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9 COUNTY WATER W. T. BARNETT LOT 5, ST. ANNE~S Roao - MEADDWBRODK HEIGHTS ~1PPLICATIDNS MICK SAKELL LOT 3, BLOCK C, FOREST HILLS AVENUE ON MOTION BY MR. FOREES, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AND THE SUGGESTED ORDINANCE WAS CARRIED OVER FOR FURTHER STUDY: JANUARY 14, 1955 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA ^ GENTLEMEN: YOUR COMMITTEE MET WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE ON THIS DATE, AND DISCUSSED VERY FULLY THE METHOD AND BASIS OF ASSESSING MACHINERY, TOOLS, AND BUSINESS FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FOR LOCAL TAXATION. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT NO UNIFORM FORMULA, SUCH AS IS NOW BEING USED IN ASSESSING REAL ESTATE, HAS BEEN OR IS BEING USEp FOR ASSESSING THIS TYPE. PROPERTY IN OUR CITY. REPORT ADOPTED RE: BASIS FOR ASSES51N8 WE FEEL THAT IN ORDER TO TREAT ALL CONCERNED EQUALLY, A UNIFORM FORMULA MACHINERY, TOOLS AND SHOULR BE USED IN MAKING THIS ASSESSMENT AND WE THEREFORE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND BUSINESS FURNITURE ~ THAT THE COUNCIL SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE THAT THE FIXTURES FOLLOWING FORMULA BE USED: . 1. THAT THE ASSESSMENT ON THIS TYPE PROPERTY BE 30~ OF ITS ORIGINAL COST, LESS DEPRECIATION. 2. THAT NO ASSESSMENT BE LESS THAN 10~ OF ITS ORIGINAL COST (NOT DEPRECIATED PROVIDED THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED, OR IS AVAILABLE FOR USE, IN THE BUSINESS. (\ ~ 3. THAT THE DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE AS SHOWN IN THE CURRENT FEDERAL ~NCGME ,¢ TAX RETURN BE USED TO OBTAIN THE FIGURES IN STEM 1. x Q 4. THAT THE ORIGINAL BOOK COSTS BE USED TO DETERMINE THE FIGURES IN ITEM 2, iF THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEDERAL DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE. WE FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ?~L~_J _M1S~l1E_SSISDIE121 S _~.~FQSQE~S..~l~b€R.Z_~_...r. ~1r.+ Bs~t~c~_~~.L~~.1__~_...___._ ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. ~AVIS, THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AND THE COST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WA5 ORDERED CHARGED AGAINST THE STREET CONSTRUCTION FUND AS SET UP IN THE BUDGET: JANUARY 17, 1955 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: YOUR STREET COMMITTEE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS THAT CURB AND . GUTTER B£ IN5TALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE FOLLOWING STREETS: 1. THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PART OF HARRIS STREET. THIS CURB AND GUTTER AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF STORM PIPE IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE BANKS ON THIS STREET, AND IN OUR OPINION, THE COST OF THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL BE MORE THAN OFFSET IN FUTURE YEARS BY THE SAVINGS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS. STREET COMMITTEE REPORT 2. THE FOUR RAMPS LEADING TO AND FRUM THE NEW RT. 250 ~ISTRI~ ADOPTED RE: CURB AND GUTTER BUTTON ROAD AT PARK STREET. THESE CURBS AND GUTTERS AND ON HARRIS STREET AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF GUARD RAIL ARE NEEDED, NOT ONLY TO PROTECT RT. 250 AT PARK STREET. THE STREETS AND LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS, BUT TO PROVIDE A SAFETY FACTOR AT THESE LOCATIONS TO HELP PREVENT VEHICLES FROM SLIDING OR RUNNING OVER THE BANKS INTG THE HIGHWAY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, STREET COMMITTEE ~.Q.._Ess~~_Ss.~I~Ql WA5 PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM R. E. LEE t1 SON, ANC. INQUIRING WHETHER OR NOT NATURAL MATTER RE' GAS SERVICE GAS SERVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE RUTLEDGE SUBDIVISIDN, OUTSIDE THE CITY, AND ' IN RUTLEDGE SUBDIVISION IF SO UNDER WHAT TERMS ANO CONpIT10NS. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THIS SUBDIVISION BE GIVEN NATURAL GAS SERVICE PROVIDED THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY '~ , T V G I SIG T A I 1 A T ~ (~ SI f !1 C T ~ ~] 1 a w ~ + .. • r ~- - ~ ~ - ~ - - - - - - -