The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25

Oscar Ball. Robert G. Lsughlin. Marietta IaughIis,
rs The City OF Fremont Petition 70 vacats ser
tain portion Of Market Street, hstEeen Arch and
Front Street.
KTOTICE is hereby given that Oscar Bail. Robe7t
IN g. Laughlin and Marietta LaugnIin on the 26'h
day Of December, A. D 1885, fled their pstitiou IN
this case in the Clerks once Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas ir and SAndusky County State OF Ohio
setting forth therein among other things that thsv
the owners of InLots Nos 3I5, $40 and 32osz In
the city Of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, which
said lots bounded the south by Market Street
in said city Also that petitioners constitute mere
than tvothirds OF the proPrietors that pcrtionof
the plat OF said city immediately the North ofssi
Market Street between Arch and Front streets, in
said city. That according to the original plat Of said
city, made andexeeuted BY the pr0prieto,s thsreoL
Oct 81 1917, Market street designated IS being
Nintyfeet wide except between said Arch and 'FRONT.'
Street where it was one hundred and twenty feet
wi .e made by adding thereto strip OF land 6ftseu
feet wide on each side thereof and DESIGNATED a.
s.hsrkes Space" ThStthe tract OF land soufb ~
the north line OF Market stree- purchased fan
the United States BY the original propristors sf Sd
city upon credit before being Ia. nT into lots ami
streets Aforesaid and that after vas 40 laid OF
the purchase money therefore BEG ~ ,na
the raid propriet0rs falling to psy u,. sau,z sa.d
land became forfeited to the Unitso Stsseg an5 -
much Of said town plat thereon bee me vsoxfsl ~
by such forfeiture. That zfferxa-Gs ore Tbor,sz
Ewing again purchased said land frt n tb. TrnIFe,
States, and laid tie same OF into lots strests and A.
leys and dedicated it as sEwings ACdiinp' Thatar-
cording to the plat of said ''Ewirrs ADDITION Ma
ket street vas designated IS sixty nine fest wide
from the original north line thereof and al thst-f
Of original Market st. and space south
Gated and included in the lots sOuth Of said sfrsPr
cordiDg to said "Esing's Addition" That b. aid
reduction in the width Of Market street the sam, II
rendered totally unit for Market purpasss ana al
advantages and onehts which night otherEiSs bavs
accrued tO the ei'i1ens Of ssid city from. the ne
thersof for market purposes have 5eea LOST and tb
design and intention of the Original prOprieiors Of
said city rendered no avail. That AZ no time has
said city exercised any authority or control orer w
part of said street with reference to its use for Ns
kst purposes; neither has the or a mart tbsra
Of ever been used or occupied Tor such pursos,s
That for many years last pss tha. portion az -.ia
street north Of its general north iire and bsf-s.
said Arch and Front streets has been suclos-a Nv .
fence on said general nor.h lns and used and oc-r
pied BY petitioners and tLsir g-aptals as psrt Of
their respective lots Aforesaid. so that ~, =.
tiers. sidewalks and all other ignpro veuen4s
constructed OHsaid stree. have been 20 ysssa s-5
constructed at great Expense sna used AMI oen;o5
for many years last past with Itiuular reference 10
tha general north inns Of said street and if;,o,t -
gard TO its use FOR market parroses Thst bv AZ =
cation of that part Of said street north of IT, ,l
north line between saidArch and Front &c., ~.
rorth line thereof viii 5e made straight and sssd
street uniform in width throu ghour and susI ,.ft
TONERS to build valuable business buiidiprs uror tba
lirecf said street. thereby ineFaasing tko xlse ~
contiguous property and conducting 10 tbs gers-si
interest of tie said city Of Fremont, Without doI5
dausgs to any person or property.
The prayer Of said pstitiOn ia that so much Of ala
Market street which lies north Of its general notL
line and bstwesR said Arch and Front strssts MAJ -
declared vacated. -
:. Notice il also given that said petition r;lt h.
Pleas within and for said CouDty and State. vhseh
commences its session on tbs Ilth day OF FebInar-
AID. 1851. OSCAR BALL,
ROBERT G. LAUGHLIN.
MARIETTA LAUGHIId
:. B. 5AEfLzrT, Atty for Petitioners.
Frenoht, o., Dee. q, 1st5-52Ef.