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Bolton Farmi cloldEvents OffCoversion of the historic Bolton Farm, from a vandalizedeyesore to a community thea ter, will be delayed for a while. Robert duMee, director of theSt. James Community Theatrein Bristol, had planned a clean up and registration session tomorrow from noon to 8 p.m.However, he apparently over j looked the fact he doesn't yet own the building even though he bought the 281 y e a r -o 1 d.three-story farmhouse and sur rounding land for $20,000 at pub ! lie auction last week.15AWHas Till Oct. 7to18giHe made a $2,000 deposit andhas until Oct. 7 to complete the I gi i payment.Until then the township stillowns the property and is re sponsible for whatever takes place on the grounds, Harry W Fawkes, chairman of the board of commissioners, declared today.“They’ll be no cleanup, picnicor registration at the building tomorrow,” Fawkes said. Hisremark came after the commissioners had been advised bytheir solicitor, Robert White, oflodcdceithe township’s obligations until duMee completes his salew;26agreement.The building is located at 85 Holly Drive and formerly was the township municipal building before being vacated in Novem ber, 1966, when the new munici-riWihiCipal building on Bath Road wasdc Ucompleted.Checking LegalityWhite also is checking into the legality of duMee charging fees for dance, drama, balletmatsnand body conditioning classes in the Bolton Farm mansion aftercctostthit’s cleaned up and converted to a community theater. beDeed restrictions on the property, set down by Levitt andSons, Inc., limit its use to only residential and municipal purposes. No commercialization is(permitted under the deed.The St, James Commuity Theatre is a non-profit organization, but the township is checking out the legality of charging fees for classes.Hisare
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Bucks County Courier Times
Levittown, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 16, 1968
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