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• C • • PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. R. M. DAVIS MR. S. D. FORBES MR. W. R. HILL MR. GUS K. TEBELL MR. S. B. WEINBERG COUNCIL CHAMBER - MAY 27, 1953 TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 27TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M. O'CLOCK. 1. SCHOOL BOARD. 2. COMMUNICATION - DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. BY ORDER OF M.._I� PEN�E_IGNEj2� A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, 11R. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. SCHOOL BOARD 11R. R. S. GOODMAN, JR., CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND MEMBERS OF THAT NEW SCHOOLS BODY, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS ON LONG STREET AND CHERRY AVENUE, ALONG WITH GENERAL PLANS FOR RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS. THE COUNCIL WAS ADVISED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST OF SUCH WORK WAS $1,3819359.75, OF WHICH AMOUNT ABOUT $4019000.00 WOULD BE FORTHCOMING FROM THE BATTLE FUND AS OF .JULY 1, 1953, THEREBY NECESSITATING AROUND $1,000,000.00 TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY 11R. WEINBERG, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM ON A BOND ISSUE OF $1,000,000.00 FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE FOLLOWING Cl-,MMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: MAY 25, 1953 HON. WILLIAM R. HILL, MAYOR RESIGNATION; DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DEAR BILL: HAVING ACCEPTED THE POSITION AS COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA, I HAND YOU HEREWITH MY RESIGNATION AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CLERK OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. SINCE I ASSUME THE DUTIES OF MY NEW OFFICE ON ..JULY 1, 1953, I REQUEST THAT I BE RELIEVED OF MY PRESENT DUTIES AS OF FRIDAY, .JUNE 26, 1953. I WISH TO EXPRESS TO YOU AND YOUR CONTEMPORARIES ON THE COUNCIL MY DEEP APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COURTESIES AND CONSIDERATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR ASSOCIATION. ALSO, I WISH BY THIS LETTER TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MEMBERS OF PREVICUS COUNCILS FOR THE KINDNESS SHOWN ME THROUGHOUT THE TIME I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. MY APPRECIATION IS ALSO EXPRESSED TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN ME WHENEVER CALLED UPON. IT WOULD BE REMISS SHOULD I NOT AS THIS TIME EXPRESS MY SINCERE THANKS TO THE MEMBERS OF MY OWN OFFICE FOR THEIR WONDERFUL SPIRIT OF COOPERATION DURING THE TIME IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM, AS I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST, THEY ARE DESERVING OF YOUR EVERY CONSIDERATION. OF COURSE, I WILL BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO AID MY SUCCESSOR AT ANY TIME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE, AND I ASK THAT YOU FEEL FREE TO CALL UPON ME FOR WHATEVER SERVICE I MAY BE ABLE TO RENDER. WITH EVERY PERSONAL GOOD WISH, I AM SINCERELY, MAUPIN (SIGNED) M. I'i. PENCE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. FORBES, THAT THE ABOVE RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS AND THAT A VOTE OF THANKS BE EXTENDED MR. PENCE FOR HIS SERVICES TO THE CITY WITH WISHES FOR SUCCESS IN HIS NEW UNDERTAKING, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.