Smyrna times., 1949-12-01
Sat-, Dec. IL, 1949
at 2 O'CLOCK p M.

Smyrna, Kent County and State o
Delaware,
ALL that certain parcel of lane
and premises, with two-story bricl
building thereon erected, situated
in the Town of Smyrna, Ducl
Creek Hundred, Kent County ant
State of Delaware, lying on the
westerly side of Main Street in the
said Town, between South anc
Commerce Streets, more particu.
larly described as follows: BEGIN.
MING at a point in the westerly
curb line of Main Street, corner
for lands formerly of Isabel H
Armstrong, later of Wolf Lessin
now of Alfred Guarro and wife
and thence binding with the Guar
ro lands and by the center line OF
foot-path between the two prop
critics and running in a southwest
erly direction a distance of los
feet to a point which is a corner
for adjoining lands of Guarro and
in line of adjoining lands now of
Joseph Wells FAIRIES; thence bind
ing with the last mentioned lands
and running in southerly direc-
ton distance of 18 feet to anoth-
er point in line of the last men,
toned lands, a corner for other
adjoining lands now of Ernest P,
Collins; thence binding with the
Collins lands and running in a
northeast direction a distance of
120 feet to a point in the west
curb line of Main Street, corner for
said Collins adjoining property;
thence binding with said western
curb line of Main Street and run
ming northwest a distance. of 151a
feet to the place of beginning, con-
tanning about 1892 square feet of
land, be the same more or less, the
two-story brick bhilding thereon
erected having until recently been
used by The Town of Smyrna as
Town Office and Council chamber,
and at the rear of said brick build
ing there being public lavatory
which will be closed to public use
permanently at or before the time
of settlement and all of the fix
lures of said public lavatory will
be sold as a part of the aforesaid
real estate, the parcel of land here
by described having been the same
conveyed in fee unto The Town of
Smyrna by deed of Alice P. Stew
enson, widow, dated April 1S, 1886
and of record at Dover in Deed
Record U, Vol. IA, Page 284.
TERMS OF SALE
The purchaser shall be required
to pay ten per cent of the pur-
chase price on the day of sale and
the remainder at the Office of
Charles l.. Harmonson, Esq, at
torney for The Town of Smyrna,
1917 Dover Green, Dover, Della
ware, on January II, 1850 at 2
o'clock PM, but with the privilege
to the purchaser of making earlier
settlement. Said deposit paid on
the day of settlement will be re-
tanned by The Town of Smyrna as
ascertained and liquidated damages
in the event of noncompliance.
Possession of the aforesaid proper
ty shall be given to the purchaser
Immediately following final settle
ment. There will be no taxes to
be paid by the purchaser prior to
1850 County and School taxes bill
ed in July of 1850 and Town taxes
billed in May of 1850. Water and
sewer rents will begin to accrue
effective the date the purchaser
makes use of the property. In case
of damage to or destruction of the
building by fire, storm or other
cause before final settlement, said
ten per cent deposit shall be re-
turned to the high bidder and
thereafter all parties shall be re-
lieved from the sale and purchase
of the property. 1t will be the ex-
pense of The Town of Smyrna for
deed, revenue stamps required on
deed and expense to the purchaser
for any survey and/or title and
lien search desired by the purchas-
er and recording of his deed. The
Town of Smyrna will cancel it's in
surance policies for its own bene-
fit at the time of final settlement
and the purchaser shall provide his
own insurance coverage at that
time. The property may be inspect
ed by application to the under
signed Town Manager. The right
to reject any and all bids is ex-
pressly reserved by The Town of
Smyrna.
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA
BY: Clifford Jones
Town Manager