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40 , , "\ UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ~ Mayor Louis C. Christensen reported that the city council's committee on the recreation center site purchase proposal had met, and 'that negotiations for the purchase had been st"art'ed. . " Mr. Charles Holt"" said the property was in danger of bei'ng sold to a pr"i vate party, and urged haste in completing the -trans.action. City Manager Dimmitt said he would. ask~. Daniel Stafford,- 'real es- tate agent, to contact the O'Dea Estate attorneys immediately to ask them to hold the' property pending further negotiations. t, Tlter-e was considerable di'scussion-. "- " ~ Mr. Morton revealed that work had not started on improving the corner at Broadway Extension and Chestnut St. as a temporary softball field because the Lions Club had not deposited the necessary funds as , arranged. The matter was tabled until the next meeting, also pend- ing completion of ~the "O~Dea matter. A report by Mr. Morton revealed .,that the drinking fountain and lights had been installed at Fleishman Park, but that the proposed comfort station had been held up for lack of funds. Additional blea- chers were being built at Hawes Park, he said. - Mr. Walsh reported that a tremendous improvement in the character of work by WPA department employees had been apparent in the last two - weeks, under- Mr. Morton' s direction. Mr. Morton said that Lee ',Ald- erman was back on the job here, and that~ Mr.- De Armond had been ~ transferred to another office. Mr. Dimmitt said the WPA directors were very cooperative in his meeting with them, and were very anxious to change the situation here to meet the city's needs. He said that Mr. Arthur Ryan, county. sup- erintende"nt, 'still was endeavouring to secure a life-guard f'or ~ the harbor during the remainder of the summer, but that he was not sure when the state office might send him '-sanction for more employees. , "-, NEW BUSINESS: Mr. Morton reported'- that arrangements for the women I'S tennis' tournament were progressing favorable."' Some discussion was held ~n the possibility of prohibiting play under the Sunday'morning regu- lation, but no action was taken. The meeti'ng was ad'journed at 8:45 p.m. \.. Respectfully submitted, ," Walter 'C.--- Peterson Secretary - - ...... .__mn ------..-.,.- ..._-_.._--~------,--,_._._---_.- ,- _.~-~-~--,-_-_.'r'_, -------_u------...-- _._n ___--~_n__.-_~--,._._--- -,..., ...-"----._._._n- ------