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CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS PRESENTED PUBLIC HEARING SET ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE HATTER RE: C & A Bus COMPANY PERMISSION GRANTED DOGWOOD FESTIVAL RIDES AT MClNTIRE PK. PERMISSION GRANTED DOGWOOD FESTIVAL- BANNERS ACROSS PUBLIC STREETS MATTER RE: AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN RAILWAY Co. GAS AND SEWER LINE CROSSINGS REQUEST RE: LOUD SPEAKER ON MAIN ST. - GRANTED THE CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY ]~ 1964 WERE PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. LEE THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THESE BUDGETS BE PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION ]9 of THE CItY CHARTER~ AND THAT THURSDAY~ APRIL 16~ 1964 AT 7:30 P. M. AT CITY HALL BE SET AS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID BUDGETS~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR IHPOSING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTA'IN~PRI:~VlLEGES WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR TWELVE MONTHS~ COHMENCING THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, ]964 AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL, 1965"~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MARCH ]6, 1964, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED F~m MR. CLAUDE JESSUP~ PRESIDENT OF THE C & A Bus COMPANY STATING THAT THE BUS COMPANY HAD BEEN SOLD TO MR. O. T. GRAVES AND REQUESTING TO BE RELIEVED OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATING THE BUS LINE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME. A COMMUNICATION WAS ALSO PRESENTED FROM HR. GRAVES REQUESTING OPERATING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL BUS SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOREGOING REQUESTS BE GRANTED AND THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO FORMULATE REGULATIONS TO BE INCORPORATED IN A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CITY STREETS FOR BUS OPERATION. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. SCRIBNER~ MR. PONTON~ HIMSELF~ THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY MANAGER TO THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOT'ION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO HAVE AMUSEMENT RIDES AT MCINTIRE PARK FROM APRIL ]TTH THROUGH THE 25TH AND THE FESTIVAL WAS DECLARED A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 9](E) OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. '~:A~,. A MOTION BY MR. LEE~, ~O~D'~D BY ~R. SCRIBNER~ THAT PERMISSION BE DENIED THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL COMMITTEE TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS THE PUBLIC STREETS WAS DEFEATED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: HR. LEE~ AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT AND MR. PONTON. A MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY ~R. PONTON THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL TO HANG BANNERS ACROSS PUBLIC STREETS SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ~ANAGER AND CHIEF OF POLICE, AND PROVIDED ADEQUATE LIABILITY INSURANCE IS FURNISHED WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. HOUNT~ AND MR. PONTON. NOES: MR. LEE AND HR. SCRIBNER. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT) THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR GAS LINE CROSSING ON JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AND SEWER LINE CROSSING AT MILE POST COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 6) 1964 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY) MR.'LEE, MR. MOUNT, MR. PONTON AND MR, SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MARCH 16, ]964 AND MARCH 26~ 1964 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. JOHN WOLFE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE A LOUD SPEAKER ON MAIN STREET ON APRIL 9~ 30, AND ]96~ IN CONNECTION WITH CLEAN UP FIX UP WEEK. ON NOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY