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322 COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 2, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. ;iCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT; NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JANUARY 2O, 1959 AND JANUARY 27, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. GEORGE GILMER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST DENIED RE: MR. PAUL J. BLOCHtS REQUEST TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION AT SEVENTH AND PERMIT TO OPERATE GASOLINE FILLING STATION - PAUL ..J. BLOCH E. MARKET STREETS. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE PRESENT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT BE REFUSED BECAUSE DRIVEWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WOULD ENCROACH ON PROPERTY CLAIMED BY THE CITY FOR STREETS, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. SCRIBNER, AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. (MR. DAVIS AND MR. MICHIE NOT VOTING . THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED, AND ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: WIDENING WELLFORD STREET TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ADOPTED CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN; FEBRUARY 2, 1959 THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT WELLFORD STREET BE WIDENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY MANAGER AT THE LAST MEETING. THE COST, INCLUDING UTILITIES, IS APPROXIMATELY $35,000.00. STREET COMMITTEE SOL B. WEINBERG ~SIGNED~ A. C. COLEMAN SIGNED JIM BOWEN SIGNED A COMMUNICATION FROM DR. FRANK D. DANIEL REQUESTING A CHANGE IN THE ZONING MATTER RE: CHANGE IN ZONING LIMITS REFERRED TO LIMITS ON TAYLOR STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND PLANNING COMM. RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: APPROPRIATION - UTILITIES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DRU I D AV ENU E THAT $5,676,40 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY~S SHARE OF THE COST OF UTILITIES IN DRUID AVENUE. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. J. EARL BARNETT REQUESTING THAT GRACE STREET, REQUEST RE: GRACE STREET REFERRED TO STREET COMM. BETWEEN WARD AVENUE AND MOORE AVENUE, BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENTS OF MRS. JOHN G. WAIL, MR. E. R. SLAUGHTER, APPOINTMENTS TO RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MADE BY MAYOR AND MRg.H. L. STANLEY TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS, EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1961. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLVED THAT, WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL, RESOLUTION RE: JOHN S. BATTLE, JR. WISH TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE TO JOHN S. BATTLE, JR. AS ATTORNEY FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD, HE HAS REPRESENTED CHARLOTTESVILLE BEFORE THE COURTS WITH A DIGNITY AND SINCERITY THAT HAS COMMANDED RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR HIM AND FOR OUR CITY. HIS EFFORTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESERVE AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS FROM THE CITIZENS OF ,CHARLOTTESVILLE.