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J THIS SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO OUR PRESENT ELECTION PROBLEMS UNTIL SUCH TIt4E AS WE HAVE A VERY LARGE INCREASE IN OUR POPULATION AND VOTERS. YOUR C014MITTEE RECOMMENDS ALTERNATE No. 2 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND IF YOU AGREE THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION BE SUGGEST THAT YOU INSTRUCT OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION REQUESTING SENATOR E. 0. MCCUE, JR., AND 'DELEGATE HENRY B. CORDON TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUCH A BILL AND URGE ITS ADOPTION. WE HAVE ALSO INVESTIGATED THE MATTER OF VOTING MACHINES AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT A MACHINE IS NEEDED FOR EACH 500 POTENTIAL VOTERS AND THAT THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $1,350.00 EACH. IN VIEW OF THE VERY HIGH COST INVOLVED WE DO NOT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, SOL B ,_W (MERG SjjgjfiLjaj AFTER A THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF THIS REPORT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THAT ALTERNATE N0. 2 BE MATTER RE: ELECTIONS ADOPTED, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A RCSOLUTION REQUESTING SENATOR E. O. MCCUE, JR., AND DELEGATE HENRY 3. GORDON TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL AssE:NBLY SUCH A BILL AND URGE ITS ADOPTION. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WE-INSERG, THE FOLLOWING RESULUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE HERETOFORE RESOLVED TO CONSTRUCT .JOINTLY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE JOINT AIRPORT RESOLUTION RE: NEAR EARLYSVILLE IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL LAND AT AIRPORT WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE JOINTLY ACQUIRE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL LAND AT THAT LOCATION; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS BE AND IT HEREBY 1S AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE OFFERS TO THE PRESENT OWNERS OF THE ELIZA THOMPSON 11.32 ACRE TRACT DESIGNATED AS PARCEL NO. 32-62 ON THE TAX MAP OF 'ALBEMARLE COUNTY AT A PRICE TO BE FIXED DY SAID COMMITTEE. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT, IN THE EVENT THAT SAID OFFER HEREBY AUTHORIZED IS NOT ACCEPTED AND THE ATTE14PT TO PURCHASE SHALL BE INEFFECTUAL, THE CITY ATTOR14EY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE AND HE HEREBY IS, DIRECTED TO PROCEED, WITH THE COMMONWEALTHS ATTORNEY, TO PREPARE AND FILE THE NECESSARY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO CONDEMNIN FEE SIMPLE THE SAID LAND AND TO PROSECUTE SAID PROCEEDINGS TO COMPLETION AS SOON AS PRACTICAL* A CO"rMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM FRANCIS H. FIFE, CHAIRMAN OF THE MATTER RE: JOINT MEETING CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSINa COMMITTEE, REQUESTING A JOINT MEETING OF HIS COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL .AND HOUSING AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING A HOUSING REFERENDUM. THE CLERK COMMITTEE WAS INSTRUCTLO TO NOTIFY THIS COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD MEET WITH THEM AT 4:00 P. M. ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1953.E THE CtiY ATTORNEY INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE RIVANNA TELEVISION CABLE UTILITY TAX - CORPORATION HAD REQUESTED AN OPINION Oft -THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY UTILITY TAX RIVANNA TELEVISION CABLE TU THEIR OPERATIONS. MR. BATTLE STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION TIIIS TAX APPLIES ONLY TO LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE, ELECTRICITY SERVICE, GAS SERVICE AND WATER SERVICE FURNISHED IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY. AN ORDINANCE ENTITI-Fn NGN ()RClt^IAf&t r AIAC"AR"A+r --1- -1 —'- --- - - - -