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C, 0 Fire Hazard - City Yard Request to use public address system refused County Water Connection County Sewer Connection Airport Appropriation re: Parks Appropriation - Rights -of -way Water Line Lots - Buckingham Subdivision Traf f is Survey Bleachers & Backstop for Washington Park resolution adopted at the last regular meeting authorizing the Teen -Age Club to use the rear Midway School Building for their club room, be rescinded in view of the foregoing report, was unanimously adopted. On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Nash, the Fire Chief and the City Manager were instructed to determine whether or not any fire hazard exists in the City Yard. A communication from Rev. Ira T. Dunn, of the Pilgrim Holiness Church, re- questing permission to use a public address system in the City for religious services, was unanimously refused. On motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Gleason, a county water connection was granted to Mr. Edmond Berkeley. On motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Gleason, a county sewer connection was granted to Virginia Electric & Power Company, providing the usual agreement is properly executed. A report from fir. 0. R. Randolph, C. E., stating that he had made a survey of the Milton Airport and that in his opinion the Milton Airport could not be developed for use as a commercial airport. On motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. M ash, the foregoing communication was ordered filed with the minutes of this meeting. A report from the '-%ommittee on Parks recommending that $1100.00 be appropriated for certain improvements in Washington Park, and that $2J.00.00 be appropriated for grading the new playground on Fifth Street, S. W. was presented. The Committee also recommended that the new white athletic field at Brooks' Pasture be cleared of all briars and underbrush, but that no grading be done at this time. On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Watson, the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for considerationt BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that $3500.00, or as much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated in accordance with the foregoing report. On motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. N ash, the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that $7500.00, or as much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for rights-of-way for water line from Reservoir to Filter Plant. A motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by rJlr. Nash, that Mr. Watson and the City Manager be authorized to represent the City in the sale of lots in the Buckingham Subdivision and to use their best judgment in protecting the City's interest in the three lots over which the City has a water line right-of-way., was unanimously adopted. The resolution appropriating 4.500.00 for a traffic survey which was offered at the last regular meeting, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash, and Mr. Watson. Noes: None. The resolution appropriating $2000.00 for bleachers and backstop at Washington Park, which was offered at the last regular meeting, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. 'Nash, and Mr. Watson. Noes: None. An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 21 AND 31 OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 ENTITLED 'BUILDINGS RE-