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220 MR. GARY CLARK ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO THE STREETS IN HIS PROPERTY JUST OFF MAURY AVENUE KNOWN AS CLARK COURT. AFTER CON- MATTER RE: SIDERABLE DISCUSSION, THE MAYOR INFORMED MR. CLARK THAT HIS PLAT OF THE CLARK COURT SUBDIVISfON WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROYEO 8Y THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEFORE THE CITY COULD CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE STREETS INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE SINCE THE PLAT HE NOW PROPOSED WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAT. A COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY REQUESTING PERMISSION TO EXTEND AN AERIAL CABLE ACROSS MAIN STREET. ON MATTER RE: AERIAL MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, ACTION ON THIS REQUEST WAS DE- CABLE ACROSS MAIN ST. PERKED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE COUNTY AIRPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1957 WAS PRESENTED AIRPORT BUDGET SHOWING ESTIMATED INCOME OF $1,200.00 ANO PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF $1,200.00. A MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, THAT THIS BUDGET BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR IMPOSING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES WITHIN THE CITY ~ CHARLOTTES- LICENSE Tax ORDINANCE VILLE FOR TWELVE MONTHS COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1957, AND ENDING CARRIED OVER THE THIRTaETH DAY OF APRIL, 1958" WAS OFFERED BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN REGARDING REPORT OF MILK THE STATE MILK COMMISSION RULING RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED COMMITTEE TO COOPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL GROUP WHO MIGHT APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE MILK COMMISSION AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUEST PERMISSION OF THE COURT TO FILE A BRIEF "AMICUS CURIAE" IN THE EVENT OF AN APPEAL. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: HAVING ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 1957 BY THE STATE MILK COMMISSION ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ALBEMARLE DAIRYMEN~S ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO EXERCISE ITS POWER TO FIX MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRICES FOR MILK IN TWE CHARLOTTESVILLE MARKET, RESOLUTION RE: HAVING NOTED AT SUCH HEARING THAT THE PROPONENTS OF THE EXERCISE OF STATE MILK COMMISSION SUCH AUTHORITY IN THEIR TESTIMONY AND STATEMENTS DID NOT PRESENT 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 HA5 BEEN FREE FROM. THE CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION, HAVING THEREFORE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE COMMISSION TO EXERCISE ITS POWERS OF PRICE FIXING IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MARKET AND HAVING ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT AND SENT A COPY TO THE COMMISSION AND, HAVING SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT 7HE COMMISSION HAD DETERMINED TO EXERCISE ITS POWER TO FIX MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRICES FOR MILK IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA AND, BEING STRONGLY OF THE OPINION THAT SUCH DECISION OF THE COMMISSION WAS NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE EVIDENCE PRODUCED BEFORE IT,