Vacating - Unimproved Public rights of way over and on the Maple Land School Property

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AMENDED PETITION TO VACATE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE DATE 001-nhPr 9 , 1989 CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Pursuant to I .G. 36-1-11-8 , the City of South Bend, acting by and through its Board of Public Works, acquired from the South Bend Community School Corporation on March 20, 1989, title to what is commonly referred to as the Maple Lane School property (2402 East Rose Street, South Bend, Indiana) , the exact legal description of which appears in the Quit-Claim Deed transferring such title, a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto, marked as Exhibit "A," and is incorporated herein. Certain portions of said Maple Lane School property were dedicated to the public for use as public highways, by the Deed of Dedication executed on August 24, 1945 by Cortland and Florence DuComb, a true and complete copy of said Deed of Dedication is attached hereto, marked as Exhibit "B," and is incorporated herein. The undersigned representative of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, property owner, petitions to vacate the following-described unimproved streets located in the City of South Bend: PARCEL NO. 1. Beginning at a point Sixty-five (65) feet South of the South West corner of Lot Numbered Two Hundred Fifty-six ( 256) Maple Lane Addition. Lot is located at the North East corner of Maple Lane and Rose Street; thence South 661 feet; thence West Fifty (50) feet; thence North 661 feet, thence East Fifty (50) feet to place of beginning. PARCEL NO. 2. Beginning at the North West corner of Lot Numbered 48, Edison Park Addition Section B, which Lot is located at the South West corner of Rose Street and Gordon Drive. Thence South along the West line of Edison Park Addition Section B, 661 feet more or less to the North line of Edison Park Addition Section B; thence West thirty (30) feet; thence North 661 feet more or less to the South right-of-way line to Rose Street; thence East fifty (50) feet to the point of beginning. The proposed transfer and occupancy of the Maple Lane School by the United States Army for use as an Army Reserve Center necessitates the vacation of said public rights-of-way. Said public rights-of-way have never been platted, named, improved, nor used as rights-of-way and the vacation of the same works no inconvenience or injury to the public.