Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-17
used as part of the expense, being ex-
cavated and removed in such shape as to
leave 1t presentablc and not detriment

used as part of the expense, being ex-
cavated and removed in such shape as to
leave 1t presentablc and not a detriment
to the adjoining property.
1t IS made further stipulation and
condition of this agreement that when
ever said amount shall be expended, and
on or before the first day Of January,
1885, or at any time thereafter until the
lirst.day of January, 1886, that the city
council of the city of jamestown shall
agree to accept the same, the parties Of
the second Part will dedicate to the city
of jamestown all Of SAID land hereinbe-
fore described for the use of said city OF
jamestown as a public park forever: pro.
vided that the city of jamestown shall
accept SAID land, and shall at the time of
the acceptance of said land agree to
maintain the same as public park for
ever, exempt from taxation and IN good
repair, and with such buildings or I'M
provements only as shall he suitable to
the purposes of q public park and free
from all nuisance of any nature what.
ever.
1t is further stipulated, that the afore-
said lots thirty-one (3l), thlrty-two 1927
aud thirty-thrce 1887 Shall be used for the
purpose Of All entrance of SAID park, and
for no other purpose whatever, and so as
not to interfere with the free access to
and egress from the property Immediately
adjoining the same on the west.
In witness whereof the said parties
have hereunto set their hande and seals
this fifteenth day of August, A. u.
eighteen hundred and eishty-three.
ADAM G. KIDD, [Seal.
S. X. McG1NN1s, ]Seal.]
RESOLUTION.
BE it resolved by the city council of the
City of Jamestown!
That said City of jamestown agree
with S. X. McGinnis and Adam G. Kidd,
that at such time, before the first day of
January, A. d. 1855, as the entire sum of
four thousand dollars, $4,000, at least,
shall be expended upon that portion OF
land agreed by said s. K. McGinnis and
Adam G. Kidd, to be dedicated to the
City of jamestown as public park for
ever, by an instrument of agreement of
date August 18th, A. u. 1883, between
SAID parties and John s. Watson and Ly-
man N. Carey as trustees, together with
such further sums as may be paid into
the hands of said trustees for improve
ments thereof and in accordance the
terms of said agreement, 10 which refer
ence is hereby made, and free from all
debts for such Improvements or other
wise, and with all improvements that
shall have been commenced thereon up
to the time of such acceptance and dcdi-
cation fully completed and finished. Tie
said city council will accept the said land
so dedicated, as per the terms of said
agreement, as public park forever, and
and will maintain the same exempt from
taxation, in as good repair as when ac-
cepted, and will thereafter put upon such
park such improvements only as shall by
them be deemed suitable and necessary
for the purposes Of public park, and
will MAINTAIN it free from all nulsances
whatsoever.
Be it further resolved that the city clerk
procure copy Of SAID agreement herein
before mentioned. and place the same on
file, and that copy of SAID agreement,
together with this resolution be by him
duly recorded in the records of said city
of Jamestown.