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COUNCIL CHAMBER, OCTOBER 69 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 SEPTEMBER 189 1947 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. JOE GOLDSTEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT RIGHT $1,000.00 WAS ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH HIS PROPERTY TO OF WAY JOHN TO CONNECT JOHN AND PAGE STREETS. HE STATED THAT MUCH OF HIS PROPERTY WOULD BE PAGE STREETS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THIS STREET AND THEREFORE HE COULD NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER. ON MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MR. GOLDSTEN FOR THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY TO CONNECT JOHN AND PAGE STREETS, A COMMITTEE FROM THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND URGED „ROCK THE COUNCIL TO PURCHASE "ROCK HILL" ON RUGBY AVENUE FOR PARK PURPOSES. THE MAYOR HILL" ADVISED THIS COMMITTEE THAT THE MATTER WAS HAVING THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL AND HAD BEEN REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE & ALBEMARLE BUS COMPANY REQUESTING BUS THAT THEY BE PERMITTED TO DISCONTINUE BUS SERVICE FROM SEVENTH STREET, N. E. VIA SERVICE - 7TH ST. LANE HIGH SCHOOL TO EVERGREEN AVENUE AND RETURN, WAS PRESENTED. THEY STATED THAT TO EVER- GREEN AVE. THE ABOVE ROUTE WAS NOT PRODUCING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO COVER THE COST DISCONT'D OF OPERATION. THEY ALSO STATED THAT COPELEY HILL NEEDED BUS SERVICE AND REQUESTED COPELEY HILL TRIAL THAT PERMISSION BE GIVEN TO SERVICE THIS AREA ON A TRIAL BASIS. A MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE & ALBEMARLE BUS COMPANY BE ALLOWED TO DISCONTINUE BUS SERVICE FROM SEVENTH STREET, N. E. TO EVERGREEN AVENUE AND RETURN, AS OF JANUARY 1, 1948, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCT- ED TO ADVISE THE CHARLOTTESVILLE & ALBEMARLE BUS COMPANY THAT PERMISSION WOULD BE GRANTED TO SERVE COPELEY HILL ON A SIX MONTHS TRIAL BASIS, PROVIDED A SATISFACTORY ROUTE COULD BE ESTABLISHED WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE THE OPERATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL BUSES ON klA1N STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE LIST OF SALARIES AND EX - CITY SERGEANT PENSES AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY SERGEANT FOR THE OPERATION OF HIS OFFICE FOR THE SALARIES APPROVED CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 19, 1948, IN AMOUNT OF $10,295.00 WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE LIST OF SALARIES AS SUB - Comm. ATTY SALARIES MITTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY FOR THE OPERATION OF HIS OFFICE FOR THE CALENDAR APPROVED YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 1948 IN AMOUNT OF $3,300.00 WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED* ON MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY MR.-WATSON, THE FOLLOWING SIDEWALK APPLICA- SIDEWALKS TIONS WERE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION: NAME KEMPER D. BROWN FLOYDE. BANKS MARTIN T. HICKMAN JACK HICKS ALFRED SAUNDERS MRS. MARY E. LANG CECIL C. HICKS C. ARMOND PAXSON ESTIMATED LOCATION COST 10i STREET $60.00 1& STREET 60.00 60.00 l STREET 38.00 102 STREET 97.50 10r STREET 57.00 BELLEVUE STREET 75.00 BELLEVUE STREET 75.00 1951 LEWIS NIT. RD. 114.00 PROPERTY OWNER'S CITY'S PROPORTION PORTION 040.00 $20.00 40.00 20.00 40.00 20.00 65.00 32.50 38.00 19.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 25.00 76.00 38.00 ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE FOLLOWING COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED: COUNTY CARTER L. MARTIN MAURY HILLS WATER RAY LOVING, JR. BY APPLICATIONS BELLAIR ESTATES BELLAIR GIMBERT A MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT FOUR (4) COUNTY WATER CONNEC- COUNTY WATER TIONS AND FOUR (4) COUNTY SEWER CONNECTIONS BE GRANTED TO W. T. GIMBERT IN KNOLL AND SEWER APPLICATIONS TERRACE, WITH THE PROVISO THAT NO ADDITIONAL WATER OR SEWER CONNECTIONS ARE TO BE