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City and
School tax
in certain
parts of the
city to be

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fifteen minutes west, thence with the said bearing reversed, (north twenty-one degrees and fifteen minutes east,) to the place of beginning. The said portion of the Ninth ward being described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of Brandywine creek and in the south-easterly side of Washington street, thence north-easterly, by the said side of Washington street, to the south-westerly side of Twenty-sixth street, thence with the said side of Twenty-sixth street, south-easterly to the north-westerly side of Jessup street, thence south-westerly by the said side of Jessup street, to the south-westerly side of Vandever avenue, thence by the said side of Vandever avenue, south-easterly, to the division line between the lands of Jessup & Moore and lands late of Wm. Thatcher, deceased, thence with said division line, south-westerly, to the Brandywine creek, thence down said creek and binding thereon, to the north-easterly side of Fourteenth street, thence by said side of Fourteenth street, south-easterly, to the north-westerly side of Thatcher street, thence northeasterly, by the said side of Thatcher street, to the south-westerly side of Vandever avenue, thence south-easterly, by the said side of said avenue to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, thence in a southerly direction by the several courses of the old marsh lane to Shell-pot dam at Brandywine creek, thence down the Brandywine creek by the several courses thereof, to the Christiana river, thence down the Christiana river and binding thereon, to its mouth, at the river Delaware, thence up the Delaware river, in a northerly direction to the city line, thence by the said city line, in a westerly and south-westerly direction, to the north-easterly side of Brandywine creek, and thence down the said Brandywine creek, by the several courses thereof, to the place of beginning. THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each branch thereof concurring herein.)

SECTION 1. That the Mayor and Council of Wilmington shall, by the city council, after the assessment has been made, in each year for city and school purposes, of the persons and but one half estates in the said parts of the Second, Sixth and Ninth wards,

of general

rates.

levy and collect from the said persons and estates, taxes for both city and school purposes, in full ofall taxes at a rate not exceeding one-half of the rate levied on persons and estates in the remaining parts of the said city.

SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from the date of its passage and continue in force until In force, how the thirty-first day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and

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CHAPTER 448.

OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.

A further supplement to the act entitled "AN ACT to limit the city debt of Volume to, Wilmington, and to provide for the discharge thereof."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring herein,)

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of $200,000

for it

pended.

reservoir,

SECTION 1. That the Mayor and Council of Wilmington Borrowing shall have power and authority, under an ordinance of the City authorized. Council, to be passed with a concurrence of two-thirds of all the members thereof, for the time being, at any time hereafter, to borrow a sum or sums of money not exceeding in the aggregate, two hundred thousand dollars, which shall be in addition to the present funded debt of the city, and shall be appropriated, Purposes applied and expended, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be exfor the following purposes and works: That is to say, for a new water reservoir and for improving the Water Works of said New water city, increasing and enlarging the conveniences for the sup- &c. ply of water to the said city, for laying water pipes along such streets of said city, and renewing old pipes already laid in other of such streets, which are now worn out or too small for use, as the city council may, from time to time, designate, for land, bricks, sleeves, caps, stops, stop-house and necessary adjuncts and appurtenances for a new reservoir, including fencing around the same, and for connecting the said new reservoir with the main pipe on Eleventh street, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. To pay to the present floating and Floating unfunded indebtedness incurred by and for " The Board of Board of EdPublic Education in Wilmington," fifty thousand dollars. Any ucation. sum borrowed under the authority of this act, shall bear Interest not interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, to exceed payable semi-annually, and the principal shall be payable at six percent. such time or times, and in such manner as the ordinance shall prescribe. Provided, that any and all money borrowed under provise. the authority of this act, and applied and expended for the erection and completion of a new water reservoir, for land, New reserbricks, sleeves, caps, stops, stop-house and necessary adjuncts priation. and appurtenances for a new reservoir, including fencing around the same, and for connecting the said new reservoir with the main pipe on Eleventh street, shall be borrowed by the said How borthe Mayor and Council of Wilmington, at such times and in roped and such amounts as the commissioners hereinafter provided for,

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Commissioners.

