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X22 ACROSS MAIN STREET WHICH WA5 PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. A MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE THAT THIS REQUEST BE GRANTED, THAT THE CABLE BE LOCATED AT SECOND STREET, WEST AT A HEIGHT FROM 25 TO 3O FT. AS THE CITY MANAGER MAY DETERMINE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM W. H. DAWSON REQUESTING THE COUNCIL TO COMMUNICATION RE: BAN THE SALE AND DISCHARGING OF B. B. OR AIR RIFLES AND PISTOLS IN THE CITY. SALE t~ DISCHARGING OF B B & AlR RIFLES THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE MR. DAWSON THAT THERE IS AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGING OF SUCH DEVICES IN THE CITY. A PETITION FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF BLENHEIM AVENUE REQUESTING THE REQUEST TO ACCEPT CITY TO ACCEPT A PORTION OF THAT STREET INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED BLENHCIM AVENUE INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM TO THE STREET COMMITTEE AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SOUTHERN WELDING AND MACHINE COMPANY AND REQUEST FOR GAS LINE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY REQUESTING GAS SERVICE A7 7NEIR PROPERTIES ON 11TH STREET, S. W. ON 11TH STREET, S. W. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE TOTAL COST OF A 6" LINE TO SERVE THESE COMPANIES WOULD AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000.00, ANO RECOMMENDED THAT A LINE BE INSTALLED ON A FIFTY-FIFTY BASIS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY GAS TO BE USED BY THESE COMPANIES FOR SPACE HEATING PURPOSES BE ON AN INTERRUPTIBLE • BASIS. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN 7HE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOP7E0: APPROPRIATION RE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL Of THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT GAS LINE ON 11TH ST. S, W. $1,000.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY BE ANO THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANGE WITH THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE WATER RESOURCES AND GEOLOGICAL COMMUNICATION RE; SURVEY DEPARTMENT STATING THAT THE COST OF OPERATING THE MOORMAN'S RIVER ANO MOORMAN'S RIVER AND MECHUMS RIVER GAUGING MECHUMS RIVER GAUGING STATIONS WOULD BE $1,800.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING STATIONS JULY 1, 1957 AND THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO PAY ONE HALF OF THIS COST IF THEY WISHED THIS SERVICE CONTINUED. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION, THIS INFORMATION WAS VERY ESSENTIAL FOR STUDIES OF OUR FUTURE WATER NEEDS ANO SUPPLIES, AND THAT HE HAD INCLUDED THIS AMOUNT IN THE 1957-58 BUDGET. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN THE FOREGOING PAYMENT WAS APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER t0 7HE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: APPROPRIATION FOR BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT UTILITIES IN THE SAUNOERS-KNIGHT SUB. $13,122.85 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE CARRIER OVER. OF THE COST OF UTILITIES IN THE SAUNDERS-KNIGHT SUBDIVISION ON NORTH PARK STREET. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM FAULCONER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REQUESTING COMMUNICATION RE: THAT THE STREETS IN MERRYDEN SUBDIVISION BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM STREETS IN MERRYDEN SUBDIVISION FOR MAINTENANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION ANO REPORT. CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS THE CITY ANO SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1957 WERE PRESENTED 8c ORDERED PUBLI6HED. PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THESE BUDGETS BE PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER, AND THAT MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1957 AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, BE SET AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID BUDGETS. COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE MAYOR WAS REQUESTED TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH A COMMITTEE LIBRARY BUDGET. FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD TO DISCUSS THE LIBRARY BUDGET. MR. COLEMAN, MR. WEINBERG_