Evening journal., 1912-02-22


mington and Great Valley Turnpike
road thence by said side Of said turn
pike road to the westerly right OF way
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
thence northerly along the westerly
right OF way line of said Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad TO fits intersec-
tion with the extension Of the south
erly line of Thirty-fourth street at
fifty feet wide: thence easterly by
said extension of the southerly line
OF Thirty-fourth street TO the westerly
line OF Van Buren, street as laid out
at right angles to Thirty-stcond street;
thence northerly along said westerly
line OF Van Buren street twelve hum
dred and twenty feet 70 a point;
thence eastcrly along a line parallel
with Thirty-second street to where
this line would intersect line drawn
parallel to the center lie Of Thir-
tccnth street and distant shirty-two
hundred feet northerly th srefrom;
thence easterly along said line paral-
lei with and distant thlrty-two hum
dred feet northerly from the center
line of Thirteenth street to a point
in the Delaware River distant thirty
hundred feet from the westerly bank
thereof and thence thereby southerly
and parallel 10 said westerly bank
of said river TO the place of begin
ming
Sec. 2. And said boundaries shall
always extend to and include any and
all piers, docks, bulkheads, slips or
other structures now or hereafter
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the northern and southern boundaries
of said corporation extended.
Sec 3 The said corporation shall
shall have all tho powers, rights, pri-
vileges, franchises and immunities
heretofore belonging to "The Mayor
and Council of Wilmington" as a mum
icipal corporation and shall have all
the privileges and franchises incident
TO a corporation or body polite. All
statutes, not of a general nature, and
all laws. ordinances, resolutions,
rules and regulations now in force
within said City not inconsistent with.
modified or repealed by the provisions
OF this act. shall be deemed to be ordi-
nances and shall continue In force un-
I'll replaced. rescinded or changed by
ordinance passed In exercise OF the
powers herein granted.
Sec. T. BY the style and name afore-
said the said municipal corporation
shall have perpetual succession and
It is hereby authorized and empowered
to have, take. purchase, receive, pos
sess, enjoy and retain 20 It and its sue
cessors, lands, tenements. heredita-
ments, goods, chattels and effects OF
what kind, nature or quality soever,
and wheresoever situated, and the
same 70 SELL grant. demise. alien or
dispose OF at its pleasure. to admin
lister trusts, to sue or be sued. i'm
plead OF be impleaded, answer and be
! answered, defend and be defended in
all courts of law or equity or any
other place whatsoever, and also to
make, have and use a common seal,
and the same TO break, alter and re-
new at its pleasure.
Sec. g. In extension and not in limi'
tation of the powers herein granted
the said corporation shall have pow
er In so far as the same is not incon-
4 sistent with the Constitution and laws
Of this State;
(a) To provide for general and
special municipal elections and make
laws regulating the same.
% To provide for the assessing OF
property and the levying and collect
ing of taxes for corporate purposes
upon property of every kind ana
character. but now exempt from taxa
tion by law. and upon persons ana
animals. and to provide for the pay
mcnt of the debts and expenses of said
corporation. To provide for making OF
local improvements, and to levy, Sc
cure and collect special assessments
on property benefited thereby ana
for paving the same or any portion
thereof; 20 determine what work In
relation to sewers, curbs, pavements
street construction and other inn
provemcnts shall be done or made
I by or at the expense, In whole or IN
, part. of the owners of the abutting,
contiguous or proximate property or
others specially benefited thereby
adopting a front foot or other standard
of assessment and to provide the man
B ner of the payment and collection
: thereof
, (c) To borrow money for corporate
q purposes on the credit of said cor.
7 poration and 20 issue negotiable bondi
, therefor and to issue bonds in place
I of or to supply means to meet matur
ing bonds or other Indebtedness oi
7. for the consolidation or funding o
the same provided that the aggregate
amount of bonds shall never be is
sued In excess of ten percentum o
the assessed valuation OF tho rea
o property situated in said City, and tn
n last preceding assessment Of sal
= property shall be the basis upon whicl
le said percentum shall be calculated.
}; I'D To purchase or appropr' ate pr
ly vate property within or without III
le corporate limits Of said City for col
" porate uses by acquiring the same b
II agreement with the owners thereof @
q by condemnation.
l. (e) To lay out, own, establish, buili
n- construct, repair, open, alter widel
II extend. grade, establish grades, paw
D. vacate. close, discontinue abolish {
~ otherwise improve. regulate the US
/. of, and deal with parks, playground
:. highways, streets. avenues, lanes, a
y leys. sidewalks, wharves. docks, bull
y heads, reservoirs, sewers, subway
ie vaults, conduits, bridges or other pul
10 lie grounds, places, works or things
AZ 90 To authorize or prohibit the i
" eating and construction of any publ
h or quasi public utility in any stree
n lane. alley or other public place wha
Ig soever in said City and 70 provide f
e. the alteration change Of grade,
l- removal thereof and TO regulate Il
lv operation and service Of such publ
n or quasi public utilities within corpo
m ate limits.
~ y (el To provide for lighting Il
"a streets and all public places, and 4
~ furnishing the inhabitants of the Ci