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136 AUGUST 1, 1955 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS~ MR. FORBES~ MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. HILL. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 15, 1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. E, O, MCCUE~ JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED A CHANGE iN THE MATTER RE: ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGE ZONING ORDINANCE SO AS TO PERMIT HIS CLIENTS MRS. BESSIE E, SMITHS TO BUILD A NURSING HOME ON E, MARKET STREET WITHOUT THE USUAL FIFTY FEET SIDEVARD REQUIREMENTS. THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION, ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS COUNTY WATER APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FOR: H, L, SETTLE EVANS M, LEAKE WILLARD DRIVE RUTLEDGE A COMMUNICATION FROM STAINBACK & SCRIBNER~ ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS FOR THE MILLER MATTER RE: SIDEWALKS ON MAIN AND FOURTH STS. AND BROADS BUILDING REQUESTING PERMISSION TO INSTALL COLORED SIDEWALKS ON MAIN AND FOURTW STREETS AT THE NEW MILLER AND BROADS BUILDING WAS PRESENTED. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE REQUEST THAT HE SECURE ADDITIONAL: INFORMATION ON THE MATTER AND AGAIN PRESENT IT TO THE COUNCIL. MR. DAV15 STATED THAT HE FELT THAT THE CONTRACTOR AND ARCHITECTS FOR THE MILLER MATTER RE: PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION - MILLER & BROADS BUILDING AND BROADS BUILDING SHOULD BE ADVISED BY THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NECESSARY THAT ALL POSSIBLE STEPS BE TAKEN TO EXPEDITE THE RE-OPENING OF FOURTH STREETS AND ALSO, REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL BE INFORMED OF THE APPROXIMATE TIME THE STREET COULD BE REOPENED, SO THAT THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS COULD BE ADVISED ACCORDINGLY. HE SO MOVED BUT HiS MOTION DID NOT RECEIVE A SECONDS SINCE THE OTHER COUNCILMEN FELT THAT THE CONTRACTOR WAS CARRYING OUT THE WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, THEY INSTRUCTED THE CITY MANAGER TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK ON MEADE AVENUE BE CONSTRUCTED PETITION RE: SIDEWALKS ON MEADE AVENUE ON THE EAST SIDE RATHER THAN THE WEST SIDE WAS PRESENTED. THE COUNCIL VIEWED MEADE AVENUE TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF TREES WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE DESTROYED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PETITION. ON MOTION BY MR, DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR, FURBES~ THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHOR12E0 TO LOCATE THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE SO AS TO DESTROY AS FEW TREES AS POSSIBLE. A COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. HENDERSAN HEYWARD REQUESTING THAT BAKER BAKER AND NORTH BAKER STREETS ACCEPTED INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM AND NORTH BAKER STREETS IN PINECREST SUBDOVISION BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. THE STREET COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THESE STREETS HAD BEEN COMPLETED TU MEET THE CITY~S SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE ACCEPTED. ON MOTION BY MR, DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR, MICHIE, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE RESIDENTS OF ST. CLAIR~AVENUE BETWEEN POPLAR PORTION OF ST. CLAiR ACCEPTED INTO CITY STREET SYSTEM ANO HAZEL STREETS HAD DEPOSITED $600.00 WITH THE CiTY~ WHICH IS THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED BY THE CITY TO BE THE COST OF GRADING AND PLACING STONE ON THIS PORTION OF ST. CLAIR AVENUES AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. FORBES~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR, FORBES~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS RESOLUTION CARRIED OVER: UTILITIES IN PINECREST SUBDIVISION. OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $4458.90 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY~S