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C! TY OF ATLANTA DEP A RT~ENT OF LAW . 2614 FIRST N A TI0, 1 -".L BANK BUILOING ATt ANTA, GEO RC,: ,:_ 3 .: ,3 03 November 17, 1969 Mr •. Jack Cs Delius Gener a l Manager Del'Ulrtment of Parlr..s City a~ll Anne11: / ...... nd Recreation n _ .,,.---._ ~) Atlant:11 1 G orgia . lI l• ... _j I - --"-~- V Mr . Collier B. Gladin, Director(~ ) 1 Department: of Planning ~ City Hall Atlant , G$orgi~ -~ / ~\ \ Ar.W .' _// \0 \n vY} Mr . Johnny C. Johnson , {J1rector Model Cities Program ~ J 673 Capitol At 1.antJJ. , C or ~ 1 I Re• Gentlemen: \ i'itt:a,an Park / '-..__1/ Th~ writer , after conferring wit h Me r . James B. Pilcher and Horace T. Ward, has cane to the conclu ion that the use to which property in Pittman Park is now being put is~ superior governmental land u e and 1 therefore , c nnot be the subject of eminent dam in by & r ilroad , ev n though th8t r ilro dis authorized t o exerci e that po,:~er of eroinant domain. Also, I h v come to th~ conclusion th t the land which the Southern R~ilway Company want wa acquired ~n uch a manner that any _dt•~ eontinuation of its u ea par!C.8 property would not c~eata a reverter EX HI B IT NO. 4 �Mr. Jack c. Deliue, Mr. Colliar B. Gladin, and ,,j Mr. John·ny C. John5on ,, ,; Page 2 November 17, 1969 t. to tho grantor.a of the property. Tru,refore, I am of the tentative opinion that should the City of Atlanta wish to dispose of t:he property in question, it may do so. provided that the charter and related ordinances of the Cit:y of Atl'2nta are---followed in thia respect. Th~, primary piu-pose of th1a letter is to request that you ~"lree get1tlomon sit ,down and attempt 1:0 bring about a unified position of the City of Atlanta ~ith respect to this matter. I I ) One~ you have made soma sort of a resolution, if you would kindly appri1e the wTiter of what that ia, we shall then proceed with your wishes. Por purposes of •· laga l economy' , Mes ors, Pilcher antl !ward and myself feel that wa would batter serve a unified position rath~r than ~ch of us going off on a separate cour&e at the behest of several clie..~ta. ·, ,· .j I Wit ' my kindest regards to you all, I am, Very truly yours, ij/1-- i '! ? lfov Thomas F. Choyce TFC:cc ., : : ... -, 1' I, ' • •. ~ t. 1' • i �