Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
COUNCIL ACCEPTS DEEDS
LAND FOR PUBLIC STREETS
THREE sTREETsARoUND FEDER-
AL BUILDING ACQUIRED EASILY

instead OF by Condemnation Proceed
ings the Committee OF Fifteen Sc
cures Grants of Certain Lands
The streets to surround the new
Federal Building Smyrna House
slte) have all been arranged for and
at special meeting of Smyrna Town
Council Friday night they were ac-
cepted and will be laid off and grad
ed as soon as the ground is cleared
Council had expected and sometime
ago passed resolution agreeing to
condemn the property for the streets
IN the event of the Smyrna House
site being selected by the Govern
ment, but the Committee of Fifteen
forstalled this by arranging a much
, easier plan through their ATTORNEY
Charles Howell LeFevre, Eso. The
latter had DR.. E. S. Dwight, Garrett
Foxwell and Cyrus P. Gears to deed
the property to he laid off into
streets and Friday night ATTORNEY
LeFevre in company with Eugene
Davis, W. A. FAIRIES, C. R. Massey
and Z. P. Collins appeared before
Council and presented the deeds
with the request that Council by
resolution accept same and order
recorded. AS compliment to the
donors, one of the streets is named
Dwight Avenue, one Foxwell Ave-
nue. and the other Federal Street
Attorney LeFevre prepared the fol-
loving resolution, which, on motion
of Councilman John P. Hudson and
second of Councilman j. Newell
Lloyd was accepted unanimously, all
members being present but Council
man Roberts who sent word that
whatever action the other members
took would be agreeable to him. The
resolution reads:
Whereas, Edward S Dwight and Mrs " \,
DWlgnt, his wife, by their certain indenture or
bargain and sale, dated September 18th A n
dS!l, and duly acknowledged by them to be their
aforesaid, granted and conveyed in fee sir1nle
fe sifato tne Town ofSmyrna certain tract of land
maintaiIldS l Saio az Town to be opened, laid out and
, .alheu as part of street or highway Of said
lie; Vi the pub
And Whereas, Cyrus p Gears and Annie d
Gears his wife, by their certain indantnra 80;
bargain and sale, dated September Ia A. ID 1qiI
sd and 9uly acknowledged by them to be their act,
ana deed respectively on the day and wear IsSt
aforesaid. granted and conyeyed in fee sironIa
unt9 the Town Of Smyrna certain other strinS Of
IAN dSlo' situated IN said town. to be opened laid
out and maintained as part of streets or bisb
ways of said town for the use and scconmoSa
ton of the general public:
and whereas Also, Garret Foxweli and Kate
EO4well, his wife, by their certain deed and in
denture of bargain and sale dated, Sa,lta,t tu ~
~ A. u. i9ll, and duly acknowledged by them
70 9e lhelT act and deed respectively on the dav
4; ~ seI ar iSst aioreSaid granted and conveyed
, ~. iSe slhple unto the Town of Smyrna D certain
Otner tract Of land, situated in said town, To he
opened, laid out and maintained as part of a
vi OF said town for the use and
accommodation OF the general public;
ana whereas Also, the several indentures
aforesaid are offered and delivered TO the Town
- @ ~; ia IOI tle purpose OF dedicating the land
ways as aforesaid: ms"
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved. by the Town
io III. VI the Iown OF Smyrna in regular ses-
sion met, this thirteenth day of October in rhe
year OF our Lord, One Thousand Nine Funded
anu anu EieVen, that the land so granted and dedi-
IOr tee opening OF said streets and the in
IentureS aforesaid be and hereby are accented
Dy tne Iown Council of the Town of Smyrna for |
anu on Dehalf OF the Town of Smyrna for the |
purposes aforesaid, and that said indentures be |
lOogeo forthwith in the Office of Dover TO be re-
corded according 70 law:
Al ana De II further Resolved That as soon as the |
Oullulngs, etc., are removed from off the land /
aforesaid Dy the gran;eTs or dedieatOrs thereof |
Or oy their representatives, the land so CLEARED |
4n9 made available be opened, laid out graded |
Ano maintained by the Town Of Smyrna as pub- |
nc streets or highways of said town for the use /
And accommodation of the general public said /
wit; 80 AOiiO"s' W
Dwight Avenue binding upon the northwest |
boundary line of the land heretofore granted and /
surveyed IN Zee simple unto The United States i
DI america by deed of Cyrus p. Gears and wife /
anQ intended as q site for a Federal BUILDING /
iho extending with said bOundry line in a north.
sAsterly direction from the easteTy side of Main L
street ana with uniform width of tweutv-five /
eet. ~ ~Nu '"SH'S
Foxwell Avenue, binding upon che south east
boundary line of said site for Federal building
.ho extending with said southeast boundary line |
IN nOrth-easterly direction from the easterlv /
lde OF Main Street, with a uniform width Of |
mshty w -nve feet, distance Of about one hundred
Federal Street, binding upon the northeast
boundary line Of said site for Federal Building |
.no extending with said northeast boundary line |
rom Dwight Avenue aforesaid &c FoxWeli Av- |
.nue aforesaid with q width of twenty feet |