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THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: ROUTE NO. 302 PROJECT 4502-01-02 r OLD 1372 M-5, M-6) INT. STADIUM RD. & WASHINGTON ST. TO 0.743 kli . N. OF INT. STADIUM RD. & WASHINGTON ST. MAY 31, 1949. HARTMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESENTED PLANS COVERING CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. 8c OF A PROPOSED STREET CONNECTING ALDERMAN ROAD WITH WASHINGTON STREET BY UNIV. OF VA. PRESENT SCOTT STADIUM. THE CITY MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT THE ROAD CONNECT WITH PLANS RES ALDERMAN RD. WASHINGTON ST. MAURY AVENUE AND NOT WASHINGTON STREET, SINCE IN HIS OPINION TRAFFIC COULD BE HANDLED MUCH BETTER OVER THIS STREET INSTEAD OF WASHINGTON STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THIS BODY APPROVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STREET CONNECTING ALDERMAN ROAD WITH ROUTE #29, SUBSTANTIALLY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE RESOLUTION RE: STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, WITH CHANGES AT THE SOUTHERN END THEREOF APPROVAL OF AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. CONSTRUCTION OF STREET BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE CONNECTING ALDERMAN RD. & WASHINGTON ST. REQUESTED TO RE—SURVEY THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPOSED ROUTE AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE SUCH OFFER AS HE MAY UPON INVESTIGATION DETERMINE PROPER FOR THE PURCHASE OF SO MUCH OF THE RIGHT—OF—WAY FOR SAID STREET AS PASSES THROUGH THE PROPERTY OF OLIVER TOWLES AND ALICE 0. TOWLES, AND IF SUCH OFFER BE NOT ACCEPTED THAT THE CITY • ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CONDEMN SUCH RIGHT—OF—WAY. MR. J. E. BOWEN, JR. CITY MANAGER CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DEAR SIR: WE ARE MAILING YOU UNDER SEPARATE COVER ONE SET OF BLUEPRINTS OF PLANS ON THE ABOVE PROJECT. SECTION 029, AS YOU WILL NOTE, FROM STA. 40-97.77 TO STA. 50-04 is IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR CONVERSTAION WITH OUR MR. W. W- SHIELDS, COMMUNICATION RE: WE ARE ASKING THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO BEAR ONE HALF INT. STADIUM RD. & THE COST OF THIS WORK, BOTH CONSTRUCTION AND RIGHT OF WAY WASH ING TON ST. COSTS. WE ESTIMATE THE CONSTRUCTION COST AT THIS TIME TO BE $6700. AND WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO BEAR ONE HALF THIS COST. PROJECT. • AM SENDING A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO OUR RIGHT OF WAY ENGINEER, MR. A. H. PETTIGREW, AND ASK THAT HE PLEASE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE MEET WITH YOUR COUNCIL ON JUNE 6TH AT 3500 P. M. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE. WE HAVE REVISED THE PLANS TO PROVIDE FOR A 50 FT. RIGHT OF WAY PLUS SLOPE EASEMENTS ON SECTION 02, WHICH 1S IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. IF THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU DESIRE, PLEASE ADV I SE. YOURS VERY TRULY, A. H. BELL (SIGNED) A. H. BELL, AH B:LD LOCATION AND DESIGN ENGINEER. CCS MR. PETTIGREW MR. LAPREADE, MR. SHIELDS, MR. H ARR I SON, MRS. DoBIE. MR. SHIELDS AND MR. ROSS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND MR. HARTMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESENTED PLANS COVERING CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. 8c OF A PROPOSED STREET CONNECTING ALDERMAN ROAD WITH WASHINGTON STREET BY UNIV. OF VA. PRESENT SCOTT STADIUM. THE CITY MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT THE ROAD CONNECT WITH PLANS RES ALDERMAN RD. WASHINGTON ST. MAURY AVENUE AND NOT WASHINGTON STREET, SINCE IN HIS OPINION TRAFFIC COULD BE HANDLED MUCH BETTER OVER THIS STREET INSTEAD OF WASHINGTON STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THIS BODY APPROVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STREET CONNECTING ALDERMAN ROAD WITH ROUTE #29, SUBSTANTIALLY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE RESOLUTION RE: STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, WITH CHANGES AT THE SOUTHERN END THEREOF APPROVAL OF AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. CONSTRUCTION OF STREET BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE CONNECTING ALDERMAN RD. & WASHINGTON ST. REQUESTED TO RE—SURVEY THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPOSED ROUTE AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE SUCH OFFER AS HE MAY UPON INVESTIGATION DETERMINE PROPER FOR THE PURCHASE OF SO MUCH OF THE RIGHT—OF—WAY FOR SAID STREET AS PASSES THROUGH THE PROPERTY OF OLIVER TOWLES AND ALICE 0. TOWLES, AND IF SUCH OFFER BE NOT ACCEPTED THAT THE CITY • ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO CONDEMN SUCH RIGHT—OF—WAY.