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COMMUNICATION RE: STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD RECOMMENDAT ION OF CITY MGR. RE: ROUTE #20. RESOLUTION RE: REQUEST TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION CLAIM RE: HAZEL HENSLEY REFERRED TO CITY ATTY. CLAIM OF ROGER W. TURNER DENIED. L_ CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO (1) PRESENT THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BY 1 DECEMBER 1949, FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATICNS FOR THE NECESSARY FACILITIES TO PROVIDE PRIMARY TREATMENT FOR ALL OF THE CITY'S SEWAGE; (2) TAKE SUCH FURTHER STEPS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT THESE FACILITIES AND PUT THEM IN OPERATION; AND (3) KEEP THE BOARD FULLY ADVISED OF PROGRESS MADE IN THIS DIRECTION AS REQUIRED BY REGULATION N0. 1. AH P: JM VERY TRULY YOURS, A. H. PAESSLER (SIGNED) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON MOTION THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE LETTER. THE CITY (MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMM1SS1ON BE REQUESTED TO CHANGE ROUTE 20 FROM MONT I CELLO ROAD TO AVON STREET MONTICELLO AVENUE. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE WIDTH OF THE PRESENT • ROUTE WAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FOOT AND THAT IN HIS OPINION IT WAS NOT PRACTICAL TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE THE PRESENT STREET SO • AS TO ADEQUATELY TAKE CARE OF THE EXISTING LARGE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. HE STATED THAT THE AVON STREET - MONT i CELLO AVENUE ROUTE WITH A RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EIGHTY FOOT COULD BE IMPROVED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATE- LY $259000.00 SO AS TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THE ROUTE 20 TRAFFIC, AND, THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMM1SSION SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO SHARE ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF THIS IMPROVEMENT. ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO CHANGE HIGHWAY ROUTE 20 FROM MONT I CELLO ROAD TO AVON STREET - MONT i CELLO AVENUE, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY COMM1 SS ION BE AND TH EY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO SHARE ONE" HALF OF THE COST OF IMPROVING THIS NEW ROUTE. ON MOTION BY MR. HAMM, SECCNDED BY MR. HADEN, THE MATTER OF A CLAIM OF THE PARENTS OF HAZEL HENSLEY, WHO INAS INJURED IN A FALL ALONG FREE BRIDGE ROAD ON SEPTEMBER 239 19499 WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT. THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILING OF A • CLAIM BY ROGER W. TURNER, WHO WAS INJURED WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A SIDE DRAIN ON EAST MARKET STREET. HE STATED HE DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE CITY IN THIS INSTANCE AND RECOMMENDED THE CLAIM BE DENIED. A MOTION BY MR. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. BARR, THAT THE FOREGOING CLAIM BE DENIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECCMMENDATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: OCTOBER 281, 1949 MAJOR R. M. YOUELL, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF V4ELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS RICHMOND, VIRGINIA • DEAR MAJOR YOUELL: THIS IS TO REPORT THAT I CALLED ON THE CITY MANAGER OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 259 19499 IN CONNECTION