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154 THURSDAY APRIL 21. 1960 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of 1vb.rtinsville, Virginia, with }b.yor John W. Shultz presiding and with all members being present, (v:cz., Hayor and Councilman John \.1. Shultz; Vice-Hlyor and Councilman E. E. Stone; and Councilmen Thomas J. Burch, Clarence C. Donavant, and J. Frank Wilson), was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Thursday, April 21, 1960, at 2:00 P.M., for the purpose of considering matters relating to the acquisition of right-of-v~y for the reconstruction and widening of U. S. Route 58 and Virginia Route 57, wi thin the corporate limits of the City of Nartinsville, from Booker Road to Bob Gregory Street, particularly the following report dated April 19, 1960, from Right-of-Way Negotiator Harvin L. Hill: Reference is made to the highway project of widening and improving U. S. Route 58 and Virginia Route 57 within the City between Booker Street and Bob Gregory Street. As Right-of-Way Negotiator I have exhausted all means available to me of negotiation with the following landowners for needed right-of-way without reaching a settlement within the appraised price of the portion of their property. A final written offer has been tendered to these property owners and I have been advised, through their counsel, that they individually decline the offers made. Hr. Quinton L. Ramsey Parcel No. 006 County-City Laundry Parcel lJo. 008 Hr. Arthur H. Fagge, President Ers. Lu cy E. Ramsey Parcel No. 017 lA'.rs . Erie Sue Ramsey Parcel No. 043 I submit these names so that your Honorable Body may take whatever action it deems apnropriate. Upon motion of Councilman Wilson, seconded by Councilman Burch, Council unanimously adopted the following resolutions appointing Attorney Claude E. Taylor, Jr., as its agent, wHh authorization, to institute condemnation proceedings against the above-mentioned property o.mers: