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November ~7tb T. Snell, for building intersection of High and Court Streets be removed to. a more suitable location~ and WHEREAS, It is t~e opinion o,f Austin R. Davis C~mp #4,U.S.W.v. ~:' ~- "~h~t t~e increaser t~ff~c~," ~u~ t~ the g~w~ o'f~opuia~ion the City and County ~d'the apparent growth 'in the future, makes She removal or'this monument more necessary~ and WHEREAS, J'ust~re6~n~l~y a ~sitlhg motorist car~ied~away a la,ge portion of the s~'e'el_fe~oe with considerable~dam~em~O his machine. This could have been a larg~ truck, with ~erio~s 7damage-to the monument, or fatal result's'~o the oocup~ntmsi ~e do not b~lieve that the most popqla~ and conE~:{~d intersection- ~n our city ~hould be permitted to maintain such a serious hazard both to the general motorists and certainly to the free action of' our fire department on a 'hurry call~ and WHEREAS, We believe the City government would welQom~ ~he oppor- tunity itc finance t~i~ operation a.~d mo~ ~Q the Cit,y Park, the monument, the'exac~ site'to receive the apprc~a2.0f ~ committee selected by any organization who feels concerned regarding its future preservation for posterity. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That we, the members of Austin R;Davis camp #~ ~{iteR ~pahish War Veterans, assembled in regular session held on November 19th, f945, with more than. no?mai attendance, de- sire to go on record am approving the proposal to move the Confed- erate Monument located a~ High and Oo~t Streets to a more suita- ble location in the City Park.'~ On motion referred to ~he Planning and Z nihg _Oo~mission. 10th - "The following letter from the Veterana. of Foreign Wars, Luthe~r AdJutant,?0st' ~ll, has been' received &nd acknowledged, r~'iat'ive to the City's plan memorial auditorium: '"At a r~cent mee~ing:of'tbi~ post it was unanimously v6ted to endorse ~he-mov~e~t~for"a~Memoriat Auditorium recently promulDated for our City.. The need, both for g ~itab'le memorial ~o our war dead, and a large auditorium f~or the use of our citizenry, can well be met by thus comb.inlay ~e two in such a fi~e ~ui~ld-ing as has been outlined. '" If the Veterans of Foreign Wars membership can be Of any se?vice ~hatsosver in furthering this project we will be more than glad to co-operate to the fullest possible extent. We shall await any opportunity of.helping in this great and worthy undertaking. " On motion ordered filed. llth - "The League of Virginia Municipalities has adopted a program to 'be presented ~o the General Assembly, when~it convenes in ~9~6. It seems desirable that our Council should discuss these requests ~ud take necessary actio~ in o'rder that our representa- tives may be advised of the City's position.,~ "LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR 1946 ADOPTED BY OFFICIALS OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS AT THE ANNUAL'CONVENTION OF THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA MUNICIPALITIES, OCTOBER 22nd, 1945. 1. FINANCES. Consideration has been given ~o the need for additional revenues in the cities, towns and counties. The facts demonstrate an urgent need~for additional revenues in some form~ in· many of the municipalities~ durin~ _ the ~oostwar· ~oeriod ~n ..... o~d~ to meet large de- ferred maintenance demands and postwar capital outlays as~ well as for the purpose of financ- ing increasing local governmen, t Services demahded by the ci~ikens. Increased revenues ac- cruing to the Commonwealth during the war years have enabled the Sta~e to earmark adequate funds with ~hioh to pay off the,existing State debt, and to earmark fun~s for postwar public wor~ proJect~ without t~e issuance ~f~Stat~ bohdsl T~ localities, on the 'other hand, have not enjoyed increased revenues to the extent that it has been possible for them to follow the State's example, as much as many of them undoubtedly would have desired to so. The~eTore, these obligations are ~tiI1 66hfron~ing the ~unicipalities with the true value of rea~ estate. ~he chief source 'of local revenne, ~howing 1Lttle, if any. increase in'the-.pa-st 'd~ade s~n~C~- 193'~ I~ is fel~ tnat thzs s~tUation is of interest to the Oom- monwealth as well as t~ the local political subdivisions, and that a more equitable distri- bution of State and local revenues can be made withont distnrbing to any gr~at exten~ the principl~ of segregation, and without uAduly burdening the'Commonwealth. The following financial suggestions are made: A. Two-thirds of the profits of the beer~excise tax should be distributed to the counties, citie~ and towns on the same basis as~the ABC profits are now dis - tributed. B. The capital tax'pollcy of the Sta%e should be altered so that localities can ~ax certain tangible property other than ~nventories, now classified as "cap- ital", as tangible ~ersonal proper-ry. C.The State appropria~i0n for the support of public free schools should be in -