Ordinance Concerning Public Parks in City of South Bend

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resol tioa,end eub3e0t further to the condition that said land shall be paid for only Out Of the epecisl fund resulting from the sale of park district bonds and from least assessments, as hereinafter pros biided: Provided, hoverer, That in cams said board shall desir ee t acquire any lots or parcels 'of land by stegnalarte said appoint three freeholders restding in such city, who are not interested directly or indirectly in any land to be acquired under such resolution or-which may be inPred or may incur local benefits to appraise the t alus thereof, such appraisers to take an oath that they have no ins t enet in the matter and that they will honestly impartially make such valuation, and they ;shall thereupon forthwith view such land and consider and determine the true market value thereof at such tip, And Depport such appraisement in writing, which report stall baef filed lld with and became a part of the record of sack proceeding, hoard shall have no authority to take any option on said cland or tenter into any contrast to purchase the same at g Value Se named in eseh report. The title to any lands to be acquired ender land pursuant to aid resolution whether by purchase or ffipprepri- ation., stall not vest in any city until the same are paid for out of -the special fund pr'a'ted by the ale of bonds and fro a loca asseee meats of special benefits as provided in this act, or obligation of any 'kind incurSed yitheboboard of spar park lcom issio ers f of, ouch city on account of acqu' t hf and orlon Y construction work, shall be paid ou anier t o any under the control of said board of park commissioners and shall not be an indebtedness or aligatiof of any such city, At the time fixed for said hearing, or at any time prior thereto, any owner of land to be appropriated ender said resolution or injuriouslY slYr off ed, and at o any ns= po owning real of personal property ial bouadaxise of any such city, may file a written remonstrance with the secretary of said board of park commissioners. At such hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time said board shall hear all personas interested in said proceedings and the all such remonstrances as have been filed tandpafter considering benefit same shall take final action eland coafnirrmizng or modifying and cow of such proposed proceedings, firming, or rescinding said resolution, hist said final action. shall be duly recorded, and such action shall be final and conclusive upon ail persons whomsoever. ley, If said board shall finally order appropriation and cons by contractooroothe iseoas aforesaid, and shallll have eadvertised e secured for bids for the construction as it may do after the final adoption of snob , it shall pective bid aocertified require o e abacfor anamountnot less than two and ones half per cent/ of the engineer 's estimate of the east of such improves mach*. It the execttion of the stated. in for which such bid le that payments fore. l for all work provided for therein shall be madecialyaesaessment�a,si� fusel derived from the proceeds of bonds and sit hereinaftersmutborized, and not otherwise, No contract shall be let for a higher amount that the estimated cost of such work,said board shall ve power to let portions of the proposed or shall under differentacontracts, 'If it shall deem best to do and all before the execution of a contract for orkgtoare.stindaanyssand 'acts and orders in relation to said proposed ed wf the board o take be 'ch supplementary Proceedings as in the 6 fpt the . for as be l the validity of such yo'tt °t shall saa� su workxYOf cow trustioss t the .lidity of of any -12 .