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WHEREAS, some se'\lera1 years ago the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e indicated a desire to the Department of P~ghways of the Commonwealth of Virginia to have said Department of Highways examine a proposal to construct (with Federa1-State- wca1 financial aid) a by-pass or thoroughfare around or through the western and southern part of Martinsvi1le, con- necting Route 220 North with Route 220 South; and ,..........--, '" III '" '" '" ... :;; ~ 0 ... il ~ 0- ~ ~ j .9 ~ ~ 0 -" '" " M d ~ 8'Q ~ ~r. '" " i iil ;..; Z ~ " ~ ~ 0 ~ .1 ~ u " g ;;; u " ~ ..-. WHEREAS, said Department of Highways not only examined said proposal but also presented its findings which subsequently resulted in the locating of a suitable route as well as in the preparing by the Dep:trtment of Highways of plans (of said route and thoroughfare) which have been accepted by said Council; and WHEREAS, the said Council and the said Department of Highways, having agreed as to the method of financing such a pro ject, viz., seventy-five per cent of the cost to be borne by the Federal and State agencies involved and twenty-five per cent by the City of Martinsvi11e, proceeded further towards the realization of said thoroughfare project by appointing an agent to obtain mutually-satisfactory purchase options on property required for right-of-way purposes; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsv111e, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this ninth day of December, 1952, in response to an inqu~r from the Department of Highwa~Ts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, that it doth herein pledge and agree to share in the cost of said thorough- fare project on the basis hereinabove set forth, ige., twenty-five per cent of the total cost (which total cost is estimated not to exceed $862,500.00) to be borne by the City of VJBrtinsvil1e, with approval herein also being given by said C01IDCi1 to said Dep:trtment of Highways to proceed with actual construction of the thoroughfare as soon as necessary right-of-way is purchased; and DE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council in meeting mentioned above that it doth herein authorize and instruct the aforesaid agent to submit forthwith in writing and by legal notice to property owners concerned, from whom purchase options have not already been obtained, the prioe which the City of Mart:1.nsville, the Virginia Department of Highways, and the Federal Government all deem fair and offer to pay for the respective properties; and - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be filed wi th tho Department of Highways of the Commonweal th of Virginia at Richmond, Virginia; with Mr. Brooks Leavitt, thoroughfare purchase option agent for the City of Martinsville and for the Department of Highways; with the local press and radio; and with such other agencies and/or persons as might require copies of this resolution.