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X96 <br />AUGUST 22, 1956 <br />TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL <br />CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA- <br />GENTLEMEN: <br />YOUR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE REQUEST OF THE C & A BUS COMPANY <br />FOR A RATE INCREASE HAS STUDIED THE MATTER AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE RATES <br />BE FIXED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 4, 1956, AS FOLLOWS; <br />REGULAR FARES - <br />15¢ STRAIGHT OR 4 TOKENS FOR 50¢ (12z¢EACH~. <br />REPORT RE: RATE INCREASE <br />iN BUS FARES APPROVED. SCHOOL FARES - <br />10¢ STRAIGHT OR 2 TICKETS FOR 15¢ ~721~ EACH . <br />WE FEEL THAT THE ABOVE RATES WILL ENABLE THE-BUS COMPANY TO MAKE A <br />THEIR <br />REASONABLE PROFIT ON~REGULAR AND SCHOOL BU5 OPERATIONS. <br />WE AL5O RECOMMEND THAT THE C 8c A BE PERMITTED TO DISCONTINUE BUS <br />SERVICE IN THE PARK STREET AREA SINCE THEIR RECORDS SHOW THAT AN AVERAGE <br />OF ONLY ABOUT ONE PASSENGER PER TRIP IS BEING CARRIED ON THIS ROUTE. <br />WE ALSO APPROVE OF THE MINOR CHANGES REQUESTED IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE <br />LOCUST AVENUE AND GRADY AVENUE BUSES. <br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, <br />W. R. HILL ~SIGNED~ <br />R. M. DAVIS SIGNED <br />AIM BOWEN SIGNED <br />ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOREGOING REPORT WA5 <br />UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. <br />ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. <br />CLERK <br />PRESIDENT <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 4, 1956 <br />THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE. ON MOTION BY <br />MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, MR. COLEMAN WAS ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. <br />THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE WAS PRESENTED: <br />VIRGINIA:- <br />COUNCILMEN QUALIFIED <br />CERTIFICATE OF <br />QUALIFICATION <br />COUNCILMEN WEINBERG, DAVIS <br />AND COLEMAN <br />IN THE CLERK's OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT <br />OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE ON MONDAY, <br />AUGUST 6TH, A. D., 1956 <br />SOL B. WEINBERG, R. MARSHALL DAVIS ANo <br />A. CLAYTON COLEMAN WHO, ON THE 12TH DAY <br />OF JUNE, 1956, BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS <br />OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WERE DULY <br />ELECTED COUNCILMEN OF SAID CITY FOR THE <br />TERM OF OFFICE OF FOUR YEARS COMMENCING <br />SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1956, ON THIS THE SIXTH DAY OF <br />AUGUST, 1956, PERSONALLY APPEARED IN THE CLERK'S <br />OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND QUALIFIED AS SUCH <br />COUNCILMEN UPON TAKING AND SUBSCRIBING THE OATH <br />OF OFFICE PRESCRIBED BY LAW. <br />TESTE:- C. E. MORAN, CLERK <br />A COPY-TESTE:- <br />C. E. MORANSIGNED}, CLERK <br />ON MOTION 8Y MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, MR. DAVIS WAS ELECTED <br />MR, DAVIS ELECTED <br />PRESIDENT OF PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, <br />COUNCIL <br />MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. (MR. DAVIS NOT VOTIN G <br />