Evening journal., 1889-07-12
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A N ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE BORROWING OF
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PARK
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, BY an act OF the General As
sembly Of the State of Delaware, passed at
Dover March IL. 1888. IL was among other
things provided, that whenever a majority OF
the Board OF Park Commissioners shall
recommend 10 the City Council the purchase
or acquisition of any land for the purpose OF
openinga public park, Council shall have
power To provide for such purchase at any sum
of money which may be agreed upon or AS
sessed as the value OF the land aforesaid the
payment OF which shall not have been pro-
vided for, the City Council shall have power
10 borrow said sum of money by note or bond
IL necessary. in anticipation of the annual esti-
mates and appropriations, provided that the
any one year. for the purchase Of land as
aforesaid shall not exceed the sum Of ten
thousand dollars. and
WHEREAS, At a regular meeting Of the
Board of Park Commissioners held April 2,
1889. the following resolution was adopted
unanimously, majority Of the Board being
present,
Resolved, That the board recommend to the
City Council the purchase Of the following
land Tor park purposes. viz. First, the land of
John HartmRnn.aDd the estate of JohnF Fehren-
bach at the northwest corner of Scott and
Wawaset Streets, bounded as follows: Begin
ming at said corner, thence westerly along
Wawaset street, 23D feet 10 a stake, thence
northerly parallel with scott street 10 feet 10
a stake; thence easterly parallel with Wawa-
set street, ~ feet to the westerly side OF Rid
dies road; thence along said road southeast
erly 80 feet more or less to the westerly side Of
scott street; and thence southerly along said
side of Scott street Ill feet 10 the place of be-
ginning.
Second. The lands Of -- Smith, formerly
0 samuel Williams. adjoining the lands above
aescribed. bounded as follows: beginning aE
a stake on the northerly side of Wawaset
street At the distance Of 23e feet from the
westerly. side, OF Scott street; thence westerly
along said side OF Wawaset street so feet to a
stake; thence northerly parallel with Scott
street l4O feet 10 stake. thence easterly par
allel with Wawaset street 80 feet TO a stake;
and thence southerly parallel with scott
street li0 feet to the place of beginning.
Third, The land of Jeanie r.. Field bounded
as follows: beginning at the northessterly
corner or lowering avenue and Union street:
thence northsrly along the easterly side OF
Union street, 225 feet to the sontherly side of
Wawaset street; thence easterly along Wawa-
set St.l0l feet to a stake; thence southerly par
allel with Union street 225 feet TO the northerly
side ot Lowering avenue; thence westerly
along Lowering avenue l07 feet to the place OF
beginning, together with two houses on the
northeasterly corner of Wawaset street and
Union street. Now, therefore, In pursuance
and by virtue of the power conferred by the
said acts OF the General Assembly in that
behalf.
BE il ordained by 'the Councilr of VIII
mingtOn,
section l. That the MAYOR and Council Of
Wilmington is hereby duly authorized under
an ordinance of the Council duly passed, to
borrow upon the faith and credit of the City
OF Wilmington the sum of Ten Thousand Dol
lars for the purpose of purchasing fo- park
purposes the above mentioned and described
lots OF land or any parts thereof.
Section ?. The sum of money hereinbefore
authorized to be borrowed, shall be secured by
issuance Of certificate of Indebtedness in the
name OF the said .''rhe Mayor and Council OF
Wilmington" TO the amount of Ten Thousand
Dollars, which said certificates of indebted
ness together with any interest which may be
due on same shall be redeemable on or before
the LIST day of August, A. d., 1890
Passed at the City Hall, June q, 1889.
J. @. FARRA,
President of the Council.
Attest-A f. MEssICR, Clerk.
Respectfully returned approved.
AUSTIN HARRINGTON, Mayor.