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59 _1 _J PETITION RE: OXFORD RD. COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS ST. COMM. REPORT RE: ti'lAYSIDE PLACE REPORT RE: 5 I DEWALK t`10NT 1 CELLO AVENUE. COUNCIL CHAt46ER - JULY 6, 1954 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. UAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. HILL• THE tdINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 21, 1954 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF OXFORD ROAD BETWEEN RUGBY ROAD AND WELLFORD STREET REQUESTING THAT THE CROWN OF~OXFGRD ROAD BE LOWERED ANO THE STREET RESURFACED. A MOTION BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS THAT THIS REQUEST BE DENIED UNLESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD AGREE TO THE WIDENING OF THIS STREET IN WHICH CASE FURTHER STUDY WOULD BE NEEDEO~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION_BY t"tR. TEBELL SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FOR: L. G. SHELTON JOEL M. COCHRAN t'IEADOWBROOK HEIGHTS W. CAIRN HEIGHTS ON ttOT10N BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMfdITTEE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: JULY 2, 1954 WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THt PETITION OF MR. R. E. TOMLIN OF 1850 WAYSIDE PLACE REQUESTING THAT THE PORTION OF WAYSIDE PLACE (AVENUE SET ASIDE FOR A ~~TURN AROUND~~ OPPOSITE LOT #15 BE ABANDONED, ANU REPORT AS FOLLOWS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE LAND OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR FORTY FOOT STRIP NEEDED FOR THE STREET SHOULD BE CLOSED, AND IN WHICH EVENT WOULD REVERT TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS. THE CLOSING OF THIS PORTION OF THE STREET WILL ENABLE T'HE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSTRUCT CURB AND GUTTER IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY WHICH WILL CARRY .SURFACE WATER TO THE STORM DRAIN. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~e.~~E.~BQw~~_~ R~_~,iS~t~~l_ THE COtdfdITTEE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE REQUEST FOR A SIDEWALK IN THE 900 BLOCK OF P'IONTICELLO AVENUE REPORTED A5 FOLLOWS: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: JULY 2, 1954 WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE CITY CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MONTICELLD AVENUE IN THE 900 BLOCK AND RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE DONEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS SIDEWALK AT THE VITY~S EXPENSE CAN BE JUSTIFIED, IN OUR OPINION, SINCE THE CHILDREN SOUTH OF t''tONTICELLO AVENUE GATHER IN THIS BLOCK TO CROSS THE STREET AT A PLACE WHERE PROTECTION IS PROVIDED BY A POLICEWOMXN. THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THIS SIDEWALK IN THIS BLOCK WILL AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00• WE ALSO FEEL THAT A SIDEWALK SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED, AT THE CITY~S EXPENSE, ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF h10NTIGELLO AVENUE, FROM TUFTON AVENUE TO ALTAVISTA AVENUE. THIS SIDEWALK, IF CONSTRUCTED, ALONG WITH THE ONE PREVIOUSLY CON5TRUCTED BY THE CITY, FROM THE SCHOOL 70 CHURCH STREET, WOULD PROVIDE A WALKWAY ALONG TH15 HIGHWAY TO SCHOOL. THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THIS SECTION OF THE SIDEWALK WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $4000.00• RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~QIr~W F..LN&~SS~~.515~~. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.