Evening journal., 1912-02-22

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inspect and copy. free Of charge. all
public records of New Castle County
for the purpose of obtaining infOr-
nation in relation TO property, its
owners and value. and for the pur-
pose of perfecting and keeping per-
tected the records of said corpora
tion as 70 ownership and transfer Of
property, the Recorder of Deeds, Reg
lister Of Wills and Register in Chanc-
cry and Clerk of the Orphans Court
shall furnish to the Department Of
Public Works certificates Of the
transfer assignment. devise or descent
Of property as now provided by law
for the furnishing of the same to the
Mayor and Council Of Wilmington. or
TO any agency thereof, or as shall
hereafter be provided by ordinance.
Sec. 179. All work done for, or
materials or services furnished or
rendered to the corporation, shall be
upon contracts entered into for that
purpose upon competitive bids made
in such manner as shall be prescribed
by ordinance, unless the Board of Ad-
ministraton shall decide that Il is
impracticable so to do and for the
best interest of the corporation that
the said work be done. or materials or
services be furnished, or rendered,
otherwise.
Sec. 1S0. II shall be the duty Of the
Chief of Police of said City. or other
person who may be the keeper of the
prison cells in said City or in charge
thereof. to receive and lock up and
safely keep in said cells. any person
committed by any judgment or SEN
tence OF the City Court of Whining
ton. or any Justice of the Peace. res
ident of said City, for the violation
of any Of the provisions OF the laws
of this State, or of the ordinances OF
said corporation, for temporary con-
finement, until such person. commit
ted as aforesaid. may be taken to
the New Castle County Workhouse.
and the actual costs for all meals
medical attendance and medicines
furnished by the said Chief of Po-
lice, or other person. keeper Of said
cells or in charge thereof. shall be
paid by the corporation after an
itemized bill thereof shall have been
presented and approved as provided
for other claims against said City.
Sec 1st. Whenever any real estate
or other property or any right in the
same shall be needed for streets.
lanes. alleys. or other highway, parks.
public buildings. or for any other
public purpose, or for making any
change. alteration in any such and
the Board of Administration is un-
able to agree with the owner Of any
such property or right for the ac-
QUESTION Of the same, the same may
be taken and used for any such pub
lie purpose, provided that before tho
same is taken. used or occupied, there
shall be paid or rendered to such
owner or owners as they shall respec-
lively be entitled to receive. such
damages which shall be assessed as
follows:
Upon the application Of the Board
of Administration and a reasonable
notice to the persons interested. if
residing in the City, the Judge of
the Superior Court of this State, re-
siding in New Castle County shall is
sue a commission under his baud,
directed to five impartial freeholders
of said county. commanding them 10
! assess the damages that may result
from the taking and occupation of tho
| property or right needed for any
such purpose. to the owner or own
/ ers of property or right necessary
/ to be taken or occupied therefor
/ taking into consideration all the
circumstances of benefit and conyen-
/ ience as well as of detriment. to re-
! suit to such owner or owners, and
/ 10 make return of their proceedings
to the said judge at a time therein
! appointed The freeholders named in
such commission being first sworn OF
! affirmed as in said commission shall
be directed, shall view the property
and they or a majority Of them shall
assess the damages aforesaid and
shall make return i'm writing, Oi
their proceedings I'm the promises C
the said Judge. who shall file tn,
same i'm the office of the Board of Ad
! ministration. The return upon on,
! commission shall not be conclusive
but upon applications by the BoarC
Of Administration as aforesaid. or o
any person interested, within fifteei
days after the filing Of such return
the judge shall issue a commission o
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holders as aforesaid with like I'm
strucuons as were contained in thu
first commission. provided. that if
review be granted upon the applica
tion Of a person or persons interested
the review shall extend only to thl
assessment of damages made i'm respeC
to the person or persons making sucl
application. If the return to a com
mission Of review vary i'm the dam
ages assessed from the return to tn
original commission. the Judge shal
grant a second commission Of review
upon the application Of the Board o
Administration as aforesaid, or o
any person interested In the return
to the commission of review withil
: ten days after the filing of such re
o. turn. II review be not applied 70
: I'm due time, the return of the orig
e inal commission shall be conclusiv
as TO tho amount of damages. II tn
return of any two commissions cor
respond as to the amount of dam
ages, such amount shall be conclu
siye. But if there be more than on
return and none conclusive, unde
, the foregoing provisions, the iudg
snail confirm such one of them a
he shall deem most just. and the rC
: turn so confirmed shall be conclusive
! The judge may set aside a return {
= a commission for gross inequality q
inequity, in which case he shall is
sue another commission I'm it's plac
2 The Judge shall have power to Fl
} any vacancy in a commission. The
J shall be allowed TO the commissioner
, for their services three dollars DC
= day. TO be paid by said corporation
= The amount of damages being so a,