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Green Street a distance of sixty (60) feet and going back an even width
of sixty (60) feet a distance of ninety-five (95) feet to Water Street; and
the said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland are further authorized
and empowered to convey the remainder of said old water works lot to the
aforesaid Trustees whenever said Mayor and City Council, in their dis-
cretion, may deem it proper to do so.

1922, ch. 514, sec. 2.

178. George Henderson, Arthur P. Dixon, Harry E. Flook, Frank M.
Wilson, William A. Huster, Harry Beneman, William C. Walsh, and who-
ever from time to time may be Mayor of the City of Cumberland, are
hereby appointed Trustees for the purpose of holding the lot of ground
mentioned in the preceding section, and said Trustees shall hold said lot of
ground for the purpose of establishing and maintaining thereon an Ameri-
can Legion Building. In the event of the death, resignation or other dis-
qualification of any of said Trustees, the remaining Trustees shall have
power by majority vote to appoint other Trustees, to the end that there
may always be seven properly qualified Trustees, and the appointment of
any new Trustees shall be made a matter of record in the proceedings
of the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland.

ZONING.

1924, ch. 560, sec. 1.

179. The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland, for the purpose of
promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community,
is hereby authorized and empowered to regulate and restrict the height,
number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage
of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces,
the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures
and land for trade, industry, residence and for other purposes.

1924, ch. 560, sec. 2.

180. For any or all of said purposes the Mayor and City Council may
divide the City of Cumberland, and the territory one mile beyond the
City Limits, into districts of such number, shape and area as may be
deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this Act, and within such
districts may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruc-
tion, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or land, provided,
however, that all such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind
of buildings throughout each district, and provided further that the regu-
lations in one district may differ from those in other districts.

1924. ch. 560, sec. 3.

181. Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehen-
sive plan, and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety
from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and general welfare;
to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the over-crowding of land;