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4'7 TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CITY TREASURERS LIST OF DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES IN THE AMOUNT DELINQUENT 8c ERRONEOUS TAX LIST PRESENTED OF ~'~,1~g,5Q AND $67,14Q,57 RESPECTIVELY 4JAS PRESENTED AND REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MR. MICHIE, MR. HAGGERTY, THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED 8Y MR. MICHIE, THE FOLlO'.dING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, IT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THERE IS PENDING BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AN APPLICATION FILED BY THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY IN FINANCE DOCKET NO. 2116, WHEREIN THAT RAILROAD SEEKS AUTHORITY TO AFFILIAT!" RESOt..UTION RE: C & 0 RAIL4JAY COMPANY ~,.'ITH THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY AND 'vJHEREAS, THE DEPRESSED CONDITION OF THE RAILR04D INDUSTRY, GENERALLY, IN RECENT YEARS IS A MATTER OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF GREAT LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPORTANCF~ AN^ WHEREAS, IT iS IN THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT AN ADEQUATE, EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL SYSTEM OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION BE MAINTAINED AND PRF.SFRVED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND WHEREAS, THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY HAS PROVIDED RAILROAD SERVICE TO THE CHARLDTTESVII..LE AREA FOR A GREAT NIJMBER OF YEARS AND IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT AND PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS IN THIS COUNTRY AND WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE OPINION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT AFFILIATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OH10 RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY IS A DESIRABLE AND COMMENDABLE STEP TOWARD THE ULTIMATE STRENGHTENING OF THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY IN THIS COUNTRY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1 THAT THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION BE, AND IT IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO GIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY IN FINANCE DOCKET ND. ?1160 AND TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSACTION BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN THAT PROCEEDINGS AND ~. THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE TRANSMITTED FORTHWITH TO THE INTERSTATE CnMMERCE COMMISSION IN ORDER THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY GO ON RECORD AS SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY IN FINANCE DOCKET NO. ?1160. ON MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS DEEPLY INTERESTED IN THE ORDERLY GRf'WTH OF THE CITY AND THE WELFARE OF ALL OF ITS PEOPLES AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE BUILDING PROPOSED RESOLUTION RE: CONGRESS ENTERPRISES, INC. TO BE BUILT IN CHARLOTTESVILLE BY CONGRESS ENTERPRISES, INC. WILL ADD NEEDED OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AND DESIRABLE CONVENTION FACILITIES, AND WILL IN OTHER WAYS REFLECT CREDtT ON THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND, IN GENERAL, IMPROVE THE DOWNTO'dN AREAS AND WHEREAS, THE CITY~S CURRENT SIGN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO HOTELS AND MOTELS IN THE HIGH STREET AREA LIMITS SIGNS TO SIX SQUARE FEET AND.