The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12
MUNIflCENT REQUEST.
THE TILEST0N SCHOOL PROPERTY
GIVEN TO OUR SCHOOLS
tate Deed 1t for the Education OF the
white Race-The Property Is Valued
at 100000 or More

mittees Of School District No. 1 and
School District No. ?. was held Wednes-
day night at the residence Of Mr..
James H. Chadbourn, III South Third
street. All the members of both COM
mittees were in attendance. viz:
Messrs. James F. Post. Edwin Borden
and Richard J. Jones. of District No.
1, and Messrs. James H. Chadbourn.
Samuel Northrop and w. r. Kenan. of
District No. 2.
Mr.. Chadbourn presided and Mr..
Post acted as secretary.
The chairman explained the object
of the meeting to be to consider the
acceptance of the TilestOn property in
this city as a deed of gift from the
trustees of the estate of the late Mrs.
Mary Hemenway. He then read the
correspondence that has been conducted
since September, setting forth in detail
the desire and purpose of the trustees
in making this munificent bequest. At
ter the matter had been fully explained
to the meeting the following resolutions
were offered by Mr.. Richard j. Jones
and the same were unanimously adopt
ed.
THE GIFTED ACCEPTANCE.
Whereas, Augustus Hemenway, Reg
inald Gray and Horatio A. Lamb. as
trustees under the will of Mrs. Mary
Hemenway, late of Milton, in the coun-
ty of Norfolk and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, in pursuance of that
gracious and generous spirit of charity,
which was begun by her in her life and
the furtherance of which after her
death was bequeathed by her to them,
have donated to the school !
of District No. 1, of Wilmington town.
ship in the county of New Hanover,
for white schools, and the school COM
mittee of District No. 2, of Whining
ton township il the county of New
Hanover, for white schools, the sun of
ten thousand six hundred $50, 500
dollars in money with the stipulation
and condition that the said money be
expended by the said school committees
in the purchase of the property known
as the Tileston school property, situat
in the said city of Wilmington, and be-
ing lots Nos. l, 2 and 8 in Block No. 116,
to be used and maintained by the said
school committees for the following
uses and purpose and none other, that
is to say; that the said lot of land and
other property shall be forever used
and maintained for the purpose and to
the end of the education of the white
race
And Whereas, The said donation
has been made in the shape of a check
drawn to the order of the said school
committees and transmitted to them
through the chairman of this joint
meeting, and is accompanied by a deed
of gift setting forth the full purposes,
objects and conditions of the same,
which has been fully read and consider
ed by this meeting,
Now BE it Resolved by the School
Committee of District No. 1, of Will
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Hanover. for white schools, and the
School COMMITTEE of District No. 2, Of
Wilmington township in the county of
New Hanover, for white schools, in joint
meeting assembled, That the said do
nation of ten thousand six hundred
$10,600) dollars be and the same is
hereby gratefully accepted, and with
and under all the s~tipulations and con-
ditione accompanying the same as
contained and set forth in the said deed
of gift.
"Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting, James H. Chadbourn, be and
in hereby authorized and empowered
to cash and collect the said, check, and
to that end to endorse the same as
chairman of the joint meeting; and he
is hereby directed and authorized to
purchase from the said Augustus Hem
enway. Reginald Gray and Horatio A.
Lamb, as trustees under the will Of the
SaM Mary Hemenway, the property
known as the Tileston school property,
situate in the said city of Wilmington,
and being lots Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in Block
No. 116, at the price Of ten thousand
six hundred (s10,600 dollars in cash
and to pay for the same with the pro-
ceeds Of the said check.
Resolved Further, That the draft of
the deed bearing date the 30th day of
January, A. D. 1901, from the said Au-
gustus Hemenway, Reginald Gray and
HOratio A. Lamb, as trustees under
the will of the said Mary Hemenway,
to the said school committees, whereby
the said TileSton school property, and
the ch0ol furniture and appliances
contained in the building thereon, is
conveyed to the said school committees
subject to the life estate Of Miss Amy
NJ. Bradley in a portion of the said
land, and in trust that the said lot of
lane and property shall forever be
maintained and used by the said school
committees for the purpose and to the
end of the education of the white race,
be accepted by us, and that the same
be executed by and on behalf of the
said committees in the manner reouir-
ed by law.
Resolved, That. as we'll for our
ourselves as for all the children within
our school districts to whom the great
benefits and advantages of this NUM-
ficent donation will directly accrue, We
tender to the said Augustus Hemen-
way. Reginald Gray and Horatio 4.
Lamb, trustees, our sincere and CRATE
full thanks for the same, with he full
assurance that time viii bring with 1T
to our children the full fruits of this
blessed benefactfon.
Resolved, Further, That the said
deed OF gift and the said deed for the
Tileston school property, when eNecut-
ed and delivered, be spread upon the
minutes of this joint meeting"
VALUABLE PROPERTY.
The above announcement will give
great pleasure to the people Of Will
mington and the gift will be received
with a deep sense of gratefu1ness for
the magnificent beneficence which has
been bestowed upon u fortunate city.
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