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14 RESOLVED: THAT THE CITY ATTGRNEY BE AND HE HEREBY IS AUTHORI2F.D AND INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED BY PROPER LEGAL RESOLUTION RE: ~UEEN CHARLOTTE HOTEL BLDG. ACTION TO REQUIRE THE OWNER OF THE ~UEEN CHARLOTTE HOTEL BUILDING TO DEMOLISH IT SINCE IT IS THE VIEW OF THE COUNCIL THAT ITS CONTINUED EXISTENCE CONSTITUTES A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. FORBES,THAT THE CITY MATTER RE' CONDITION BUILDING INSPECTOR BE REQUESTED TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL A OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY WRITTEN REPORT CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF ALL CITY OWNED PROPERTY, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MUTTON THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK RESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 4, 1955 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG• ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF MARCH 21, 1955, MARCH 23, 1955 AND MARCN 28, 1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. LANDON BIRGKHEAD APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE CITY REPAIR A HOLE IN HARMON AVENUE, CAUSED BY A BREAK IN MATTER RE: HOLE IN THE DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE STREET. THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT X~ICE HARMON AVENUE - CITY MGR. REQUESTED TO REPA i R 7PX~~ItJ[XRlX HARMON AVENUE a4~Ef7FXt~X)CI(iXXX,~GXXX?I)6X1S,7plEXXX~9X HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM. ON MOTION BV MR. MICHIE, SECONDE4 BY MR. HILL, THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED 70 HAVE THIS HOLE REPAIRED, Bl1T SUCH WORK SHALL IN NG WAY BE CONSTRUED AS AN ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY OF ANY AK)f)CIXO(l. PART OF HARMON AVENUE INTO THE C iTY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. A COMMUNiCATfON WA5 RECEIVED FROM THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE .JUNIOR CHAMBER EXEMPT REQUESTING EXEhIPT10N FROM THE CITY LICENSE TAX ON THEIR LIGHT BULB SALE FROM LICENSE TAX ON LIGHT BULB SALE TO BE HELD hPRIL 16-20, 1955. A MOTION BY I'TR. FORGES, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THAT THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BE EXEMPT FROM THE LICENSE TAX ON THE LIGHT BULB SALE, UNDER SECTION $5 D OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $3,500.0 FOR A SHELTER AT THE MEADE AVENUE PLAYGROUND, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD APPROPRIATION ~ SHELTER ~'~EADE AVENUE PLAYGROUND ON MARCH 21, 1955, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR, HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. WHEREAS THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AN AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE- GRANT AGREEMENT ALBEMARLE AIRPORT, DESIGNATED AS PROJECT NUMBER 9-44-016-3U1, WHICH HAS AIRPORT BEEN EXECUTED BY THE ACTING REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION, AND ITS CONTENTS WERE EXPLAINED AND FULLY DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED: