Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-16
INo. 2lIi


A N ORDINANCE-DIRECT ADVER-
n T1SEMEHTS tor 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 acton
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 and 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 Pitrsburg in Select and Common CouD:
ellis assembled, 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 Pistsburg shall Immediately, upon and
after the passage and approval of this or
dinance, advertise for a period of ten days in
the newspapers now publishing the official ad-
yertisements of the city of Pittsburg, that
sealed proposals will be received by tine Con-
troller of the city of Pitrsburg for the sale to
the city of Pittsburg of tract, 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 O'Clock p. N. of 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 or tracts
of land, which sealed proposals shall be in
writing, executed and acknowledged by the
owner or owners of the tract OF tracts propos-
ing to be sold. and agreeing to sell saG tract of
land to the city of Plttsburg, and to convey the
same to said city in fee simple clear OF all en-
cumbrances, and by a general warranty deed
and for sum stated in cash. Each of said
proposals shall give to the city of Pittsburg the
option for 30 days from its date to buy or re-
fuse to buy said property at the price named.
Section Sat o'clock P. M. of the day desig-
mated in said advertisement the Chief of the
Department of Charities together with the
Mayor, the Chief of the Department of Public
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 thereupon
and within five days from the time of said pro-
posals are opened shall report 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 all the
proposals made to the city and 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 a new farm or tracts OF
land for 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 q law IN Councils
this 9th day of December, A. d. 1890.
H. T. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. &. l. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
PITTsBUEG, January 13 1891
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-
cIls after 10 DAYS had expired.
Wherefore it has become a law agreeably to
act of Assembly, in such case made and pro-
vided i'll like manner as If he had signed the
same Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select
Council. Attest: f. j. MARTIN. Clerk of
Common Council
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. Z, page 6l3,
18th dav of January A. d. 1891. jal4-6S