The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-21

BY Alderman Thomas
An ordinance to authorize the Mayor,
for and on behalf of the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah, to
make and deliver an unconditional deed
conveying fee simple title to lot num-
bered lightweight 1887, in Battery
ward, in Savannah, to Florence Crit
| tenton Mission" and assigns, so that
| the latter corporation can sell the same
| upon certain things being done by said
mission, so as to protect this munich
pality, and for other purposes.
Whereas, by authority of Council,
granted Aug. 90 1902, the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah on
Oct. l, 1902, made a deed to lot num-
bered lightweight 1881, in Battery
ward, in this city, to said Florence
Crittenton Mission, which is recorded
in Deed Book MS page 1892, in clerks
Office of Superior Court of Chatham
county, Georgia, and in and by the
terms of said deed said lot Is TO be held
and enjoyed for the uses and pur-
poses of said Florence Crittenton Mis-
sion, that is to say, to do rescue work
among fallen and unfortunate women
and girls. and conditioned, that should
said lot cease to be used for said pur-
poses 1t is to revert to the grantor,
and.
Whereas, Said Florence Crittenton
county a parcel of land known as
wellington" being a part Of the Pla-
centia tract, between Thunderbolt and
Sandfy, which is better adapt
ed for such uses and pur-
poses than a lot in Savannah, and
said mission desires to sell said lot
No. IS and apply proceeds in and upon
said wellington" property, and the
municipal authorities desire to aid said
mission all they can in said worthy
cause; therefore,
Section /. Be It ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
the Mayor is authorized to make and
deliver in the name Of this municipal
ity, with its seal, attested by clerk Of
Council, an unconditional deed to said
lot No. 8S. in Battery ward, to said
Florence Crittenton Mission, and its
assigns, in fee simple, whenever said
mission shall execute and deliver such
obligation as shall be acceptable TO
the Mayor, conditioned that 1t will pay
the sum of two thousand dollars (S2,-
000) to the Mayor and Aldermen Of
the city of Savannah If at any time
said mission shall cease to use said
Wellington property for the purposes
and objects set out above, which obli-
cation shall be secured by deed or
mortgage conveying said Wellington"
property, in such form, on such terms
and with such covenants as may be
acceptable to the city attorney, the OBJ
ject being to protect the city in the
sum OF two thousand dollars ($2,000),
clear of all expenses, in the event
said wellington" shall cease to be
used for the purposes of said mission.
and said obligation and deed or mort
gage shall be kept renewed within the
statutes of Limitation on demand of
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Savannah at any time, and ON fall
ure to do so on the part of said mis-
sion, in manner and form as demand
ed said debt shall become due and
payable, and the deed or mortgage
shall be--subject to be enforced on
said property.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May 1, 1904. and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.