The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-04
An Ordinance

To secure 70 thee city Of LANCASTER theIocnlion
withinito limits, ofthe line Of tho railroad oI
the MinrFal Railroad Company, and The 90.
pot and other business fRcliitics by said com.
pAny, thereby 70 promote the prosperity and
business .s facilities Of said city and tho people
.WHEREAs 1t is represented to the civ coupciI
OF the oity OF fLancastcr, that tho Mineral Rail.
road Company has explored and made surveys
of n line for its railroad passing some dirfnns-
west toi the corporate limits Of snid city. remote
rom me business points Of the city, and lneon.
venient OF access for bnsil ess PURPOSES, with
the city, upon which line said Company And Il
raTeueaDle TO construct It's road at greatly
less expense than Is practicable by line upoI1
winch said road can be constructed, passing
thIoIgn saia CITY, and with which the people Of
transact business with said railroad. And where.
as O large majority ofthe people Of Faid city
having made known to the Council Their wish
70 secure said railroad to be located though
said city, and the construction thereof with
suitable depot and other acilities for the trans
action Of business with the same by the people
Of the clty-and the Council beng Of the opin-
ion shat such location and construction OF said
road, and business facilities IN and through the
city, will greatly promote tile prosperity and
business the city. Therefore,
SEcrIos J.. BE it ordained by ihe lify counciI
Of ne City 9f Lancaster, That the railroad com
nlttee Of the Council. namely, John s. Brasee,
they are hereby authorized and fully empower.
ed in the name and for and on behalf OF the
city council Of the city Of Lancaster, to contract
with sad Mineral Railroad Company, thereby
securing the location and construction of the
line OF its road into and through said city, and
theeonstruction withinthe city OF necessary
ana convenient depot privileges for the tra rs
action OF business with said road, on the line
known as the town line--and in consideration
thereof said committee shall be and is hereby
authorised and empowered In the name, and
for and on behalf Of the said city council 10 con :
tract with and agree to pay to the Mineral Rail
road Company such sum Of money, not exceed
ing twenty thousand dollars, as said company
shall have to pay, including legal expenses OF
condemnation, to secure to it tho right OF way
from the east side Of the Hooking canal where
said line crosses the canal at the south western
part OF said city to the corporate line, south
east OF said city where said line crosses said
corporate line along and upon the said town
Iine-whch right Of way shall include the lots,
| property and grounds recently designated for
this purpose by N. N. Greene, Esq, the Vice
President Of the Board of Directors OF said com
pany, 10 wit: Part OF lot 2Oi lots ga 273, 275,
g7G, 277, 27s, 900, 291, 55l, $780, 540 548 b47 b31
532, 633, 63f, 635, b36, 637, 63s, and 50 much of
lot No. 1888 as hes south OF the south line OF
| Porer street projected east And said commit
tee is further authorized and empowered, in
contracting as aforesaid to stipulate that pay :
ment OF the said consideration by the city coun
Gil shall he made promptly when the amount
tnereoi shau be ascertained by the negotiable
bonds or promissory notes ofthe corporation OF
the raid city Of Lancaster payable to said Mn
eral Railroad Company or bearer, IN sums not
ass than one hundred dollars each, rs said
company shall direct, not earlier than the hrst
day Of March. A. D. 1869, bearing interest, pay
able blesemi-annually, at the rate ofsix per certum
per annum from the date thereof, redeem able at
the pleasure Of said corporation Mt any time
before the maturity thereof--and committee
is further authorized, at discretion for and IN
the name and on behalfo of said corporation, to
enter into such further stipplatons touching
Dono in city council this 2ist day of June, 1867.
W. L. KING, City Clerk.
June 27, 1e67.