The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-06-27
An Ordinance

To secure 10 the cityof Lancaster the location
within its limits, ofthe line OF tho railroad OF
tne Mineral Railroad Company, and the es-
taDishment within said city ofa business do
pot and other husiness ftciities by said corn
pany, tnercoy 70 promote tho prosperity and
thereof.
WHEREAs II is represented 10 The CITY CounolI
fthe city of fLancaster, that the Mineral Rail.
roaq company has explored and made suryeya
OF line Tor its railroad passing some distance
west oi the corporate limits OF said CITY remote
rom inc business points otthe city, and incof,.
venleht oi access for bush ess purposes, with
the city, upon which line said Company find IL
paretlcable to construct its road at n greatly
less expense thanis practicable BY a limo upon
miucn " sAu Iosu can be Constructed, passing
through sald city, and with which the peonle Oh
the CITY may be accommodated with facihtIesto
transact business with said railroad. And wherc.
as large majority ofthe people OF said oitv
having made known to the Council their wish
TO secure said railroad to bo located though
SAID city, and the construction thereon with
suitable depot and other facllities iorthe trans.
action OF business wththe same BY the people
OF the clty-and the Council being OF the oplp-
ron ,on tnsS sIoh @ location and construction ofsad
city, VIII greatly promote the prosperity and
business OF the city. Therefore,
SECTION | BE ordained by the CITY Council
o. @ Ms ca,y z LSGneaster, That the railroad COM
mttee Of the Council namely, John s, BraAec.
Hugh Cannon, and William sohopp, be and
they are hereby authorized and fully empower.
ed, IN the name and for and on behalf of the
clty council of the city of Lancaster, to contract
WIN sald Mineral Railroad Company, thereby
securing the location and construction of the
line oflts road into and through said city, and
the construction within the city of necessary
and convenient depot privileges for the tra IS.
action OF business With said road, on fhe line
hnoWh hs the town llne--and in consideration
thereof, said committee shall be and is hereby
authorized and empowered in the name, and
for and on behalf the said city eouncilt TO 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 IL 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 oil SAID city where said line crosses said
corporate line along and upon the said town
line--which right Of way shall include the lota.
property and grounds recently designated for
TINS purpose by N. N. Greene, Esq, the Vice
President 81 the Board OF Directors OF said COM
pany, to wit Part Of lot 2Ol, lots 274, 273, 276,
216, ~, 27s, 200, gel, SOL, $780, 649 54s 547 63I
632, o33, 634, 636, 536, 537, 53S, and SO much Of
lot No. 1888 as lies south Of the south line OF
for'er street projected east. And said commit.
tee Is further authorized and empowered, in
contracting as aforesaid to stipuate that pay
ment OF the said consideration by the city conn
Gil shall be made promptly when the amount
tnereot snail be ascertained by the negotiable
bonds or promissory notes ofthe corporation Of
the said city Of Lancaster payable to said MN
eral Railroad Company or bearer IN sums not
lass than one hundred dollars each, hs said
company shall direct, not earlier than the first
day of March, A. D. 1869, bearing interest, paw
able annually, at the rate Of six per centum per
aannum from the date thereof, redeenable al
the pleasure OF said corporation at any time
before the maturity thereof--and committee
is further authorized, AT discretion for and In
the name and on behalf of said corporation, to
enter INTO such further stipulations touching
tue premises as to them shall seem expedent.
Donein city council this 81 st day Of June, 1857.
JACOB HITE. p. G. C.
w. L. KING, City Clark.
June 27, 1861 ~ ffti'tH f.f