The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-06
ORDINANCE NO. Is.
An Ordinance Providing for the Vaca-
ton of portion OF Levee Street.

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An Ordinance Providing for the Vaca-
ton of a portion OF Levee Street.
Be Il ordained by the City Council Of the
city Of Cairo:
SECTION l. That all that part Of Leyee street
lying between the southerly side Qf extended)
OF Eighteenth street, and the southerly side III
extended) Of Thirty fourth street. in the city OF
Cairo, Ills Except as provided in section Two
OF this Ordinance) be and the same is hereby va
Gated I'D declared to be no longer public street
or highway, and the lots and tracts OF land m
mediately adjoining said portion OF Levee street
OH either side thereof shall not extend to the en-
trail line OF said vacated street or beyond heir
present respective boundaries, but the LIANT on
whiod the portion OF said street hereby vacated 10
located shall bedeyoted to the use declared IL the
third section Of this ordinance.
SEC. :. That wherever and so long as
any cross street. terminating at the vest
erly eide Of that portion Of Levee
to on the easterly side Of said Ievee
street, any land owned by any person or persons
other than Illinois Central Railroad company,
such portions Of said Levee street as would be
covered BY any such cross street, If extsnded to
the essterly SIDE OF said Levee street, shall remain
| al open highway.
SEC. 3. That portion Of Levee street vacated
by this ordinance, shall, as far Is the city Of
Cairo may so declare, be used by Illinois Central
Railroad company exclusively for its railroad
may be required for any mill, factory, shop,
warehouse, elevator, incline, car transfer, coal
dump or yard, manufacturing establishment or
business house, built or established, or which
may hereafter be built or established upon or on,
OF adjoining said portion Of Levee street so va
Gated.
SEC. 4. That said vacation of said portion of
Levee street Is hereby made, and eaid 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 mans or Eias Of said city q Cairo and
heretofore conveyed by said Illinois Central
Railroad company to the trust tees OF the Cairo
city property excepting that portion Of said
one hundred feet strip lying between the
northeriy line OF Fourteenth street and the
southerly line Of Eighteenth street, In said
city Of Cairo and also in consideration Of said
Illinois Central Railroad company saving and
keeping hai mless the said city OF Cairo, Of and
from any and oil damages suffered by any owner
Of any lot or tract land abutting on the portion
OF said Levee street hereby vacated in conse-
quence OF the vacation thereof, and Of the pay
meht by Illinois Central Railroad company Of ali
damages 20 the owner OF any lot or tract Of land
abutting the vacated portion of said Levee street.
suffered In consequence Of the vacation thereof
SEC 8. That tify tjol feet in width on tn,
easterly side Of said one hundred feet strip,
north Of 18th street. Is hereby set apart and de-
cared 70 be a public street and highway Of said
city OF Cairo.
SIC, Q. That nothing herein shall prevent the
city from. at any time hereafter, deyoting thirty
Ave (S5( feet In width through said entire one
hundred Q0o) feet strip Excepting the any tSo)
feet set apart above) to the laying dswn and
use OF railroad tracks under such . runstmen's
az may be hereafter agreed upon between the
city and any railroad company or companies.
Approved April lst 1873
HENRY WINTER, Mayor City OF Cairo.
Attesi-J. b. PNILLls, City Clerk.