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COUNCIL CHAMBER - MAY 2v 1949 0 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF APRIL 49 1949 AND APRIL 209 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED. SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WERE PRESENTED WHICH PROTESTED THE CUTTING OF THE TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGH STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. HAMM, SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION COMMUNICATIONS RE: OF THE WIDENING OF HIGH STREET BE DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT FALL WITH THE ASSURANCE CUTTING OF TREES ON HIGH STREET. TO THE PUBLIC THAT DUE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN WHEN IT IS CONSIDERED. ON MOTION A PETITION REQUESTING THE CITY TO ACCEPT DEDICATION OF CARROLLTON TERRACE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. • A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY PERTAINING TO THE MATTER OF THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO PARTICIPATING IN THE : E R N COMMUNICATIO CITY OF WAYO — DISTRICT HOME WAS PRESENTED. A MOTION BY MR. HAMM9 SECONDED BY MR. BARR, DISTRICT HOME. THAT THE MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER AND MR. HADEN BE ELECTED AS A COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY TO STUDY THIS MATTER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. HOMER RICHEY OFFERING TO PURCHASE LOT #5 COMMUNICATION RE: PURCHASE LOT #5 IN THE BUCKINGHAM SUB—DIVISION FROM THE CITY WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION THIS BUCKINGHAM SUB— DIVISION MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND MR. ADAMS FOR STUDY AND REPORT. MR. HUGH PAYLOR, JR.* OF H 1 LLCREST ROAD, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED RE—ZONING OF A "Cn INDUSTRIAL AREA ADJACENT TO HIS PROPERTY REQUEST TO RE—ZONE "C" INDUSTRIAL AREA NEAR THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD SPUR TRACK RIGHT—OF—WAY. A MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THAT THE ABOVE MATTER AND THE MATTER OF A REQUEST FOR THE RE—ZONING OF A STRIP OF LAND ON 16TH STREET, BETWEEN PRESTON AVENUE AND WAYSIDE PLACE, BE CARRIED OVER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 6TH WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COilMUNICATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE WAS PRESENTED THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT IT'S MEETING OF APRIL 4, 1949, ADVERTISEMENT REQUESTING CONTRACT FOR 18" WATER LINE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 1811 WATER LINE FROM MAYO'S ROCK RESERVOIR AWARDED. TO THE FILTER PLANT HAD BEEN DULY PUBLISHED, AND THAT MR. CLYDE R. ROYALLS OF HAMPTON HAD BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT AS LOW BIDDER AT A PRICE OF $521803.88. A MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THAT THE ACTION • OF THE CITY MANAGER IN AWARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTRACT TO MR. ROYALLS BE CONFIRMED, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. WHICH STATED THAT FUNDS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CARE OF INDIGENT COMMUNICATION RE: FUNDS FOR CARE OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS HAD BEEN EXPENDED. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY INDIGENT PATIENTS S MR. HAMM, THE MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WERE APPOINTED AS A COMMITTEE TO CQNFER WITH THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFICIALS CONCERNING HOSPITAL CARE OF INDIGENT PATIENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. COUNTY WATER ON MOTION A COUNTY WATER APPLICATION FOR MR. C. 0. GREGORY AT BELLE APPLICATION AIRE WAS APPROVED. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT IT'S MEETING OF APRIL 4, 1949, ADVERTISEMENT REQUESTING CONTRACT FOR 18" WATER LINE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 1811 WATER LINE FROM MAYO'S ROCK RESERVOIR AWARDED. TO THE FILTER PLANT HAD BEEN DULY PUBLISHED, AND THAT MR. CLYDE R. ROYALLS OF HAMPTON HAD BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT AS LOW BIDDER AT A PRICE OF $521803.88. A MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THAT THE ACTION • OF THE CITY MANAGER IN AWARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTRACT TO MR. ROYALLS BE CONFIRMED, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.