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shall direct, and shall be so applied and expended through and by said commissioners; and John P. Allmond, James Bradford and Caesar A. Rodney, shall constitute, and they, Their pow and their successors are hereby declared to be commissioners,

Vacancies; how filled.

who, or a majority of whom, shall have the supervision,management, direction and control of and over the work and expenditure of money, as hereinbefore provided, and shall let the said work out by contract, in whole or in part in the discretion of said commissioners. All money borrowed as aforesaid, for the purposes hereinbefore named, shall be placed to the credit of the appropriation for Cool Spring Reservoir, and shall be paid out by the city treasurer of Wilmington only on orders drawn on him by the commissioners appointed as aforesaid. Any vacancy or vacancies in said commission shall be filled by the Governor of the State, from the citizens of said city of Wilmington. For their services in the premises, the said commissioners shall be paid by and receive of and from said city, such salary Compensa. or compensation, as the city council of Wilmington may determine. The said commissioners shall, when requested, make Report. report to said city council of their proceedings, and shall File their ac- cause to be filed in the office of clerk of the city council aforesaid, all their accounts, bills, contracts, and other papers relating to the performance of the duties required of them under this act, and the same shall be kept in said clerk's office, as other city papers are kept.

tion.

counts, &c.

Surplus to be placed to credit of water aсcount.

SECTION 2. The surplus of any money borrowed under the authority of this act, which shall remain after the completion of the work to which it is hereby specifically appropriated, shall be placed to the credit of the water account of the city, and used for no other purpose whatever than in repairing or improving the City Water Works, or increasing or distributing the supply of water to the city.

Passed at Dover, March 20, 1877.

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CHAPTER 449.

OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.

AN ACT to further amend chapter 73 of the Revised Code, entitled, Amended "Of the City of Wilmington."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring herein,)

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ed.

SECTION 1. That chapter 73 of the Revised Statutes entitled Section 27, "Of the City of Wilmington," as amended, be and the same is chapter 73, hereby further amended as follows: After the words, "to regu- Code, amendlate party walls," and before the words, "to erect market houses, in the thirty-fourth line of section 27 of said chapter, as published in the Revised Statutes as amended in 1874, insert the words following, to wit: "To provide for the safety of the citizens, and for that purpose may prescribe the height, thickness of walls and materials of buildings, and the mode of Party walls. erecting the same within said city, and may make provision for the enforcement of such regulations.

said

supplied.

fire compan

SECTION 2. Strike out all of section 47 of said chapter 73 Section 47, after the word "section 47," and insert in lieu thereof, the fol-ter 73. stricklowing: "In any donations or appropriations to the fire com- en out and panies of Wilmington, by the city council, the amount Donations to granted shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars to any fre one company, annually, except that said city council may Exception. grant an additional sum, not exceeding two hundred dollars, annually, to the Washington Fire Company for the hook and ladder apparatus of said company.

as amended.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority Publication aforesaid, that in all editions of the laws of this State hereafter to be published, the said chapter 73 shall be published as hereby amended.

Passed at Dover, March 20, 1877.

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Vol. 11, 191. AN ACT to confirm and establish an Act entitled "An Act to provide a
Sinking Fund for the payment of the city debt of Wilmington."

Volume 11,
287.

Chapters 186
and 263 of
volume 11,
confirmed
and extend-
ed; how.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring herein,)

SECTION 1. That the provisions of the act entitled "An act to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the city debt of Wilmington," being chapter 186 of volume 11, Delaware Laws, and the supplement thereto, being chapter 263 of the same volume, be and the same are hereby confirmed, established, extended and considered, and held to apply to the payment of the whole debt of said city, as well that which may be incurException. red in the future, as that which has arisen in the past, except such debt of the city the payment of which shall have been, or may be otherwise, specifically provided for.

Passed at Dover, March 20, 1877.

Amended
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CHAPTER 451.

OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.

AN ACT to further amend the charter of the city of Wilmington.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring herein,

SECTION 1. That the city council of Wilmington shall, at to choose a its first stated meeting in the month of May, A. D. 1877, choose, by ballot, from the citizens of Wilmington having a right to vote at the city elections, and owners of real estate in the city to the assessed value of not less than one thousand Qualifica- dollars. three persons to constitute the Board of assessment, revision and appeals, for the city of Wilmington.