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14 CCUNC IL CHAINBER - NOVEMBER 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 MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 19, 1953 AND OCTOBER 22, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED, MR. F. R. EASTON, 904 ALTAVISTA AVENUE, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE GAS TO HEAT HIS HOME. MR. EASTON EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE IN POOR HEALTH, AND THAT HIS DOCTOR HAD ADVISED HIM TO USE GAS !TEAT, IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT OIL. FUMES WOULD HAVE ON REQUEST FOR USE OF GAS HEAT - GRANTED TO THE CHILDREN. DR. McGAVOCK WAS CONTACTED,AND HE STATED THAT OIL FUMES WOULD F. R. EASTON DEFINITELY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH OF THESE CHILDREN. A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, TO GRANT AN EXCEPTION TO THE REGULATION AND ALLOW THIS CONNECTION DUE TO THE STATEMENT MADE BY DR. MCGAVOCK WAS VOTED ON AS FOLLOWS: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND h"R. WEINBERG. NOES: MR. FORBES. A PETITION WAS RECEIVED REQUESTING THAT COLORED POLICEWOMEN BE EMPLOYED TO PROTECT CHILDREN GOING TO JEFFERSON AND BURLEY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY AT FOURTH AND WEST (MAIN STREETS AND AT ROSE HILL DRIVE AND "RESTON AVENUE. THE PETITION PRESENTED RE: POLICEWOMEN AT JEFFERSON CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT REGULAR POLICEMEN, WHO WERE EXPERIENCED AND BURLEY SCHOOLS IN HANDLING TRAFFIC, WERE STATIONED AT THESE CORNERS, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT ADVISE HAVING POLICEWOMEN AT THESE INTERSECTIONS DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CITY MANAGER WAS REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PETITION AND ADVISE THE PETITIONERS WHAT WAS BEING DONE AT THESE INTERSECTIONS. THE CITY MANDGER SUBFAIT'TED A REPORT FROM THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA MUNICIPALITIES RELATIVE TO POLICIES FOLLOWED IN OTHER. CITIES REGARDING THE COST OF SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES. A MOTION BY MR. FORBES, SECONDED MAFTER RE: SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY MR. DAVIS THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE TO STUDY AND REPORT ADVISABILITY OF ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY SIDEWALKS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN FRONT OF UNWILLING PROPERTY OWNERS AND REQUIRE SAID PROPERTY OWN:RS TO PAY THEIR PROPORTIONATE PART OF THE COST OF THE SIDEWALK, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED THE CITY MANAGER, MR. JOHN S.-ATTLF, JR., MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. A COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD STATING THAT THE STATE LIBRARY HAD INCREASED THEIR ALLOCATION BY $1,070.00 FOR THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, AND REQUESTED THAT AN APPROPRIATION OF THIS AMOUNT BE MADE TO THE LIBRARY. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: APPROP. LIBRARY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $1,070.00 HE AND THE SAME IS HEREil`r' APPROPf'IATED TO SUPPLEI:TENT THE BUDGET FOR THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORE- GOING REQUEST. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $90,000.00 TO SUPPLEI^,ENT THE RECEIPTS APPROP. SUPPLEMENT - CONSTRUCTION FILTER PLANT FROM THE BOND SALE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FILTER PLANT, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, HELD ON OCTOBER 19, 1953, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: 11R. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SFCONDED ��Y MP. 41 .1^!BERG, THE FOLLOWING