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goo ON CHERRY AVENUE TO JAMES B. HARLOW. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS DEED PROVIDED JAMES B. HARLOW, A. C. HARLOW, C. A. LAMBERT AND THEIR WIVES AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MR. HAROLD V. EASTER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PETITION MATTER RE: PROPOSAL NEW BELMONT BRIDGE - REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT OF CONSTRUC710N SIGNED BY FIVE PEOPLE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY POSTPONE ANY FURTHER ACTION OR COMMITMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BELMONT BRIDGE UNTIL HIS PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE CITY MANAGER REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THOROUGH STUDY AND PLANNING HAS BEEN GIVEN THIS PROJECT AND THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE C & O RAILWAY COMPANY FOR ITS COMPLETION, ANO STRONGLY URGED THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECT. THE MAYOR STATED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE GLAD TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $180,340.98 FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE APPROPRIATION - FOURTH QUARTER - EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOURTH QUARTER ENDING JUNE 3O, 1960, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 31, 1960, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, Mf~t. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~ ~` I CLERK PRE DENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 18, 1960 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. $CRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 4, 1960 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY~S APPLICATION PUBLIC HEARING RE: HOUSING AUTHORITY~S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO TRANSACT BUSINESS FOR APPROVAL TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AND EXERCISE POWERS UNDER THE TERMS OF TITLE 36 OF THE VIRGINIA CODE. SEVERAL PERSONS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF PUBLIC HOUSING. THE MAYOR INFORMED THESE PEOPLE THAT THE COUNCIL S ACTION IN THIS MATTER IS BOUND BY SECTION 14 A OF THE CITY CHARTER AND A REFEREN- DUM MUST BE HELD. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 A OF THE CHARTER RESOLUTION RE: CITY ATTY. DIRECTED TO PETITION FOR A REFERENDUM OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, FOLLOWING APPLICATION BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AND EXERCISE POWERS AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW AND FOLLOWING A PETITION BY OVER lOO QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THIS CITY CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM ON SUCH APPLICATION THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PETITION THE CORPORATION COURT FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 24-141 of THE $TATE CODE, ON SUCH APPLICATION. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THAT THE COUNCIL, IN ITS PETITION, SUGGEST THE WORDING FOR THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.