Evening journal., 1889-07-11
CITY ORDINANCES.

A n ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE BORROWING OF
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PARK
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS. By an act Of the General As
semhly of the State of Delaware, passed at
Dover March l3, 1873, IL WAS among other
things provided, that whenever majority Of
the Board of Park Commissioners shall
recommend to the City Council the purchase
or acquisition Of any land for the purpose Of
opening public park, Council shall nave
power to provide for such purchase at any sum
OF money which may be agreed upon or as
scssed as the value of the land aforesaid. the
payment Of which shall not have been pro-
vided for, the City Council shall have power
70 borrow said sum of money by note or bond,
If necessary. in anticipation Of the annual esti-
mates and appropriations, provided that the
amount appropriated by the City Council in
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 ,.
1889, the following resolution was adopted
unanimously, majority Of the Board being
Resolved. That the board recommend 70 the
City Council the purchase of the following
| land for park purposes, viz; First, the land OF
John Hartmann and the estate Of JohnFehren-
/ bach at the northwest corner of Scott and
Wawaset streets bounded as follows: Begin
ming at said corner, thence westerly along
/ nOrtherly parallel with Scott street 40 feet 70
a stake; thence casterly parallel with Wawa-
set street, 20 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 to the place of be-
/ ginning.
Second. The lands OF -- smith. formerly
/ Of Samuel Williams, adjoining the lands above
| described, bounded as follows Beginning al
a stake on the northerly side Of Wawaset
| street at the distance of 239 feet from the
| westerly. side OF scott street; thence westerly
| along said side of Wawaset street 80 feet to d
| stake; thence northerly parallel with Scott
| street l40 feet TO a stake. thence easterly par
allel with Wawaset street 80 feet TO stake
and thence southerly parallel with Scot
| street i40 feet to the place Of beginning.
Third, The land of Jeanie r. Field bounded
as follows: Beginning at the northeastern.
| corner OF Lowering avenue and Union street
/ thence northerly along the easterly side O
| Union street. 225 feet to the soNtherly side O
Wawaset street; thence easterly along Wawa
set St.l0l feet toa stake; thence southerly par
allel with Union street 225 feet to the northerll
side OF Lowering avenue; thence westerly
along Lowering avenue lO5 feet 90 the place of
beginning together with two houses on the
northeasterly corner OF Wawaset street ans
Union street. Now, therefore, in pursuanc
and by virtue of the power conferred bY th
said acts OF the General Assembly in tina
behalf.
Be it ordained by "the Council" of VIII
mington,
Section l. That the Mayor and Council o
Wilmington is hereby duly authorized unde
an ordinance Of the Council duly passed, {
borrow upon the faith and credit OF the Cit,
of Wilmington the sum of Ten Thousand Dol
lars for the purpose of purchasing for par
purposes the above mentioned and describes
lots OF land or any parts thereof.
Section ? The sum OF money hereinhefOr
authorized TO be borrowed. shall be secured b
issuance Of certificate of Indebtedness in tn
name Of the said "rhe Mayor and Council @
Wilmington" TO the amount OF Ten Thousan
Dollars, which said certificates of indebted
ness together with any interest which may b
due on same shall be redeemablc on OF befor
the lst day OF August. A. D.. 1880.
Passed at the City Han, June e. 1859.
J. G. FARRA.
President OF the Council.
| Attest-A Il. MEssIcE, Clerk
Respectfully returned approved.
AUSTIN HARRINGTON, Mayor.