Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-15
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A n ORpINANCE-DIREC ADVER-
II 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
tor the payment of such purchase.
Whereas. The city of Pittsburg has lately sold
its City Farm. used for the relief and employ
ment of the poor. and it is necessary that new
one should be purchased; therefore,
Section l-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coup
ellis assembled, and 1t is hereby ordained anG
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 cfficIal ad-
yertlSements 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 tract or tracts of
land Each of the tracts of land offered shall
be located within the county of Allegheny, and
shall front upon 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 q given day therein to
be named. which shall be ten days after the in-
sertion of this first advertisement sealed pro-
posals will be received by the City Controller
for the sale TO the city of such tract tracts
OF land, which sealed proposals shall be in
writing, executed and acknowledged by the
owner or owners of the tract or tracts propOs-
ing to be sold, and agreeing to sell SAID tract of
land to the city OF Plttsburg, and to convey the
same to said city in tee simple clear OF all en-
cumbrances, and by general warranty deed
and for sum stated i'll cash. Each Of said
proposals shall give to the city of Pittsburg the
option for 30 days from its date to bug or re-
fuse to buy SAID property at the price named.
Section 3-At q clock p. NJ of the day desig-
mated in said advertisement the Chief of the
Department of Charities. together with the
Chief n he of mi
Safety and the Chief of the Department of Pub
lie Works of The city of Pittsburg, or major
ity of them, shall meet in 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, or majority of them shall tbereupon
visit each one OF the properties offered for sale
and within five days from the time of said pre-
posals are opened shall report to the Councils
of the city of Pittsburg which property in their
Judgment. or that of majority of them, is the
one most desirable for the city to purchase hut
the said report shall have annexed to it ali the
proposals made to the City and a brief descrip-
tion of each one of the tracts of land offered
for sale.
Section $50 much of the proceeds OF the sale
of the City Farm hereinbefore referred to as
shall be necessary are hereby appropriated to
pay for the purchase of 4 new farm or tracts Of
land for poor purposes.
section o-llat any ordnance 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. D. 1890.
II. z. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. Il. L. HOLIDAY, President OF
Common Council. Attest: Z. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
PITTsBURG, January l3 1891.
We do hereby certify thar 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-
CHS after 10 days had expired.
Wherefore 1t has become law asreeablv 20
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. !, page 6l3,
18Th dav of January A. D. 1891. jal4-6S