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COURT OR DER ~;OND REFERENDUM MATTER RE: SIDEWALKS HARRIS RD. COMMITTEE REPORT RE: WATER - MONTICELLO MOUNTAIN IT APPEARIN~ TO THE COURT FROM A DULY CERTIFIED AND ATTESTED COPY OF AN ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD iN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ VIRGINIA ON TUESDAY~ APRIL 22~ 1969~ UPON A PROPOSED BOND ISSUE OF ~7~000~000.O0 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL iMPROVEMENTS~ THAT A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY WHO VOTED UPON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS CAST THEIR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES AGAINST SUCH ISSUANCES AND IT FURTHER APPEARING FROM AN AFFIDAVIT OF THE DEPUTY CITY SERGEANT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT NOTICE OF SAID BOND ISSUE ELECTION~ THE FORM OF WHICH NOTICE IS HEREBY RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED~ HAS BEEN DULY POSTED BY HiM IN COMPLIANCE WiTH LAW AND THE ORDER OF THIS COURT ENTERED FEBRUARY 26~ 1969; AND IT FURTHER APPEARING FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF A PROPER AGENT OF THE DA~LY PROGRESS~ A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN SAID CITY~ THAT A DULY CERTIFIED COPY OF THE NOTICE OF BOND ISSUE ELECT ON HAS BEEN DULY PUBLISHED IN SAID NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 8~ 1969 IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND THE ORDER OF THiS COURT ENTERED FEBRUARY 26~ t969~ SUCH ACTS ARE NOW RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED AND A MEMORANDUM THEREOF NON ENTERED OF RECORD IN THE CURRENT LAW ORDER BOOK OF THIS COURT. AND tT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE CLERK OF THiS COURT FORTHWITH CERTIFY A COPY OF TH~S ORDER TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. ENTER: ~/ GEORGE M. COLES~ JUDGE A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE CONDITION OF HARRIS ROAD AND THE NEED FOR SIDEWALKS AND INQUIRING ~F THERE WERE ANY PLANS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR SIDEWALKS ON HARRIS ROAD~ THAT IT iS A THIRTY FOOT STREET AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS WITHOUT ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. THE COUNCIL AGREED TO ACT AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: jUNE 2~ 1969 YOUR COMMITTEE HAS STUDIED THE REQUEST OF WILLIAM DETTOR AND OTHERS FOR WATER SERVICE ON MONTICELLO MOUNTAIN AND REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: DUE TO THE ELEVATION OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE SERVED IN RELATION TO THE CITY WATER PLANTS THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM OF BOTH PRESSURE AND QUANTITY 1N THE AREAS TO BE SERVED BY THiS REQUEST~ AND ~N OUR OPINION AN ENGINEERING STUDY SHOULD BE MADE TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF LINES AND PUMPING STATIONS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE AREA WITH SUFFICIENT WATER FOR BOTH CONSUMPTION AND FIRE PROTECTION. tF THE APPLICANTS WILL HAVE A SUCH STUDY AND REPORT PREPARED~ AND THE REPORT MEETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT~ WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE APPLICANTS BE PERMITTED TO CONNECT ON TO THE CITYIS WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COUNTY CONSUMERS AND FOR USES NO GREATER THAN THOSE PERMITTED UNDER B-1 (EXCLUDING #~1 COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOLS) OF THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCES~ AND WITH THE FURTHER PROVISO THAT THE CITY WOULD AT NO TIME BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LACK OF PRESSURE OR QUANTITY WITHIN THE AREA TO BE SERVED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ UTI LITI ES COMMITTEE W. A. RINEHART~ !11 (SIGNED) J. W. WRiGHT~ JR. (SiGN~=D=):- JIM ~OWE~., (S,"'i"GNE,D),,,,,,, ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR, WRIGHT~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: