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4 NEAR EARLYSVILLE iN ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINiA~ AND WHEREAS: ~T IS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE JOINTLY ACQUIRE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL LARD AT THAT LOCATiON~ AND WHEREAS: BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY CDUNOIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON MARCH 15, 1954, THE .JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE WAS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE OFFERS TO THE PRESENT OWNERS OF THE H. C. FERNEYHDUGH LANDS IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY NEAR EARLYSVILLE, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURCHASE OF 1R CERTAIN TRAGT CONTAfNING 4.70 ACRES ANO A CERTAIN EASEMENT 30 FEET IN WIDTH FOR A TELEPHONE LINE, ALL AS SHOWN UPON A PLAT OF ~~ R. RANDDLPH, ENGINEER, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1953, AND RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE IN ~• B• 309, P. 367; AND WHEREAS: THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE HAS MADE SUCH OFFER BUT IT HAS PROVED INEFFECTUAL BECAUSE OF THE COMMITTEES INABILITY TO AGREE WITH THE OWNERS UPON THE PURCHASE PRIC£~ AND WHEREAS: THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE is NOW OF THE OPINION THAT IT SHOULD ACQUIRE FROM THE HEIRS AT LAM OF H. C. FERNEYHOUGH, JOINTLY WITH THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO A LARGER TRACT THAN THAT AUTHORIZED TO BE PURCHASED OR CONDEMNED BY THE AFORESAID RESOLUTION OF MARCH 15, 1954, AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE THE EASEMENT AUTHORIZEp TO BE PURCHASED OR CONDEMNED IN SA10 RESOLUTION NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY ANO THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE AND IT HEREBY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE AN OFFER TO THE PRESENT OWNERS OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY, RESOLUTION RE: PURCHASE OF NEAR EARLYSVILLE, VIRGINIA, CONTAINING 5.28 ACRES AND PROPERTY BY AIRPORT COMMITTEE FULLY DESCRIBED ON A PLAT OF ~. R. RANDOLPH, DATED MARCH 31, 1954, THE RECORD TITLE TO WHICH IS VESTED IN THE ESTATE OF H. C. FERNEYHOUGH~ ANO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: THAT iN THE EVENT SAID OFFER HEREBY AUTHORIZED l5 NOT ACCEPTED AND THE ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE SHALL BE INEFFECTUAL, THE CITY ATTORNEY 8E AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROCEED WITH THE COMMONWEALTHS ATTORNEY OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY TO PREPARE AND FILE THE NECESSARY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS f TO ACQUIRE BY EMINENT DOMAIN THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO SAID 5.28 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: THAT THIS RESOLUTION SUPERSEDE THE AFORESAID RESOLUTION OF MARCH 15, 1954. A PETITION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF RIVES STREET AND VICINITY PROTESTING THE RAISING OF HOGS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, PETITION RE: PROTEST RAISING HOGS ~ RIVES ST. SECONDED BY MR. DAM S, THIS PETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR RESIDENTS. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON BURGESS LANE HAD DEPOSITED WITH THE CITY ~1,200•C0, WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED eY THE CITY REPORT RE' BURGESS TO BE THE COST OF GRADING AMD PLACING STONE ON THAT STREET. HE RECOMMENDED THAT LANE ~ RECOMMENDED TO ACCEPT INTO CITY EVEN THOUGH THIS STREET WOULD NOT MEET THE CITY~S REQUIREMENTS IN SO FAR AS WIDTH STREET SYSTEM IS CONDERNED, THAT THE CITY FIX AND ACCEPT THIS STREET INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE, PROVIDED THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE WESTERN SIDE, WHICH ARE LOWER THAN THE STREET LEVEL. EXECUTE WATER DAMAGE RELEASES. ON MOTION BY MR. DAM S, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBER6, THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THE PETITION OF .JOSHUA PRITCHETT_ Meav I cr POlTPUCt'T Cv++.~e~.. o.---.r-- o-~--••-