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3~ TUESDAY JAl'ffiARY 25, 1955 January 27, 1955 Hr. Benjamin F. Gravely, President & Treasurer The C. Y. Thomas Estate, Inc. Martinsville, Virginia Dear Mr. Gravely: /~.....-- Your letter of January 24, 1955 was presented to City CotIDci1 at its regular meeting this past Tuesday night. The Council understood from your letter that you were requesting the City to lay at its expense an outfall sevIer line through the City park in order that you would be able to provide sewer service to the forty acres of land you propose to develop in that area. Your letter seemed to indicate that you believed the City had an unfulfilled obligation with respect to the deed of October 10, 1939 transferring the park property to City ownership. Mz>; i~ 'i A careful study of the deed by Council together with a reviel' of Council minutes relating to this transaction show that the City has discharged all ob1i~ations, both real and implied, lli th respect to the transfer of the property. T\vo present members of Council were parties to the negotiation in 1939. One actually carried on the negotiations and the other at that time llas Clerk of Council. Both state that there llas no mention of sewer or vreter mains in connection with the transaction and the only agreement of the City lTaS to grade and pave the street. This has been accomplished. The cost of this nell project has been roughly estimated at $1,500.00 and you advised that you would be able to draing some 35 lots through this proposed sewer outfall, \.rhich would mean a pro-rate cost of approximately $45.00 per lot. Council agrees that economics justify the proposed project; however the present City policy does not provide for City participation in sm.lOr costs until a street or development has 60% of the lots occupied by houses or buildings. It is realized that this policy llould be of nO value to you unless the houses are placed on the lots all at one time as in a housing project. Council is presently contemplating the advisibility of revlslllg their subdivision street improvement policies ~~d it is possible that a more liberal policy may be adopted. The C01.mci1 hopes to ma~e a decision one way or the other within the next ninety days and if your plans are not too pressing you might care to await further developments on this matter. If you need further advice or assistance on this matter Council requests that you contact them further. Very truly yours, CITY OF MAR'l'HJSVILLE, VIRGnUA H. H. Yeaman, Director of Finance