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CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO a-�����
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
� , . COU SO UfilO GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE ATF
S, The Committee on Lands, composed of the Mayor, the
Purchasing Agent, and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Public
Buildings of the City of Saint Paul, has secured an agreement for the pur-
chase of that certain property described as follows:
Lot Three (3) except the Northerly One hundred and one (101) feet
thereof in and of Block Seven (7) of Merriam�T s Rearrangement of
Merriam Park (as to Blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, & 16)� acc. ; and
WHEREAS, The property described therein is necessary for the
expansion of Merriam Terrace Park, and the price at which the property may -
be purchased is at the total amount of $14,000.00, a fair and reasonable
price according to the appraisal obtained by the Committee on Lands; and ,
WHEREAS, Said Committee has recommended the purchase of said
property at the price stated above, as evidenced by the letter of said
Committee submitted herewith; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, -That pursuant to Section 303 of the Charter of the
City of Saint Paul, the Council of the City of Saint Pau1 does hereby
authorize the purchase of the land described as:
Lot Three (3) ex pt the Northerly One hundrecl and one (101) feet
thereof in and of Block Seven (7) of Merriam' s Rearrangement of
Merriam Park (as to Blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, & 16) acc. ; and
RESOLVED Further that the proper city officials are hereby
authorized and dixected to pay to Helen Putnam, record fee owner, the
sum of $14,000.00, said sum to be paid to the aforesaid vendor, from
Fund 9767-501-004, upon her furnishing evidence of good marketable title
in the aforesaid vendor, and the total payment to be made upon tender by
said party of appropriate deeds conveying title to said property to the
City of Saint Paul.
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COUNCILMEN �ORM otQ°Ca�`�� Adopted by the Counc�U L 12 19�� 19_
Yeas Nays � � J U L 12 19�'�'
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Dalglish � Approved 19—
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Peterson �
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� J. WILLIAM DONOVAN 223-5317
Valuation Engineer
ROYE. BREDAHL, Jr. CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Ass't Valuation Engineer BUREAU OF VALUATIONS
286 Cify Hall
, Seint Paul, Minnesota 55102 ������
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C].'t)7 COUI1C1.1
City of St. Pau1
Gentlemen:
The City of Saint Paul; acting through its Valuation Engineer,
has negotiated to purchase certain property described as
f oll ows:
Lot Three (3) except the Northerly One hundred
and one (101) feet thereof in and of Block Seven
(7) of Merriamts Rearrangement of Merriam Park
(as to Blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, & 16) acc.
The owner of the above described land, Helen Putnam, has accepted
an offer tendered her by the City in the amount of $14,000.00 as
, compensation for the sale of the said land to the City.
This property, including land and buildings, is needed by the
'�� City of Saint-Paul for the expansion of Merriam Terrace Park.
In view of the reasonable price for which it can be purchased,
said price being the appraised fair and reasonable market
value thereof, we, the Committee on Lands, do recommend to the
� Council of the City of Saint Paul that it authorize the pur-
chase of said land in lieu of condemnation proceedings at the
price �of $14,000.00 as negotiated with the owner�:.
Very truly yours,
May or ,
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chasing gent
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t, , Commiss ner of Parks and
4 � r Recreation and Pub 'c ings
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