Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
ROTARY OPPOSES
HOUSE BILL NO. 42
(cOntinued irum First rAE.'

CONTINUED frum First ragel
State ArmOry Commission is hereby
empowered and directed to give a
good and sufficient deed to said
premises and fee simple to the pur-
chaser or purchasers thereof in the
name of the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, Section further stip-
ulates; that this act shall be known
as and called a Supplementary APP
preparation Bill and the money
hereby appropriated shall be paid
/ upon warrant or warrants according
to law, out of the Special Fund at
| the Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware. at Dover. consisting OF
money received from the sale of
| bonds authorized as an act of the
General Assembly of the State of
Delaware, entitled IAN Act author
izing the State of Delaware to Bor-
row Two Hundred Ninety Thousand
Dollars and Issue Bonds Therefor"
approved; and
WHEREAS, When the original
specifications were drawn and sub
mitted to prospective bidders for the
Armory, numerous changes in the |
plans had to be made in order 10
fall within the appropriation allot-
ted of $65,OOO.OO; and
WHEREAS. AS a result of numer- |
Gus eliminations and changes in the
specifications the completion of the
new Armory left several major
items incompleted; and
WHEREAS, The new ArmOry in
its present condition is unable to
furnish the proper training. retard-
ing the efficiency of the local Bat
terry in its weekly operation, etc,
due to lack of facilities and major
cOnveniences; and
WHEREAS, The following is a
partial list of the major items that
were eliminated from the original
specifications:
Grading of Site
2-Seeding and SOdding
S-Planting of Shrubbery
4-Driveway
5--Concrete Walks
6-Outside Lights
Lights for Drill Field
S-Inside Window Guards
9-F'iring Range Finished
10-Finish Ceiling in Main Hall
11--Finish Floors
12-Range in Kitchen
13-Drinking Fountains
A--TOilet Accessories
15-Fire Extinguishers
16-Flagpole; and
WHEREAS, All the above are es-
sential requirements and tine COM
pletion and installation should be
accomplished to maintain proper op-
Grafton of the local Battery: and
WHEREAS. The present old Ar
mOry had been originally construct
ed by the then local Company dec /,
AIDES ago with their own funds, said ,,
ArmOry having been turned over to =,
the State without any compensation =;
paid thereon; and ,
WHEREAS, The citizens of Mil ,
ford and various organizations OF
that city consider the matter of ut
most importance to have the needs /;
Of the new ATmOry fulfilled; row, I
therefore be it a
RESOLVED. The Milford Rotary /
Tub does hereby request that Sec I
ion of the Act be changed and
lmended TO read that when such n
has been completed and &C &
.epted. the State ArmOry Commits @
ion shall he and is hereby author 3
zed and empowered and directed to T
ell at public vendue the present d
state ArmOry and Arsenal Building y
nd property in the said City of Mil al
ord. and the proceeds on such sale
hall be forthwith applied to COM II
,lete the furnishings and site and e.
ther requirements of the new Ar 81
nory, and to this end, the said State p
IrmOry Commission is hereby en- q
covered and directed to give good p
nd sufficient deed to said premises 81
nd fee simple to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof in the name ut tt
he State of Delaware;" and be it e'
urther ID
RESOLVED. That this resolution d.
e presented to the General Assem- tt
ly through the district representa- 81
i've. the Honorable George Manlove. II
Howard Edmonds. President II
Harry Pettyjohn
A. +. I'aix, Chairman "
Members of Committee u
Ittcst: II
Irwin Burton. Secretary. y y
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