The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-09
ORDINANCE NO, Is,

An Ordinance Providing for the Vaca-
ton of portion OF Levee Street.
Be IL ordained By the city Council Of the
city Of Cairo:
SECTIoNl. That all that part Of Levee street
lying between the southerly side IF extended)
OF Eighteenth street, and the southerly side IN
extended) of Thirty. fourth street. in the city OF
OF this ordnance) be and the same is hereby va
Gated ard declared to be no longer public street
or highway, and the lots and tracts OF land i'm
mediAtely adjoining said portion of Levee street
on either side thereof shall not extend TO the CEN
trail line of said vacated street or beyond their
,oca,.d ss3EsIneqliye boundaries, but the land on
third section Of this cf sreet hereby vacated is
SEC. 2 That wherever and 80 ivdins 'lle
any cross street. terminating at the west
cry side Of tlat portion OF Levee
to on the easterly side of said Leyee
other than Illinois Central Railroad company,
such portions of said L.vee street as would be
covered by any such cross street, If EXTENDED TO
the eastery side OF said Levee street, shall remain
an open highway.
SEC. 8 That portion of Levee street vacated
by this ordnance, shall, as far as the city Of
Cairo may so declare, be used by Illinois Ten raj
Railroad company exclusively Il r its railroad
purposes, az for the switches or sdetracks which
may be required for any mill, factory, shop,
dump or yard, manufacturing establishment or
| business house, built or established or which
may hereafter be built or est bished upon or on,
or adjoining said portion Of Levee street so va
| Gated.
| SEC. 4. That said vacation Of said portion of
Levee street is hereby made, and said use thereof
/ Is hereby surrendered. in consideration of the
| conveyance by said Illinois central Railroad
| company, by good and sufficient deed in fee, to
| the said city of Cairo OF the one hundred feet
strip of land designated and described on the
| recorded maps or plats OF said city OF CAIRO and
its additions as "Illinois Central Railroad not
heretofore conveyed by said Illinois Contra
| Railroad company TO the trus tees of the Cairo
city property, excepting that portion Of said
one hundred feet strip lying between the
southerly line of Eighteenth street, in said
| city of Cairo and also in consideration of said
| Illinois Central Railroad company saving and
keeping harmless the said city OF Cairo, Of and
| from any and all damages suffered by any owner
OF any lot or tract Of land abuttng on the portion
| of said Levee street hereby vacated in conse-
| quence of the vacation thereof, and of the pay
ment by Illinois Central Railroad company of all
damages to the owner OF any lot or tract of land
AUDITING the vacated portion of said Leyee street.
| suffered in consequence of the vacation thereof
| SEC. o. That hfty (5O) feet in width on thu
| easterly side of said one hundred feet strip,
north OF 18th street, is hereby set apart and de-
clared to be public street and highway Of aid
| city of Cairo.
SIC. 8. That nothing herein shall prevent the
city from, at any time hereafter, deyoting thirty
| five $50 feet in width through said entire one
hundred goo feet strip excepting the fifty (5O)
feet set apart above) to the laying down and
use of railroad tracks under such rungl menis
| as may be hereafter agreed upon between the
Approved April LIST, 1873
HENRY WINTER, Mayor City OF Cairo.
Atte5t-J. Is. PHILLIs, City Clerk.