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01WItiATaCE No. 3 X/ / <br />AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING THE AI`nO,INT OF $16,000 FROM' rFHI <br />GENERAL FUND OF ME CITY OF SOUTH B`nND, INDIANA TO THE <br />ACCOUNT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF SAID CITY; <br />APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN REAL. <br />ESTATE; DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICERS OF THE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BUD TO KUM AND EFFECT THE PURCHASE OF CER- <br />TAIN REAL ESTATE AT THE PRICE OF $16 #0001 AUTHORIZING THE <br />PROPER OrPICERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO ASSIGN SAID <br />PROPERTY TO THE DEP;IRTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS OF SAID CITY FOR <br />USE FOR PARK PURPOSES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />Whereas* the Department of Public Parks of the <br />City of South Bend is, and has been, desirous of furnish - <br />ing park and playground facilities readily accessible to <br />the residents of said city living in that portion thereof, <br />commonly known as the Northwest section, and has an offer <br />for.the sale of approximately sixteen acres of land lying <br />insaid Northwest section which land is the only open area <br />in said neighborhood upon which there is a substantial woods <br />or grove; and, <br />Whereas, the said neighborhood is greatly in need <br />of improved park and recreation facilities which will be <br />more difficult and more expensive to obtain if this offer <br />of sale is not accepted and said land is disposed of in <br />small parcels to other purchasers; and, <br />Whereas, the said land as it now exists is over- <br />grown with weeds and underbrush,ead is an unsightly area <br />and a place in which many incidents.enbarrass.ing to the <br />neighbors and leading to the delinquency of minors have <br />been committed; and, <br />Whereas neither the Department of Public Parks <br />nor the City of South Bend has any appropriation out of <br />which this land may be purchased, <br />Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Common <br />Council of the City of South Bend that; <br />v/ <br />