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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1946-163r- I t\\i IiItI'\; ~:, I X AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TEIE SilLE OF LOTS 21 AND 22, IN BLOCK ~SEWARD ORIGlliAL TOWNSITE, BEING THE BUILDING AND SITE OF THE crry HALL, A..rm THE PURCHASE OF THE U. S. O. BUILDINGS ~JD PROPERTY, SITUATE ON LOTS 27 TO 33 BLOCK 1Q, ORIGINAL rowNsrrE SEWARD, 1U.ASKA I'j II Be it ordained jl iiof Seward, Alaska: by the Common Council of the Town Section 1. That the business and affairs of I lithe Town of Seward, 1-~laska have grown and increased to I I such an extent, that its present Town Hall Building is i; Ii inadequate, and there is a compelling necessity for a I' Ii larger and more convenient public building to serve as 1 II a city hall and for other muni cipal purposes. Section 2. That while it is for the advantage and best interests of the people of the Town of Seward, I II Alaska that a hrger building be acquired for publicI! i and municipal uses and purposes, it is important that '~ the greatest economy be exercised in the acquisitionIi of such new property. Section 3. That an opportunity has presented 1: itself to the City of Seward, to acquire by purchase R. E. BAUMGARTNER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW SEWARD, ALASKA II ii all those certain buildings heretofore constructed andil Ii used by the U. S. O. at Seward, Alaska, and situate on' I: lots 27 to 33 (both inclusive) in Block 16 of the or- i I! I ii 1 jlJ fII Ii j. r'! r~-- R. E. BAUMGARTNER ATT[] RNEY~AT- LAW SEWARD, ALASKA iginal Townsite of Seward, Alaska, for the reasonable sum of $13,203.59. Section 4. That the City of Seward i purchase i i said U. S. O. buildings and property for said sum of i $13,203.59, by paying twenty per cent. of said purchasd price within ninety days hereof, and by paying the bal~ f./o e-. arrce in :f!wr equal annual instalments commencing one I' year from the date of the initial payment. Section 5. That the City of Seward sell its present City Hall property and Building, situate on I Lots .21 and 22, in Block 16 of the original Seward Townsite, and apply the proceeds of such sale toward the purchase of said U. S. O. buildings and property. Section 6. That an invitation for bids be duly advertised for a period of not less than thirty I (30) days offering the present city hall building and said lots 21 and 22, Block 16, for sale to the highest bidder, subject, hO'Never, to the ratification of this ordinance, for the sRIe of said property, by a majorit1 I' of the qualified vote:fvoting at the municipal elect- i on on Tuesda,y, the ~ day of April 1946, at whi ch election the question of the ratification of this or- dinance shall be submitted, and subject always to the 2 -