The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-12-28

shall report to Council all bids received
in the matter of the sale of said real
estate and Council shall take such action
thereon as may be directed and authoriz-
ed by ordinance.
SECTION w: This resolution shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: December 19, 1945.
LEO J. WELSH, Mayor
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE No. 45aa
An Ordinance authorizing and directing
the execution Of a contract or con-
tracts between the City Of Hamilton,
Ohio, and certain persons owning prop
erty in Fairfield Township, Butler
County, Ohio, for Fire Protection.
WHEREAS, this ordinance is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure,
necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health, and safety, and it
shall go into effect forthwith for the
reason that there is an immediate neceS-
sity of continuing fire protection to Fire
Districts ! to ), inclusive, in Fairfield
Township, Butler County, Ohio and ad-
joining the City of Hamilton, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, Walter l.. Follmer, Don
w. Fitton, Blanche f. Bronson, William
j. Lewis and others, the owners of par
cells of real estate within the area bound
ed as follows, to-wit all property with
a frontage on Middletown Pike, from the
north corporation line of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio, to the subdivision known
as Eastover, excepting Strobe Manor
Subdivision, herein designated as Fire Dis
trict No. /; the subdivision known as
IGastover herein designated as Fire Dis
trict No. 2; all property with a frontage
ON the north side of Middletown Pike and
the east side of Headgates Road to Oak
ridge Subdivision, and the Rentschler
and Egbert properties on Mllllkln Road
and Immediately adjoining the Middle
tnU in daci iernp Tod ip1
District No. 3; the subdivision known as
Oakridge, herein designated as Fire Dis
trict No. 4; all properties with frontage
on MiddletoWn Pike and located in the
subdivision known as Strobe Manor Sub
DIVISION herein designated as Fire Dis
trict No 5; have applied to the City of
Hamilton, Ohio, to have said areas es-
tablished as fire protection districts of
said city and have designated Leeds
Bronson to act for them in all matters
relating to their application or applica-
tions and to the establishment and main
tenance of said fire protection districts;
and
WHEREAS, the City Manager on rec
ommendation of the Fire Chief has de-,
termined that it is feasible for the fire
force of the city to render city fire pro-
lection in said districts. and
WHEREAS, said petitioners have
agreed to pay for said fire protection
the sum of $2.16 per S1,000.00 tax valu-
alton of the total tax values of the par
cells of real estate owned by said petit
toners.
NOW THEIR REFORE BE IT ORDAIN-
ED by the Council of the City of Hamil-
ton, Ohio:
SECTION /: That the City of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, shall enter into contract COW
ering all of the territory designated in
the preamble of this ordinance as Fire
Districts Nos. l, g B. A. and 5, or sepa-
rate contracts covering each of said Fire
| Districts Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, and as deScrib
ed in the preable of this ordinance, or
separate contracts covering any combi-
nation of said districts, with the petit
TONERS aforesaid, acting through Leeds
| Bronson, their designated agent, in sub
stantially the following form:
1T is agreed by and between the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, hereinafter called the
City, acting through. .......,
it's City Manager and the petitioners,
acting through Leeds Bronson, their
designated agent as follows:
l. The City of Hamilton, Ohio, shall
| furnish such fire apparatus and
such personnel necessary for man
ming the same, as can be conven-
iently spared by the fire force at
the time requested, to the owners
of the property included within
the following erea, to-wit:
The fire chief of the City of Ham
ilton, Ohio, or his subordinate in
charge, shall be the sole judge of
what apparatus personnel can
be spared at the time. Ordinarily
apparatus or personnel can be
furnished when either one of the
two city fire companies nearest
to the location of the fire is en-
gagged at the time in another fire.
2. This contract shall, in no event.
confer on any property owner OF
the district or on any other per-
| son right of action for damages
against the City for operation or
failure to operate hereunder.
g. The contract shall be for the
period beginning January IL, 1916,
and ending January II, lY4I.
a. The consideration of this contract
| is the sum of paid
to the City of Hamilton, the re-
ceipt of which is hereby acknow-
| lodged Said sum is represented to
be equal to payment of two dol
lars and sixteen cents ($2.16) on
each one thousand dollars ($1,000.-
| 00) of the total tax value of the
improved parcels of real estate
owned by the petitioners within
said district.
5. The City will answer calls for fire
service within the said district, as
set out above, but in the event the
call is for the protection of prem
ises whose owners have not join
ed in the application hereinabove
referred to, the city reserves the
right to withhold fire service from
such premises to the extent that
such action can be taken without
/ endangering the property of own
/ erS who have paid for fire protec-
/ ton.
6. 1t is agreed that if the assessed
property valuation of any of the
petitioning property owners has
been understated, the said property
owner individually and the petit
TONERS generally, agree to pay to
| the City of Hamilton, within thir-
/ ty days after the error shall have
been determined, the difference be-
tween the sum paid for the said
parcel and the sum which should
have been paid.
Z. Any owner of property within the
i district who has not joined in the
application requesting the estab-
lishment of this district, may be-
come entitled to the protection of
thisscontract by paying to the City
the amount which would have been
i chargeable against his premises,
i - had he mined in the annlicafinn