AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT•
CITY OF CLEARWATER
OFFICE OF-
CLEARWATER. FLORIDA
November 1, 1948
Mr. George F. H. Harrison, Treasurer
Philadelphia National League Club
Packard Building
Philadelphia 2, Pennsylvania
Dear Mr. Harrison:
Replying to yours of October 26, relative to the con-
tract between your Baseball Club and the City of
Clearwater Dated March 3, 1947,E
You forwarded to us under date of September 5, 1947
$3,000.00 and on October 20, 1947, :3,000.00 or a
total of $6,000.00 to be expended for improvements
to the baseball field.
Under date of June 12, 1948 we forwarded to you a
check for :500.00 in accordance with the contract.
The present balance of the amount you forwarded to
the City is $5,500.00.
The contract states the City will refund to you $500.00
each year that your Club conducts spring training in
the City of Clearwater for a period of ten (10) years
from the date of the Contract but not to exceed a total
of $5,000.00;
It is assumed that after your Spring training in 1949,
the City,acoording to your Contract should pay you
0 500.00, and so on during the balance of the term of
the contract.
Trusting this answers your inquiry, we are,
Very truly yours,
BAB :gg
Boyd A. Bennett,
City Manager
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The City of Clearwater
Mr. Boyd Bennett, City Manager
Clearwater, Florida
Dear Sir:
Our auditors, Messrs. Lybraa d, Ross Bros. and Montgomers, 2101
Packard Building, Philadelphia 2, Pa., are now making their usual
examination of our accounts. In connection therewith they desire
to verify that we have advanced $5,500. to you in accordance with
the terms of a lease between the City of Clearwater and the Phila-
delphia National League Club dated March 3, 1947;
Under the terms of said lease this advance of $5,500. is to
he expended for installation of a sprinkler system and other im-
provements to the Municipal Baseball Park and any unexpended balance
to be returned to us. In addition the City of Clearwater is to
pay us the sum of $500. or 10% of the amount expended above,
whichever is the smaller, annually from January 1, 1949 and con-
tinuing to and including January 1, 1957 providing the Philadelphia
National League Club Conducts spring training in the City of
Clearwater each of the above years.
Please confirm that the above information is correct by sign-
ing the carbon copy in the alloted space below and returning this
letter direct to the auditors in enclosed addressed envelope. 'We
will appreciate your prompt reply which will assist our auditor,
in the early completion of their report.
Very truly yours,
(signed) George F. H. narrison
Treasurer
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