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ion BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROPRIATION: AUTO THAT $236.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY 6E AND THE TAGS FOR FIREMEN SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATES FOR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN. A COMMUtJICATION FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF E. .JEFFERSON STREET REQUESTING MATTER RE: TREE ON 1202 E. JEFF. ST. THAT A LARGE TREE BE REMOVED IN FRONT OF 1202 E. .JEFFERSON STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR, HILL, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GU INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR, FORGES, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR, WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A PLAT BY THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS OWNED BY DR. W. H. PAINE IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND DESCRIBED AS AN AREA CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE (25) ACRES, WHI~~H HE EXPRESSED AS BEING NEEDED FUR THE NEW SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT ALONG WITH EASEMENTS OVER MATTER RE: LANDS OF . DR, W, H, PAINE FOR A PART OF THE REMAINING LAND OF DR, W, H. PAINE FOR THE SEWER AND WATER LINES, ALL SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT. THERE FOLLOWED A FULL DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, AFTER WHICH ON MOTION BY f`1 R. f'11CHIE, SECONDED BY f'fR. HILL, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT n THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO OFFER DR. W. H. PAINE $7,500.00 all Q FOR SAID PLAT OF LANDS CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE (25) ACRES, AND FOR Q SAID EASEMENTS, AND IN THE EVENT THE OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED BY APRIL 1, 1955, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO BRING SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE SUCH LAND AND EASEMENTS BY EMINENT DOMAIN. THE CITY MANAGER ALSO PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL A PLAT BY THE CITY ~-NGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS OWNEp BY ROBBER L. WAYLAND IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND DESCRIBED MATTER RE: LAND AS AN AREA CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) ACRES,WHICH HE EXPRESSED AS BEING OF ROBBER L, WAYLAND FOR SEWERAGE DISPOSAL NEEDED FOR THE NEW SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT. THERE FOLLOWED A FULL. DISCUSSION PLANT OF THE MATTER, AFTER WHICH ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO OFFER ROBBER L. WAYLAND $77500 FOR SAID PLAT OF LAND CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY THREE (3 ACRES, AND IN THE EVENT THE OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED BY APRIL 1, 1955, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO BRING SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE SUCH LAND BY EMINENT DOMAIN. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. 'CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 14, 1955 THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR, DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THERE WAS A FULL DISCUSSION ON REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE LICENSE TAX LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE ORDINANCE FUR THE YEAR COMMENCING MAY 1, 1955. THE QUESTION OF REVISING THE LICENSE TAX ON MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINALS WAS REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MR. DAVIS, AND MR. HILL, A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A STANDING COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER CHANGES IN THE LICENSE TAXES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR, MICHIE, MR. FOaBES AND.THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE QUESTION OF LEVYING A LICENSE TAX ON PARKING LOTS, AND VARIOUS