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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY RESOLUTION RE: OF F CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT NiR. JOHN S. EATTLE, JR. APPOINTMENT OF J. S. BATTLE, JR. BE AND HE IS HEREBY APPOINTED CITY ATTORNEY TO CITY ATTORNEY FILL THE TERM OF MR. LYTTELTON W. WADDELL EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1952. A MOTION, DULY MADE AND SECONDED, THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE A SUITABLE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE TO EXPRESSING THE THANKS OF THE COUNCIL TO MR. WADDELL FOR FORMULATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THANKS HIS YEARS OF PAINSTAKING SERVICE TO THE CITY, WAS UNANIMOUSLY TO MR. WADDELL ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. BARR, THE CITY MANAGER AND REQUEST RE: REDUCTION N TAX ON NON— RESIDENT CONCERNS. MATTER RE: 15TH ST.,q S. W. REFERRED BACK TO STREET s COMMITTEE. NON— PROIi 1 T ORGANIZATIONS THE CLERK AS MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 19, 1951 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FCLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMMY MR. HILL AND MR. TEBELL. ABSENT: NONE. TH E MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MARCH 5, 19519 MARCH 99 1951 AND MARCH 13TH, 1951 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. HENRY LOWENTHAL,'OF WOODWARD'S DIAPER SERVICE, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO LICENSE TAX IMPOSED UPON HIS F IRMP A NON—RES I LENT CONCERN, FOR BUSINESS SOLICITED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE TAX TO BE BURDENSOME AND ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO A FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE SAME. THE COUNCIL.ADVISED THAT DUE TO A PREVIOUS REQUEST FROM HIM THE LICENSE TAX ON HIS BUSINESS FOR THE COMING TAX YEAR HAD BEEN APPRECIABLY REDUCED r AND IT DID NOT FEEL A FURTHER REDUCTION COULD BE MADE. MR. EDWARD STEVENS AGAIN APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF 15TH STREET, S. W. INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM. MR. STEVENS ADVISED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE AT THE DECEMBER 1$9 1950 MEETING, HE HAD OBTAINED SIGNED AGREEMENTS FROM 18 OF THE 21 PROPERTY OWNERS ON THIS STREET AGREEING TO DEDICATE THE NECESSARY 5' ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET AND WHO WERE ALSO WILLING TO EXECgTE WATER RELEASES IN ORDER THAT THE SAME COULD BE ACCEPTED INTO THE SYSTEM OF CITY STREETS. HE REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL NOW GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF THIS STREET. ON MOTION, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT• ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THE ELK'S CLUB, THE RED LAND CLUB, THE MOOSE LODGE, THE LOCAL POST OF AMVETS AND THE TEEN—AGE CANTEEN WERE TERMED NON— PROFIT ORGANIZA— TIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 86(D) OF THE LICENSE TAX L] 0 ORDINANCE. • ON MOT ION, THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: