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<br />COUNC I L CFIAMBER - i"LARCH 5, 1956
<br />T HE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE. WIThI THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
<br />PRESENT: I`1R, DAMS, MP.• FORGES, MR, HILL, MP„ NICHIE AND I"1R. ~w•~EFNBERG. ABSEfdT: NOME.
<br />THE MINUTES OF ThiE MEETING OF FEBRUARYGC, 1956 WERE READ ANO APPROVED.
<br />COh1MANDER ~, M, CHRISTIE AD[?RESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A CLAIM FOR
<br />i~ATTER RE: WATER DAMAGES
<br />CDR. W, hl, CHRISTIE
<br />PETITION RE: ST. ~La1R
<br />AvE.
<br />COUNTY WATER COtdNECT10NS
<br />APPROVED
<br />WATER DAniAGES GAUSED BY A BURSTED WATER PIPE ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE CITY TURrJING
<br />OhJ HIS WATER THROUGH ERROR. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TC THE CITY I`1ArJAGER AND
<br />CITY ATTORNEY FOR DISPOSITION.
<br />A PETITION FROM SOME RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF ST, CLAIR AVENUE, BETWEEN
<br />POPLAR STREET AND E, HIGH STREET, REQUE571NG THAT ST, CLAIR AVENEJE BE LEFT OPEN
<br />WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMr4ISSION FOi; STUDY ANU RECOMrENDATION,
<br />UN MOTION By MF2, FORGES, SECONDED BY i'~1R, ~°JIC1-LIE, THE FOLLOWING CUCINTY WATER
<br />APPI_ICATICNS WERE APPROVED:
<br />MRS. S, R. DECKER
<br />DAVID L, THOMASSON
<br />CARL E. BARNETT (3~
<br />ROBERT L, COMLF'Y, .)R.
<br />BELAIR
<br />QUCKINGHAh1
<br />RUTLEDGE
<br />IIONTE VISTA AVENUE
<br />ON MOTION BY MR, I"11CHIE, SECONDED BY 11R, DAM S, A COUNTY SEWER CONNECTION
<br />COUNTY SEWER CONrJCCTION
<br />APPROVED
<br />LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE
<br />OFFERED AND CAPRIED
<br />OVER
<br />WAS APPROVED FOR ROE3ERT L, CONLFY, JR, OrJ MC'NTE VISTA AVENUE.
<br />AN URDFNANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR Ih1P0`_;ING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND
<br />TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILt_E
<br />FOR TWELVE h1UNTHS, GOh1ME NC I NG THE F I RST DAY OF f~1AY', 1956, AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH
<br />DAY OF APRIL, 1957" WAS OFFERED BY P•1R, I'IILL, SECONDED BY MR, FORGES, AND CARRIED
<br />OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION.
<br />A COMMUNICATION FROM THE NEI_SC'N COUNTY RURITAN CLUB WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING
<br />MATTER RE.: WRESTLING
<br />MATCHES IN NEW ARMORY
<br />PERMISSION TO STAGE TWO WRESTLING MATCHES UNDER ThIE CO-SPONSORSHIP OE THE
<br />MONTICELLO GUARD CLUB. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSICFl, A h10T10N BY MR, FORGES,
<br />SECONDED BY P1R, NICHIE THAT UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE: PROVJSIONS OF TITLL" 9,
<br />CHAPTER 4, CODE OF VIRGINIA, GOVERNING WRESTLING EXHIBITIONS THE NELSON COUFJTY
<br />RURITAN CLUB AMU i"jONTICEL.LO GUARD CLUB Bf. GRANTED PERMISSION TG STAGE TWO WRESTLING
<br />MATCHES IN THE NEW ARMORY, PROVIDED THAT ADEQUATE L.IABII_ITY INSURANCE IS
<br />OBTAINED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AT THESE EXHIBITIONS AND TF-InT THE EXHIBITIONS
<br />HAVE THE CONTINUING APPROVAL OF THF_ CITY P'IANAGER, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
<br />A PETITION FROM THE' RESIDENTS OF MEADOWBROOK HEIGHTS WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING
<br />(BATTER RE: EXTENSION
<br />I°JEADOWBROOK RD.
<br />SALARY - ELECTION
<br />OFFICIALS
<br />THE COUNCIL TO REVERSE THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RELATIVE TO EXTENDING
<br />MEADOWBROOK r'OAD. ON MOTION BY I'1 R„ NICHIE, SECONDED BY MR, HILL, THIS WAS REFERRED
<br />TG THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS OPINION AS TO THE GOUNCIL~S AIiTHORITY.
<br />ON MOTION BY MR, DAMS, SECONDED BY P''JR, I`11CNIE, THE SALARY OF ELECTION OFFICIALS
<br />WAS SET AT $12.50 PER DA1'.
<br />A PETITION FROM CARL. E, HARNETT REQUESTING THAT ST, .1AME5 CIP.CLE BE ACCEPTED
<br />PETITION RE:
<br />ST , JAMES C I RCl_E
<br />INTO T!:E CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS P.E.PERKED TO THE STREET COMrITTEE
<br />FOR INVESTIGATION AND RF.FORT.
<br />THE LICENSE TAX COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD MET AND CONSIDERED A
<br />MATTER RE: LICENSE
<br />TAX - TRADING STAMPS
<br />LICENSE TAX ON PERSONS SEt_LING OR OTHERWISE FURNISHING TRADING STAMPS TO THE
<br />RETAIL MERCHANTS AND RECOMMENDED A TAX OF' $500.00 ON EACH SUCH AGENT, A MOTION
<br />BY MR, HILL, SECONDED BY MR, DAMS THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION BE REJECTED, AND THAT A
<br />LICENSE TAX OF $1,000.CO PLUS 1~ OF GROSS SALES BE IMPOSED ON COMPANIES FURNISHING
<br />THESE STAMPS, AND A TAX OF $1,000.CO PLUS 1°~ OF PURCh1nSE5 BE IMPOSED ON EACH
<br />REDEr4PT10N STORE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR, DAM S, MR, FORGES,
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