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J 0 l LJ APPROP. REFUND LICENSE TAXES - ALB. MOTOR CO. MATTER RE: WATER RIGHTS PROPERTY ROUTE # 29, S. REFERRED BACK TO CITY ATTY. COUNTY VvATER CONNECTIONS APPROVED APPLICATION FOR FILLING STATION COR. RTE. 29 & BARRACKS RD. LAY OVER UNTIL 8/18/52. CITY MGR. AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. CITY MGR. REPORTS RE: NEED FOR WIDENING 800 BLOCK PRESTON AVE. CITY MGR. AUTHORIZED TO MAKE OFFERS FOR NECESSARY PROPERTY. REFUND OF LICENSE TAX, HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE LICENSE TAX HAD 87EN IMPROPERLY COLLECTED AND THESE CONCERNS WERE ENTITLED TO REFUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIGURES AS SET FORT4 IN THE REQUESTS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AND ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. VVEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $322.34 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF LICENSE TAX TO THE ALBEMARLE MOTOR CO., INC. FOR TAXES IMPROPERLY COLLECTED ON WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS MERCHANTS LICENSE FOR THE YEARS 1948, 1949, 1950 AND 1951. ON MOTION ACTION ON THE REQUEST OF THE VANCE-BUICK CO. FOR REFUND OF LICENSE TAX WAS DEFERRED PENDING SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL DATA BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE. MR. C. VENABLE MINOR, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY, SUBMITTED A VERBAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO WATER RIGHTS ALLEGED TO EXIST WITH REGARDS TO CERTAIN PROPERTY ON ROUTE # 29, SOUTH BELONGING TO J. B. FITZGERALD AND L. C. CHISHOLM, A MATTER REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, AND ON MOTION DULY MADE AND SECONDED, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY NIR. VIEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING COUNTY WATER CONNECTIONS WERE APPROVED: V�. M. MAYO, JR. L. F. VuOOD V.. M. GOODW I N W. R. SANDUSKY ROUTE # 29, NORTH ROUTE # 299 NORTH MAURY HILLS BELLAIR THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED OF THE APPLICATION OF THE GULF OIL CORPORATION AND MR. HARRY V%HEELER FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE A FILLING STATION ON THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF ROUTE 7T 29 AND BARRACKS ROAD. HE EXPLAINED THAT PROPER NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON JULY 8, 1952, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CITY CODE THIS REQUEST MUST LAY OVER TO THE MEETING OF AUGUST 18, 1952. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A FORM OF AGREEMENT FROM STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COVERING THE MAINTENANCE, PARKING AND FINANCING OF THE ROUTE # 250 DISTRIBUTION ROAD TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. HADEN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED** BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE ROUTE # 250 DISTRIBUTION ROAD WITHIN THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUEST AS SET FORTH IN THEIR LETTER DATED JULY 9, 1952. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT DUE TO CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AT THE PRESENT TIME, IT WAS DESIRABLE THAT THE CITY TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO WIDEN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 800 BLOCK OF PRESTON AVENUE. HE STATED THAT SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPERTY WERE INVOLVED AND HE REPORTED WITH RESPECT TO PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE VARIOUS OWNERS FOR THE NECESSARY PROPERTY, A MOTION BY MR. HADEN, SECONDED BY MR. VVEINBERG, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO OFFER AMOUNTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY NECESSARY FOR THE WIDENING OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 800 BLOCK OF PRESTON AVENUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS REPORT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.