Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
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the ground, bounded and described as follows
| All that piece of land bounded on the north bJ
| the Monongahela river, on the east by propert!
| Of Bessemer Steel Co.. on the south py the T.
| NICK. & Y. r. R., and on the west by the 10 foo
| road leading from the township road to th'
the river containing about l4.7 acres.
| Also all that piece Of land bounded on tht
south by line commencing at point fo0 on IN IN,
north from the p, NICK. & Y. r. R.; thence
extending westwardly to the line of thu
| borough of Homestead; thence northwardiI
along the said line of said borough to the Mo
| nongahela river; thence eastwardly along sale
| river to said 30 foot road; thence along said ~
foot road to the place of beginning containing
| abopt 11.4 acres.
Also the right of way over and along tht
| whole Of said 30-foot road running from sale
| township road to said Monongahela river, which
| 30foot road is to be and remain open unoD
| structed and free for travel.
Also the absolute apd exclusive use and con
| troll of the graveyard and reservoir ON salc
| 'City Farm" together with the pipes and right
of way for said pines running from sald reser
yoir to the buildings on said farm, all of which
reservations, rights and privileges are appurte
| nant to said buildings and necessary for the
purposes for which they are used.
Said 26. IL acres of ground and said reserva.
tions, rights of way, etc., to be held by said
city free from any rent or charge whatever for
period not exceeding three years from July
Section 3-The Chief of Department of Chari-
ties of the city of PIttsburg shall forthwith
upon the passage and approval OF this ordinance
advertise for period of ten days in the news
papers now publishing the official advertise
menB of the city of PittsbHrg that sealed pro-
posals for the purchase of all said real estate
will be received by the Controller of said city
up to Said advertisement shall
contain brief description of the said real es;
tate and its improvements and the terms ana
conditions of sale as hereinbefore and herein-
after designated.
Section 4-Each and every proposal filed with
the Controller for the purchase of said real es-
tate shall be accompanied by certlned cneck
to the order of the Treasurer OF the CITY OF
Pittsburg on a national bank located IN the
city of Pittsburg for the sum of fifty thousand
(S5O, ,00O) dollars and said sum shall, II the pro-
posal be accepted, be applied as part OF the
purchase money.
Section 5-That at 8 o'clock P M of the day
designated in said advertisement the Chief OF
the Department of Charities, together with the
Mayor Chief of Department of PUBLIC Sa1ety
and Chief of Department Of Public Works OF
the city of Pittsburg or a majority of them
shall meet in the Common Council chamber OF
the city of Pittsburg, and thereupon the SAID
partment of Charities the said proposals, which
shall then, by the said Chief of Department OF
Charities, be opened and read in the presence
of the others, and the said Chief of Department.
highest and best bidder for said property, and
whoever shall be the highest and best
bidder of said property he shall
sbaP PS @ and So said She ae a
ment of Charities shall thereupon enter into a
written contract on behalf of the city of Pitts
burg to sell and convey to the purchaser there
of In fee simple a good and indefeasible title
to all the real estate upon the terms specified
in said proposal The said Chief of the De-
partment of Charities shall make up report of
the said action in the premises, to which shall
be annexed all of the proposals which were
made and a copy of said contract, and return
the same to Councils. and the said contract so
made by him shall not be binding on the city
of Pittsburg until approved by Councils; pro-
vided however, that the said Chief of Depart
ment of Charities shall have the right to reject
any or all bids
Section 6-That If the said report of the said
Chief shall be approved by Councils it shall
thereupon be the duty of the City Attorney to
prepare a deed of general warranty for the coz
veyance of all the said property in fee simple
to the party or parties with whom the
said Chief had made the said contract, which
deed the proper officers of the city of Pitts
official seal of the city of Pittsburg and ac-
knowledge the same, and deliver the same to
he said purchasers upon the compliance by
them with the terms of their said proposals.
Section THAT any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 11th day of July, A. d. 1880.
II. P. FORD, President OF Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN,
Clerk OF Common Council.
Mayors once July Il, 1890 ApP5oSyssdd:
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 2, page 467,
l7th dav of July A. D. 1890