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February 10th, 1959.
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<br />Tract No. 3.
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<br /> Beginning at a holly tree on the Nellie Pierce-Gibson Pierce property line and located
<br />S .21° 48' W 663' from the edge of Cohoon Creek; thence, the following courses and distances: (Reade from left to
<br />right a~ross page.)
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<br />S 41° 38' E - 168.5' S 15° 45' E - 155.0'
<br />N 46° 36' E - 150.09' N 2° 50' W - 62.0'
<br />N 22° 43' E - 150.1' N 65° 57' E - 121.3'
<br />S 9° 15' E - 352.8' S 100 02' E - 132.5'
<br />S 71° 53' E - 231.7' S 5° 24' E - 140.9'
<br />S 2° 29' W - 190.3' S 47° 58' W - 161.9'
<br />N 55° 22' W - 68.3' N 62° 26' W - 105.0'
<br />S 73° 12' W - 162.2' S 44° 28' W - 453.3'
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<br />S 67° 46' E - 97.24'
<br />N 500 40' E - 194.0'
<br />N 88° 29' E - 166.6'
<br />S 71° 59' E - 341.4'
<br />S 28° 57' W - 153.?'
<br />N 7° 34' W - 149.9'
<br />S 43° 19' W - 312.1'
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<br />Thence, S 1° 04' W - 48', more or less, to the center of the run of the Branch; thence, along the center of the
<br />run of the branch to Cohoon Creek; thence, along the southern edge of Cohoon Creek to a sycamore tree on the Nel n
<br />lie Pierce-Gibson Pierce property line; thence, along said property line S 21° 48' W 663' to a holly tree and
<br />the point of beginnkng.
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<br />lows: North and Northeast by Cohoon Creek; EaSt by W.J. Bryant Estate, Southeast by H.N. and ~.E. Williams; and
<br />Chesley P Po~vell; South by the remaining land Of Gibson Pierce, the purported owner of the tract to be acquired,
<br />and West by Nellie Pierce.
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<br /> The above described tract is designated as Tract No. 9 on the plat entitled "Water De-
<br />partment,City of Portsmouth, Virginia; Proposed Reservoir Cohoon Creek Area, Nansemond County, Virginis, Drawing
<br />No. l", dated February 15, 1955, last revised May 1957, prepared by Cau~ey and Weeks: Engineers, Norfolk,Virginia~
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<br /> Be it further resolved that the City Attorney is authorized and instructed to institute
<br />condemnation proceedings, employing counsel of his choice therein, ~o acquire the aforesaid property for the par-
<br />poses of the City."
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<br /> Resolution - "Be it Resolved by the Council of the CitY of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it is necessary
<br />for the City to a~e~re the fee simple title in and to the following described tracts of land in Nansemond County,1
<br />Virginia, with the improvements thereon, for use by its Water Department as a part of its Lake Meade Reservoir:
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<br />Tract No. 1.
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<br /> Beginning at a point on the City of Portsmouth and J.E. Ward property line located N 25° 05' E 313.59'
<br />from a concrete monmment located on the northern Right of Way of~ Riverview Drive and said property line; thence,
<br />N 25° 05' E - 86.41' to a point; thence, S~90° 18' E 153.99' to a point; the$ce, N 64° 2~' ~ - 6~.28' to a Roint
<br />located on the centerline of the steel cofferdam, Station 1 plus 45; thence, N 64° 26' W - 61.46' to the point
<br />of beginning.
<br /> The hereinabove described parcel contains 0.13 acres, more or less, and is bounded on the North and
<br />West by p~operty of the City of Portsmouth and on the South by the rem,3ining lm%d of J.E. Ward, the purported
<br />owner of the tract to be acquired.
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<br /> For a more exact d~scription reference is hereby made to the plat entitled "Water Department, City of
<br />Portsmouth,Virginia, Lake Meade Reservoir Survey, Properzy of J.E. Wa~d, dated February 9, 1959, and prepared by
<br />R. Kenneth Weeks, Engineers~ Norfolk, Virginia.
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<br />Tract No. 2.
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<br /> Beginning on the mean low tide line of C~hoon Creek at a p~i~t of intersection with the center line
<br />of a cove separating the hereby-described land from the land of R.A. Harry; thence, across the m~arsh S 74° 10' w
<br />414' to a point a~ the head of same cove; thence, S 6° 05' E - 384~ to a point on a road; ~hence, S~15° 00' E -
<br />208' ~o a point in a cove; thence, S 47° 05' E - 129' to a point in the cove, thence, S 88° 15' E - 422' to the
<br />point of intersection of the cove with the center line of:Smith Creek; thence, along th9 western edge .of Smith
<br />Creek in a northern direction to the southern edge of Cohoon Creek; thence~ along the southern edge of Cohoon
<br />Creek in a western direction ~o the point of beginning.
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<br /> The hereinabove described tract is bounded on the North by C~oonCreek, East by Smith Creek and Sou'
<br />and West by the land of R.A. ~arry and contains 12.55 acres, more~or les~,-Emma Louise Dodd is the purported owne:
<br />thereof.
<br /> For a more exact description, reference is hereby.made to plat entitled "Water Department,City of
<br />Portsmouth, Vi~/~ginia, Proposed Reservoir Cohoon Creek Area, Nansemond County,Virginia", dated February 15, 1955, ]
<br />pared by R. Kenneth Weeks, E~gineers, Norfolk, Virginia.
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<br /> Be it further resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, V~rginia, that it is necessary for
<br />the City to acquire a perpetual right and easement to construct and maintain certain underground facilities in re-
<br />lation to a steel cofferdam within and under the surface of the following described tract of land in Nansemond
<br />County, Virginia, for use by its Water Departmen~ as a part of its Lake Meade Reservoir:
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<br /> Beginning at a point located on the centerline of the steel cofferdam, Station 1 plus 4~, thence,
<br />N. 640'26' W - 25' to a point; ~hence, parallel to the dam centerline S 2~° 34' W - $0' to a point; thence, S 64°
<br />26' E - 50' to a point; thence N 25° 34' E - 80' to a point; thence, N 64 26' W - 25' to the point of beginning.
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<br />T~e hereinabove described area contains 0.09 agres, more or less.
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<br /> For a more exact description reference is hereby made to the plat entitled "Water
<br />Department,City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Lake Meade Reservoir Survey, Property of J.E. Ward'~ dated February 9,
<br />1959, and prepared by R. Kenneth ~eeks, Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia.
<br /> Be it further resolved that the City Attorney is authorized and i~tructed to i~s'ti-
<br />tute condemnation proceedings, employing counsel of his choice therein, to acquire the aforesaid property for the
<br />purposes of the City."
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