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AMERICAN TELEPHONE CO. RIGHT OF WAY AT BLANDY FARM

The President stated that American Telephone and Telegraph Company is
constructing an underground telephone system to be used for long distance
communications and as a part of that system had requested the University to grant
it an easement of right of way under a road right of way approximately 50 feet in
width owned by the University as a part of the Blandy Farm in Clarke County of
Virginia, the wires, etc of the Company to be buried beneath the road. The
Company was prepared to pay $50.00 for the grant of the right of way in question.
The matter had been referred to Mr. Minor, the University's special counsel, who
was of the opinion that under Section 23-77.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as
amended, The Rector and Visitors were authorized to grant such easement. He then
presented a draft of the instrument granting the easement in question, which draft,
he stated, had been approved by Mr. Minor.

After consideration of the instrument as presented, upon motion, duly
seconded and carried, it was,

RESOLVED, that it is deemed proper for The Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia to grant to American Telephone and Telegraph Company, in
consideration of $50.00, the perpetual easement and right of way across the road
right of way connected with Blandy Farm, Clarke County, Virginia, described in
the instrument presented to this meeting, the grant of such easement to be in the
form of the instrument so presented,

RESOLVED, further, that Colgate W. Darden, Jr., President, be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to execute said instrument in the name and on
behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, and that Francis
L. Berkeley, Jr., Secretary, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to
affix the corporate seal of the University to such instrument and to attest the
same.