Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-16
DEPARTMENT OF
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Such purchases shall be made by ameaole
agreement, ii possible, but III the event
that the said Directors oi the Department |
Of Public Safety for the city Of Wilmington |
shall bc of the opinion that such purchases
cannot he made bv such afnieabe agree
mcnt then the said directors and the |
several fire engine companies of the sald |
Volunteer Fire Department the SAID |
Directors dealing with each 81 sad com |
panics singlvl shall each name competent |
and dlslntercsted appraiser, within SIX
calendar months after the first day 81
.TuIy. A. u one thousand nine hundred |
aud nineteen. and the two appraisers
thus named sha Asree upon nd choose
. third L { three appraisers I Il
rame3 AMI chosen shell proceed forth |
with to inspect the SAID fre engine,
hose. ladders apparatus and other pHra-
phcrnalia. land and buildings, and inake a
| list thereof and shall appraise the same.
item by item, AZ the true value thefeoi
at the time OF the said appralsement,
according to the best information and
| belief oi the said appraisers and the best
| Judgment Of the ma iorIty OF them. hen
| the said appraisers shall have ascertained
| the true value of the said property. they
| shall make a written report ot their SAID
/ advertisement, showing the true values OF
/ the said property both in detail and IN
| the aggregate and the said report, IN trip
| Ecate shall be signed BY IT least two OF
tho SAID three appraisers. One copy Of
| the said report shall be delivered to the
said Directors OF the Department OF
! Public Safety for the City OF Wilmington,
one copy thereof to the ire engine COM
panv whose property Is appraised III the
| said report. and one copy TO the clerk OF
| So
| OF Wilmington II shall be the absolute
dutv of the said appraisers to complete
the said appraisement and deliver their
/ said report AZ aforesaid within thirty days
from the date Of the selection OF the thlrd
aDpraiser; and each Of the SAID appraisers
shall then be entitled to the sum OF Elity
Dollars in full payment for ms Tune sery-
ices and expea = in the matter, 10 he plid
rs other bills contracted by the sad De-
partment OF Public Safety for the city ot
Wilmington are to be paid rs hereinafter
provided Unless an appeal be taken as
| provided for III Section OF this act, the
said Advertisement shall be taken rs con-
! ctusive and satisfactory to all concerned,
and the purchase price OF the SAID property
80 appraised shall be III accordance with
the said advertisement; and The Council
of The Navor and Council Of Wilmington
shall. within one year after notice that the
said purchase price has been thus agreed
upon or determined pay the amount
Of money thus agreed upon or determined
3S aforesaid to the fire engine company
which was a party to the negotiations or
, the appraisemcnt proceedings aforesaid,
| or to each of them If more than one, and
therelIpon the said fire engines. hose,
ladders, apparatus and other parapherndlIa
] land end buildings, shall be conveyed
and transferred, by properly executed
= deed or deeds or other papers, unto The
} said Department Of Public Safety for tht
: CITY of Wilmington for the use ot The
t | Mavor and Council OF Wilmington; anc
/. the said directors Of the Department oi
. | Public Safety for the City Of Wilmington
shall take possession thereof, for sueh ust
provided, however, that the SAT-
Directors of the Department oil Pubh'
Safety of the City Of Wilmington may
upon giving five days written notice O
c their intention So to do to any vohlnteel
{ fire engine company Of the City ol Vii
h mington, take over and hold and they ar'
7, hereby authorized to take over for the ust
Z of the CITY Of Wilmington all real or per
:. sonal property owned by any voluntee
fire engine company of the city OF VII
mngton, or such part thereof as the ma
( iorltv Of the directors Of the Department
. Of Public Safety Of the city Of Wilmington
i shall deem necessary, and hold the s<7mt
for the use Of the city OF Wilmington untl
the value OF such property may be aseer
tanned as is provided for by this act; sucl
!. written notice of their intention To TAX
over any real or personal property ma,
be gwen by serving copy thereof upol
the president, vice president or secretar.
), of any volunteer fire engine company @
z the city of Wilmington or by leaving
e copy thereof IT the engine house OF sue
r volunteer fire engine company III the cit
I, Of Wilmington in the presence If IN adul
q person"
l. Any company can within fifteen day
le apreal from the apnralsement to th
2 resident associate Judge Regular cor
Ie sideration proceedings will follow.
TO BE FINANCED ~ COUNCIL.
The bill requires Gity Council to borro'
the money necessary To take over the iii
IN equipment and real estate and to proyid
n sufficient funds for maintenance of I'll
q, department, based on the board annui
W estimate The bin requires Council
Ill appropriate at least Sl25,G00 year 4
the lire Bureau and S1S5,000 for Il
Police Bureau.
This bill has no connection with tt
nv Chamber of Commerce IRE Departmei
ry bill
he MIR Garrett said today that his ellen
Of would like to have suggestions from pe
xt sons Interested iii the city's welfare as
whether his bin should be amended