Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-06
mo. 1851

AN ORDINANCE = ACCEPTING THE
n offer and authorizing the purchase from
Mary Z. schenley Of 10 acres of land in the
Fourteenth ward of the city of Pittsburg.
Where3s-By a certain article in writing a
copy of which is attached hereto and made
part hereof, Mary Z. Schenley, OF London. Eng
land, offers to sell and convey TO 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 (s75,OC0) dollarsj
now. therefore,
Section BE it ordained and enacted by the
city of PitrSburg in Select and Common Coun-
cilS assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
offer of said Mary E. Schenley, as set forth in
said article in writing, together with all the
provisos and stipulations therein set forth,
shall be and the same is nearby accepted by aud
on the part of the city of Pittsburg.
Section 2-Thatin order to provide for the
payment OF the purchase money thereof, the
Finance Committee of Councils of said city
shall be and they are hereby directed to make
and report in the appropriation ordinance 20 be
reported to Councils for the fiscal year begin
ming February l, 1891, an APPROPRIATION for the
sum OF seventy-tive thousand ts75.OO0) dollars
for payment of said purchase money. 49,.
Section 3-rhat the City Controller shall be
and Is hereby directed to issue his certificate
on the Mayor for a warrant in favor of Mary
Z. Sehenley for seyeDty-tive thousand (S75000)
dollars In payment of said purchase money.
Section THAT any ordinance or part OF
this ordinance be. and the same is hereby
repealed SO far as the same effects this ordl-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 24th day of November, A. D. 1880.
H. p. FORD President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select Coun-
Gil. q. L. HOLIDAY: President of Common
Council. Attest: E. J. MARTIN. Clerk OF
Common Council.
Mayors office. November 26 1890 Approved:
Fl. ]. GOURLEY. Mayor. Attest: HUGH
FLINN, Assistant Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book vol. Z, page 5o4
lSt day of December. A. D. 1880.
ARTICLE OF AGREEMENT.
Know all men by these presents. That L
Mary E. Schenley, native of the United States
of America, but now residing in London, Eng
land, for the consideration hereinafter mem
toned, do hereby agree for myself, heirs, ex.
ecutors, administrators, to sell to the city of
PittSburg a municipal corporation of the State
of Pennsylvania, United States of America,
and to convey to said corporation by good and
sufficient deed of general warranty, upon tho
fulfllment of the conditions hereinafter men-
tioneA 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 VII:
Beginning on the south side of Forbes street
at Belefed avenue; thence westwardlY along
Forbes street to the line of my property leased
to John r. 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
along Bellefield avenue to Forbes street at the
place of beginning. containing nineteen Q9)
acres, more or less.
A consideration of said conveyance shall be
the payment tome of the sum of seyenty-tive
thousand (S75.000) dollars IN three equal annual
installments without interest, the tiTst INSTALL
ment of SIS 900 to be paid on or before the t1rst
day of May, A. d. 1891; the second instalment
of SIS 900 to be paid or before the first day OF
May, 1892, and the third InstalIment OF $4,000
tn be paid or before the first day of May,
n e NI,T a11 Tf,-
stallment of s25,OOO 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 dsed 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 a site for public library or art building or
| such institutions for the promotion of the arts
and sciences as the city of Pittsburg by its duly
| constituted authorities may elect.
The city of Pittsburg may take possession OF
the above described property for the purposes
above named npon the passage of an ordinance
duly approved accepting the option herein con-
Witness my hand and seal this 10Th day of
August A; D., 1880. Attest: MARY Z.
The words '.for myself, heirs. executors, adj
ministrators," interlined on first page before
signing. FRANCIS W. FRIGOUT,.
U. S. Dep. Com. Gen., Loudon.
BENJAMIN YOUNG,
Fernbank, Eastbourne.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE 4
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 E. Schenley, known to me To
be the person named in the foregoing instru-
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
10Th day of August. A. D., 1880.
ISEALl JOHN c. NEW,
Consul General.