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RESOLUTION RE= HONORABLE WILLIAM BATTLE) AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA GIVE EIGHT OF HER SONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES~ THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION NOW CALL UPON VIRGINIA TO PERMIT THE NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF THE WORLD TO SHARE IN THE EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF ANOTHER OF HER SONS -- THE HONORABLE WILLIAM CULLEN BATTLE~ AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA. To YOU~ AMBASSADOR~ THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ YOUR NATIVE ClTY~ PAY TRIBUTE. THEY ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR ClTY~ YOUR COUNTY AND TO YOUR STATE'~ AND ARE MINDFUL OF THE SIGNAL HONOR THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THEM AND THEY WILL ALWAYS FEEL THAT YOU CARRY WITH YOU~ IN THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR NEW DUTIES~ A PART AND PORTION OF THEIR THOUGHTS~ THEIR IDEALS~ THEIR HOPES~ THEIR AMBITIONS AND THEIR ASPIRATIONS. TRULY~ YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SAY IN REVERENCE AND SINCERITY THAT YOU NOT ONLY HAVE WORN THE HONOR OF HONORS AND HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BUT WE FEEL THAT YOU~AL$O HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPERIENCE THE HEARTWARMING FEELING OF COMPLETE SATISFACTION WHICH MUST~ OF NECESSITY~ CONE WITH THE FULL REALIZATION OF THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES~ ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS THIRTY-FIFTH PRESlDENT~ HAVE CLOTHED YOU WITH THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK FOR ALL MANKIND. DONE AT CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ VlRGINIA~ COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE~ STATE OF VIRGINIA~ THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE~ 1962~ BY-THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MR. BATTLE ACCEPTED THE SCROLL AND EXPRESSED HIS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE HONOR. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 2~ 1962 HATTER RE: OPEN CULVERT CDR. GARDEN DR. & AZALEA DR. GREENBRIER OR,ACCEPTED PETITION 'PRESENTED RE: CLOSING BLOCK CASTALIA ST. REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WiTH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT= MR. HAGGERTY~ ~R. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JUNE 18~ 1962 AND JUNE 27~ 1962 WERE READ AND APPROVED, MR. H. Go WALLS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OPEN CULVERT AT THE CORNER OF GARDEN DRIVE AND AZALEA DRIVE BE IMPROVED, MR. ~ALLS WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THIS CULVERT IS IN THE COUNTY~ THE CITY HAS NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY CHANGES UNTIL AFTER ANNEXATION IS EFFECTIVE. THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT GREENBRIER DRIVE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO CITY SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY AND SURFACE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTEOo A PETITION~ SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ADdACENT TO CASTALIA STREET BET~/EEN ALTAVISTA AVENUE AND DRUID AVENUE~ REQUESTING THAT THIS BLOCK OF CASTALIA STREET BE CLOSED WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER WAS PRESENTED: