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§ 126. District enlarged. As of August 2, 1949, the corporate limits of the Sanitary District of Chicago are hereby extended so as to embrace and include within the same the territory and tracts of land situated in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, hereinafter described as follows:
That portion of Section Ten (10), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Twelve (12) East of the Third Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Section Ten (10); thence North along the West line of said Section Ten (10) a distance of Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-two and Fifty-one hundredths (4,752.51) feet, more or less to a point on said West line Five Hundred Seventy-four and Seven tenths (574.7) feet South of the Northwest corner of Section Ten (10); thence Southeasterly along a line deflected Twenty-one (21°) degrees Twenty-nine (29′) minutes Forty-five (45″) seconds from South to East from the last described line a distance of One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-eight and Thirty-two hundredths (1,738.32) feet, more or less to a point in the center line of Plainfield Road vacated, thence Northeasterly a distance of Seven Hundred and Thirty hundredths (700.30) feet to a point in a line parallel with and One Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-three (1,353) feet West of the North and South center line of said Section Ten (10), said point being Six Hundred Seventy-four and Nine tenths (674.9) feet North of the East and West center line of said Section Ten (10) measured along said parallel line: thence along a line deflected Seventy-three (73°) degrees Twenty-one (21′) minutes Thirty (30″) seconds from North to East from the last described parallel line for a distance of Eighty-seven and Seven tenths (87.7) feet to a point Seven Hundred (700) feet North of the East and West center line of said Section Ten (10): thence East along a line parallel to and Seven Hundred (700) feet North of the said East and West center line of said Section Ten (10) to the said North and South center line of said Section Ten (10); thence South along said North and South center line of said Section Ten (10) for a distance of Seven Hundred (700) feet to the East and West center line of said Section Ten (10); thence East along the said East and West center line of said Section Ten (10) for a distance of Nine Hundred Forty-eight and One tenth (948.1) feet to a point in the Southwest line of the right-of-way of the Chicago and Calumet Terminal Ry. Co. (Now known as Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal RR Co.); thence in a straight line in a Southeasterly direction along said Southwest line of the right-of-way of the Chicago and Calumet Terminal Ry. Co. for a distance of Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-seven and Forty-two hundredths (2,577.42) feet to a point at the intersection of said Southwest line of the right-of-way of the Chicago and Calumet Terminal Ry. Co. with the East line of said Section Ten (10); thence South along the East line of said Section Ten (10) for a distance of Three and Five hundredths (3.05) feet to the center line of Joliet Road (Also known as Illinois State Highway 66); thence in a Southwesterly direction along the center line of said public highway for a distance of One Thousand Seventeen and One tenth (1,017.1) feet to a point in the South line of said Section Ten (10); thence West along the South line of said Section for a distance of Four Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-one and Thirty-seven hundredths (4,591.37) feet to the place of beginning; and that part of the Northeast Quarter ( 1/4 ) of Section Ten (10), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Twelve (12) East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Southwest and adjoining the right-of-way of the Chicago and Calumet Terminal Ry. Co. (Now known as Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal RR Co.).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 2605/126. District enlarged - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-70-special-districts/il-st-sect-70-2605-126/
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