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414 A communication from the Pure Oil Company requesting permission to operate Request to operate filling station carried a gasoline filling station at 9th Street, S. W. and Cherry Avenue, was carried over . over to July 18, 1960 for consideration. A communication was presented from Mr. M. A. Sparks requesting that Lyons Avenue, Extended be accepted into the City street system for maintenance. The Lyons Ave., Extd accepted into City St. Street Committee recommended the acceptance of this street as requested. On System motion by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Scribner, the foregoing tecommendation was unanimously adopted. The following communication was presented from the C&A Bus Company: June 8, 1960 Mr . Jame s E. Bowen City Manager City of Charlottesville Charlottesville, Virginia Dear Mr. Bowen: Communication from C&A Bus Co. re: Franchise Our fifteen year franchise to operate local buses in the City of Charlottesville has recently expired and it is not our intention to seek a new franchise to perform this service. In order that this service to the many people who have no other means of transportation does not come to a halt, we feel that we are able and willing to operate this service until June 15, 1961. In order to do this we respectfully request that we be permitted to discontinue our service after 7:00 P. M. on week days and 2:00 P. M. on Sundays, and that the franchise tax be eliminated. We do appreciate the fine cooperation we have had with your office and the members of the City Council who have regulated this Company for the past twenty-five years. With kind regards, I remain Sincerely yours, B. A. Rennolds (signed) alt The City Manager recommended that the C&A Bus Company be permitted to operate in accordance with the foregoing request and that a committee be appointed in the near future to study this matter. On motion by Mr. Scribner, seconded by Mr. Weinberg, the foregoing re- commendation was unanimously adopted with the request that the Bus Company continue its present operation through July 2, 1960. The following certificate was received and ordered spread in the minutes of this meeting: VIRGINIA:- In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of the City of Charlottesville, June 16th, 1960. We, the undersigned Commissioners of Election at the General Municipal Abstract of Votes Election held in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, on the second Tuesday General Municipal Election in June, 1960, that being June 14th, 1:960, do hereby CERTIFY that the fore- going statement of votes is a true and correct abstract from the returns of said General Municipal Election for the office of COUNCILMAN of said City of Charlottesville and do therefore determine and declare that at said election