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I CCUNC I L CHAMBER — MARCH 79 1949 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS $ PAIR. BARRY MR. H ADEN S MR. H AMM AND %1R. TEBELL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 21, 1949 AND FEBRUARY 25, 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THAT THE WIDENING OF THIS STREET IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED AS IT WOULD PROVIDE O �1 APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-TWO MUCH NEEDED PARKING SPACES IN THIS AREA. THE COUNCIL WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO ADDITIONAL PARKING BY PROVIDING OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. BARRY THE FOLLOWING SIDEWALK A COMMITTEE FROM THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPOSED OF MESSERS APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION. SLAUGHTERS PHILLIPS AND MORRIS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE REQUEST FOR ESTIMATED FREE AUTO TAGS PAID MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO BE GIVEN FREE CITY AUTO - CITY'S FOR PAID FIRE- NAME MEN• MOBILE TAGS. THEY STATED THAT IN THEIR OPINION THESE MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE OWNERS' PROP. PRQP. FREE TAGS SINCE THEY WERE REQUIRED TO SERVE THE VOLUNTEER COMPANY WHILE OFF R. E. TOM 1 N DUTY AS PAID MEMBERS. ON MOTION BY MR. HADENP SECONDED BY MR. ADAMSY THIS V120.90 080.60 MATTER WAS CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. S 1 K MR. FRANK CALHOUNI PRESIDENT OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY • 63. 60 31.80 31.80 CHAMBER OF COMMERCES PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM THAT BODY RECOMMENDING LIMON E. FORTNER COMMUNICATION THE WIDENING OF HIGH STREET FROM BECK'S HILL TO FARK STREET. MR. CALHOUN FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE: STATED THAT HIS ORGANIZATION HAD GIVEN MUCH STUDY TO THIS PROJECT AND FELT WIDENING HIGH ST. A. P. BOOKER THAT THE WIDENING OF THIS STREET IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED AS IT WOULD PROVIDE O �1 APPROXIMATELY FIFTY-TWO MUCH NEEDED PARKING SPACES IN THIS AREA. THE COUNCIL WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO ADDITIONAL PARKING BY PROVIDING OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. BARRY THE FOLLOWING SIDEWALK REFERRED TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE HERETOFORE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE ADVISABIL- ITY OF PLACING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CITY MANAGER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.rt -�a,-f; THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION OF IMR. J. L. NAYLOR TO OPERATE A FILLING STATION AT THE CORNER OF DRUID AVENUE AND 6TH STREETS S. E. WAS PRESENTED. IT APPLICATION FOR FILLING STATION WAS MOVED BY MR. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. HADENp THAT THE APPLICATION BE DENIED ON DEN I ED. THE GROUND THAT THE OPERATION OF A FILLING STATION AT THE LOCATION IN QUESTION WOULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DETERIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL WELFARE. THE MOTION WAS •CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS 9 MR. H ADEN , AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: MR. BARR AND MR. HAlMM• APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION. ESTIMATED PROPERTY CITY'S NAME COST OWNERS' PROP. PRQP. R. E. TOM 1 N SHAMROCK ROAD V120.90 080.60 40. 30 S 1 K JOHN LAPRADE DEL MAR DRIVE 63. 60 31.80 31.80 APPLICATiONS LIMON E. FORTNER CLAUDE M. LEE A. P. BOOKER GENTRY LANE 72.00 36.00 36.00 W. L. SMITH WILLIAM B. BEHRENDT MRs. P. C. JOHNSON 4TH STREET, N.VV. 120.90 80.60 40.30 CURT I S T. REYNOLDS DEL f'•IAR DRIVE 66.00 33.00 33.00 JANEES E. COLEMAN DEL f'v'IAR DRIVE 73.20 36.60 36.60 JAMES E. BOW^JEN LONG STREET 128.70 85.80 42.90 MRS. W. L. BISHOP CALHOUN STREET 118,40 59.20 59.20 �v. F. GO I NS DICE STREET 85.80 57.20 28.60 A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. C. 0. DURHAM AND MR. C. D. MOORE REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN TWE SALARY AS CLERK OF THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE COURT, • COMMUNICATION RE: WAS PRESENTED. MR. ADAMS EXPLAINED THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY POLICEMEN SALARY OF CLERK OF THE CIVIL & LURHAM AND MOORE ACTING AS CLERK WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT AND IN HIS POLICE COURT. OPINION THE MATTER SHOULD BE STUDIED VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING THE SAME. A MOTION BY MR. ADAMS9 SECONDED BY MR. HADEN, THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE HERETOFORE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE ADVISABIL- ITY OF PLACING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CITY MANAGER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.rt -�a,-f; THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION OF IMR. J. L. NAYLOR TO OPERATE A FILLING STATION AT THE CORNER OF DRUID AVENUE AND 6TH STREETS S. E. WAS PRESENTED. IT APPLICATION FOR FILLING STATION WAS MOVED BY MR. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. HADENp THAT THE APPLICATION BE DENIED ON DEN I ED. THE GROUND THAT THE OPERATION OF A FILLING STATION AT THE LOCATION IN QUESTION WOULD BE HAZARDOUS AND DETERIMENTAL TO THE GENERAL WELFARE. THE MOTION WAS •CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS 9 MR. H ADEN , AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: MR. BARR AND MR. HAlMM•