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BEEN IN WASHINGTON FOR A HEARING BEFORE THE FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION CITY ATTY. & CITY 1N AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN NATURAL GAS FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE. THEY STATED MGR. AT HEARING RE: NATURAL GAS THAT THE RESULTS OF THIS HEARING WOULD NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK _ PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECr (OBER 5, 1949 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND NIR• TEBELL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 1949 WERE READ AND �J APPROVED. COUNTY WATER ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. BARR, COUNTY WATER • APPLICATION —HUDSON APPLICATION FOR MR. JAMES W. HUDSON, LOT #t1 BUCKINGHAM SUB—DIVISION, RESOLUTION RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY SIDEWALK DEALK — BROWN ST. SIPRESTON AVE. AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE SIrEWALK ALONG 4TH STREET, N. W. FROM BROWN STREET TO PRESTON AVENUE. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD ASKING THAT NECESSARY CO%IMUNICATION RE: ACTION BE TAKEN TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF CONCORD AVENUE WHICH EXTENDS • CLOSING CONCORD THROUGH THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED JOINT COLORED HIGH SCHOOL, WAS AVENUE. PRESENTED. THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT BEFORE THIS STREET COULD BE CLOSED IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND SO AS TO CONNECT MADISON AVENUE WITH ROSE HILL DRIVE, THEREBY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THAT AREA AND WHO HAVE BEEN USING WAS APPROVED. COUNTY MATER ON MOTION BY MR. HAMM, SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, COUNTY WATER APPL I CAT ION—BURGESS APPLICATION FOR MRS. .JANE BURGESS ON RIALTO STREET WAS APPROVED. THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE A PETITION FROM THE PARENT—TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF JEFFERSON PURCHASE LAND SCHOOL REQUESTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK ALONG 4TH STREET, N. W. PETITION RE: SIDEWALK ALONG FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, WAS PRESENTED. THE CITY MANAGER 4TH ST. , N. W. STATED THAT A NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING JEFFERSON SCHOOL PASS ALONG THIS STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY LAY A CONCRETE SIDEWALK ALONG IL TO ROSE HILL DR. THE EAST SIDE OF 4TH STREET, N. W. FROM BROWN STREET TO PRESTON AVENUE. ON MOTION BY MR. HAMM, SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION ADOPTED. WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, ON MOTION A PETITION FROM CERTAIN PARK LANE RESIDENTS MR. HAKIM AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: MR. HADEN. PARK LANE REFERRED BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RESOLUTION RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY SIDEWALK DEALK — BROWN ST. SIPRESTON AVE. AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE SIrEWALK ALONG 4TH STREET, N. W. FROM BROWN STREET TO PRESTON AVENUE. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD ASKING THAT NECESSARY CO%IMUNICATION RE: ACTION BE TAKEN TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF CONCORD AVENUE WHICH EXTENDS • CLOSING CONCORD THROUGH THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED JOINT COLORED HIGH SCHOOL, WAS AVENUE. PRESENTED. THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT BEFORE THIS STREET COULD BE CLOSED IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND SO AS TO CONNECT MADISON AVENUE WITH ROSE HILL DRIVE, THEREBY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THAT AREA AND WHO HAVE BEEN USING L_ CONCORD AVENUE. A MOTION BY Pv9R. ADAMS, SECONDED BY MR. BARR, THAT MR. HADEN AND AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND PURCHASE LAND NECESSARY TO NECESSARY TO EXTEND MADISON AVENUE TO CONNECT WITH ROSE HILL DRIVE, AND EXTEND iviAD I SON AVE. TO ROSE HILL DR. IF SUCH NEGOT 1 AT IC N FA 1 LED, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. PETITION RE: ON MOTION A PETITION FROM CERTAIN PARK LANE RESIDENTS REQUESTING • PARK LANE REFERRED CITY TO ACCEPT THAT STREET INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEETHE ,. TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT* L_