Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
ORDINANCE No. 5214

BY Council as a Whole.
Authorizing the leasing OF the SIX
co 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.
Section l. 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
392 of Deed Records of Licking
County, Ohio, containing SO acres
more or less, being premises ac-
quired for reservoir site and
known as Waterworks Site No. l.
End Tract: The 1866 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 500 of the
Deed Records of Licking County,
Ohio.
3rd Tract: The II IA acre
tract commonly called Waterworks
Site No. 8, which is now occupied
by the Waterworks Pumping Sta
ton and Filtration Plant which
tract was conveyed to the City of
Newark by Charles l.. Flory by
recorded in Volume 2O1 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,
pied by the Newark Swimming
Pool and which tract has an area
of approximately three (3) acres.
This parcel was conveyed to the
City of Newark by H. N. Verrill
and wife by deeds recorded in
Volume 217 on page 274 of the he
Ohio
5th Tract: The Reservoir Site of
the Newark, Ohio, Waterworks
which was decided to the City of
by deeds recorded in Volume 213
on page 523 and in Volume 217 on
page 274 of the Deed Records of
Licking County, Ohio. Contains
24h acres.
9Th Tract: The 2738 acre tract
tella L. White, February IA, 1884
and deed recorded in Volume 308
on page 80 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 to
the highest bidder according to
law, and that the said Director of
Public Service consider the follow
ing elements: The consideration or
bonus for the lease itself; the time
within which the lessee will begin
to drill the first well after the ex-
ecution and delivery of the lease;
the share which the City will have
in the oil and gas discovered; the
location of the wells and the num-
ber of wells. The said Director Cf
Public Service and the Mayor are
hereby authorized to lease said real
estate to the highest bidder there
for according to law.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after the earliest period allow
ed hy law.
Passed: April 23, 1910.
Attest:F. A. McELROY,
Clerk of Council.
CLINT E. CONFER,
President of Council.
Filed with the Mayor, April "a,
1910.
GLENN WRIGHT,
Mayor.
ROYAL KEYES
Director Of Service.
Approved by the Mayor this oath
day of April, 1910.
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