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47 COUNCIL CHAMBER, FEBRUARY 2, 1943 • THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. NASH, AND P,AR. WATSON. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1948 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. ELMER BURRUS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT HE BE GIVEN COUNTY ON FARISH STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH 'HE FOREGOING RECOPAMENDAT I ON. GAS RATES ON MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY %1R. WATSON, THE MATTER OF ADJUSTING GAS RATES WAS REFERRED TO THE GAS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. • A COMMUNICATION FROM POLICEMAN W. S. KENNEDY STATING THAT HE WAS INJURED WHILE ON DUTY ON DECEMBER 28, 1947, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY NECESSITATED A HERNIA OPERATION, A WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS TO SERVE A PROPOSED APARTMENT HOUSE TO BE BUILT OUTSIDE ELMER THE CITY LIMITS JUST OFF PARK STREET. HE EXPLAINED THAT APPROXIMATELY FIFTMEN UNITS BURRUS WATER & WOULD BE BUILT INSIDE THE CITY AND EIGHTY-FIVE UNITS OUTSIDE THE CITY. ON MOTION SEWER CONNECTIONS BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THIS MATTER WAS CARRIED OVER FOR CONSIDERATION. MR. GEORGE B. ZEHMER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PETITION TO CLOSE A STREET THIRTY FOOT STREET JUST OFF EDGEwoon LANE. ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. OFF EDGEWOOD NASH, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER FOR INVESTIGA- LANE TION AND REPORT. • COUNTY WATER ON MOTION BY PMR. NASH, SECONDED BY PAR. WATSON, A COUNTY WATER CONNECTION WAS CONNECTION GRANTED TO C. M. Bias ON CHESAPEAKE STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY Pv111. NASH, THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED BINGLER TO CONFER WITH THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND INSIST THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY INSTALL CROSSING GATES OR SOME OTHER SATISFACTORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE AT BINGLERtS CROSSING IN THE FRYS SPRING AREA OF THIS CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF THE COUNCIL JOINT WERE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH CONTRACT VIRGINIA FOR THE OPERATION OF THE JOINT HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $79450.00 FOR REPAIRS TO THE ROOFS ON THE BUILDINGS APPROP. FOR REPAIRS TO AT THE GAS PLANT, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING, WAS ADOPTED BY THE ROOFS AT GAS PLANT FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. ADAMS, %11R. NASH, AND MR-WATSON. NOES: NONE. THE CITY PAANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO R)RCHASE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AT THE GAS PLANT: 12" LINE TO RELIEF HOLDER X2800.00 NEW CALORIMETER 3000,00 NEW PUMP 1200.00 y,,7000.00 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, OFFERED BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY PAR. NASH, WAS GAS PLANT OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT • $79000,009 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR GAS EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PURCHASE SOME ADDITIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME PROPERTY ON FARISH STREET FOR THE NEW CHILDREN'S HOME. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS AD - PROPERTY DITIONAL PROPERTY WOULD BE $2,000.00 AND THE CITY'S PORTION $666.67. ON MOTION BY MR. WATSON9 SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COU14CIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ,666.67 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTY ON FARISH STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH 'HE FOREGOING RECOPAMENDAT I ON. GAS RATES ON MOTION BY MR. NASH, SECONDED BY %1R. WATSON, THE MATTER OF ADJUSTING GAS RATES WAS REFERRED TO THE GAS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. • A COMMUNICATION FROM POLICEMAN W. S. KENNEDY STATING THAT HE WAS INJURED WHILE ON DUTY ON DECEMBER 28, 1947, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY NECESSITATED A HERNIA OPERATION, A