Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-08
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A N ORDINANCE - ACCEPTING THE
N offer and authorizing the purchase from
Mary E. Schenley of 10 acres of land in the
Fourteenth ward of the city of Pittsburg.
Whereas-By certain article in writing,
copy of which is attached hereto and made
part hereof, Mary z. Schenley, of London. Eng
land offers to sell and convey 10 the city of
Pittsburg certain tract OF land situate in tho
Fourteenth ward of said city, the description
whereof is fully set in the writing or agree
ment above referred to and hereto annexed.
for the seventy-fve thousand ,OOO) dollars;
now, therefore,
Section BE it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
offer of said Mary +. Schenley, as set forth IN
said article i'll writing, together with all the
provisos and stipulatiOns therein set forth,
shall be and the same is nearby accepted by and
on the part of the city of Pittsburg.
Section 2-That in order to provide for the
payment of the purchase money thereof, the
Finance Committee of Counclis OF SAID city
shall be and they are hereby directed to make
and report in the appropriation ordinance to be
reported to Councils for the fiscal year begin
ming February l, 1891. an appropriation for the
sum OF seventy-fve thousand (S70UOO) dollars
for payment OF said purchase money.
Section 3-rhat the City Controller shall Q
and Is hereby directed to issue his certificate
on the Mayor for warrant IN favor OF Mary
E. Schenley for seventy-hye thousand (sI9,OoU
dollars IN payment of said purchase money.
Section 4-rhat any ordinance or part OF
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be, and the same Is hereby
repealed SO far as the same effects this ordl-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 24th day of November, A. ID. lS0C.
H. Z. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select Coun-
ell. q. L. HOLIDAY. President of Common
Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN. Clerk of
Mayors office, November &C. 1890. Approved:
Fl. ]. GOURLEY. Mayor. Attest: HUGH
FLINN, Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol ., page 594
1st day of December. A. ID. 1890.
ARTICLE OF AGREEMENT.
Know all men by these presents. That i,
Mary E. Schenley, native of the United States
of America, but now residing in London Eng
land, for the consideration hereinafter men,
toned, do hereby agree for myself, heirs ex-
ecptors, administrators. to sell to the city of
of Pennsylvania, United States of America
and TO convey to said corporation by good and
sufficient deed of general warranty, upon the
fulfillment of the conditions hereinafter men,
toned, all that certain piece or parcel OF land
situate in the Fourteeeth ward of the said city
OF Pittsburg, bounded and described as follows,
to VIII:
Beginning on the south side of Forbes street
at Bellefield avenue: thence westwardly along
Forbes street to the line of my property leased
to John II. and A. Murdoch; thence south
wardly along SAID Murdoch line to line of Lin
den Land Company plan: thence along the line
of said Linden Land Company eastwardly to
Bellefeld avenue. and thence northwardly
along Bellefeld avenue to Forbes street at the
place of beginning, containing nineteen l9)
acres, more or less.
A consideration of said conveyance shall be
the payment to me Of the sum of seventy-tive
thousand (S75.0OO) dollars IN three equal annual
inStallments without interest. the first INSTALL
ment of S23 600 to be paid on OF before the first
day of May, A. ID. 1891; the second installment
of SIS 900 to be paid before the first day of
May, 1892 and the third Installment of 81, 600
tn ha 1n n DpfOra frat
1899. On the payment of the third or final in
stallment of s25,OO0, said deed of conveyance
shall be made and delivered to said city OF
Pittsburg, subject to any lease or leases which
my agent may have made of said property prior
to the execution of this paper.
Said ed OF conveyance. however. shall con-
tain provision limiting the use of said prop
erty to an entrance for Schenley Park and to
park purposes. but said limitation shall not
prevent the use of a portion of said property
for site for public library or art building or
such institutions for the promotion of the arts
and sciences as the city of Pitrsburg by its duly
constituted authorities may elect.
The city of Pittsourg may take possession of
the above described property for the purposes
above named Ipon the passage of an ordinance
duly approved accepting the option herein con-
tanned
sCHENLEY. [sEAL.j
The words "for myself heirs executors ad-
minstrators," interlned on first page before
signing. FRANCIS W. FRIGOUT,
U. $. Dep. Com. Gen., London.
BENJAMIN YOUNG,
Fernbank, Eastbourne.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE !
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ;
LONDON. ENGLAND.
Before me, John c. New, Consul General of
the United States of America at London, Eng
land, came Mary Z. SchenIey, known to me to
be the person named In the foregoing 1nstru-
ment of writing, who duly signed, sealed and
acknowledged the same as her act and deed for
the purposes hereunto mentioned.
Given under my hand and official seal this
18Th day of August. A. D., 1890.
IsEAL.l JOHN C. NEW,
Consul General.