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P- 496 purchase -of the buildings and pens of the Albemarle Livestock Market, Inc., on Douglas Avenue, in accoraance with resolution of the Council adopted on January 6, 1947. On motion by Mr. Tebell, seconded by Mr. Nash, the following resolution was Resolution- offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration: Appropriation Gas Sales & Service BE IT RESOLVED by trie Council of the City of Charlottesville that 611,500.00, be and the same is hereby appropriatea to supplement the budget for gas sales and service. On motion the matter of additional property for a Fire douse was deferred until the planning survey is completed. A communication from H. D. Faulconer requesting that his contract for the Faulconer construction of a dam in Sugar Hollow be extended one hunared and fifty days (150) re: Dam witriout penalty. On motion the City Manager was instructeu to advise irir. Faulconer that the.Council is._of,the opinion that this matter should be brought up at the completion of the contract. On motion by Mr. Nash, seconded by Mr. Tebell, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the City refuse,and it does hereby refuse, to accept aeaication of the street laid out on the plat of a subdivision of lana of the Traders Land Company recorded in the Clerk's Office of Albemarle County in Deed Book 146, page 316, known as Spruce Street, which street $s so laic off has never Spruce Street been opened or u sea in any manner, anu that the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of tiie City release to Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company of all right, title ana interest of the City in and to so much of Spruce Street as lies within the boundaries of the land situated on Eleventh Street, N. W. which the City has heretofore agreed to sell to Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company. FURTHER RESOLVED that the said Spruce Street be and the same is hereby declared t -o be closed and abandoned. Fire hyurants- On motion by Mr. Watson, seconued by Mr. Tebell, a petition for fire hydrants Little High St. on Little High Street ana Meriwether Lewis tradition was referred to the City Manager for investigation anti report. On motion by Mr. Watson, seconued by Mr. Tebell, the City Manager was instructed C'riildrens t Home to join with the County of Albemarle and the Chilarenst Home Board in acquiring a site for tine new Childrens t Home. On motion the meeting adjourned. President CUUNC1L GhAI,WER, YEbRUARY l7, IV, 4.7 The regular meeting of tree Council which was to be held on this date was ad- journed by the Mayor to 3:00 o t clock P. M., Tuesday, February 18, 19,/,7, due to the absence of a quorum. le rk President