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THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 11050 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED IVCREASE IN TELEPHONE RATES BY THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY WAS PRESENTED. MR. DUANE T. SWANSON AND 'IVR. J. P. BORDEN, OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, MATTER RE: INCREASED RATES !"DERE PRESENT AND EXPLAINED THE NECESSITY FOR REQUESTING THE STATE VA. TEL. & TEL. CO. CORPORATION COLIM I S S ION TO ACT FAVORABLY UPON THEIR APPLICATION FOR INCREASED RATES. THEY ADVISED THAT A HEARING ON THEIR APPLICATION WOULD BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 262 1951. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. HADEN, THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO ATTEND THE ISTATE CORPORATION COMMISSION HEARING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1951, WITH POWER TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY, AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY BE MEMBERS OF SAID COMMITTEE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION ACTION ON THE REQUEST OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION • FCR APPROPRIATION TO PROCURE A LAND USE AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE REQUEST FOR APPROP. RE: LAND USE & CITY WAS DEFERRED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR TOPOGRAPHIC MAP 1951-1952 IS CONSIDERED. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD ADVISING OF COMM. RE: REVISION THE REVISION IN THE BUDGET OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR IN Comm. ATTY.: S. 1951 BUDGET. THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 11 1951 FROM $3,900.00 TO $3,960.00 WAS PRESENTED AND THE AMOUNT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION FROM STAINBACK AND SCRIENER, ARCHITECTS, REQUEST— ING COUNTY WATER AND GAS CONNECTIONS TO SERVE PROPOSED BUILDINGS OF REQUEST FOR COUNTY WATER & GAS CONNECTIONS JOHN DEERE COMPANY AND MR. GEORGE PALMER ON ROUTE 250, WEST, WAS JOHN DEERE & GEO. PALMER PRESENTED, THE CITY (MANAGER SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE ABOVE REQUEST: JANUARY 29 1951 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: INl TH REFERENCE TO THE REQUEST OF STA I NBACK & SCP, 1 BNER FOR COUNTY WATER AND GAS CONNECTIONS ON ROUTE 2502 WEST, TO SERVE RECOMMENDATION RE: BUILDINGS OF JOHN DEERE COMPANY AND MR. GEORGE PALMER, I WISH TO WATER cf`- GAS CONN. REPORT AS FOLLOWS: BY CITY MGR. THERE IS A SIX INCH ( 6") WATER LINE i N ROUTE 250 WHICH COULD SERVE THESE PROPERTIES. 1. THEREFORE, RECOMMEND THAT COUNTY WATER • CONNECTIONS BE GRANTED THESE APPLICANTS PROVILED, OF COURSE, THEY EXECUTE COUNTY WATER CONTRACTS AND PAY THE USUAL $100.00 CHARGE FOR EACH CONNECT ION. A six INCH 1611, CONNECTION IS REQUESTED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THESE BUILDINGS. IF THIS CONNECTION IS GRANTED, AND I SEE NO OBJECTION, I RECOMMEND THAT A STANDBY CHARGE OF 25.00 PER MONTH BE MADE FOR TH i S SERV 1 CE, IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL ORIGINAL INSTALLATION COSTS* A GAS LINE EXTENSION OF APPROXIMATELY 2200 FEET WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SERVE THESE PROPFRTiES WITH GAS, HOWEVER, IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WILLING TO MAKE THIS EXTENSION AT THEIR EXPENSE, I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN GAS SERVICE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, JAS. E. BOWEN, JR. (SIGNED) CITY MANAGER J E B : R B ON MOTION THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CONFEDERATE PENSION BOARD RECOMMENDING THAT PENSIONS BE PAIL THE FOLLO;:IING WIDOWS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS WAS PRESENTED: •