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6 Q3I1 THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE !."!ERE REQUESTED TO COLLABORATE IN THE PREPARATION OF AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. r CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 16, 1951 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARB, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. HILL. ABSENT: MR. TEBELL, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 29 1951 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. T. J. MICHIE9 ATTORNEYV REPRESENTING MR. CHARLES BARHAM, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL SIGN A PETITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUEST RE: WHICH WOULD SEEK THE ASSIGNMENT OF A VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL TO PETITION FOR VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL CHARLOTTESVILLE. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT A UHF CHANNEL HAD TENTATIVELY BEEN ALLOCATED TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, BUT THAT SUCH A COUNTY WATER CONNECTIONS APPROVED CLAIMS AGAINST DOG FUND PETITION RE: ACCEPTANCE OF • HILL STREET INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM CHANNEL IS NOT OF PRACTICAL VALUE AND EFFORTS WERE BEING EXERTED IN HOPES OF OBTAINING THE MORE DESIRABLE VHF CHANNEL. MR. MICHIE ASSURED THE COUNCIL THAT IN SIGNING THE PETITICN IT WOULD MERELY BE URGING THE ALLOCATION OF A VHF CHANNEL TO THE AREA AND WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF AN APPLICATION OF MR. BARHAM TO OPERATE A TELEVISION STATION. THE COUNCIL ADVISED THAT SHOULD IT SIGN THE PETITION IT DID NOT WANT SUCH ACTION TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ENDORSEMENT OF A PARTICULAR PERSON OR PARTY. ALSO, IT WAS THE SENSE OF THE COUNCIL THAT ACTION ON THIS MATTER SHOULD BE DELAYED IN ORDER TO GIVE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIESp IF ANY, A CHANCE TO BE HEARD. A MOTION BY MR. HADEN9 SECONDED BY MR. BARB' THAT ACTION ON THE ABOVE REQUEST BE DEFERRED UNTIL 3:00 P. M., MONDAY, APRIL 23, 19519 AT WHICH TIME A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELDV WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MATTER WITH RESPECT TO 15TH STREET, S. W. WAS CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. ON MOTION COUNTY WATER CONNECTIONS FOR MR. R. B. GODWIN IN BUCKINGHAM AND MRS. R. L. PRiTCHETT ON CHESAPEAKE STREET WERE APPROVED. ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS AGAINST THE DOG FUND WERE ORDERED PAID: MRS. E. H. CL ARKE - 810 ELLIOTT AVE. $5.00 HENRY H. JOHNSON SR. 418 WARE ST. . 5.00 MRS. J.A. WOOD - 203 DOUGLAS AVE. & 15. 0{1 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 A PETITION WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CERTAIN PORTION OF HILL STREET, BETWEEN TODD AVENUE AND THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD, INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS PRESENTED. THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THERE ARE THREE HOUSES ALONG THIS SECTION OF HILL STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ACCEPT THE SAME INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM, PROVIDED, THE PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE TO INSTALL CURB AND GUTTER OR