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WELFARE DEPT. REPORT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1953 WAS REPORT PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED. 0 ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDeD BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $4,000.00, OFFERED AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ $109000.009 OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO CITY HALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. Y C -Q ------- CLERK .__-- CLERK ~PRESI ENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 2, 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. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 160 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED. �f1 MR. C. A. PAXSON, ATTORNEY, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A REQUEST FROM TAXI OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF THE CITY FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL MATTER RE: REQUEST TO INSTALL TAXI METERS AND OPERATE UNDER FIXED METER RATES, A SCHEDULE OF FIXED METER TAXI METERS RATES WAS SET FORTH IN THE PETITION. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ABOVE REQUEST, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. TEBELL, MR. FORBES AND THE CITY MANAGER AS MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. 14R. ROBERT WALKER, OF STATION WCHV, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT HIS STATION BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO RECORD THE PROCEEDINGS OF EACH MATTER RE: REQUEST TO COUNCIL MEETING. HE STATED THAT EACH RECORDING WOULD BE SUBJECT TO EDIT AFTER RECORD PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IT WOULD BE PRESENTED OVER WCHV AS A PUBLIC SERVICE FEATURE. ON MOTION, DULY MADE AND SECONDED, IT WAS MOVED THAT ACTION ON THIS MATTER BE DEFERRED FOR STUDY BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, A PETITION TO CLOSE MATTER RE: PETITION ROY STREET, BETWEEN FARIST STREET (HANOVER STREET) AND CHERRY AVENUE WAS • TO CLOSE ROY STREET REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. MR. NORWOOD ROSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THECOUNCIL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THE PRESIDENT RIVANNA GRANTING OF -A FRANCHISE FOR A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM IN THE LITY ELECTRONICS CORP. REQUEST FOR FRANCHISE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED FOR COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF �--- _______-, AND HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN _ _________ ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ERECTING AND MAINTAINING WIRE, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS AND OTHER APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT OVER, UNDER AND ALONG THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF • CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND IN SO OPERATING TO USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHER HOLDERS OF FRANCHISES, AS MAY BE AGREED UPON", WAS OFFERED BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR.