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COUNCIL CHAMBER - AUGUST 6, 1951 THE COUNCIL MET 1N REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARR V MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM, MR. HILL AND MR. TEBELL. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 1E, 1951 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. HENRY S. HAIGHT, 955 LOCUST AVENUE, PROTESTING THE PROPOSED RE -ROUT 1 NG OF THE LOCUST AVENUE BUS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WAS PRESENTED. THERE WAS ALSO PRESENTED A COPY OF COMMUNICATION RE: PROTEST CHANGE IN BUS ROUTE A LETTER FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE ESUS COMPANY TO MR. HAIGHT WHICH EXPLAINED THE ROUTE THE LOCUST AVENUE BUS WOULD FOLLOW IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THEREBY CLARIFYING A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT MCGUFFEY SCHOOL PUPILS USING THIS LINE WOULD FIND IT NECESSARY TO CROSS MAIN STREET AFTER SCHOOL HOURS TO CATCH A BUS HOME. MR. C. A. PAXSON, ATTORNEY, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN TAXI OPERATORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TAXI REQUEST FOR CHANGE STAND IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. HE STATED THAT THE PRESENT LOCATION IN LOCATION OF TAXI STAND. ON THIRD STREET WAS NOT A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A TAX! STAND, AND REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TAXI ZONE ON SECOND STREET EAST, SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, A LOCATION WHICH WAS DEEMED MORE SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE. ON MOTION THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR STUDY AND RECOMMEN- D AT ION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 23 (B) OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: 1945", WAS OFFERED BY MR. BARR, SECONDED BY MR. TEBELL, READ, AND CH. 7, SEC. 23(B). UPON THE RULES BE 1 NG SUSPENDED AS TO THE SECOND READING BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FCLLOVING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM, BAR. HILL AND MR. TEBELL, NOES: NONE. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE REQUESTING THAT THE 2500 BLOCK REQUEST FOR THROUGH THE 2500 BLOCK OF THAT STREET BE RESURFACED. HE ADVISED RESURFACING PART JEFF. PK. AVE. THAT THE SECTION OF JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE REFERRED TO IN THE PETITION WAS ON THE SCHEDULE OF STREETS TO BE SURFACE TREATED THIS YEAR, BUT DUE TO THE NARROWNESS OF THE STREET IN THIS AREA, IT COULD ONLY BE PAVED TO ITS PRESENT EXISTING WIDTH. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLEAR -VIEW TELEVISION CORPORATION, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WITH RESPECT TO THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION RE: ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION THE COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE ABOVE CONCERN AND REQUEST THAT A REPRESENTATIVE MEET WITH THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AS OUTLINED IN THEIR COMMUNICATION• ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: AUGUST 2, 1951 - TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE 14