HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-11-25 19-R ORDERIntroduced by Councilor Hughes, Nov. 26, 1963
CITY OF BANGOR
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By the My Coandd of the City of Baapur:
ORDERED,
TUT the report of the City Stglneer with regard to the
adJustment of damages to Clara B. Coffin for a slope easement and
the removal of trees as a result of the widening of Broadway, be
and hereby is accepted.
IN CIT( COUNCIL
Nov. 26, 1963
The ordinance requiring the filing
of a new order was suspended by the
following yes and novote: Councilors
voting yea: Bailey, Barry, Brcuntas,
Conti, Dinsmore, Houston, Hughes,
Hamlett. Councilor Higgins absent.
This order was then received and PASSM.
CLERK
19-R
ORDER
Title,
AcceptinP Further Report of City
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En ineer re: Broadway Wlden ing
-. Introduced and Med by
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CITY OF BANGOR, MAINE
Engineering ➢apartment
November 26, 1963
To: The Municipal Officers
Reference Is made to City Council Order 123-Q passed June 10,
1963, listing the damages allowed to each person for slope and
drainage easements and the removal of trees as a result of the
widening of Broadway. Said report recommended damages in the total
amount of $600.00 for the removal of trees and the acquisition of
a slope easement from Clara B. Coffin covering an area of .028 acres.
A check in the above mentioned amount was subsequently forwarded to
Mrs. Coffin but was returned by letter dated August 7, 1963 from
Orman G. Twitchell, Attorney for Mrs. Coffin, and a complaint was
filed with the Superior Court.
An independent appraisal of the damages was then prepared and
submitted by Paul E. Atwood at the request of the City Engineer which
recommended damages in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
At a meeting with Mr. Twitchell along with the City Solicitor,
Mr. Atwood and the City Engineer on November 14, 1963, a settlement
was negotiated in the amount of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) with
the understanding that the City of Bangor would plant replacement
trees as a part of the regular spring planting schedule. Inasmuch
as a Court trial would undoubtedly result in the required payment
of damages equal to or greater than the negotiated amount, it is
recommended by the City Engineer and the City Solicitor that the
settlement as outlined above be accepted.
Respectfully submitted,
Joohnhn I._T
En eeley Il
City Engineer
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