Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
CITY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE
NOTICE OF ELECTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an
election will be held in the City Of
Milford, in the State Of Delaware,
on the 18th day Of April, A. D..
1855, in order to permit the voters
and taXables of the City to vote
for or against a proposal to sell
all that certain real property To-
Gated on the east side Of North
Walnut Street in the City Of Mil
ford having erected thereon a three
story brick building now used as
counciI chambers and city Offices,
and more particularly described as
follows:
ALL that certain lot, piece or
parcel Of land with a three-story
brick 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. Marshall,
now of Brown p Thawley; on the
East by lands formerly Of Frank
W. and Mark u Davis, now OF
lately Of Bayard v. 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
said Walnut Street Of approx
mately thirty-One (31) feet, plus
or minus. be the contents there-
Of whatsoever they may; and be-
ing all the same lands and prem
ises conveyed unto the Town
Council Of Milford by two sever
al deeds Of Idiwilla F. Handy, as
follows % Deed dated the 18th
day Of October, "A. ID. 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 n, Vol. TO-
Page 433; 90 Deed dated the 9TH
day Of june, A. ID. 1915. Of record
IN the Once Of the Recorder Of
Deeds aforesaid in Deed Record
Book " Vol. 10, Page 201.
Said lands and premises shall be
sold either at public or private sale.
upon such terms as City Council
shall deem I'm the best interests of
the City Of Milford. including the
reservation Of possession for such
reasonable length Of time to per-
init the construction Of the pro-
posed new City Hail. and pursuant
70 and in accordance with the pro-
visions Of Section 8. Chapter 162.
Volume 81, Laws Of Delaware.
which provides in part that the said
City may sell such property as it's
interest may require; but no prop
erty owned by the City the value OF
which In the opinion Of the City
Council equals or exceeds Five
Thousand Dollars shall be sold
without the approval Of q majority
Of the voters and taxables Of the
City at any general or special cleo
ton called for that purpose.
SAID election win be held at the
Grange Hail. northeast corner OF
Pearl Alley and South East Second
Street IN said City. being the place
where city elections are usually
held "a said City. and the polls at
such election wiz be opened at
1900 o'clock noon and will remain
open until and be closed at e.OO
o'clock p MI on the day 81 said
election.
The ballots provided for the use
Of the voters and taxables as said
election shall have printed thereon
FOR THE PROPOSAL or SAI.E'.
and AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.
OF SALE Said election viii be
conducted By a Board 81 Elections
designated for such purpose.
At the said election each voter
sad taxable 81 the city shall have
a vote either for Of against the pro-
posed SALE
BY order Of the City Council Of
the City Of Milford. Delaware.
JAMES G. DOWNIFAM
Secretary
Dated March q, 1855. 3-25-st