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to LOT BE METERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT T"E METERS dE INSTALLED IN THE REMAINING LOTS AFTER CHRISTMAS W'AS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: MR. HILL. UPON MOTION BY MR. FORBES, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED: THAT BION. HENRY B. CORUON AND STATE SEWATOR E. 0. MCCVE, JR., BE REQUESTED TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND URGE THE PASSAGE OF, A SPECIAL MATTER RE: VOTING ACT WHICH WOULU BE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO RELEASE THE CITY OF PASSAGE OF ACT URGED CHARLOTTESVILLE FROM THE REQUIREMEWIS OF SEC. 24-45, CODE OF VIRGINIA, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH SEPARATE ELECTION DISTRICTS IN EACH WARD 30 T"AT THERE SHALL NOT BE LENS THAN ONE SUCH DISTRICT FOR EVERY 1,000 VOTERS OR FRACTIONAL PART THEREOF ABOVE 500; AND THAT SUCH SPECIAL ACT SHALL ENABLE THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE PROPER AUTHORITIES APPOINTED BY LAW FOR THE PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR TWO OR MORE SETS OF OFFICIALS OR COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AT EACH POLLING PLACE SO THAT THE QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTING AT SUCH POLLING PLACE WIL, BE ABLE TO CAST THEIR VOTES "GRE EXPEDITIOUSLY. 0 THE HOUSING COMMITTEE MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A HOUSING REFERENDUM. AFTER A VERY LENGTWY DISCUSSION, A !LOTION WAS MADE BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THAT THE HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETS MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE WITH COUNCIL RE: HOUSING REFERENDUM COUNCIL AT THE MEETING ON JANUARY 18, 1954, WITH REFERENCE TO A HOUSING REFERENDUM. THE MAYOR APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING: MR. .:OHN S. BATTLE, JR., MR. .}AS. E. BOWEN, JR., MR. FORNES, MR. WEINBERG AND HIMSELF. THE MAYOR REQUESTED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE TO SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY. MR. FIFE APPOINTED MR. RAYMOND V. LONG AND MR. LOUIE SCRIBNER./ ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBER9, THE COUNCIL VOTED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR, FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL ANO MR. WEINBERG. TOES: NONE. THE CITY, MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE HOUSES ON LONG STREET, WHICH ARE OWNED JOINTLY BY THE CITY, STATE AND BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, COULD WOW MATTER RE: HOUSES BE OFFERED FOR SALE AND T"AT THE STATE NAD ADVISED HIM THAT THE 3UtLOINGS ON LONG STREET — READY FOR SALE MUST BE SOLD BY SEALED BIDS, HE STATED THAT IU HIS OPINION T"IS HAS NOT THE PROPER WAY TO SELL THESE HOUSES. A "10TION S`1 MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONFER WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ANP TO ARRANGE THE GEST POSSIBLE METH00 FOR DISPOSAL OF THESE HOUSES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. IIl.J.L�L� OL PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 21, 1953 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. A. A. BUTLER AUDRESSEO THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO REPLACE