Daily Republican., 1880-01-02
CITY COUNCIL.
The Delaware Fire Compasy's
Tftie-W what the city Offers
other Business - An Adjonrn'
meut Until To. Morrow EVENING.

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Other hus'nfss
meut Until To. Morrow Evening.
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City council met iakt evening, ITeot
dent Sharplay In the Chair.
~. a,..at romui,toa rsnorted al.
Ah. SH0os M
verSely upon petitiOh OF Lyuia H. roi"
for 0yerpaid charges for curb.
rla ,..aolr,;o, NJ Mr. pavntar pre.
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santed last session IN Teis'ion 10 tho
urenerty OF Delaware Fire Company.
III l. wss .a,or,ad upou.
ans "Ao
RESOLVED, That the Law Committee ana
the Sity Solicitor be and they are hereby a..
rected TO inquire into the title by wmcn
the Delaware fire Company hold the pronofty
on Sixth street between Market an h'ns
streets, and report the same 10 C0uneii.
Irro., .ha ahnva .aooI,t,on tha com-
opoA N"'
mittee reported as iOllo"s'
sTbe Law Copmittee to whom was re-
ferred The recommending resolution respect.
t,iiv renort that the nronerry now occupied by
tho Ilelaware Fire Comuauy liz a portion OF
thar conyeyed nv John Ra,nsey ct nj TO the
Rurgesses and borough Council Of Whining
ton March ma. 1921. for the balance Of an un
exI,ired term OF 200O wears. originally granted
and conveyed by he Swedes Lutheran church
mai vronnI rant In March 1898 Trinity
church executed a deed of release 10 the May
or AMI fyouocII Of W iiminntOn Tor the ground
rent and ali IA interest in the land thus rest
ing in the city com plete title In lee simple.
No deed OF conveyance Of any kind has ever
been made by the city for the land or any
rortion of II te the beaware Eire Eompans. ~.
ci,y va ia fiji lila and compIets. The Delaware
Fire 20. has occupied the properly since
Aprl iS22 50 your committee ,s,Iarsd ,n,ca9u hy
your m cl,mmittso, showing the terms on which
tho company was permitted TO go upon the
laad thongn IL u believed , .naIsohH ~ u saen ,ea
s nssssss,on Of I either % the Fire % company or the
CITY. The City Solicitor Is inclined to the
opinion that ,ne lts sinca GppIy s2
Sas "ptf hot BEEN % such on adverse adverse possession as
would entide the company to the benetit and
par o. the statutes o. ilm',spn, ~ Inas inv
for the the reason re that there was no time when
adverse possession as against the city could
legally Sat as ins q,Ssy enn
siders il one Of grave doubt in the absence q
any express adjudication Of our State courts
upon the subject ana 'hat N nt,is, a cte 70 some
equitable relief under ali the circumstances.
Your committee are requested on behalf o.
tne q .he rIe 70 sceept The
sum sl Of Is oS IN aIi discharge Of ali claim Of
the company to the property. :, ,,,,.
signed H. ID. iS!'or anu '"e 'u'' 'oli"'''
N. IVA. m.o.0,.o. uor,.d saa oa7
90 ine ol'y iieasu'e, n. ,epo, .0u ~ onrr.n,
o. IN pSnk ~ 10 'he aooo"ns " 1u,.os =. ~
expenses: he , slh9un. .,a .un a. ~
the onlei Io,i'e uus,ns =, eS sn' on p"'' '"'A'A
was tePof.eu W De eioV:o, y.n.
Inc oniel hus'lse, VI 'ne W ,Ia,oS ".I, "a
Parsmen' ssPortea ssp, .a TT nien 0npiO'e e''
ray ~, rot, eoVa.1o. I:,,.,,o,o, ..,or.aa p
lhe 9'rees ooiiniies'onoi i'po, s1u
men ana asa SINGS e 'eam Ill n'' e"p''''
ray roi,, sIo.4''
ihe ehiei EuS lneer repo'. was pre-
sentea ana of'eisu 70 oe pl5n'eu, si,,.,
waiter oun,mlhs' hsq., ,, hA-aIi'o,.V., ~, n'',.,,
was instructed 70 ulscoh!lhuo 'Ie si,' W,,
agalLHt 'he surit'eS ol '"Seph L. N'i'-
gore an, r., ..,..,..
Mr. ohsndlsr onereu resolution
giving 10 ths DeiAware f're company
S4ooo ana he company 10 'acA'e on
Inc zoth OF Marcn next r