The Detroit times., 1910-12-28


Gentlemeu--As per your request ! "h-
close herewith the proper resolution Tor
the opening of Pennsylvania avenue
from Shoemaker avenue to Gratiot ave
nue.. where rot already open. 60 feet
wide, as a public street and highway.
Very respectfully,
BERNARD +. WEApOCk,
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Resolved. That it be and Is hereby
declared by the Common Council or the
city OF Detroit that II Is necessary 10
make in said city the following DE-
scribed improvement. and the same IS Tor
the usc and benefit OF the public. Nlz
Opening Pennsylvania avenue from
Shoemakcr 10 Gratiot avenue. where nor
already open, 60 feet wide. AS a pepHe
street ana highway.
private property for the purpose or max
ing such Improvement which property -
situated IN the city OF Detroit, ana u
bounded and described as follows
All that part of Lot ~ OF Toms ana
Buffers subdivision OF Section Tor rear
concession of Private claims 2Ot ana % -
described as commencing al the spHln-
west corner OF said lot; thence eastcry
along the south line or said lot SIS teet
10 the easterly line OF Pennsy lVania ave
nue. as proposed 20 be opened; thente
northerly along said last mentioned hhe
1850 feet TO the south lnt/ot ifat ~
avenue. thence westerly along the south
line OF Harper avenue 2O3 feet 10 tht
south line of Gratiot avenue; Thence
southwesterly along the south me OF
Gratiot avenue s.9S feet; Thence sout'V'
ly along the westerly line OF said lot IA
20 the place OF beginning
Also al OF Lot Is. subdivision laS'
mentioned. lying south OF the south line
OF Gratiot avenue. ,,..,
Also all that part OF Lot 10. suodiNl-
sion last mentioned. described as COM
mencinE at the southeast corner OF sh1u
lot; thence westerly along the south my
OF said lot 66 feet TO the westerly 'lne
OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue as proposed 70
he opened. thence northcrly along the
westerly line OF Pennsylvania avenue as
proposed TO he opened 2sA.io teet 70 t1v
south line OF Gratiot avenue; thence
ca sterlv along the south line OF Gratlot
avenue OBS feet to the easterly line OF
said lot l6. thence southerly along the
said easterly line OF lot IS TO the place
of beginning ..a-
" s54 feet OF that part OF Lot ls. lying
we<r OF the west line OF Cadillac avenue.
subdivision last mentioned.
Also the westerly so feet OF the east
erly asa feet OF that part OF Lot 2l, "
ing west OF the west line or CadiIlac ave-
nue.. subdivision last mentioned
THAT IL is the purpose or the said
Common Council to assess part or the
damages awarded in the proceedings Tor
the taking OF said private property upon
special assessment district Whien sa'N
district Is described as follows:
lots / to go, both inclusive block l,
Lots 10 %. both inclusive BLOCK :. Lo.s
to II. both inclusive block s. LOIS 70
II. both inclusive block 4, Lots 10 q
both inclusive block 8. Lots 70 -.
both inclusive block 8, Albert Hessel-
bscher and Jos S Visger's Sub, or Lots
I TO II, inclusive OF K r. Toms suo- y.
that part OF p C.'s 257 and s5' w o,
Cadillac avenue and between MACK ana
Shoemaker avenue. 80,
lots 341 to 357, both inclusive. coop
er's sub OF part OF the rear Concession
or y q 152 and O. L. %. OF Toms ana
Rutler's Sub. OF Sec I, rear Concession
~ p Cts 257 and 337.
lots 10 TO II, both inclusive. Lot Is
excent that part owned by Frank Beste,
q LIS 10 and 81, Toms and Butter :
Snh Of Sec. / OF rear Concession OF r
C.'s 257 and S3l.
Fxcept Pennsylvania avenue as pro-
posed 70 be opened. "a
And the Corporation Counsei De, anu
is hereby directed to institute the neees
sarv proceedings In behalf OF the Guy OF
Detroit. TO carry out the ohjects OF this
resolution in regard TO taking priNsVe
property by the said city.
Adopted as follows; -,
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Barnett. Burton FL
us F'reiwald Garvey. Goeschel GrindIey'
Cntman. Uarpfer. Keatng. Koenig, kon-
bel Iempke, Ostrowski. owen. KEN
hardt Rosenthal. Rutter, Schulte. snap
land Skrzycki, Theisen Thompson los
az Trevor Vernon Walsh, watson, Zink'
Zoelier. and the President.--s2
Nays-None.