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CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION HAZELWOOD R 3 NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA 55057 April 28,1980 To Whom it may concern: About in the middle 1940's as we were plan- nin; to build a parish School a -tat St John's Church of :ittle Canada The Board of Trustees of the parish consisting ofmgyself,Rev.Arthur H. Durand and Mr Henry Tessier Sr and Attorney Fredrick P. Hemmer requested the Highway Department to eleminate the section of the road that passed through the church property just south of the church con- necting NcMenemy Road with Little Canada Road to the west and to build a new connection in such a way that Little Canada Road wouldpass north od the church ,through the church property but in a more straight and continous manner eastward toward Edgerton Street. This was very agreeable to the Highway Depat£rtment, and they proceed- ed to survey the right of way. However a serious problem remained so that in order to maintain the required width of Little Canada Road at. the West End of the church property it would be necessary to acquire a considerable tryangle shape of property from the front of the Bert Kruse property fronting on Little Canada Road. The Church Board of Trurtees then entered into a further agre- ement with Bert Kruse that on condition that he would turn over to the Highway Department the wedge of land that needed from his frontage,the Church in turn wou�d teed to Bert Kruse a similar strip of land a!jac- ent to the east bolidary of his property from land we owned north of the proposed Little Canada Road. This arrangement was agreeable to all parties concerned and Mr Hemmer who was a layyer was asked to draw up the agreement and was furnished with the property discription of the strip the County would require from the Bert Kruse property, as well as a disceiption of the strip Bert Kruse whuld acquire from the church property along the east line of his lot. In due time all these changes were made,Iittle Canada Road was builtas planned and the new property line established between the Bert Kruse property and along his east line and the west line of the church property.The required legal papers were dram up by Fredrick P /Hemmer and duly signed be all parties concerned. I understand that now those papetd and agreements should have been filed when this transaction was completedsby Mr Hemmer and I was understanding that all was completed as required, and I was con- vinced that Mr Hemmer had completed his part as Attorney for he never told me there was any reason why he should not do this.It is true,as I remember that he did not put in a bill for his services, but I am sure that this was not the reason for not having filed the transaction,and I must be3ieve rather that he had the intention to do so but neglected it to the point where he may have forgot about it ,and the papers may well still be in his files. There is nodoubt about the transaction which I have described and I am ready to make these statement above under oath,if this will help to clear up this matter. Sigend this 29th day of April,.980 Msgr Arthur H. Duran.-Former Pastor at Little Canada. 11,I r 4 AV!! /7