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ppp,- i;p L � t. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RESOLUTION RE: THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO INSTITUTE VACATION FOR WEEKLY EMPLOYEES A VACATION SCHEDULE FOR WEEKLY EMPLOYEES. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER MAY 162 1949 WITH THE PROVISO THAT ALL LEGAL TECHNICALITIES INVOLVED IN THE CONVEYANCE • OF THE PROPERTY ARE COMPLIED WITH WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS9 MR. HADEN AND MR. HAMM. NOES: MR. BARR. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS9 MR. BARRY MR. HADEN AND MR. HAMM. ABSENT: MR. TEBELL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 29 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED• MRS. KATHERINE H. MAKIELSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE ALBEMARLE ART ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THAT GROUPS APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PROTESTED THE LICENSE TAX PLACED ON ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS9 ALBEMARLE ART ASSOC. AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 66 OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. THE COUNCIL PROTESTS LICENSE TAX ON ARTISTS & SCULPTORS. WAS REQUESTED TO GRANT AN EXCEPTION TO THIS SECTION OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE IN SO FAR AS THE SAME APPLIES TO ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS. A MOTION BY MR. ADAMS9 SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THAT THIS MATTER BE CARRIED OVER FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. MR. HARRY WHEELER APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO MR. E. R. MARTIN LOCATED ON CHARLTON AVENUE. MR. WHEELER STATED THAT HE HAD OBTAINED AN OPTION ON THIS PROPERTY AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED AN ENCROACHMENT INTO THE CITY STREET OF APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 11 FEET. THE COUNCIL WAS RE- REQUEST RE: PROPERTY ENCROACHMENT QUESTED TO CONVEY UNTO THE PROPERTY OWNER SUCH AMOUNT OF LAND AS WOULD INTO CITY STREET - CONVEYANCE OF NECESSARY BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO GIVE A VALID GENERAL WARRANTY DEED TO THE PROPERTY DENIED. PROPERTY AND TO PREVENT THE REMOVAL OF THESE HOUSES AT SOME LATER DATE. THE COUNCIL INFORMED MR. WHEELER THAT IT DID NOT FEEL INCLINED TO CONVEY TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP ANY LAND WHICH HAD BEEN DESIGNATED FOR STREET PURPOSES AND THAT THE CITY WOULD REQUIRE THE HOUSES BE SET BACK AT AND WHEN SUCH TIME AS THE LAND WOULD BE NEEDED. A MOTION BY MR. HADEN9 SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, THAT THE FOREGOING REQUEST BE DENIED WAS UN- ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. MR. M. KAUFMAN APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO ASK WHETHER THE CITY WOULD TAKE THE JEWISH CEMETERY INTO THE CITY CEMETERY SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN THE SAME AS A JEWISH CEMETERY. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST RE: JEWISH CITY ACCEPT THIS CEMETERY INTO ITS SYSTEM PROVIDED $4,000.00 BE DEPOSIT - CEMETERY ED IN THE PERPETUAL CARE FUND. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE $4,000.00 WOULD BE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY IN THE PERPETUAL CARE FUND TO INSURE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS CEMETERY, A MOTION BY MR. HADEN9 SECONDED BY MR. ADAMSV THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION BE APPROVED WITH THE PROVISO THAT ALL LEGAL TECHNICALITIES INVOLVED IN THE CONVEYANCE • OF THE PROPERTY ARE COMPLIED WITH WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS9 MR. HADEN AND MR. HAMM. NOES: MR. BARR.