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84 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1977 In order to relieve traffic congestion and unsafe conditions, both for traffic and pedestrians, on Pony Place in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, it is deemed necessary by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, to extend Pony Place to intersect with Fayette Street in said City; and, WHEREAS, in order that said extension on Pony Place may be opened, constructed, repaired and maintained, it is necessary for the City of Martinsville to acquire fee simple title to a portion of the lands owned by Wray Park Corporation, in the City of Martinsville, over which said extension to Pony Place is to be constructed, and, in addition to the land of Wray Park Corporation to be acquired in fee simple, said City needs to acquire a temporary construction easement and a drainage easement over portions of the remaining lands of said Wray Park Corporation, said lands being shown on a Right-of-Way Plan prepared by the City of Martinsville's Engineering Division, dated September 7, 1977, a copy of which is on file in said Engineering office and a copy of which is attached hereto as a part hereof, with the land to be acquired in fee simple being outlined in red on said plan, and the land to be subjected to said construction easement being outlined on said plan in orange, and the land to be subjected to said drainage easement being outlined in green on said plan, with said land to be acquired in fee simple being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the existing south right-of-way line of a 52-foot wide dedication for Pony Place and the corner of lot ff79 as shown on a plat of Sub-Division for "Wray Estates" by J. A. Gustin, C.E. and L.S., dated June 14, 1968, revised November 12, 1971, revised November 15, 1971; thence with the proposed right-of-way line of Pony Place N. 580 05' 09" W. 21. 90 feet; thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 10.00 feet and a chord of S. 800 24' 6" W. 13.26 feet to the existing east right-of-way line of Fayette Street; thence with the right-of-way line of Fayette Street N. 380 53' 21" E. 54.79 feet; thence with a curve to the right having a radius of 2839.79 feet and a chord of N. 390 11' 4" E. 29.27 feet; thence leaving the right-of-way line of Fayette Street and along the proposed right-of-way of Pony Place and with a curve to the left having a radius of 20.00 feet and a chord of S. 090 18' 11" E. 30.09 feet; thence S. 580 05' 09" E. 24.09 feet to the rear corner of lot 8l-A and the north right-of way line of Pony Place; thence S. 550 15' 50" W. 56.64 feet to the point of beginning and containing approximately 2149 square feet of land; said land to be subjected to said construction easement being shown on said plan as outlined in orange containing approximately 2644 square feet; and said land to be subjected to said drainage easement being shown as outlined in green on said plan containing approximately 1180 square feet, all of the