets, tbs
north line thereof will be made straight and said
1treat inform in width throug ghout and enable petit
tiousre 70 buid valuable buildings upon tie
Iine Of said street. thereby inersssirg the value Of
eontsguous property and senoueiDg to the general
damage 10 any person or property
The prayer Of said petition is THAI much ofssid
Market street which lies north OF its general Dorth
line and between said Arch and FIontEtre may be
declared vacated.
Notice is also given that said DC ition will be for
bearing At the next term of Baid Court Of ComrSa
Pleas within and for said County and State, which
commences its session on the l1th day of February
AID. 1867. 0sCARBALL,
ROBERT @. LAUGHLIN,
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