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21i THE COUNCIL OF THE. CI'+Y OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAVING ATTENDED THE PUBLIC RESOLUTION RE: MILK COMMISSION CATION OF THE ALBEMARLE DAIRYMEN1S ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 1957 BY THE STATE MILK COMMISSION ON 7HE APPL1- EXERCISE ITS POWER TO FIX MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRIf_ES FOR MILK IN THE CHAR- LOTTESVILLE MARKET AND HAVING NOTED: (1) THAT THE PROPONENTS OF THE EXERCISE OF SUCH AUTHORITY IN THEIR TESTIMONY AND STATEMENTS DID NOT RELY UPON ANY FACTS INDICATING ANY ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE CONDITION OF THE MILK INDUSTRY IN THIS MARKET OVER THOSE EXISTING SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION IN 1934, DURING ALL OF WHICH TIME THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MARKET HAS BEEN FREE FROM THE CONTROL OF THE COMMISSIONS AND l2! THAT THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE FUTURE GAME NOT FROM THE PROPONENTS OF THE SUGGESTION THAT THE COMMISSION TAKE CONTROL BUT FROM A DISTRIBUTOR WHO OPPOSED THE PLAN AND WHO HAS VERY RECENTLY COMMENCED SELLING MILK IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AT A SOMEWHAT LOWER PRICE THAN MILK IS GENERALLY SOLD HERE, AND THE COUNCIL BEING OF THE OPINION THAT SUCH PROSPECTIVE COMPETITION t\ X1'1 Q Q FROM A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CANNOT YET HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT THE CONDITIONS WHICH THE MILK CONTROL ACT WAS DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT AND VERY PROBABLY WILL NEVER DO S0, THE COUNCIL HAS THEREFORE CONCLUDED THAT IT WILL NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE COMMISSION TO EXERCISE ITS POWERS OF PRICE FIXING IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MARKET AND THEREFORE, RESOLVES THAT THE COUNCIL OPPOSES THE EXERCISE OF SUCH POl4ERS BY THE MILK COMMISSION A7 THIS TIME AND URGES THE COMMISSION TO DECLINE TO EXERCISE SUCH POWERS AND RESOLVES FURTHER THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE TRANS- MITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBEMARLE DAIRYMEN~S ASSOCIATION. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 4, 1957 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS~ MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 18, 1957 AND FEBRUARY 25, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A GROUP OF GITIZENS APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL MATTER RE: COMMITTEE - MILK COMMISSION TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ONE OF THE V. A. L. C. HEARINGS CONCERNING THE MILK COMMISSION. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE SECONDED BY MR. HILLS THE MAYOR WAS REQUESTED TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AND REPORT TO COUNCIL. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. MICHIE, MR. BATTLE ANO MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, 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 RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: ATTORNEY S FEES - SCHOOL SEGREGATION SUIT WELFARE BUDGET APPROVED. THAT $3,000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF ATTORNEYS FEES IN SCHOOL SEGREGATION SU-T. THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENOtNG .JUNE 3O, 1955 IN THE AMOUNT OF $19O,Z11. WAS PRESENTED. ON