Milford chronicle., 1954-10-29
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


that the Council of The Citv n
, Milford, in the State of Delaware
viii hold a public hearing on the
9Th day of November, 1854, at s
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 Coun-
ell on October u, 1854:
! WHEREAS, the Council of The
| City Of Milford desires to borrow
the sum of $4,000 and to issue
bonds to 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 equip
ment pursuant to and in accord
ance with the provisions of Sec
tiOn p Of Chapter 162 Of Volume
81 Of the Laws of Delaware; NOW.
/ THEREFORE,,
BE TT RESOLVED by the COun-
Gil of The City of Milford as fol-
lows:
% Tie Council hereby proposes
to the electors of the City of Mil
ford that the sum of S34O. 900 shall
4 be borrowed to finance the con-
/ struction Of the sewers and sewage
! disposal equipment hereinafter de-
scribed.
90 The Council further hereby
/ proposes that said sum shall be
! borrowed by the issuance of bonds
of The City of Milford of the ag-
gregate principal amount of $780,
600 and to consist of three hun
dred and forty bonds of the denOm-
ination of $1,000 each, dated jan
uary 1, 1866, and bearing interest
from their date at the rate of three
CD per centum per annum. nav
able semi-annually on July 1 and
january / in each year, and con-
stituting an issue Of bonds payable
IN annual installments on January
2 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 1862, inclusive,
and $4,000 in each of the wears
1863 to 1872, inclusive, and sos. 1000
in each Of the years 1878 to 1875.
inclusive.
To- The sewers and sewage dis
posal equipment, the construction
OF which is to be financed by the
borrowing Of such sum, are in
tended to alleviate undesirable
drainage conditions in the CITY of
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 i'm
provements having been approved |
by the State Board of Health. Di-
vision Of Sanitary Engineering. on
september 3, 1854 and being in
compliance with the special order
OF the Water Pollution Commission
OF the State of Delaware dated
July /, 1854, and will consist of the
following:
la) the replacement of the exist
ing sewer line on Marshall Street
from Gilchrist Street to pump sta 4
ton No. located on Fisher Street
at an estimated cost of $4,000
(b) the enlargement and i'm
pfoyement Of pump station No. 2
on Fisher Street, at an estimated A
cost Of $4,000.
tc) the construction of a new
force main from pump station No.
z to the sewage treatment plant.
20 an estimated cost Of $40. 600.
I'D the acquisition and installa-
ion Of pumps, controls. mechani-
al BAR screen and other equipment
needed for the proper operation Of
ne existing main pump station
70. 4, at an estimated cost Of
$4,000. and
tel the enlargement and i'm
Drovement Of the existing sewage
reatment plant by the addition of
new grit chamber, two new sedi-
aentation basins and new sludge
DIGESTION and sludge drying and
-andling facilities, at an estimated
ost Of $200,000 HI
The Council estimates that it wilrll
e necessary to expend $4,000 for
ngineering and other expenses. re- III
uired to effect the making Of said II
NJ
~ The faith and credit Of The II
,lty Of Milford shall be pledged to II II
ne payment of said bonds and the Il
interest thereon. Al tax shall be Il
aYied annually on all the taxable II
roperty in the City to pay said Il
onds and the interest thereon as II
le same shall become due and pay- II
pie and provision for such tax 4
nali be made III the annual bud 4
cts adopted By the Council III
BY order Of the Council Of The 4
ity Of Milford. II
lated, October 10. 1854. II
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