R-286-93 Requesting I&M Canal commemorative postage stampITEM VI.B.1
RESOLUTION .24f6
RESOLUTION REQUESTING
I & M CANAL COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP
VVHEREAS, the Illinois & Michigan Canal was completed and opened for operation
in 1848; and
WHEREAS, the opening of the canal initiated a period of unparalleled growth in
northern Illinois, including the City of Chicago, providing a major transportation link
between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois & Michigan Canal has been designated as a National
Historic Landmark and is the key element of the first National Heritage Corridor in
recognition of its importance in the growth of the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Lemont hereby
requests the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of the opening of the Illinois & Michigan Canal.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
on this '/j day of , 1993.
Barbara Buschman
Alice Chin
Keith Latz
William Margalus
Rick Rimbo
Ralph Schobert
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
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CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
Approved by me this //' day of , 1993.
Attest:
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CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
ASNESKI, Village President