The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-08-06
LEGAL NOTICE.

ORDINANCE NO. 4-59
THE hN ORDINANCE IN AUTHORIZING
MUNICIPALITY OWNED REAL rs rs
E IATE LOCATED IN THE NORTH
WEST QUARTER OF SECTION -
BLUFETON, OHIO, AND BEING THE
6pnL1DIINNG 66ppdLDING AND PORTION OF THE
ESTATE KNOWN AS A MTTNICIPhT
ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT OF
The VILLAGE AND TO DECLARE
AN EMERGENCY.
Nv WHEREAS. it has been determined
real estate owned by the Village of
bluffton, Ohio, and hereinafter described
and being located in the Northwest
quarter of Section IL in the said Win.
age Dy reason of increasing and/or pro
curing additional funds for the use of
said Village, and
WHEREAS an emergency exists in the
daily operation of the municipal govern
ment of the said village in that failure
70 take tne steps necessary to either sell
or lease the said real estate could or
would be detrimental to the welfare of
the municipality in that the price oh
Ialnable for sale or rental obtainable for
lease would be materially reduced by de-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COIN
Gil OF THE VILLAGE OF BLIJFF-
Ton, OHIO, TWO-THIRDS OF THE
NMLEMBERS ELECTED THERETO CON
SOhh1NG:
Section /: That the following described
real estate belonging to the Village of
Bluffton is not needed for any municipal
purpose to-wit:
Being tract of land in the North
west quarter of Section IL. Village
OF Bluffton, County of Allen and
State of Ohio. and being further
described as follows: Beginning at a
point in the South line of Harmon
Street Water Street), this point
being 1880 feet notheast of the
Poplar Street extended " and the be
South line of Harmon Street thence
North 45 degrees 90 minutes East
along the South line of Harmon
Street for 151.o5 feet; thence South
% degrees 1875 minutes East for
144.1S feet; thence South Al degrees
4S minutes 5 seconds West for
l6l.l2 feet; thence North as de-
degrees IL minutes West for l44.71
feet to the place of beginning.
Said premises subject to the fol-
lowing described easement for a
water line; being an easement "a
teet wide along the entire north
west side of the property and an
easement 10 feet wide along the
entire southwest side OF the proper
All bearings referred to the south
line of Harmon Street as being
North 45 degrees 90 minutes East.
Property contains in all 0.501 acres
being known as the old municipal
electric generating plant of the Will
age of Bluffton, Ohio.
Section 2: That the Board of Public
Affairs of the Village of Bluffton, Ohio,
be and hereby is authorized to sell or in
the alternative to lease the said real
estate to the highest bidder according to
law and obtain the said Boards deter
mination after the receiving of the bids
herein contemplated as to the most ad-
Vantageous course of action in regard to
sale or lease for the said Village.
Section 8: That upon sale payment
shall be made by the successful bidder
of One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
lS1,000.O0) cash upon the acceptance of
the bid and the balance of the said bid
within sixty (60) days or upon delivery
OF deed at the request of the said bidder
prior to the expiration of the said SIN.
(6O) days. That upon lease payment of
the rental shall be made in monthly in
stallments equalling 1/12 of the total
annual bid submitted. and further that
the said Board is authorized to enter
into a lease with the successful bidder
for a period of up to and including five
(5) years.
1t is further provided that the lease
entered into on behalf of the Village
may be for the building on the said real
estate alone or for that portion of the
said building not being occupied or used
by the said Village or any municipal
That if the premises are sold possess
sion thereof shall not be delivered up
by the said Village until the 4th day of
August, 1860.
Section 4. That the Clerk of the said
Village be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to advertise for bidders for
the leasing or sale of the hereinbefore
described real estate according to law.
Section 5. That the mayor of the said
Village be and he is hereby authorized
to convey said real estate by deed or
lease consonant with the bid accepted
and to the highest bidder therefor ac-
cording to law.
Section 6. That for the reasons set
forth in the preamble hereto. which is
made a part hereof, this ordinance is
hereby determined to be an emergency
measure and shall take effect and be in
force forthwith provided that it re-
ceives The affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the members elected to council other
wise it shall take effect and be in force
from and after the earliest period allow
ed by law.
YES: s Messrs. Alderman, McKibben.
Amstutz, Chamberlain, Reichenbach.
NAYS; 0.
Adopted: May 26. 1859
Charles E. Alderman
President of Council
David L. Riser, Mayor
Attest: A. j. B. Longsdorf. Clerk
August s. l3