The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-11
Court of Common Pleas of
Sandusky County, Ohio.

Oscar Bali Robei O. LnUghiin. kRTistta Laugblin,
cs The City OF Fremont Petition 10 vasste GER
tain portion Of Market rect, bstveeD Arch and
Front Strsrt.
HTOTlCE Is hereby given that Oscar Bal, Robert
9 Lzughnn and Marietta LAughlin on the % h
dsy of December A. 1858, fi-d their petilion in
thfs case in tbe.Clerks oice Of ths Court of Com
ron Pleas FOX Sc jusky County, State of Ohio
settinR forth therein among other things tEat they
are the owners Of InLots Nos 5lS, 3iS and s2O 10
the city Of Fremont, Ssndusky County: Ohio, woich
said lois are B, unded tie Eouth BY Market Street
In Esid city, Also that petitioners constitute more
than two thirds Of tfe propTetors OF thst portion Of
the pst OF ssid city Immediately on the Nerih OF said
Market Street between Arch and frart Streets IN
aid city That according 20 the original plat OF said
city made and executed by the propreiors thereof,
Oct 81 1871 Market street Was desigpated - being
Ninty feet vide except betNesn said Arch and front
street vl.re IL NeE hundred and twenty feet
vi e. made so by adding there strip OF land fifteen
feat vide On each side thereof and oes- -gnated
market spaee" Thatthe tract Of land south Of
the north iipe of Mas ket street purchased fr
tbe United States y the original proprietors Of said
city upon credit before beng laid ou into lois and
streets - Aforesaid and that after II was 50 laid on
the purchase money therefore became payable, ana
the ssd proprietors falling to pay the same, SAID
land became forfeited TO the United States and 20
much of said town plat thereon became vacstei by
hz such forfeiture. That afisrwa ds one Thomas
Ewi-v su,in purchased ssid land fIom the United
Stairs and laid the of into lots streets and al
leys sLd dedicated It as'EwiDg's Addition. TbstAc-
c,rdirg to the plat OF said EwiDgs Addition" Mar
ket street was cerignsted sixty nine fest wide
from the original north line thereof. and ali that part
of original Market st and space Eouth thereof was
lted and included in the lois south o ssid street
noriinr TO said "Ewings Addition" That BY said
reduction in the width Of Market street the 10
rendered totally unfit fof Market purpOseS. and all
advantages and enehts which might otherwise have
accrued to the CT izens OF sad city from tie
thereof for market purposes have bseu lost and the
design and intention OF the orgloA Proprie'Ofs OF
said ty rencese6 a. M avail. That At no time has
SAID CITY exsrciFed any kBttory contsol over any
rart Of said street With reference 20 is for Mar
kt puTp UeiibeI has Tbs sal1s or ay pSTt IN
Of ever bsen Efed Occyplso Tor such purposes.
That for many years last past that portion 81 slid
street north Il its general EcTth line and between
faid Arch and Front rsets has been enclosed by
fence on ssi9 general north line ana used and
pied bF petitioner and lhtir z aot0Is Part OF
their reSpec' i've lots aforesaid. that tie g1t
ters Fict lks srd al other improvements cade and
e-pstructed uu said strest have been 80 made and
constructed at ervat ense an used and cceup:ec
for Insrv y-srs ss' with plcti.uIr TefsreJce TO
the general north OF sid street snd without re-
rsrG tg iiE use e. Z purposes That ~ the va
cation Ct that Is.g sie street north Of It's gsnsral
north line between e.. Arch and FrOat street., the
rorth lire thereof W Re made straight and said
street uni'oru, iuwiL throughout, and enable petit
tjnpeis 70 build valuAhe basBes buildiBgs upon the
lire OF said sire l. thereby increasing the value OF
contiguous property and cOnsEcing 20 he g7IeIa,
interest Of Tie said ely e Frencnt, without doing
damage 10 any person or Prsperty
The prayer said petition IS that 30 mEch OF said
Market ttrert which lies north Of its general Enrth
line and between raid Arch and Front streets bs
declared vsca'ed
Notice Is a,.o given hat sai1 petition viii b. Tor
hea iny NJ the next OF fsii Court ri Common
Pleas within tne for said Couuty and STATE, which
Commences lis session o. the ian dSy OF February,
AD. -s57. 0seAk sALl.,
R0BERrG LAUGHLTN,
MARIETTA LAUGHLIN.
J.R BARTLETT, ATTY for Petitioners.
Fremont, o., Dee e, lsee-s2v4