The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-02-09

OPINION IN REG ARD TO SALE OF TIL
pR0pwury o.rFrEp NJ A rTER9

OPINION IN REG ARD TO SALE OF THE
PRoPERTY--oTHER MATTERS.
The Trustees Of the Poor met this
morning In the AlmshUuse, and In the
absence@i President Bird, James H.
Ray, Esq, was called to the chair.
The meeting was called for the pun
pose OF hearing the report Of the COM
miltee appointed to sell The present
property. The question was raised at
the time, to the effect, that the Trustees
under the devise and grants wherein
the property now held would rot be
disposed of. An opinion OF The Irus-
tees Attorney, Walter Cummins, Esq Z,
was read at previous meeting OF The
Board, wherein he gave as his opinion
that the Trustees could sell aud give q
valid tile.
The Committee we're authorized to
obtain the opinion of ether counsel.
They did so, and submitted the concur
rent opinion of Hon. Thos. II. BAyard,
and Victor DUPONT, Esq, The opiDion
OF the gentlemen concutred with that
given by MIR. Cummins, In every par-
ticula-.
fCCtl . S1 ftAhuS
OF divers conveyances dated October
10th, l772, and October z0lb, 1888,
made by John Stapler, OF the Borough
OF Wilmington, became seized In fee
simple of certain lands in Christiana
Hundred, New Castle County, Della
ware, part Of which was conveyed by
him on the 18th Of March, 1856, unto
Robert Pieree and three Others, over
seers of the Poor OF Uhristiana Hun
dred and SUCCESSORS" in fee simple
for two hundred pouHds, gold and
silver money, sold and conveyed,
diieaed, released and confirmed all the
estate, right, title, interest, property,
claim and demand of him, The sad
John Stapler and his heirs" The
deed also recites that the buildings
shall be for the poor of Christiana hun.
dred, or any other poor that the Trus
tees may judge proper forever here
after. -..
After reciting the acts Of Assembly
of 1901, 1892, 1851 and 1862, the
opinion concludes at seems to ui
perfectly clear from the acts of AS
sembly cited, and deeds of convey
ance foregaining, that the presen
Trustees of the Poor of New Castle
county, as body polite aud corpor
ate were and are competent to TAXI
the title to lands in fee-simplo and t
sell and convey the came in fee
simple"
The opinion also says "Apd vi
are further Of the opinion that, b,
virtue of The recited conveyances, thu
Trustees of the Poor of New CASH.
county, hold aad possess in fee simpE
conveyed by John Stapler to til,
Oversoers of the Poor of Christians
hundred in March, 1885. The con
veyances in question are absolute ant
unconditional ...-.
A paragraph in the opinion says
THE legal title and estate of tn
Trustees is therefore absolute and un
qualified. ....." 81.
The opinion was accepted by tn
Board and ordered to be filed.
MIR. q. Hill Brinton offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted
The committee on sale of Almshous
property presented to the Board ma
which they have prepared, plotting
out the property into sui able buildiD
lots. This map can be seen al tn
Trustees Office, 1G5 w. Sixth street
from the 18th To the Goth inst.
Andrew Traverse was elec ed eng
neer of the Almshonse.
The architect, Mr.. S. d. Button
and chairman of the Board, is yer
busily engaged in revising the plan
for the new buildings, which will
submitted for approval at The nez
meetin,.