Vacation - alley - first alley south of S. Prairie Ave from S. Swygart Ave

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~~~r ~.r~.~ ~a~z ~~~~ ~ro~ ~F ~LL~~ T0: South Bend Common Council County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 IN RE: Ralph ]4t. Layne Sr. and Reba Lee Layne - Vacation of Alleys Petitioner says: 1. That he is the attorney of record for Ralph M. Layne Sr. and Reba Lee Layne, the Petitioners herein who are the owners of property located at 1$02 Prairie Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, 46612. 2. The Petitioners, the owners of fifty percent (50%) of the adjoining property, Petition you to vacate the following alley: The alley to be vacated is described as the first East- 4Uest Alley South of S. Prairie Avenue from the West right-of-way Line of the S. Swygart Avenue to the East right-of-way line of the first North-South alley West of S. Swygart Avenue for a distance of approximately 128 feet and a width of approximately 13.2 feet. Part situated in Perkin's Subdivision (Unrecorded) in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. 3. Accompanying this Petition are the following: a. A check in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars (5150) to cover the costs of advertising and recording. b. A list of all property owners within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the proposed vacated alley together jvith two sets of certified, stamped and addressed envelopes for each property owner. 4. The reason for the proposed vacation is that the alley has been abandoned, has become an eyesore, and depreciates the value of all property in the neighborhood.