Milford chronicle., 1954-11-05
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

/ NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Council of The CITY OF
Milford, in the State of Delaware
will hold public hearing on the
Sth day of November, 1854, at 5
O'Clock, p. NJ, at the Community
Building on the corner of South
West Front Street and Church
Street, in the City Of Milford. Ia
consider the following resolution
which was adopted by such Conn
Gil on October 12, 1854:
WHEREAS, the Council of The
City Of Milford desires to borrow
the. sum of $4,000 and to issue
bonds 70 secure the payment of
such sum- on the faith and credit
Of The City Of Milford, to provide
FUNDS for the construction of sew
ers and sewage disposal eouip-
ment, pursuant to and in accord
ance with the provisions of Sec
ton % of Chapter 162 of Volume
80 Of the Laws of Delaware; NOW.
THEREFORE,.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Coun-
Gil Of The City of Milford as fol-
lows:
% The Council hereby proposes
TO the electors of the City of Mil
ford that the sum Of $34O,O0O shall
be borrowed to finance the con-
structiOn Of the sewers and sewage
disposal equipment hereinafter de-
scribed.
(2) The Council further herebv
proposes that said sum shall he
borrowed by the issuance of bonds
Of The City of Milford of the az
gregate principal amount of S34O.-
600 and to consist Of three hun
dred and forty bonds Of the denom-
lnatiOn of $1,000 each, dated jan
uary I, 1855, and bearing interest
from their date at the rate Of three
80 per centum per annum. nav
able semi-annually on July / and
January 1 in each year, and con-
stituting an issue of bonds payable
IN annual installments on January
in each year as follows. viz
$4,000 in each of the years 1856 to
1853, inclusive, and $4,000 in each
Of the years 1860 to 1852, inclusive.
and $4,000 in each Of the years
1868 to 1872, inclusive, and SOS. 600
IN each Of the years 1878 to 1875. !
90 The sewers and sewage dis
posal equipment, the construction
Of which is to be financed bv the
borrowing Of such sum, are in
tended to alleviate undesirable I
drainage conditions in the CITY ofl
Milford, particularly in the south /
and southeastern sections of the
City and to secure control of pol-
luton Of Mispillion River by the
City Of Milford. Said proposed inn
having been approved
BY the State Board Of Health. Di-
Vision Of Sanitary Engineering. on
september 3, 1854 and being IN
with the special order
u the Water Pollution Commission
i the State of Delaware dated
July 1, 1854, and will consist Of the
OllOWing:
(a) the replacement Of the exist
ng sewer line on Marshall Street
rom Gilchrist Street to pump sta
ion No. 2 located on Fisher Street
Z an estimated cost Of $4,000.
I'D the enlargement and inn
'roYement Of pump station No. 2 ,
n Fisher Street, at an estimated
Ost Of $4,000. n
(c) the construction OF a new
orce main from pump station No.
to the sewage treatment plant
{ an estimated cost Of $40, 600.
tal the acquisition and instalIa- c
on OF pumps, controls, mechani-
Al bar screen and other eduiDment r.
eeded for the proper operation of a
ne existing main pump station q
Q. I, at an estimated cost of I
10000, and
&e) the enlargement and inn
foVement Of the existing sewage r
'eatment plant by the addition Of E
new grit chamber, two new sedi- c
lentation basins and new sludge r
igestion and sludge drying and Z
facilities, at an estimated h
Dst Of 100000. d
The Council estimates that il will G
e necessary to expend $34.0 900 for 4
lslneerlng ana other expenses re- 1
alred 70 eject the making Of said
improvements.
l4) The faith and credit Of The Il
ny ot Milford shall be pledged to b
le payment-O Of said bonds and the
.terest thereon. A tax shall be
WED annually on all the taxable
foperty in the City to pay said /,
onds and the interest thereon as 8
e same shall become due and pav- =
1le and provision for such tax n
lall be made in the annual bud n
Us adopted by the Council. :.
BY order Of the Council of The
Ity Of Milford.
ated, October 10, 1854.
JAMES c. D0WNHAM y
.-es-st City Secretary 8