Ordinance Concerning Public Parks in City of South Bend

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ik. Whenever said board of park cemmi:ssioners *ferny stae city shall deem it advisable to :acquire land for any of the`pur mentioned in this act, either by :purchase or ;appropriatien and Jr .n conjuration therewith to proceed ttith any work of construction or improvement: by this at authorized (other than the surface g>:ading and paving, provided in section 12. of this act) to acquire such property without at the time proceeding with any week et improvement., or constr°uction or to proceed,with such work',of improvement or construction when the poperti used din connection it therewith has been already secured by p , shall adopt aresolutioe declaring said purpose, describing the lands so to be 'acquired. and the manner thereof, and in case of appropriation ` such other lands as may be injuriously affected thereby, or describing the lands 'already acquired and intended to be used in connection_ with the !reposed work of construction, and in ase 'improvement of said lands'or any work of construction is provided for in said resolution, shall also cause complete and des tailed plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost of the proposed work to be prepared by its engineer selected to do such work, which resolution shall be open to inspection by all pentane interested In or affected by the appropriation of such lands or the construction of such work. Upon the adoption of such resolution said board shall cause notice of the adoption and purport thereof, and in case any improvement of construction is provided for in said resolution of the fact that such plans, specifications and estimate have been prepared and can thus be inspected, to be published in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation in said park district printed, in said city once each week for two consecutive weeks, 'which Units, shill name a d to not lee than 'ten days after, the date of such last publication on "Which said board will receive or hear remonstrances ,from persons interested in or affected by such proceed- ings, and when it will determine the public utility and benefit thereof. Alike notice shall be not by mail to the ,owner of all lands to be appropriated under and by said resolution, and in case any such land owner be a non-resident and his place of residence be "known, , a lit* notice shall be mailed to such nazi`-resident owner, but in avant such none resident owner 's residence is unknown to said board, then ea shall be deemed to have been notified of the pendency of the. proceedings,by the publication of notice. All persons affected is any manner by said proceeding, including all, tax payers in Said park district, shall be deemed and held to be notified of the peedeacyy of such proceedings, and of all subsequent acts, hearings, aiJoutne meats and orders of said board therein by the original notice by publication aforesaid, In Said resolution and notice separate deserter tiens of each piss of parcel of land shall not be required, but it shall be fyficient description of the property gi rch sdesced tog be purchased or to be appropriated or damaged, theentire tract by metes and bounds, whether the same shall be composed of one or more even* lots or parcels, and whether owned by one or more person: When Midland or any part thereof is to te.acquired by purohalt, said resolution shall also state the mastciimu pproposedtae cost thereof and said board shall have power such land angoption for the purcha gthereof,;sorxmay enternintoa Ouch urai thereof. upon such terms and conditxone aonsuch far the p. nor contract to be subject to the final such ration of sai dace best, mach ing, modifying or rescinding said final action of said board, confirming, -11-