Milford chronicle., 1949-12-02
DECEMBER n, 1919

SATURDAY, DECEMBER ~, 1919
AT 200 O'CLOCK p. N.
at the premises to be sold, opposite
the Post Office. Ia the Town Of Smyr-
ma, Kent County and State Of Dela-
ware,
ALL that certain parcel Of land and
premises, with tWo-story brick build
ing thereon erected, situated IN the
Town Of Smyrna. Duck Creek Hum
ured. Kent County and State Of Dela-
ware, lying on the westerly side Of
3Iain Street in the said Town, be-
tween South and Commerce Streets,
more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at point IN the WeSter-
u curb line Of Main Street, corner for
lands formerly of Isabelle ii. ARM
strong. later Of Wolf Lessin, now Of
Alfred Guarro and wife and thence
binding with the GuarrO lands and by
the center line Of a foot-path between
the two properties and running in q
southwesterly direction a distance of
lO5 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 binding with the
last mentioned lands and running in a
southerly direction a distance Of rs
feet to another point in line Of the
last mentioned lands, a corner for
other adjoining lands now Of Ernest
i. Collins; thence binding with the
Collins lands and running in a north
east direction a distance Of 120 feet to
q point in the west curb line Of Main
Street, corner for said Collins ad-
joining property: thence binding with
said western curb line Of Main Street
and running northwest a distance Of
151k feet to the place of beginning,
containing about 1892 square feet OF
land, be the same more or less, the
ed having until recently been used by
The Town Of Smyrna as Town Office
and Council chamber, and at the reaI
of said brick building there being pub
lie lavatory which will be closed tC
public use permanently at or before
the time Of settlement and all Of the
fixtures of said public lavatOry viii
be sold as a part of the aforesaid rea
estate, the parcel Of land hereby de-
scribed having been the same con-
veyed in fee unto The Town of Smyrna
by deed of Alice p. Stevenson, widow
dated April Is, 1886 and of record al
Dover in Deed Record ., Vol. IA
Page 2S4.
TERMS OF SALE
The purchaser shall be required tC
pay ten per cent Of the purchase price
on the day of sale and the remainder
at the Office of Charles L. HarmOnson
Esq, attorney for The Town of Smyr'
ma, 15-17 Dover Green, Dover, Della
ware. on January IT, 1850 at O'Clock
p. NJ, but with the privilege to the
purchaser of making earlier settle
ment. Said deposit paid on the day o
settlement will be retained by The
Town of Smyrna as ascertained anC
liquidated damages in the event o.
Noncompliance. Possession of thC
aforesaid property shall be given t.
the purchaser Immediately following
final settlement. There win be nC
taxes to be paid by the purchaser
prior to 1850 County and School taxes
billed in July of 1850 and Town taxes
sewer rents win begin to accrue effec.
tive the date the purchaser makes use
Of the property. In case of damage e
or destruction of the building by hre
storm or other cause before final set
tlement, said ten per cent deposit shall
be returned to the high bidder anc
thereafter all parties shall be relieved
from the sale and purchase OF tht
property. It viii be the expense o.
The Town of Smyrna for deed, reve-
nue. stamps required on deed and eX'
pense to the purchaser for any sur
Vey and lor title and lien search de-
sired by the purchaser and recording
of his deed. The Town of Smyrna vii
cancel its insurance policies for it
own benefit at the time of final settle
ment and the purchaser shall provid
mis- own insurance cOverage at tina
sinne. 4 The lpf0pertyo may be tuspectel
by application to the undersigne'
Town Manager. The right to rejec
any and all bids is expressly reserved
by The Town of Smyrna.
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA
BY: Clifford Jones
11-25-St Town Manager