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21~ ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK RESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 18, 1957 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. Davls, MR. FAIL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 4, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MATTER RE: LOCATION OF MR. RANDOLPH PERRY AND MR. GILBERT CAMPBELL ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ANO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM PRESENTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH THEY REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT, APPROVING LOCATION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, THE VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AFTER YEARS OF STUDY AND ACTING UPON DISINTERESTED EXPERT ADVICE OF EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS, NAVE DECIDED UPON AND DESIGNATED THE INTER8TATE HIGHWAYS AND THEIR LOCATIONS IN VIRGINIA WHICH MILL BECOME A PART OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES, AND, RESOLUTION RE: LOCATION OF WHEREAS, THE EAST-WEST HIGHWAY DESIGNATED TO BECOME A PART OF THIS SYSTEM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM IS U. S. ROUTE 25O FROM RICHMOND TO ITS INTERSECTION AT STAUNTON WITH U.S. ROUTE 11, A NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY ALSO DESIGNATED TO BECOME A PART OF THE INTER- STATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY rHE COUNCIL of THE CITY of CHARLOTTES- ViLLE AS FOLLOWS: WE CONCUR IN THE DECISION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, THE VIRGINIA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THAT THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM WEST FROM RICHMOND SHALL BE LOCATED ALONG THE PRESENT U. S. ROUTE Z5O TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH U. S. ROUTE 11 AT THE CITY OF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS LOCATION OF THIS INTERSTATE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WILL FULLY MEET THE BASIC PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FEDERAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ANO DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WEST FROM RICHMOND ALONG U. S. ROUTE 25O TO STAUNTON WILL ASSURE ESSENTIAL ACCESS TO NUMEROUS IMPORTANT OFFENSE INDUSTRIES IN AND NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, WAYNESBORO ANO STAUNTON. Z. A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WEST FROM RICHMOND ALONG U. $. ROUTE 25O WILL PROVIDE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE, MOST DIRECT ANO SHORTEST ROUTE INTO THE INTERIOR FROM THE HEAVILY POPULATED AND HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED DEFENSE AREAS OF EASTERN AND TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA. 3. U. S. ROUTE 25O IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO FACILITATE DEFENSE AND EVACUATION MOVEMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY. 4. THE CONSIDERED RECOMMENDATIONS OF DISINTERESTED ENGINEERS EMPLOYED TO SELECT THE BEST ROUTES FOR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEFENSE SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA SHOULD BE ADOPTED iN ORDER TO PREVENT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM FROM DISINTE- GRATING INTO A POLITICAL CONFLICT OF SECTIONAL INTERESTS. PETITION RE: MULBERRY AVE. A PETITION FOR SIDEWALK FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF MULBERRY AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO STREET COi1M. AND CITY ATTORNEY REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT.