Milford chronicle., 1955-04-08
CITY OF MILFORD. DFLAWARR
NOTICE OF ELECTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an
election will be held in the civ ~
Milford, in the State OF Delaware
on the 18th day Of April. a. ID
1903, IN order to permit the voters
ana JaXables Of the City to vote
Tor or against a proposal to sell
all that certain real property 10
Gated on the east side of North
Walnut Street in the CITY of Mil
Iord having erected thereon a three
story brick building now used as
council chambers and city Offices
ana more particularly described as
follows:
ALL that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land with a three-stOrv
Drlck building thereon erected
situated on the East side of Wal
nut Street in the City of Milford.
Kent County, State of Delaware.
bounded on the North by lands
formerly Of Hester A. MarshalI
now of Brown P. Thawley; on the
East by lands formerly of Frank
w. and Mark L. Davis, now or
lately OF Bayard Y. Wharton: on
the South by lands formerly Of !
Charles G. Wyatt and lands for
merly Of Thomas Pierce. now of |
the heirs of Harry Hill. deceased |
IN part, and in part by the |
northerly line of Park Street: |
and on the West by said Walnut /
street, and having a frontage on
sald Walnut Street of apDroxi-
mately thirty-One (3D feet. plus l
or minus, be the contents there II
OF whatsoever they may; and be-
ing all the same lands and pfem-
lses conveyed unto the Town
Council Of Milford by two sever
al deeds of IdiWilla F. Handy. as
follows: ID Deed dated the 17tb
day Of October, A. d. 1914. of
record in the Office Of the Re-
corder OF Deeds at Dover, Della
ware, in and for Kent County. in
Deed Record Book R, Vol 10
Page 433; (2) Deed dated the 7tb
aay OF June, A. ID. 1915, of record
IN the Office of the Recorder of
Deeds aforesaid in Deed Record
Book V, Vol. 10, Page 2O1.
Said lands and premises shall no
Id either at public or private sale
ION such terms as City COuncii
all deem in the best interests of
e City of Milford, including tbe j
servatiOn of possession for sucb
asonable length of time to per-
t the construction of the prO- ,
sed new City Hall, and pursuant
and in accordance with the nro- 8
ilOns of Section 8, Chapter 100 ,
lume 81, Laws of Delaware .
lich provides in part that the said )
Ly may sell such property as its ,
.erest may require; but no prom &
y owned by the City the value of =
llch IN the opinion of the CITY =
uncil equals or exceeds Five &
ousand Dollars shall be sold =
thout the approval of a majority .
the voters and taxables Of the :
y at any general or special cleo
n called for that purpose.
Said election will be held at the
ange Hall, northeast corner of
aFl Alley and South East Second
'eet in said City, being the place
ere city elections are usuaIIv
u IN said City, and the polls at
IN election will be opened at
OO o'clock noon and will remain
IN until and be closed at 600
lock p. M. on the day of said
ctiOn.
me ballots provided for the use ,
the voters and taxables at said
ctlon shall have printed thereon
DR. THE PROPOSAL OF SALE"
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.
SALE. Said election will be
.ducted by a Board of Elections
ignated for such purpose.
t the said election each voter
taxable Of the City shall have
ote either for or against the pro-
ed sale.
y order of the City Council Of
City of Milford, Delaware.
JAMES C. DOWNHAM
Secretary
ed March %. 1866. 3-55-2t