_SEPT 1 1938-MARCH 21 1947 - MINUTE BOOK H - COUNCIL

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the Council met in Special Session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Gleason, Dr. Haden, Mr. Huff, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Peyton. Communication A communication from the Lot Committee of the School Board of the City of from. Lot Committee Charlottesville relative to acquiring the Georgia Realty Industrial Company property on Preston Avenue was presented and ordered filed with the minutes of this meeting. On motion by !fir. Jessup, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: . WHEREAS, it is in the opinion of the Council and the School Board of the City of Charlottesville,necessary and advisable that the land and other property within the proposed Preston Avenue white high school site belonging to the Georgia Realty Industrial Company as shown on plat of the City Engineer dated the first day of September, 1938, and on file in his said office, be used for the construction of school buildings, playgrounds, recreational and athletic Resolution re: facilities in connection therewith, and Condemnation Georgia Realty WHEREAS, the City and said School Board have made a bonafide but ineffectual Co-m.neny property effort to acquire said property by purchase, and it is therefore necessary for the City to acquire said land by condemnation for the purpose aforesaid, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized and directed to institute condemnation proceedings for the purpose of acquiring the aforesaid property of the Georgia Realty Industrial Company, provided said property cannot be otherwise acquired, and said City Attorney is directed to institute said proceedings not later than October 22, 1938. On motion the me e ting fid- ourned . Clerk Pursuant to the follov,ing call: Mr. J. Emmett Gleason Dr. W. D. Haden Mr. George T. Huff Mr. S. A. Jessup Mr. F. B. Peyton, Jr. President - COUNCIL CHAMBER, NOVEMBER 42 1938 November 4, 1938 TAKE NOTICE: A special meeting of the Council will be held this evening the /+th inst. at 7:30 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of considering payment of the amount fixed by the Court in the condemnation proceedings for the properties in the Preston Avenue white High School site, and such other matters as may be pertinent or incident thereto. BY ORDER OF: Jas. E. Bowen, Jr. (signed) George T. Huff (signed) Clerk President the Council met in Special Session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Gleason, Dr. Haden, Mr. Huff, Mr. Jessup, and Mr. Peyton. Report of A committee, representing the School Board, presented a report relative to the Committee re: Preston_ Ave. proposed Preston Avenue school site, which report was read and ordered filed with the School Site minutes of this meeting. Minority Mr. Hope W. Gleason presented a, minority report on the Preston Avenue site, and Report on motion this report was ordered filed.