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I ~/HEREAS~ THE URBAN DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT A PROJECT TO IMPROVE ROUTE 250-A BY-PAss IN THIS CITY MIGHT BE CONSIDERED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IF A SUCH REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE CITY COUNC1L~ NC~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO APPROVE'A PROJECT TO IMPROVE ROUTE 250-A BY-PAss tN THIS CITY BY WIDENING THIS HIGHWAY TO FOUR LANES ~LUS MEDIAN STRIP AND CURB AND GUTTER FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY OVERPASS TO THE WEST ~ITY LIMITS AND BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORAGE LANE JUST EAST OF THE MCINTIRE ROAD INTERSECTION~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HEREBY AGREES TO PAY TO THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT~ WHEN REQUESTED~ FIFTEEN (~5¢) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROJECT AND URGES THAT THE WORK BE DONE AS SOON AS IS POSSIBLE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED, COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 1'7/, f964f REQUEST FOR APPROP. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESOLUTION APPROPo CARRIED OVER RE: OPERATION - TOURIST CENTER HATTER RE: JEFFERSON CABLE CORP. REQUEST FOR REFUND TAXES - ROTHWELL DIST, Co. APPROPRIATION - REFUND A. B. C. LICENSE TAXES - ROTHWELL DIST, CO. REQUEST V.F.W. SHOOTING MATCHES THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ HR, PONTON AND HR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF AUGUST 3, 1964 AND AUGUST 7~ 1964 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. WILSON GARNETT~ PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO APPROPRIATE ¢3~000.00 TO ASSIST IN DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE TOURIST CENTER FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. ON MOTION BY MR. HOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~3~000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUEST AS FOLLOWS:~2~100.O0 FOR OPERATION OF THE TOURIST CENTER AND 9900.00 FOR THE ADVERTISING FUND. MR. MOUNT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT VOTE FOR A SIMILAR APPROPRIATION NEXT YEAR IF SUCH A REQUEST tS MADE, THE REQUEST OF JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION TO AMEND ITS FRANCHISE WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. HR. ROBERT HONROE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE PETITION. MR. ~. C. GENTRY) MR. Co ARMONDE PAXSON AND HR. JOHN S. ~ISE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION. A COMMUNICATION FROM HR. DONALD G. HEYNE WAS PRESENTED ALSO IN OPPOSITION. A ~OTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY HR. LEE THAT THE HATTER BE TABLED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THOMAS U. MICHIE~ JR.~ COUNSEL FOR ROTHWELL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY REQUESTING A REFUND OF THE A. B. C. LICENSE TAXES LEVIED UNDER PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE~ AND ALSO A REFUND OF THE WHOLESALE PEDDLERfS LICENSE LEVIED UNDER PARAGRAPH ~2(B). THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTED THAT ACTION ON THE REFUND OF THE PEDDLER~S LICENSE BE DEFERRED, ON MOTION BY HR. LEE¢ SECONDED BY HR, MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LE[~ HR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~250.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF THE A, B, C. LICENSE TAX TO ROTHWELL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE V. F. W. REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HOLD