Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-30
HARDIN PARK.
HX.GOV. C. H. HARDIN PRESENTS
THE CITY WITH A BEAUTI.
Full PARK.

THE CITY WITH A BEAUTI.
Full PARK.
II will be Appreciated and Beautified.
Chas. H. Hardin presented in open
session of the mayor and council q
deed of himself and wife to the city
of Mexico, of which the following is
q copy, to-wit:
Know all men by these presents
that we, Charles H. Hardin and Mary
b. Hardin, his wife, Of the county Of
Audrain, in the State of Missouri,
have this day for and in consideration
of the sum Of one dollar. to them in
hand paid by the city of Mexico, in
the county and state aforesaid, the
receipt Of which is hereby confessed.
and for the further consideration OF
the creation and execution Of the
trust herein provided fer, granted,
bargained and sold, and do by these
presents grant, bargain, seal and con-
vey unto tBe SAID city of Mexico,
the following described pieces and
parcels Of ~realsestate, situate within
the corporate limits Of the said city
of Mexico, to-wit: Lot ~twenty-six
in Israel Lander's addition to the said
city of Mexico; and also block four,
in j. L. Clark's addition to the said
city of Mexico; and also q strip of
ground fourteen feet wide, east and
west, and running north and south
through said block four. representing
what was formerly the alley IN said
block four, and which has been vaca-
ted, and the title to the same vested
in SAID Charles H. Hardin by a de-
cree of record of the county court of
said county of Audrain, ON the 4th
day of February, 1884; and also lot
one IN what is known as Howe &
Sims addition to the said city Of
Mexico, containing one and ninety
nine one hundredths acres, less such
parcel or portion as was sold and con-
veyed by John w. Jeffries and wife to
the North Missouri railroad company,
and which said lot one, less the guam
tity sold and conveyed to said COM
pany, is bounded On the west by Clark
Avenue, on the north by said lot &c,
and the grounds of the St. Louis,
Wabash and Pacific railway company,
On the east by grounds of J. B. Bot
kin and A. II. Buckner, and on the
south by said block four, in trust and
upon the following conditions and
stipulations. Firstly, that the prem
ises hereby conveyed shall be forever
set apart for, and used only as q park
for public recreation, pleasure and
resort, and in such manner as said
city of Mexico may direct, nor shall
said premises, or any part thereof be
applied, even temporarily to any pri-
vate use, or to any public use other
than the one specified. Secondly.
That said city of Mexico shall, dur
ing each and every year, expend such
sums of money as the city authorities
exercising the corporate powers of
the said city, may deem best, in the
protection, Improvement, embellish-
ment and management of said park,
and thirdly, that said city of Mexico
shall by ordinance signify their ac-
ceptance of the grant and trust
herein created, and declare her pledge
of public and corporate faith to ex-
Eecute the several duties and obliga-
tons imposed upon her by this instru-
ment of writing, which shall be
deemed to be null and void should
said ordinance be not enacted and
published in due form as provided by
} law as in case of other ordinances.
within ninety days from the date Of
, the presentation of this deed, to the
| said city authorities, for acceptance.
by the said city of Mexico.
81 In witness whereof we, the SAID
grantors, have hereto set our hands
= and affixed our seals this, the 10th
/ day of October, 1884.
81 CHAs. II. HARDIN. GsEAL.
: MARY B. HARDIN. CsEAL.
|, STATE OE MISSOURI,
l COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
On this, the 18th day of October
1884, before me personally appeared
:. Charles H. Hardin, to me known Il
. be the person described in, and whit
executed the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged that he executed
the same as his free act and deed.
Given under my hand and oficia
r seal this the day and year last afore
said. My commission as a Notar!
, public expires the eleventh day o
Z December, 1886.
CHAs. W. BAKER,
l. CsEAL] Notary Public,
n Aadrain County, Mo.
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