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<br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 20, 1956
<br />THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
<br />PRESENT: P'1R. DAVIS, MR, FORGES, MR. HILL, AND MR. f`~ICHIE, MR, WEINBERG ABSENT.
<br />THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 6, 1956 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
<br />f°iR. W. S. DowNING, JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO THE STREET
<br />REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEW SUBDIVISIONS ADJACENT TO RUTL'cOGE. MR. DOWNING REQUESTED
<br />THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE ACTION TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND PERMIT THE DEVELOPERS
<br />MATTER RE: REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTRUCT THE ARTERIAL STREETS THIRTY (30) FEET WIDE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
<br />IN NEW SUBDIVISION ADJACENT
<br />TO RUTLEDGE, TWENTY (20) FEET WIDE. AFTER A LENGTHY D{SCUSSION, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE
<br />PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION.
<br />MR, M, A, COHEN, PRESIDENT OF THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AND A NUMBER
<br />OF MERCHANTS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO THE LICENSE TAX ON PERSONS OR
<br />FIRMS FURNISHING TRADING STAMPS TO THE MERCHANTS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. THE MAYOR
<br />MATTER RE: TRADING
<br />STAMPS ADVISED THESE MERCHANTS THAT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TAX AGAINST THIS ACTIVITY AND
<br />REFERRED THE MATTER TO 7NE LICENSE TAX COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT AT THE NEXT
<br />MEETING.
<br />A PETITION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF ST. CLAIR AVENUE, BETWEEN
<br />PETITION RE: ST. CLAIR POPLAR AND E. HIGH STREETS, REQUESTING THAT THIS PORTION OF ST, CLAIR AVENUE BE
<br />AVENUE REFERRED TO
<br />PLANNING COMM, CLOSED. ON MOTION BY I'~iR. IIICHtE, SECONDED BY I'"1R, FORGES, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED
<br />TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION,
<br />ON MOTION BY MR, MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR, FORGES, THE FOLLOWING COUNTY WATER
<br />APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED:
<br />COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS MONTAGUE-hIiLLER (2) RUTLEDGE
<br />APPROVED
<br />H, L, SETTLE (2)
<br />W I1_t_ARD DRIVE
<br /> ~°IORRIS S, MCKEEHAN RUTLEDGE
<br /> NICK SAKELL (5J f"IONROE PARK
<br /> A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM NICK SAKELL REQUESTING PERMISSION TO EXTEND
<br />EXTF..NSION OF
<br />WATER AND GAS I..INES THE WATER AND GAS LINES FROM h10BILE LANE TO OLD LYNCHBURG ROAD. ON MOTION BY
<br />APPROVED
<br /> hIR, hjICHiE, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES THIS REQUEST WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
<br /> THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD EMPLOYED MR, P. ~', LANG AS ASSI STANT
<br />APPOINTMENT OF
<br />ASSISTANT PLBG. PLUMBING INSPECTOR AT THE SALARY OF 4,000.00 PER YEAR. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE,
<br />INSPECTOR RATIFIED
<br /> SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THIS APPOIN TMENT WAS RATIFIED.
<br /> THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD OFFERED TO WILSON ~INSLEY, THE OWNER OF
<br />LOT 3 AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN DEED DOOK 40, PAGE 222 IN THE OFFICE OF THE
<br />MAT'iER RE: PROPERTY
<br />OF WILSON T{NSLEY CLERK OF THE- CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CH,4R1.0T7ESVILLE, THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY
<br />AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNCIL ANO THAT THE OFFER WAS UNACCEPTED AND THEREFORE HE WAS
<br />UNABLE TO ACQUIRE LOT 3 BY PURCHASE, THEREUPON, ON MOTIUN BY MR, f'~1CHIE, SECONDED
<br />BY 1'°1R, rORBES, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO AGREE UPON
<br />PURCHASE PRICE THE CITY ATTORNEY 15 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROCEED TO ACQUIRE
<br />LOT 3 BY EMINENT DOMAINS IT BEING NECESSARY TO THE.. CITY FOR AN ADDITION TO
<br />WASHINGTON PARK AND FOR THE EXTENSION OF MADISON AVENUE FROM ITS PRESENT TERMINUS
<br />TO PRESTON AVENUE.
<br />A REQUEST FROPR MR, .1. B, BELEW ON LONG STREET FOR STEPS AND SIDEWALK IN FRONT
<br />REQUEST FOR STEPS &
<br />SIDEWALK REFERRED TO OF HIS PROPERTY WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COhIIdITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION,
<br />ST. COMPA•
<br />THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1956 WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED FILED
<br />WELFARE REPORT
<br />PRESENTED. WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEF_TING.
<br />UN MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED,
<br />CC.ERK ~ PRESIDENT
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