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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT OFFICIALS OF THE RESOLUTION REQ C&O BRIDGE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE FOR VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ACROSS THEIR TRACKS AT THE EAST END OF MAIN STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: MR. BARR. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE RESOLUTION RE: A PARCEL OF LAND AT THE CORNER OF PRESTON AVENUE AND WILLIAMS PURCHASE OF LAND PARKING LOT. STREET TO BE USED AS A PARKING LOT FOR THE SUM OF $229500.00. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATIONS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $329000.00 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND O RESOLUTION CARRIED OVER — APPROPR 1 AT ICN THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURCHASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF A CERTAIN TRACT AT THE CORNER OF PRESTON AVENUE AND WILLIAMS STREET FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PARKING LOT. ON MOTION, THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND MR. BARR WERE ELECTED AS A COr111MITTEE TO CONFER WITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFICIALS COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY Hosp. CONCERNING BILLS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT CONTRACTED FOR BY THE CITY CONTRACT. FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 309 1949. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMIBER 19, 1949 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARR, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. ABSENT: MR. ADAMS AND MR. HADEN. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 6, 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED. Miss E. Simms,, AND OTHER C I T i ZENS, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT STEPS BE TAKEN TO REQUIRE THE TELEPHONE COMPANY TO OBTAIN REQUEST RE: LONG DISTANCE THE PERSONAL CONSENT OF THE SUBSCRIEER ON ALL LONG DISTANT TELEPHONE CALLS CALLS — SUBSCRIBERS PLACED OVER THE SUBSCRIBERIS PHONE. THE COUNCIL ADVISED THAT IT FELT A CONSENT QUESTION OF THIS NATURE SHOULD BE DECIDED BETWEEN THE SUBSCR1EER AND THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, HOWEVER, THE MATTER WOULD BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION. _ MR. HENRY GORDON, REPRESENTING THE MBG CORPORATION, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED EXTENSION OF A. SEVIER LINE TO SERVE A NEWLY PLANNED REQUEST RE: SEWER LINE AT "THE FARM"AT THE EASTERN END OF JEFFERSON STREET. HE STATED "THE FARM"DEVELOPMENT THAT THE LINE WOULD EXTEND OVER A PROPOSED STREET CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT WITH MEADE AVENUE, THE LAND FOR WHICH HAD BEEN PURCHASED BY THE CORPORATION •AND DEDICATED TO THE CITY. THEE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THE PROPOSED STREET WAS CONSIrERED A PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY