Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-05-02
ORDINANCE No. s214
Council as a Whole

BY Council as a Whole
Authorizing the leasing of the six
CD tracts of land known as the
Waterworks land, not needed for
the municipal purpose of drilling
for oil and gas and which will in
no manner interfere with the
proper use of said property for
which it was acquired by the
City of Newark and for which it
is devoted.
Be it ordained by the Council of
the City of Newark, State of Ohio,
two-thirds of all members elected
thereto concurring.
y Section /. That the following
described real estate belonging to
the City of Newark is not needed
for the municipal purpose of drill
ing for oil and gas and which will
in no manner interfere with the
proper use of the said property for
which it was acquired by the City
of Newark, Ohio, and for which it
is devoted. to-wit:
1st Tract: From Frank A. Boil
ton to City of Newark, Ohio, by
deed dated October 81, 1901 and
recorded in Volume 1872 on page
1872 of Deed Records Of Licking
County, Ohio, containing SO acres
more or less, being premises ac-
quired for a reservoir site and
known as Waterworks Site No |.
End Tract: The 1906 acre tract
known as Hollander Street Park
which is all of the parcel some
times called Waterworks Site No
2, which lies west of the b. r.
= Stewart Road which lands were
conveyed to the City of Newark
by James K. Hamill by deed dated
October 4, 1905 and recorded in
Volume 1876 on page $50 of the
3rd Tract: The IL IA acre
tract commonly called Waterworks
Site No. 3, which is now occupied
by the Waterworks Pumping Sta
tion and Filtration Plant which
tract was conveyed to the City of
Newark by Charles L. Flory by
deed dated December 28, 1906 and
recorded in Volume 201 and on
page 621 of the Deed Records of
Licking County, Ohio.
4th Tract: The pumping station
and residence site formerly occu-
pied by the plant of the Newark,
Ohio, Waterworks and now occu-
pied by the Newark Swimming
Pool and which tract has an area
This parcel was conveyed to the
City of Newark by II. NJ. Verrill
and wife by deeds recorded in
Volume 213 on page 523 and in
Volume PIT on page 274 of the
Deed Records Of Licking County
Ohio.
5th Tract: The Reservoir Site OF
the Newark, Ohio, Waterworks
which was decided to the City OF
Newark by H. M. Verrill and wife
by deeds recorded in Volume 219
on page 523 and in Volume PIT or
page 274 of the Deed Records OF
Licking County, Ohio. Contains
9Th Tract: The 27.3S acre tract
purchased from Perry A. and Es.
tella L. White, February IA, 1884
and deed recorded in Volume 30$
on page SO of the Deed Records OF
Licking County Ohio.
Section 2. That the Director OF
Public Service be and hereby is au-
thorized to lease said real estate Il
the highest bidder according tC
law, and that the said Director Of
Public Service consider the follow
ing elements: The consideration OF
bonus for the lease itself; the time
within which the lessee will begir
to drill the first well after the ex
the share which the City will have
in the oil and gas discovered; thu
location of the wells; and the mum.
ber of wells. The said Director c.
Public Service and the Mayor ar,
hereby authorized to lease said rea.
estate to the highest bidder there
for according to law.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after the earliest period allow
ed by law.
Passed: April 23, 1940
Attest:F. A. McELROY,
Clerk of Council
CLINT E. CONFER,
President of Council.
Filed with the Mayor, April "a
1910.
GLENN WRIGHT,
Mayor.
Approved:
ROYAL KEYES,
Director of Service.
Approved by the Mayor this 24tl
day of April, 1910.