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240 <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 5, 1957 <br />THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS <br />PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. COLEMAN AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. MICHIE AND <br />MR. SCRIBNER• <br />THE MINUTES OT THE MEETING OF JULY 15, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED. <br />ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING <br />RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR <br />RESOLUTION - APPROPRIATION CONSIDERATION: <br />RE: UTILITIES IN KELLY AVE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />AND PARISH STREET CARRIED OVER <br />THAT $3,290.45 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND THE <br />SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF <br />UTILITIES IN KELLY AVENUE AND PARISH STREET. <br />A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. FRANK J. DOHERTY STATING THAT <br />HE WOULD ACCEPT THE CITY'S OFFER TO SEII HIM THE LOT ADJOINING HIS <br />MATTER RE: PROPERTY PROPERTY FOR $400.00. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, <br />OFFER ACCEPTED - <br />FRANK J. DOHERTY THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY. <br />A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATING THAT <br />IT WAS THEIR INTENTION TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL DUES IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD <br />MATTER RE' INCREASE IN OF DIRECTORS. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THESE DUES HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED <br />RATES - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY CONTINUE THE SAME <br />NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS AT THE NEW RATE. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY <br />MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. <br />THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE CONTEMPLATED INCREASE IN <br />GAS RATES WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY SINCE THE COMPANY SUPPLYING GAS TO THE CITY <br />MATTER RE: GAS RATES <br />WAS PLANNING TO REMOVE SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE GAS THEREBY REDUCING THE <br />BTU'S PER CUBIC FOOT. MR. BOWEN RECOMMENDED THAT NO INCREASE BE MADE IN THE <br />RATES, BUT SUGGESTED THAT SOME THOUGHT BE GIVEN TO INCREASING THE MINIMUM CHARGE. <br />ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO <br />THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR STUDY ANO REPORT. <br />ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION <br />WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />APPROPRIATION RE: THAT $1,200.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE AND THE <br />TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND LIGHTS <br />.JEFF. PK. AVE. & W. MAIN ST. <br />SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND LIGHTS FOR <br />JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AND WEST MAIN STREET. <br />REQUEST FOR UTILITIES: A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM IVY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REQUESTING <br />MARTHA .JEFF. SHOPPING CENTER <br />CITY UTILITIES FOR THE MARTHA JEFFERSON SHOPPING CENTER ON ROUTE # 29 AT <br />BARRACKS ROAD. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS <br />REQUEST WAS GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS ANO CONDITIONS. <br />APPROPRIATION - OVER-EXPENDED THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $48,337.98 FOR OVER-EXPENDED ACCOUNTS IN THE <br />ACCOUNTS. 1956-1957 BUDGET, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 15, <br />1957, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS <br />AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE ADOPTED' AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />CH. 15, NEw sEC. 24. CITY CODE OF 195, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 24, <br />AND ENTITLED 'USE OF COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC BUILDING WITHOUT RUNNING WATER' ", ~ <br />WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 15, 1957, WAS AGAIN READ <br />AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS AND <br />