COUNCIL MEETING
June 4, 1963
A regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover was held Tuesday, June 4, 1963, at City Hall, Dover, Delaware at 12:00 noon, Daylight Saving Time with Mayor Carroll presiding. Councilmen present were Messrs Biggs, Harris, Hayes, Hill, Holpp, Hughes, Smith and Walls.
BOND SALE
Bids were received for sale of $2,500,000 City of Dover bonds approved for sanitary sewer, water, and storm sewer at a referendum election held January 21, 1963. Nine proposals were received with the low bidder being Glore, Forgan & Co. & Assoc. at the price of $2,500,156, interest rates 4% and 3.1 %, and net interest cost of 3.1020966%. Council considered acceptance of the proposal and sale of the bonds.
Councilman Holpp moved the adoption of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the City Council received sealed proposals for the purchase of $1,500,000 Sanitary Sewer Bonds, Series of 1963, $500,000 Water System Bonds, series of 1963, and $500,000 Storm Sewer Bonds, Series of 1963, of the City of Dover, dated June 1, 1963, until 12 o’clock, Noon, (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) on June 4, 1963, at the City Hall, in the City of Dover, Delaware, pursuant to the Notice of Sale of said bonds published in accordance with the resolution adopted by the City Council on May 13, 1963; and
WHEREAS, the following lost shows the name of each bidder who submitted a proposal and the price offered and the rates of interest specified by such bidder:
NAME OF BIDDER PRICE OFFERED INTEREST RATE
Blyth & Co., Inc. & Associates $2,500,000.00 3.17317
Colonial National Bank 2,500,749.99 3.21
The First Boston Corp. & Mellon
National Bank of Pittsburgh 2,502,720.00 3.130.13
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. & Assoc. 2,500,755.00 3.16374
Harriman ripley & Co., Inc. & Associates 2,500,675.00 3.13195
Harris Trust and Savings Bank & Assoc. 2,503,750.00 3.1435
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York and Associates 2,501,578.00 3.13702
The Philadelphia National Bank 2,500,185.00 3.19040
Glore, Forgan & Co. & Assoc. 2,500,156.00 3.1020966
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept the proposal to purchase said bonds, hereinafter referred to;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Dover, Delaware, as follows:
(1) The City Council hereby accepts the proposal to purchase said three issues of bonds for the price of $2,500,156.00 and accrued interest, submitted by Glore, Forgan & Co. & Assoc.
(2) the $50,000.00 bonds payable in the year 1965 shall bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum. The $2,450,000 bonds payable in the years 1966 to 1984, inclusive, shall bear interest at the rate of 3.10% per annum.
The Mayor and the City Treasurer of the City of Dover are hereby authorized and directed to cause said bonds to be prepared and to execute said bonds in accordance with their provisions and to deliver said bonds to the purchaser upon payment to the City Treasurer of the purchase price of said bonds.
Councilman Smith seconded the motion and the motion was adopted, Messrs Hughes, Walls, Hill, Hayes, Holpp, Biggs, Smith and Harris voting in favor of the motion and no one voting against it.
Certified or bank cashier’s check for $50,000 was returned to each of the unsuccessful bidders.
ANNEXATION
Council considered the possible annexation of lands on which Gordy Enterprises proposes a development north of the Whiteoak Road and east of U.S. 13 and which included property of the Caravan Motel and St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. A letter from the church stated that their Board would favor annexation to the City.
On motion of Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Hayes, Council by unanimous vote adopted the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE INCLUSION OF AN AREA WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DOVER AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID AREA.
WHEREAS, a recent Amendment to the Charter of The City of Dover authorized the Council to extend the boundaries of the said City after a special election of the qualified voters and real estate owners of the territory proposed to be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of The City of Dover deem it in the best interest of the City of Dover to include an area as hereinafter more particularly described within the limits of the City of Dover,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the following territory situate in East Dover Hundred, Kent County, State of Delaware, as more particularly bounded and described by detailed description, be annexed to the City of Dover, to-wit:
Original Shindler & Field Tract
ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being situate adjoining the City of Dover, East Dover Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a stone in the easterly right of way line of U.S. #13 being a corner for the land of the Caravan Motel and lands of J. G. Smith, thence with the said right of way line in a northerly direction to the northerly property line of Shindler and Field, thence in a easterly direction with lands of Shindler and Field, Gordy Enterprises and T. D. Gruwell to the easterly property line of Gordy Enterprises, thence with said easterly property line of lands of Gordy Enterprises in a southerly firection to a corner for these lands and lands of J. E. Vaughn, thence with said Vaughn lands and lands of J. G. Smith and the southerly boundary of lands of Gordy Enterprises and lands of the Caravan Motel home to the place of beginning, be the contents what they may.
2. That an election be held on the 6th day of July, A.D. 1963 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. at City Hall on the Plaza in Dover, Kent County, Delaware for the purpose of submitting the question of annexation of the above area of the persons entitled to vote thereon.
3. That the election be held and conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Dover as amended, and the Laws of the State of Delaware.
4. That this Resolution be published in at least two issues of a newspaper published in the City of Dover at least two weeks prior to the date of said election.
Adopted June 4, 1963.
Council also considered providing for an election to annex lands north of Kings Highway between U.S. 13 and U.S. 13A, which for the great part would be between present City limits and the Shindler & Field Tract proposed for annexation above. Council is aware that a tract could be accepted or rejected as part of the City, even following a favorable referendum.
On motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Biggs, Council by unanimous vote adopted the following resolution:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE INCLUSION OF AN AREA WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DOVER AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID AREA.
WHEREAS, a recent Amendment to the Charter of The City of Dover authorized the Council to extend the boundaries of the said City after a special election of the qualified voters and real estate owners of the territory proposed to be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of The City of Dover deem it in the best interest of the City of Dover to include an area as hereinafter more particularly described within the limits of the City of Dover,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the following territory situate in East Dover Hundred, Kent County, State of Delaware, as more particularly bounded and described by detailed description, be annexed to the City of Dover, to-wit:
West Dover Bypass
ALL those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being situate adjoining the City of Dover, East Dover Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the present City of Dover limits with the southerly right of way line of Kings Highway N.E., thence with this said right of way in an easterly direction to the easterly right of way of U.S. #13 the Dover Bypass, thence with the said easterly right of way of U.S. #13A extended, thence in a southerly direction with easterly right of way of U.S. #13A and the Silver Lake Causeway to the high water mark of Silver Lake now being the limits of the City of Dover, thence with the present limits of the City of Dover in a southerly direction home to the place of beginning, be the contents what they may.
2. That an election be held on the 6th day of July, A.D. 1963 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. at City Hall on the Plaza in Dover, Kent County, Delaware for the purpose of submitting the question of annexation of the above area of the persons entitled to vote thereon.
3. That the election be held and conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Dover as amended, and the Laws of the State of Delaware.
4. That this Resolution be published in at least two issues of a newspaper published in the City of Dover at least two weeks prior to the date of said election.
Adopted June 4, 1963.
FREAR LETTER
A letter from J. Allen Frear protested the assessment of property owned by him on U.S. 13 and requested a hearing of Council. He also requested an extension of the time allowed him for discount because he stated he received the tax bill on May 21. The request was referred to the City Solicitor.
Council adjourned at 1:05 P.M.
F. P. Neylan
City Clerk
All ordinances, orders and resolutions adopted by City Council at its meeting of June 4, 1963 are hereby approved.
June 5, 1963 Crawford J. Carroll Mayor