Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-14
mo. 204.

N ORDINANCE-DIRECT ADVER-
~ T1SEMENTS for proposals TO the city of
Pittsburg for the sale to the city of real estate
to be used for the relief and employment of the
poor and also providing for the reception and
opening OF said proposals and subsequent action
in reference thereto. and also providing means
for the payment of such purchase
Whereas. The city of Pittsburg has lately sold
its City Farm, used for the relief aud employ
ment of the poor, and it is necessary that new
one should be purchased; therefore,
Section BE it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coup
ellis sembled, and 1t is hereby ordained anc
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
Chief OF the Department of Charities of the
city Of Pittsburg shall immediately, upon and
after the passage and approval of this or
dinance, advertise for period of ten days in
the newspapers now publishing the Official ad-
vertlsements of the city of Pittsburg, that
sealed proposals will be received by the Con-
troller of The city of Pittsburg for the sale to
the city of Pittsburg of 3 tract, or tracts of
land. Each of the tracts of land offered shall
be located within the county of Allegheny, and
shall front upon a river. and shall have railroad
facilities for ready access thereto and there
from.
Section 2-The advertisement shall state that
until 3 o'clock P. NJ. of a given day therein to
be named which shall be ten days after the iu-
sertion of this first advertisement sealed pro-
poSals will be received by the City Controller
for the sale TO the city of such tract or tracts
OF land, which sealed proposals shall be in
writing, executed and acknowledged By the
ing to be sold. and agreeing to sell said tract of
land to the city of PIttsburg, and to convey the
same to said city in tee simple clear of all en-
cumbrances and by general warranty decd
and for sum stated in cash. Each of said
proposals shall give to the city of Pittsburg the
option for so days from its date TO bus or re-
fuse to buy SAID property at the price named.
Section Sat o'clock P. II. of the day desig-
mated in said advertisement the Chief of the
Department OF Chart e.. together with the
Mayor the Chief of the Department of Public
(shia afrf. of
lie Works of he city of Pittsbnrg. or major
ity of them, shall meet il the Common Council
Chamber of the city of Pittsburg. and there
upon the City Controller Shall deliver to the
Chief of the Department of Charities the said
proposals, which shall then by said Chief
OF the Department of Charities be opened
and read in the presence of the others. The said
officials, ma jority of them. shall thereupon
visit each one OF the properties offered for SALE
and within five days from the time of said pro-
posals are opened shall report to the Councils
of the city of Pittsburg which property in their
judgment, or that of a majority of them, is the
one most desirable for the city to purchase hut
the said report shall have annexed tU 1t all the
proposals made to the city and a brief descrip-
ton of each one of the tracts of land offered
for sale.
Section $50 much of the proceeds of the sale
of the City Farm hereinhef0re referred to as
shall be necessary are hereby appropriated to
pay for the purchase OF q new farm or tracts OF
land Tor poor purposes.
Section 5-That 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 affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into 4 law IN Councils
this Goth day of December, A. ID. 1890
II. p. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. q. l. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
PITTSBURG, January l3 1881.
We do hereby certify that the foregoing or
dinance was transmitted to the Mayor for his
approval December 81, 1890, and was not re-
turned by him within 10 days after it had been
transmitted. nor to the next meeting of Coun-
cls after ~ days had expired.
Wherefore it has become \ law agreeably to
act of Assembly, in such case made and pro-
vided in like manner as If he had signed the
same. Attest: GEO. BOOTH Clerk of Select
Council. Attest: +. j. MARTIN. Clerk of
Common Council.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. J, page 6l3
18th dav of January A d. 1891. jll+6S