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V. That it is hereby ordered that an election be held on the 10th day of April, 1923, at which qualified voters may vote for or against sanctioning the said issues of bonds or either of said issues or series, that is to say for one or both of the following: $290,000.00 (Two hundred and ninety thousand dollars for public school expansion and improvement; $25, 000.00 () Twnty-five thousand dollars* for Armory Improvement; Or against one ore both of the issues or Series of bonds just named by drawing a line through the issue or issues or Series it is desired to vote against; said election to be held in accordance with Section twenty-four (24) of the City Charter and laws of Virginia regarding elections by the people V1. That the Mayor of said City be and he is hereby authorized and directed to give the required notice by publication in a newspaper published in the City of Charlottesville for four successive weeks of the holding of said election pursuant to the provision of Section twenty-four (24) of said City Charter. Adopted by the Council March 5th, 1923, Ayes, Brown and Joachim, Noes none. Clerk Signature. Presidnet Singature. FIRE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: CONGESTED FIRE LIMITS. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that within the City of Charlottesville the following Fire Limits are hereby established and em- brace all the territory included within the following boundaries: Beginning at hte ivy Road at the Western end of the limits of the City of Charlottesville, thence following the limits of hte City of Charlottesville, by a broken line in general northeasterly direction to the Old Barracks Road, also called Preston Ave., thence in sourtherly direction along the Old Barracks Road or Preston Ave to a point where Charlton Avenue, if extended, would meet the Old Barracks Road, thence in a southeasterly direction along Charlton Avenue to the new double track line of the Southern Railroad, thence following the line along where Charlton Avenue would run if it were extended, in a straight line to the old line if the Southern raiload to Gordon Nelson's line thence with this line to the Wine Cellar line thence in a northebsterly direction the line of the corporate Limits of the City of Char - lttesville, before the extension of 1916, thence following said old Corporate line to Park Street, t iience in a straight line in a Northeasterly direction to the Northweatern end of hazel Avenue, thence along Hazel Avenue to the Free Bridge Road, thence up the Free Bridge road in a westerly direction to Meade Avenue, thence along laeade Avenue to Market Street, thence in a straight line to were Carlton Road crosses the C. & 0. Railroad, thence along Carlton Road to Carlton Avenue and along Carlton Avenue a few feet to the Present, Corporate limits of the City of Charlottesville, thence along the _ line to Elliott Ave. thence along Elliott Ave. , to the Scottsville Road thence in a straight line to the Eastern end of Lankford Aveethenoe following Lankford Ave to ridge Street,thence Alonp- an unnamed:.alleyujn;,,ths line of thl extenefon, f an for4 Alro.t.Q 6th t S kinl`fCe alS in a nprtherly direction along 9t St. S.W. to Chert St. thence along Cherry StBet Street to to the Corporate limits of the City of Charlottesville thence following the corporate Limits of the City of Charlottesville as established in 1916 by the annexation to the Point of the beginning. Withing these Fire Limits not more than one thousand gallong of gasoline benzine or naptha,,shall be stored or kept for sale upon any lotandno tank for the storage of gasoline'benzinf or naptha having a capacity of more than one thousand gallon2 shall be installed, or used for the storage of gasoline benzine, or naptha, and no wood shingle roof shall be hereafter laid upon any building whether now erected or hereafter built, and no wood shingle roof now on any building , ithin the said Fire Limits shall be repaired with wood shingles. But nothing in this ordinance shall authorize the c )nstruction of any building within the more congested territory desig- nated by this ordinance as "Congested Fire Limits" which is proilibited by existing ordinances. The Territor designated as the "Fire Limits" by previous Ordinances is hereby designated hs the "_Fire Limits". repealed. All Ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are hereby This ordinance shall not apply to tanks already installed and in use for sixty days from the passage of this ordinance. Adopted by the Council March 13, 1923. Ayes, Brown, Joachim and Morris, Noes None Clerk Signature President Signature.