Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-24
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| tate of the city of Pittsburg, situate in the
| township of Mifflin, in the county of Ala.
| gheny and State of Pennsylvania, known as the
CITY Farm" approved July IL 1890. sealed
| proposals for the purchase of all the real es.
tate hereinafter described will be received by
| the Controller of said city up until Saturday "
July &c, 1890, at o'clock P. M.
Said real estate consists of about l49 acres
| subject to railroad rights of ways CONTAINING
about 5acres. and the descriptions in the dif.
ferent deeds are as follows:
First-All that certain piece or tract of land
| situated in Mifflin township, in the county and
| State aforesaid, bounded and described as fol.
| lows, viz: Beginning at Matthew McClure's
| corner on the Monongahela river; thence down
| the said river one hundred g, d four perches
| and eight-tenths to q post; thence north six
teen and half degrees west three hundred
| and fifty-two perches to post at West and
Whittaker's corner; thence north one-half
degree east three hundred and fifty perehes
and six-tenths to the place of beginning.
containing one hundred and two acres and n
half. with allowance, be the same more or
less. Being the same property which Daniel
Risher and wife, by deed dated the first day of
September, 1876 as recorded In the Recorders
Office in and for the said ALLEGHENY
and conveyed to the Mayor. Aldermen and
Citizens of Pittsburg, and the said Mayor
Aldermen and Citizens of Pittsburg by their
deed dated the 20. 20 , day Of September, 1860,
Book vol. l46. page I'll, granted and con-
veyed unto the Guardians for the Relief and
Employment of the Poor of the City of Pitts
burg, municipal corporation under the laws
OF the State of Pennsylvania.
Second-All that certain tract of land situate
in the township and county above named
bounded and described as follows, viz: Begin
ming at a stone and running thence along other
property belonging to the city farm of said
guardians. south fifteen and one-halt degrees
east one hundred and twenty perches and sew
enty-sIx hundredths to stone; thence south
sixty-fve and one-half degrees west twenty-five
and eighty hundredths perches to a stone;
thence north thirty-two and three-quarters de-
grees, west one hundred and forty-four and
seventy-six hundredths perches to stone;
thence north eighty-five degrees and thirty
nve minutes east sixty-nine and seventy
four hundredths perches to a stone at the
place Of beginning: Bounded on the south
west by land of Abdiel Mcclure, on the
northwest by land Of Abdiel Mcclure, on
the northeast by other lands OF the said
by other lands of the Guardians of the Poor
being part of a tract OF land which became
the property of the said William d. Mcclure
as one of the heirs and devisees of John Nc
Clure, deceased, whose will is recorded in
the office Of the Register of Allegheny coun-
ty, in Will Book, vol. T. page S6. The above
tract contains thirty-seven acres and sixty and
property which William D. Mcclure and wire
by their deed dated the 29th day of October,
1855, as recorded in said Recorders office. in
Deed Book. vol. 10, page 5S. granted and con-
veyed to the Board of Guardians of the Poor
of the City of Pttsburg.
Third-An that certain tract of land situate
In the township of Mifflin, In the county afore-
said, and hereinafter more particularly de-
scribed, together with certain rights and privi-
leges Herewith connected and thereto appur-
tenant, as hereinafter mentioned and specified.
The said lot of ground being bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning at
black oak at a distance of thirty-nine perches
and thirty-three hundredths from red oak
stump on the line of said Isaac Jones and Ly-
man p. Childs by line running north eleven
and one-fourth degrees east from said red oak
stump to said black oak; thence north eleven
and one-fourth degrees east twelve perches and
eighteen and half links to a hickory; thence
south eighty-six degrees east six perches and
thirteen links to red oak; thence south eleven
and three-fourths degrees west twelve perches
and eighteen links to white oak; and thence
north eighty-six and three-fourths degrees west
six perches and thirteen links to the black oak
aforesaid at the place of beginning, containing
ffty-one hundredths of an acre, together with
the following rights and privileges appurtenant
thereto, to wit: The exclusive right to the
water of the spring or springs situate and being
on the said lot with the right and priv
for the use of said parties of the second part
their successors and assigns. at their poor
house and other houses situate on their farm
commonly known as the "Poor House Farm;"
also the right and privilege to carry and con-
duct the said water of said spring or springs
through the farm of the said Jones, in and by
pipes or tubes, such as they may think proper
to adopt and use for that purpose, by a line
which has been agreed on by said parties and
established by a survey thereof made, extend
ing from the lot aforesaid to the township
road, and thence by the same road toward said
poor house, to the dividing line of said Jones
and Childs Also the right of access to the lot
aforesaid through the land of said Jones. and of
entering in and upon said land for the purpose of
excavating the same for the laying of said
pipes, and Of laying, examining, repairing and
cleansing said pipes when needful. at any and
all times hereafter. The said Jones, however,
reserving and the said parties of the second
part hereby conceding and granting to him, his
heirs and assigns as owners of the said farm
through which the said pipes are to be laid and
In said pipes of the parties of the second part
one ferrule OF the bore or diameter of three
eighth of an inch and thereby to draw and use
from said pipes SO much water as may be need
hold or family, and no more.
1t being the express understanding
and the agreement of said parties hereto that
in case of the subdivision of said farm of said
Jones by himself, his heirs or assigns, the said
right of draining and using water from said
pipes of the said parties of the second part
shall not be enlarged or extended by such sub
division, but shall be limited and confined to
one household or family occupying one of the
parts or portions of said farm, and also that
The pipe Of the said Jones, his heirs and as
drawn draw from the ' pipes N of the, the said
at all times. kept closed by him, his heirs and
assigns. except when water is drawn therefrom
water shall escape therefrom or be discharged
thereby; being the same property which Isaac
Jones and wife by their deed dated the 18th
day of August, 1858, as recorded in said Re
corder's office. in Deed Book vol. lG9 page 264
granted and conveyed unto the Guardians for
the Relief and Employment of the Poor of the
City OF Pittsburg.
Fourth-An that certain tract of land sit
uated in the township of Miftiin, county and
State aforesaid, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit: beginning at stone on land of
Abdiel Mcclure, thence nortkwardly thirty
two and three-fourths degrees west one hun
dred and forty-four and seventy-six hundredths
perches to stone corner on land of VIM. ID.
Mcclure; thence by said land northwardly
eighty-five degrees and thirty-tve minutes east
sixty-nine and seventy-four hundredths perches
to a stone corner; thence southwarly fifteen
and one-half degrees east one hun
dred and twenty and seventy-six hun
dredths perches to, a stone corner on
Abdiel McClure's land: thence southwardly
sixty-tiye and one-half degrees west twenty
hve and eighty hundredths perches to q stone
corner, the place of beginning, containing
thirty-seven acres and sixty and ninety-two
perches; being the same property
WHICH Samuel WHITAKER n. ct ux. ct AL BY their
in said Recorders Office in Deed
Book volume l20, page 5S5, granted and con-
veyed to the said Board of Guardians for the
Relief and Employment Of the Poor of the
City of Pittsburg.
Provided, however, that the said city of
shall have and retain the absolute
and exclusive use. occupancy and control of
all the buildings now erected upon the said
City Farm, together with the ground bounded
and described as follows: All thar piece of land
bounded on the north by the Monongahela
river, on the east by property of Bessemer
Steel Company on the south by the P. Nick. |
and Y. r. R., and on the west by the 30-foot |
road leading from the township road to the |
river, containing about 1472 acres.
Also, all that piece of land bounded Oh the |
south by line commencing at point on the |
80 feet road about $40 feet |
north from the p. Mex. & Y. R. R.: thence |