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AND RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED IF PRACTICAL. A PETITION FROM MRS. ELWOOD BURGESS AT 909 ROCKLAND VENUE REQUESTING THAT THIS STREET BE IMPROVED WAS PRESENTED, AND ON MOTION BY MR. FORBES~ SECONDED PETITION RE: ROCKLAND AVENUE BY MR. DAVIS, THE CITY MANAGER WAS REQUESTED TO NOTIFY MRS. BURGESS OF THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL IN 1952 AND 1953 ON TH15 MATTER, AND INFORM HER THAT THE CIT IS STlll WILLING TO CARRY OUT THE OFFER MADE AT THAT TIME. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE ADVISABILITY OF ASSESSING PROPERTY OWNERS ON UNIMPROVED STREETS COMMITTEE APPOINTED RE: IMPROVING STREETS - FOR THE COST OF IMPROVING- THESE STREETS SO TtiAT THEY COULD BE ACCEPTED INTO THE ASSESSING PROPERTY OWNERS CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MR. FORGES TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY MR. HILLS SECONDED BY MR. GAVIS~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILLS MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY BOARD OF ASSESSORS RECOMMENDING PRICES TO BE PAID FOR CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND NEAR WASHINGTON PARK WHICH ARE NEEDED BY THE CITY TO ENLARGE WASHINGTON PARK AND TO EXTEND MADISON AVENUE TO PRESTON AVENUE MATTER RE: PROPERTIES NEAR WASHINGTON PARK WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE SECONDED BY MR. HILLS THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO OFFER THESE PROPERTY OWNERS THE PRICE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS FOR THE PROPERTY,AND IN THE EVENT THE OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMES THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES BY EMINENT DOMAIN. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. -- -- ~ -------------- ----- 5°~ ~ ~ _ ~ __-.-- ~..~ VLERK _`~-PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 7, 1955 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS MR. FORBES~ MR. HILL, MR., MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR, MICHIE SECONDED BY I°1R. DAVIS, THREE (3J COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FOR C, C. YOUELL ON ROSE HILL DRIVE. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REQUESTING SOME RELIEF ON THE TAXES PAID ON THE PROPERTY ON PARK STREET FOR THE YEAR 1954 REQUEST RE: 1954 TAXES FROM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY A.ND REPORT. ON MOTION BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. HILLS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APPROPRIATION RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $919.55 8E ANO THE SAME IS UTILITIES IN GREEN VALLEY SUBDIVISION HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY~S SHARE OF THE COST OF UTILITIES IN „GREEN VALLEY SUBDIVISION„, REQUESTED BY CENTRAL VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM NICK SAKELL REQUESTING UTILITIES REQUEST - UTILITIES IN ST. GEORGE AVE. IN ST. GEORGE AVENUE. A MOTION BY MR. FORGES, SECONDED BY I'IR. DAVIS THAT POSTPONED. ACTION ON THIS REQUEST BE POSTPONED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A PETITION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON WINE CIRCLE REQUESTING REQUEST - WINE CL