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In consideration of the grants and promises above set forth"
on the part ')f the Jl3 rty of the first pert, the p!rt.y of the secend
part, the Baid Charles Ebbett~, hereby agre~s with the pRrty o~
the first put to bring to the said City of C1eRrwater, not later
than about the 28th day of February, 1923, the Brooklyn National' ,
League Baseball Tean! for the purpose of spring training, and to keep' ...'
aaia team in said City 1'01" satd purpose from the said about 28th dayf
of February untt1 about the 1st day of April, 192~.
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MINUTES OF OITY COUNCIL.
Nov. 2gth, 1922.
The City Oouncil met pursuent to the following call of
t.he M. yor 1
November 29th, 1922.
To The City Oounoil,
aentlem~nl-
You are hereby notified to be present at 9 Special
Meeting of the Oity COUncil for the purpo8P of Rccepttng
plene end Specifications end letting Oontracts and other
BU8ineee pertaining to ~ese Ball Park.
Respectfully,
~Si~ned) Frank.J.
Mayor.
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Members present, J. C. Moore, C. R. Lee, A. P. Marshall,
and H. M. B~anton.
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The following Contract wes submitted to andaccepted by'
the Council to-wit:--
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CUNTU\CT
THIS CONTRACT, Made this 29th day of November, A. D.
1922, betwean the City of Clearwater, a Municipal Corporation, of
the Oounty of 'Pinella8, State of Florida, party of the first part,
and Charles Ebbe~ts, as President of the Brooklyn National League
Baseball Team of the City of Brooklyn, State of New York, party of
the second part,
WITNESSETH: That the party of the ftrst part for the
oonsider'att':1l hereinafter Bet forth hereby lets and lessses to the
party of the second pe rt that certain ba seba 11 pa rk and grounds "
hereafter to be 10cF.lted in Pla,za Bark in tl,e said City of C1ecrwater
for p period of two months, beginning about the 15th day of February
1923, and endtng about April 15th, 1923, said Baseball .Park to be '
used by the said Charles Ebbetts for the purpose of Spring training"
of the Brooklyn National League Team.
And the party of the first part further agrees to erect
upon the said baseball park, a grarldstend, clubhouse, fence, and
baseball field end d~emond in Bcc')rdence with instructions and
under the aupervteion of E. B. Cesler of Pinel1ae County"FloridB.
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The party of t.he f1.r at p l3l't furtl1er agrees to give unto
the pfl rty of the second P8 rt t"'e right and optton of re-newing tl1is
Contract upon the same terms and conditions a8 stated herein, fo>>
four additional seasons, to-wit, from about the 15th day of
February to tabout the 15th day of Apri 1 of the yeers 1924, 1925, .,
192q and 1927, provided t~e pRrty of the seoond pF.lrt enters into '
a Contract wi'th the pa ty of the fi rs t part for sa i d fool" Addi tioaa1
seasons not later than May 1st, 1923.
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WITNE~S ~HrF~O~ the
and se~le th1.e 29th
fie Thomas (Si~ned)
Ci+ v Clerk.
Approved by me t his 29th day of
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parties hereto have hereunto set
day of November, A. D. 1922. .
(StQ:ned) J. C. Moore (SEAL) "
-President Oity.Counci1.
Nov. 1922 (Si~neli) Ohas. H. Ebbetts ;'
for the rook1yn N L BB Club, of'?
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Moved
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carried
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t,he Cit.y of C1A'='rwliter
and
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between
ChJtrlee Ebbott,
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Team
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The
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Approved Dec.
6th,
1922.
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