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BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. TEBELL, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL of THE CITY OF APPRO PR 1 AT ION: CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $875.00,OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS PURCHASE PROPERTY MAY BE NECESSARY,BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY TO WIDEN LANKFORD AVE. APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND NECESSARY TO WIDEN LANKFORD AVENUE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED** JULY 79 1952 �A THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A PETITION REFERRED BY COUNCIL TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF PEACH STREET, SOUTH EAST, REQUESTING CLCSING OF THIS STREET. • REPORT FROM PLANNING ON JUNE 17, 1952, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MET COMMISSION RE: CLOSING AT THE SITE WITH MR. ROY MCCLANAHAN, OWNER OF THE OF PEACH STREET ADJOINING PROPERTY, TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST. AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL TO THIS REQUEST. THIS ACTION WAS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF THE AREA HAD SIGNED THE PETITION REQUESTING THE CLOSURE. 2. THAT ALL RESIDENTS IN THE AREA HAD BETTER ACCESS AND EGRESS TO THEIR PROPERTIES OVER OTHER EXISTING ROUTES AND THIS STREET WAS NOT BEING USED. 3. THAT THE CLOSING OF THE STREET WOULD PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT INDUSTRIAL LOCATION IN AN AREA ALREADY OCCUPIED BY INDUSTRY. 4. THE OWNER OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY, MR. ROY MCCLANAHAN, VERBALLY AGREED TO DEED A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY IN EXCHANGE FOR CLOSING OF THIS STREET WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE WIDENING OF CARLTON AVENUE AT THIS POINT, WHICH WOULD BE A VERY DESIRABLE FACTOR. APPOINTMENT BE RATIFIED, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING AS MEMBERS OF THE WELFARE . ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR, EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1952: WELFARE ADVISORY MR. G. K. TEBELL MISS FLORENCE BUFORD BOARD JUDGE JOHM M. HAMLET UR. N. T. SHUMATE MRS. J. A. JACKSON VERY TRULY YOURS, RAY LONG (SIGNED) RAYMOND V. LONG, JR. SECRETARY RVLJR:GCS CITY PLANNING COMMISSION THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT IT CONCURRED IN THE RECOMMEND- ATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A MOTION, DULY MADE AND SECONDED9 P-ACHH STREET, EAST OF CHESTNUT STP.E!7T SE CLOSED, THAT THE FOREGOING REPORT BE APPROVED"JWAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION ACTION ON THE MATTER WITH RESPECT TO AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE COMPULSORY VACCINATION OF DOGS WAS DEFERRED. A MATTER WITH RESPECT TO THE INAUGURATION OF A FIVE (5) DAY WEEK WAS PRESENTED. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. HADEN, THAT UPON REARRANGEMENT OF INAUGURATION OF FIVE DAY WEEK THE PRESENT WEEKLY TOTAL WORK HOURS, THE CITY INAUGURATE A FIVE (5) JULY 19, 1952 DAY WEEK EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1952, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS FRANCES S. BOOTH AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO SUCCEED MRS. CITY MGR. APPOINTS EULA FULLERTON, RESIGNED, AT A SALARY OF $49020.00 PER ANNUM. A NEW SUPT. WELFARE DEPT. MISS FRANCES BOOTH MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THAT THE FOREGOING APPOINTMENT BE RATIFIED, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING AS MEMBERS OF THE WELFARE . ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR, EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1952: WELFARE ADVISORY MR. G. K. TEBELL MISS FLORENCE BUFORD BOARD JUDGE JOHM M. HAMLET UR. N. T. SHUMATE MRS. J. A. JACKSON