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<br />THURSDAY
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<br />JULY 17, 1958
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<br />It is recognized that after use of the road COmI.ICnCeS there may appear to
<br />be an advantage for a major connection from the drn'mtown business area to the
<br />road. Studies in this connection have been made and will be continued. It is
<br />e::mccted also that neod may be 2pparent for street lL1provH::ents in the Clearview
<br />DriYc, Liberty Street 2_nd stultz [=,O[1.d section as additional traffic is funneled
<br />into~Lat area. Studies are alread;y under way on t:'ot .()11ase.
<br />Tester Lumber Com~)any, through Br. G. T. Lester, Jr., as President, and Mr.
<br />B. M. Byrd as Secretary, signed a deed of conveyance to the Gity for their
<br />portion of the right-of-way on July 11, 1958. Hooker Furniture Corporation,
<br />throu,;;h Mr. J. C. Hooker, President, and I.x. ':I. D. D~_110n, Secretary, signed a
<br />deed of conveyance for their portion on July 14, 1958.
<br />~iTr. & Mrs. ~ives S. Brown, Sr., are expected to cor.:plete a deed of convey-
<br />ance of their portion of the riE1l t-of-vray on July 17, 1958. Agreement by Lester
<br />Lumber Comparw and :Wir. & Mrs. R. C. Harris to the 2-bandonment of a portion of
<br />Dudley Street has been lmde by the Lester Lumber Cor,:)2.ny on July 11, 1958 and by
<br />Mr. t: Urs. Harris on July 16, 1952-.
<br />A11 cf the ri;ht-of-wc'JY involved is beL."'1g conveycd at no cost to the City.
<br />Loca tion surveys 2_nd studies have been carried out by the ::~ngineering
<br />Division of the City Department of Public ':Torks ~mder the supervision of 1.11:'.
<br />George W. 3rmm, Director. The maps and survey for the final route were made by
<br />J. A. Gustin and AS:Jociates, Illart:.nsville, in cooperation vritJl the City Engineer-
<br />ing Division.
<br />:rhe 1957-58 Budget of the City provided $32,000 for construction of this
<br />roadway. These func"ls have been carried over and are available this year. Sone
<br />of the $15,000, provided in the YeW current budget for neN street construction,
<br />would also be availctble, if necessary, to complete the roadway. The road would
<br />be constructed by the City Public l![orks Department. It is expected one of the
<br />first steps would be use of City Prison Farn forces to clear the right-of-way.
<br />Portions of the channel of Lesters 5ranch ,;,rill l'.l2.ve be relocated in the construc-
<br />tion. No estimated date of completion has been set.
<br />Construction of the road:1rray is considered to be the most important street
<br />construction project of the City since the buildinc of Llemorial Boulevard.
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<br />In negotiatinz for 2nd securing signatures to deeds of conveyance of the right-
<br />of-way for the East-North connector Road the follo1'ring stipulations were made by
<br />City officials to the indicated parties. These constitute the on~ firm agree-
<br />ments verbally TT,de and which are not a part of the deeds. To Lester L1..unber
<br />Company the City will pro\'ide a. water comection on their Liberty Street plant
<br />to f1J.T'ni..sh water to their boilers at no cost durinG ~;uch periods as Lester's
<br />Branch is mudc1,y due to co ns t.ruc tion, or the Company 0 t2.-Ces it uses the Branch
<br />for boiler 'water. This furnishinG of water would not be in effect when the
<br />condi tions of the stream is normal nor after construction is completed. To
<br />Lester Lur,1ber COlT\pany that at some indefinite later c:~d:.e the City "\'Iill study a
<br />c on...'1ec tion of the new roadway wi th Doyle street in t!le vicinity of the Piedmont
<br />Ca.rloading Wareho'LJse, with no commitrr:ent by the Ci-bJ on construction. To Hooker
<br />Furniture Corporation aLreement by City to grade 2. wa1kway fror::: their mO-in entrance
<br />to C hl1rch S trect.
<br />r;c corr,mitment has been made by City of.fic:Lals to::J1e pal'ties to the deeds as to
<br />utili ties it be~_r{; lL'1derstood such would. be considered when need developed under
<br />coIrli tions a..Dd polic ice.s then prevc<.lent.
<br />Lester Lumber Conpany has indicated it my request rezoning of sorr.8 of its property
<br />through ,;,r'lict ::he road will pass. The CO);lpan~r lio.s been advised such petitions
<br />wcnld be considered i:'1 normal manner and channels.
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