Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-05-21
DEED FOR
PUBLIC PARK

The deed fol. the public park of
Danville" now, being recorded at the
court house is an interesting object of
study. 1t is voluminous instrument
containing II, 500 words.
The indeIture, the preliminary not
ices along with the DEGREES of court,
resolutions, &c. are important matters
OF record, which as late as last summer
were absorbing themes of conversation
in Danville-.an vicinity. A copy of
the agreements and releases is follow
ed by the. final decree of the court au.
thorizing. empowering and directing
the trustees of the Mahoning Presby-
terian, English Congregation north
to execute and deliver to the borough
of Danville deed of conveyance.
An interesting feature of the deed
is the abstract of title', which goes
back to the time of the Penns and
fills several typewritten pages
The portion of the deed, however,
that will most. deeply interest the oiti.
zens of Danville is the section under
the head of Conditions and Restrict.
ions. " Every citizen of the borough
will applaud the wise forethought dis
played in the imposing of conditions
and restrictions that will make impos-
sible abuses that otherwise would have
been pretty sure to creep in In pro-
nf tipnA Tbara
relating to conditions and restrictions.
Briefly and in effect they are as fol
lows:
That the tract shall be used for no
other purpose than public park or
municipal recreation ground.
That no portion of the lot shall be
sold nor leased by the borough.
That no portion Of the lot shall ever
be traversed by any municipal street
nor alley.
That the borough of Danville and
Its municipal successors shall not and
will not permit vinous, spurious, malt
brewed. or other liquors or drinks to
be sold and dispensed on or about the
said lot of land; nor will it and they
permit the same to be sold in the
vicinity thereof so far as it lies with
in its and their utmost power and en-
deavors to legally prevent the same
That the said party of the 6rst part
(The trustees of the Mahoning English
Congregation north) hereby expresses
the hope that no court or other au-
thority legally authorized to grant
liquor licenses will at any time here.
after grant any person or persons.
company or firm or corporation any
license or licenses to sell vinous, spir-
itous, malt. brewed or any other kind
OF liquors at any place or places with
in the distance of two squares Of the
above described lot of land.
That the borough of Danville will
not permit any person or persons firm
or corporation to drain any surface
water or sewage, or to deposit ashes
or other foreign substances on the
above described lot of land.
That the borough will not permit
nor tolerate on the said lot of land
anything that might partake Of the
nature of public nuisance.
That the borough will not permit
the tract to be used for unlawful as.
semblages nor to be frequented by
undesirable citizens, " or other OBJ
I jectionable characters as menaces to
the public peace and opposed to the
moral sentiment of the community.
That the borough at its own proper
cost will construct and maintain a
modern street crossing, at least ten
feet In width, to lead from the main
southern entrance across Bloom street,
there to connect with the pavement.
That the borough will keep the said
lot Of land under constant and strict
police surveillance.
That upon theywilful and persistent
violation of any of the foregoing con-
ditions and restrictions on the part Of
the borough of Danville or its muni-
cipal successors the title to the said lot
OF land with appurtenance shall alb
solutely and forever revert to and re-
vest in the said party of the first part,
its successors and assigns.