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Ordinance- QUIRED TO BE FIREPROOF' and ?FIRE ESCAPES'", which was offered at the last "Buildings Required to be regular meeting, was again read and adopted by the following recorded vote: Fireproof'? and "Fire Escapes" Ayes: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash, and Mr. Watson. Noes: None. (Full • text of this ordinance will be found recorded in Ordinance Book 3, page 17-18). Dog Fund On motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. N ash, a bill against the Dog Fund in amount of $12.60 was approved for payment. On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Nash, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Belt - Henry E. Belt, heretofore appointed as Special Attorney for the collection Bond of delinquent taxes due the City of Charlottesville, give bond conditioned in accordance with the statute for such case made and provided in the sum of $5,000.00 with corporate security. Thorsey On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Watson, an application from Frank request , denied Thorsey requesting permission to operate a golf driving range in McIntire Park was unanimously refused. The Mayor advised that some misunderstanding had arisen in regard to the City furnishing the C&O Railway Company with water. A motion by Mr. Gleason, C&O - seconded by Mr. Nash, that the resolution adopted by the Council on March 3, 1947 Water and the letter written by the Mayor as a result of said resolution be reaffirmed, was unanimously adopted. On motion the meeting adjourned. i i C1 President COUNCIL CHAMBER, MAY 19, 1947 The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash, and Mr. Watson. Minutes of the meeting of May 5, 1947 were read and approved. Mr. R. S. Jennings, Superintendent of Schools, addressed the Council and Joint presented a resolution from the School Board requesting that the City authorize Colored High the School Board to enter into a joint contract with the County School Board School to employ an architect to prepare plans for the new joint colored high school building. On motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Gleason, this matter was carried over for consideration. 0 On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Watson, county water applications County Vater of Mr. J. R. Kirkoff on Monticello Mountain, and the Charlottesville Livestock Connections Market, Inc., on Moore?s k -reek, were referred to the City Manager for investiga- tion and report. County Vater On motion by Mr. Glea.son, seconded by Mr. Watson, county water connections Connections were granted to C. L. Hall on Locust Avenue and Pearl A. Hurtt in the Maury property. A petition requesting that something be done at once to remedy dust from Dust-McGuffey the McGuffey School playground and beck's Hill was presented. The City Manager School & Beck's Hill advised that calcium chloride had already been placed on the property in question and in his opinion this should remedy the complaint. A request from the Naval Reserve to use the rooms in the new Armory formerly Naval Reserve- used by the Draft Board was presented. On motion by 'ter. Watson, seconded by Mr. Armory Nash, this matter was referred to the Mayor and City Manager with the request