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i4 CCUMC IL CHA(`iBER - tJOVEMQER 2, 1953 THE COUhJCiL MET IN REGULAR SE5SION ON TH15 DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR. ~AVI$, MR. FDRBES, h1R. GILL, MR. TEBELL AND ('1R. WEINBERG. /iBSENT: ('BONE. THE hi1NUTE5 OF THE MEETINGS OF QCTOBER 19, 1953 AND OCTOBER 22, 1953 WERE READ ANU APPROVED. ("(R. F. R. EASTON, 9O4 ALTAVISTA HVEPJUE, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE GAS TO HEAT HIS HOh1E. MR. EASTON EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE IN POOR HEALTH, AND TIiA,T HIS DOCTOR HAD ADVISED HIM TO USE GAS HEAT, if' POSSIBLE, BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT OIL. FUF4ES WOULD E1AVE ON REi~UEST FOR USE OF GAS HEAT - GRAhJTED TO THE CHILDREN. DR. (~1CGAVOCK WAS CONTACTED,AND HE 5TATED THAT OIL FUtdES WOULD F. R. EATON DEFINITELY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH OF THESE CHILDREN. A Iri0TI0N BY ~"IR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. ~AVIS~ TO GRANT AtJ EXCEPTION TO THE REGULATION AND ALLOW THIS COtJNECTION DUE TO THE STATEMERlT MADE BY DR. MCGAVOCK WAS VOTED ON AS F"OLLOWS: AYES: iiR. ~AVIS, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND ('1R. 4(EINBERG. (`10E$: P4R. FGRBES. A PETITION WAS RECEIVED REQUESTING THAT COLGRED POLICEWOMEN BE EUPLOYED TO PROTECT CHILDREN) GUING TO JEFFERSON AND QURLEY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY AT FOURTH AND GJEST ~`(AIN STREETS AND AT nOSE (-(ILL DRI\[E AND nRESTON AVENUE. THE PETITION PRESENTED F'tE; PCLICEWOFdEN AT JEFFERSON CFTY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT REGULAR POLICEMEN WHO WERE EXPERIENCED AND BURLEY SCHOOLS IN HANDLtN6 TRAFFIC, WERE STATIONED AT THESE CORNERS, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT ADVISE HAVING POLICEWOME'hJ AT THESE INTERSECTIONS DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE rITY MANAGER WAS REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PETITION AND AD`JISE THE PETITIONERS WHAT WAS BEINv--' DONE AT TIdESE INTERSECTIONS. THE CITY MAhxGER SUBt.i I T'TED A REPORT FRGh1 THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA MUN I C I PAI_ I T F ES RELATIVE TO POLICIES FOLLOWED IhJ OT HE P. CITIES REGARDING THE COST OF SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF P;:IVATE PROPERTIES. ii tdOTtON BY MR, FORBES, SECONDED MATTER RE: SIDEWALKS CDtdt•11TTEE APPOINTED BY MR. i7AVIS THAT THE ('1AYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY AfJD REPORT ON THE TO STUDY AFJD REPORT ADVISABILITY OF ADOPTING Aid ORDINANCE WHEREfiY SIDEWALKS WvULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN FRONT OF UNb11LLING PROPERTY OWNERS AND RE~jUIRE SAID PROPERTY O'rJN;RS TO PAY THEIR PROPORTIONATE PART OF THE COST r~F THE SIDEWALK, WAS UNANIMOU5LY ADOPTED. THE (QAYDR APPOINTED THE CITY MANAGER, MR. JOHN S. pATTLF, JR., (iR. TEBELL AND MR. WE 1 NBERG TO SERVE GhJ TH 1 S C'?t•1tdITTEE. A CUMPgUNICATION W.4S RECEIVED FF2Gtd THE LIBRARY QOARZD STATIFJG THAT THE STATE LIBRAF.Y HAD INCREASED THEIR ALLOCATION BY $1, 070. C0 FUR THE PRESENT F 1 SCAL YEAR, AND RE?UCSTED THAT AfJ APP RGPR I A1' I ON OF THIS At.10UNT BE b1ADE TO THE LIBRARY. ON tdOTION BY ('1R. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. ~AV15, THE FOLLOWING RESOI_UT1ON WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: +~PPkUP. LIBRARY QE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT 1,070.00 EiE AFJD THE SAFdE IS HEREi1Y APPRGPRIATED TO SUPPLEtaEFJT THE BUDGET FOR THE PRESEtJ"F FISCAL YEAR IN ACCORDANCE 'W'ITH THE FORE- GOING REQUEST. THE RESOLUTION APPfZOPRIATING $90,~UO.CG TO SUPPLEPIENT THE RECEIPTS APPROP. SUPPLEMENT - CONSTRUCTION FILTER PLANT FP.OM TtiE BUND SALE FiiR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FILTEP. PLARIT, WFiICN WAS OFFERED AT THE hAEETING OF THE COUNCIL, HELD ON OCTOBER 19, 1953, WAS ADOPTED BY T11E FOLLO!>JING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: ('1R. ~AVIS, MR. FORBE$, MFt. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND P1R. i1(E 1 PaBERG. ~''+OES: ('yONE. ON RiOTiON BY h1R, TEEIELL, SECONDED F1Y P?f?. 41~.ItlBERG, THE FOLL.O'dfNG