20.092 An Order to Accept Gift of Plaque for Grave of Basil Dorsey - certifiedCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council July 9, 2020
Upon recommendation of the Mayor
20.092 An Order to Accept Gift of Plaque for Grave of Basil Dorsey
Whereas,
Basil C. Dorsey was born enslaved in 1811, took his freedom on the Underground
Railroad in 1833 and lived in Florence, MA from 1844 until his death in 1872 when he was
buried in the Park Street Cemetery in Northampton;
Ordered, that
The Northampton City Council gratefully accepts the donation of a plaque to be placed at
his grave, valued at $1,000, and donated by Bambi Miller, as a gift to the City of Northampton,
in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 53 A (Grants and gifts;
acceptance and expenditure).
20.092
In City Council, July 9, 2020
Passed First Reading on Roll Call Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Attest: __________________________________________________, Clerk of Council
In City Council, August 20, 2020
Passed Second Reading on Roll Call Vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent
Attest: ___________________________________________________, Clerk of Council
Approved: David J. Narkewicz, Mayor
Passed two readings and enrolled.
I hereby certify that the above Order passed the Northampton City Council on August 20, 2020
David J. Narkewicz, Mayor approved the Order on August 24, 2020
Attest: ___________________________________________________, Clerk of Council