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q (1 o ) TUESDAY MARCH 9, 1971 Council was shown a photograph which portrayed how the existence of a substandard home on a lot located at the intersection of Pine Hall Road and Yorkshire Road has thwarted the necessary widening of Yorkshire Road at this intersection. City Manager Noland stressed the need and urgency of clearing up the right-of-way problem in time for physical improvements at said intersection during the forthcoming construction season. Director of Public Works George W. Brown reviewed the efforts of the attorney for the owners toward clearing title to the property, which efforts have been somewhat unsuccessful because of estate complications, although the owners are anxious to clear said title in order that they can negotiate the sale of right-of-way to the City. Inasmuch, as was indicated, the attorney for the owners feels that he can clear up the title problem more quickly than the City could in a friendly condemnation suit, Council agreed to postponing consideration of condemnation proceedings to afford the owners and attorney an opportunity to solve their problem and avoid condemnation proceedings. Dr. Charles J. Mathes, Health Director, submitted a written report of activities and findings of the Health Department (as related to the City) for the calendar year 1970, supplemented by verbal comments on several aspects of the written report and, in some cases, giving comparative figures and information for the year 1969. Dr. Mathes, in addition, apprised Council of the Health Department's accelerated program of attempting to have all females vaccinated against Rubella, connnonly known as "measles", inasmuch as this disease can cause numerous maladies and/or deformities of children under certain conditions.