§ 55. Notice of intention to condemn property. The corporation
counsel shall give or cause to be given notice by publication in two
public newspapers published in the city, of his intention to make
application to the such court that the compensation which should justly
be made to the respective owners of or persons interested in the
property proposed to be taken or extinguished by such proceeding be
ascertained and determined by the court without a jury. Such notice
shall state the time and place of such application, shall briefly state
the object of the application, and shall briefly describe the property
sought to be acquired or affected, and refer to a fuller statement to be
filed in the office of the board of transportation, in which shall be
set forth the location and boundaries of the several lots or parcels of
property, and the property rights sought to be taken or affected, and a
brief statement as to each of such lots or parcels, of the property
rights therein or appurtenant thereto sought to be acquired or
extinguished, with a reference to the dates and places of filing such
maps or plans and memoranda, shall be a sufficient description of the
property sought to be so taken or affected. Such notice shall be
published in such newspaper twice a week for two weeks immediately
previous to the time fixed in the notice for the presentation of each
petition.