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MR. TEBELL, OF THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE, ADVISED THAT HIS COMMITTEE NEEDED $10,000.00 AS THE CITY'S SHARE TO MEET CURRENT EXPENDITURES, FOR PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE AIRPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER: REQUEST FOR FUNDS: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE THAT $109000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUEST. ON MOTION A LETTER FROM MR. ALLAN PERKINS WITH RESPECT TO THIRD STREET, N. W. WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE. ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNLY b'AS ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: JANUARY309 1953 MR. JAMES E. BOWEN CITY MANAGER CITY HALL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DEAR MR. BOWEN: PURSUANT TO THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, HAVE EXAMINED THE AUTHORITIES ON THE QUESTION OF OONDEMNING LAND REPORT RE: DURING THE TERM OF A LEASE IN WHICH THE CONDEMNOR IS A LESSEE OF CONDEMNATION OF LAND THE LAND SOUGHTTO BE CONDEMNED, I AM OF THE OPINION THAT SUCH A LEASE WOULD NOT PREVENT CONDEMNATION FOR THERE ARE MANY CASES IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN SUCH ACTION. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DIRECT AUTHORITY IN THE VIRGINIA REPORTS, THE MATTER NOW SEEMS WELL SETTLED BY FEDERAL DECISIONS. A COPY OF THIS LETTER IS BEING SENT TO THE MAYOR SO THAT HE MAY PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION TO LEASE THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE HOTEL CORPORATION BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND HIGH STREETS. VERY TRULY YOURS, JOHN S. BATTLE, JR. (SIGNED) JOHN S. BATTLE, JR. JSBJR: ALL CITY ATTORNEY CC— HON. WILLIAM R. HILL, MAYOR ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ------------------- _._ _----------- ------- �..�_�....__. �. CLERK RESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 16, 1953 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL, AND MR. WEINBERG. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED, ON MOTION THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS AGAINST THE DOG FUND WERE ORDERED PAID: CLAIMS AGAINST THOMAS BRADLEY $10.50 DOG FUND LoulsE B. GIBBS 4.41 J. H. SMITH TOTAL $18.51 ON MOTION COUNTY WATER CONNECTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON HARRIS ROAD WERE APPROVED: COUNTY WATER J. L. NAYLOR CONNECTIONS JAMES B. SPENCER G. W. HUFFMAN E. B. DODD ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS AUDIT OF CITY TREAS. ORDERED FILED. OF THE CITY TREASURER BY THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS WAS ORDERED RECEIVED • AND FILED.