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SIZE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO EMPLOY A CARD INDEX SYSTEM FOR THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. MR. S. A. JESSUP, PRESIDENT OF THE C & A BUS COMPANY, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE BUS COMPANY BE PERMITTED TO MAKE REQUEST RE: BUS FARE TAKEN UNDER ADVISE- AN UPWARD ADJUSTMENT IN ITS FARE STRUCTURE. HE STATED THAT EFFORT MENT. HAD BEEN MADE TO MAINTAIN THE PRESENT FIVE -CENT (5,ox FARE, HOWEVER, CONDITIONS MADE IT NECESSARY TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO INCREASE THE FARE TO TEN CENTS (10id) OR TWO (2) TOKENS FOR FIFTEEN CENTS (15A�) TO ENABLE THE BUS COMPANY TO OPERATE PROFITABLY. ON MOTION THIS MATTER WAS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. MR. DUANE T. SWANSON, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY,APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED MATTER OF VA. TEL. & TEL. CO. SURETY BOND IN THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) EXECUTED FRANCHISE CARRIED OVER. BY THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AS PRINCIPAL, TOGETHER WITH LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE OF TELEPHONE FRANCHISE FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE. MR. SWANSON REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BOND AND BY APPROPRIATE ACTION INDICATE THAT THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THE FRANCHISE ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. ON MOTION THIS MATTER WAS CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING. MR. GEORGE GILMER, ATTORNEY, REPRESENTING MR. H. G. CLARKE, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ASKED THAT STEPS BE TAKEN TO REMOVE A MATTER OF STABLE STABLE ON MAURY AVENUE BELONGING TO MR. FRED QUARLES, JR. HE STATED ON P,AAURY AVE. PRESENTED THAT HE BELIEVED THIS BUILDING TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN SO FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR LOT IS CONCERNED. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AND ON MOTICN BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS RESOLUTION RE: REMOVAL OF STABLE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE SUCH LEGAL ACTION AS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE STABLE BELONGING TO MR. FRED QUARLES, JR. ON MAURY AVENUE. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE W. D. HADEN ESTATE WITH REFERENCE TO THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON COMMERCE MATTER OF UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PROP. OF W. D. STREET BY THE PUBLIC WAS PRESENTED. MR. HADEN (COUNCILMAN) STATED HADEN ESTATE REFERRED TO POLICE DEPT. THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PUBLIC WAS USING THE PROPERTY AS A DUMPING GROUND AND AS A RESULT HAD CREATED A CONDITION WHICH IS LOOKED UPON WITH DISFAVOR BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ON MOTION THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: JANUARY 169, 1950 LYTTELTON WADDELL, ESQ. , CITY ATTORNEY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. DEAR SIR: CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, SCHOOL I NIPRCVEMENT BONDS - SERIES OF 19509, $9501,000, AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA, WE HAVE EXAMINED INTO THE VALIDITY OF AN ISSUE OF