Meeting Minutes and Reports
This group of documents all outline when specific properties in the Eighth Ward were taken possession of by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The minute's list of examples of properties they gave notice to. Not everyone was willing to sell their property so some of the cases had to go to court to be settled. They are separated into lists on how they took possession of the properties in documents, like the minutes of March 8th, 1916 and October 25th, 1916. Some of them were also sold later on for the building materials like bricks and stones. The January 11th minuets, in particular, mention this and how much money the State and made from the properties. March 8th, 1915 also lists how much had been paid so far, and how much was left in the budget to acquire the rest of the properties. In addition, the report gives an overview of what had happened in the past several years. These documents help to show an important step in the process of the destruction of the Eighth Ward. Without these properties, work could not have continued. They also help to illustrate how people were forced from their homes and communities, which helps to show how this negatively affected the resident's lives.