December 1
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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on December 1.
Events
- 1899 – The Daily Progress confirms that the Virginia Ice Company was purchased by the Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company [1]
- 1903 – A fire broke out a barn at Third and Jefferson Streets owned by Warner Woods. Fire crews contained the blaze from spreading to the nearby Catholic Church and a house belonging to a "Mrs. Gooch." Fire broke out a second time shortly after it was extinguished. [2]
- 1906 – C.D. Carter, Charlottesville's Superintendent of Water and Sewage, publishes a letter in the Daily Progress explaining why the existing infrastructure was over capacity. At the time, he said the city had a water supply capacity of 150 million gallons or about 150 days of supply. There was also a leak in a dam that meant the loss of 100,000 gallons a day. The purpose of the letter was to encourage voters to support a bond referendum. [3]
- 1926 – B.H. Brockley takes over as manager of the Monticello Hotel. [4]
- 1933 – City Manager Seth Burnley tells the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors he cannot accept their offer to become the County Executive at a $5,000 a year salary. [5]
- 2004 – Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopts Crozet Master Plan [6]
- 2020 – Hezedean Smith becomes Charlottesville fire chief [citation needed]
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References
- ↑ Web. Virginia Ice Company Sells, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1899, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1899 page 1.
- ↑ Web. Very Stubborn Fire Today, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1903, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1903 page 1.
- ↑ Web. Our Watger Plant is Overtaxed, C.D. Carter, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1906, retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Web. The Monticello is Under New Management, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1926, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1926 page 1.
- ↑ Web. Seth Burnley Decides to Remain as City Manager, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1933, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1933 page 1.
- ↑ Web. County of Albemarle, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Minutes, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Albemarle County, December 1, 2004, retrieved September 3, 2020.