BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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1.45 • inquiry as to when the sewer line could re installed, City Manamer Blom ,r advised thnt' the .:ork could be done at any time. City Clerk re•^.d eommunic-tion from Mr. Herold Davies making an offer of 'purchase k®f and s^le of portion of Lot 6, Bloc'c 3, Diller Addition in exchcnqe for property directly adjoining Lot 6 on the northwest side less ten foot strip i running on Pennsylve,nia. Avenue and also less that portion to be used for Hamilton Street extension by the city. He set a price of $500 for an ex- change price. Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, I that the m9tter be referred -to the City Manager for investigation and i report at the next meeting. Motion p � passed unanimously. City Clerk Dodge read communication from Dorothy Roberts asking the Council to '1 al ow her to continue her dancing school at 22.1 Hudson Street which is in violation of the zoning ordinance. Mayor Hilton advised that a complaint had been received against this school being allowed to continue. Council- man Britschgi expressed the opinion that until the identity of the complain- ant was revealed, he was not willing; to accept the fact that a complaint had been made. He stated the Council had previously agreed to alloy; the school to o7erate until six months after the .^ares unless a comnlaint was received. Councilmen Fletcher and Anderson concurred in this opinion, i further st^ting that they were of the opinion that violations of ordi- nances should be overlooked ::• hen in the good of the community. Mayor Hilton, Councilmen Armstrong and Granger, however, were of the opinion that the ordinance should be upheld and if the ordinance were obsolete it should I be amended. Councilman Granger suggested that the wording of the ordinance be changed so thr,t ad oininp property owners r,ould be notified of any such activity carried on in a r,,,iven r.rea; in other words, the s,�me procedure follo:red as is folloced in rP^oning proceedings. Mr. Gerald L. Bedbury appeared in beh^1f of Mrs. Roberts being allowed to continue her school on the grounds that she be considered a musician. Councilman Britsohgi moved, seconded by Councilman F1.etoher, that the City Manager and City Attorney • be instructed to prepare an amendment to the ordinance a.lonm the lines sug- :*Psted and present it rt the next meeting• of the Council. Under the .question, Councilman Armstrcnr asked if it .,.,ere the intent to amend the ordinryr_ce to -flow drrcinm in the first residential district to mhich Council- m^n Britscngi replied that he intended the ordinance t.o be clarified so ' that cultural r.ctivities would be allowed to continue. It was the general consensus of the Council thet such activities Mould not be 1-1lowed in the first residential Cres unless a.nrroved by adjoini.nm property ovrnPrS. The motion rased un,.nimously. ' Councilmen ;rmstrnn,- moved, sec^nded by Councilman Fletcher, that action on the Dorothy Roberts' dancing school be withheld until the Council reaches a, decision on the advisability of amending the ordinance. Motion passed unr�nin, ous l y . Councilman Fletcher moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that affidavit of .r • publication of ordinance -mending Ordinance No. 523 mrrntinr�, to Ross H. Chamcerlain, Ltd. an ec.se•rent a.croee r portion of Chestnut Btreet be filed.