The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10
PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY OF
CITY OF ST. LOUIS.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed. Mayor and Comptroller respectively
of the City Of St. Louis. Missouri. Will III
pursuance of and subject to the provisions
of an ordinance of the City OF ST. Louis.
Missouri, approved March z 1901. and en-
titled An ordinance auth0rlzLns tne Nayor
and Comptroller to sell the lot OF ground
belonging to the City of St Louis situated
on the east side of Seventh street, between
Olive and Pine streets, in the city oil st
Louis. and known as Engine-house No. =
and to repeal Ordinance No. ly3oi. approEe1
April 18th. 1895" sell at public auction 20
the highest bidder for cash at east front
door OF the Courthouse i'll the City of st.
Louis. Missouri. on Thursday, March lith.
1901, between the hours CT nine O'Clock a.
described lot or parcel of ground. win the
improvements thereon. belonging 70 tine
City of st. Louis. and known as k1slne-
house No. 8. to-w!t: a lot In oioci one
hundred and t|enty-nine tl29) OF the City
OF St. Louis. in the State of missouri. nav.
ing j front Of twenty-nine 90 Ieet ana
line OF Seventh street, by a depth cast
wardly of one hundred and twenty-4tren
G2D feet and six 30 inches more Or iSss
to an alley: and bounded by
property now or formerly OF FRANK carter
and others. and ~northwarlly by lot row ~.
formerly OF Alice Bacon and trustee ana OF
Carolin K. Pettus and OF John H. Louder
man and of Zoe Rozier..
hundred thousand dollars. Will be enter
pay down five thousand dollars when the
property is struck off to him, and the bal
ance within five days thereafter. The sale
will be made subject to the Tlght or the
City of st. Louis to occupy the premises
for the purposes for which II IS now 3Ct7i-
plying the game. for a period not exceeding
three years from the date OF sale upon pay
ing the purchaser rent therefor sernfannuai-
1y, for the time OF It's occupancy only oy the
city, at the rate of five per cent per an
aum on the purchase price OF the property.
The sale will be subject to the approval OF
the Committee on Ways ard Means OF both
branches of the Municipal Assembly of the
City of st. Louis. Missouri: and will be
the purchaser. his heirs. executors: ad-
ministrators or assigns. unless the Munic-
ipal Assembly of the City of st. Louis.
Missouri. makes an approximation in the
manner provided by law. for the aymen
of the values and damages awarded by the
report of the Commissioners in the matter
of widening Twelfth street from st. Charles
street to Washington avenue. before the
third Tuesday of April. 1901, provided said
option Is exercised within twenty days
after said third Tuesday in April. Upon
the Municipal Assembly making said ap-
preparation, or sooner II the purchaser so
elects. or upon the failure of the purchaser
to exercise his option to rescind the sale
within the time above specified Il warranty
deed will be executed and delivered by the
Mayor and Comptroller on behalf Of the
the purchaser executing and delivering to
the city an agreement permitting the city
to occupy the property for the time and
purposes and upon the terms above stated
HEY. ZIEGENHEIN.
Mayor of the City of st. Louis.
ISAAC n. STURGEON.
Comptroller Of the City Of ST. Louis.