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6 EtVFORGED. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE MERCHANTS WOULD BE CONTACTED TO SEE IF THEY WERE Itd FAVOR OF CONTINUING THIS PROGRAM. CN l+IOTION BY MR. TEBELL~ SECONDED 8Y MR. WElNBERG~ THE FOLLOWING COUNTY COUNTY WATER APPLtCAT10N5 WATER APPLICATIOIIS WERE APPROVED: MR. CURTIS L• REYNOLDS BEL AIR MR. R08~RT H. KEENE BEL AIR THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING Z21~000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE ANU IIiSTeLLATION APPROPRIATION: INSTALLATION b PURCHASE PARKING METERS OF PARKING METERS WHICN WAS OFFERED AT 7HE MEETING OF THE COUNCILS HELD ON ~dOVEr48ER 2, 1953, WAS ADOPTED 3Y Ti1E FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ~AVIS~ MR. FORBES~ MR. HILLS MR. 7EBELL AND MR. WEINBERG• NOES: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $5,219.58 FOR WATERS GAS AND SEWER LINES WHICH APPROP RIATION: WATERS GAS AND SERER LINES WAS OFFERED AT 7HE ldEE71NG OF THE rGOUNCIL~ HELD ON NOVEMBER 2~ 1953, WAS ADOPTED 8Y THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. GAVIS~ MR,. FORBES~ MR. HILLS MR. TEBELL AND MR, WEINBERG• NOES: NONE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED BY THE ELECTION COMMITTEE: NOVEMBER 9, 1953 REPORT: ELECTION COMMITTEE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARL07TESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: YOUR COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND 01~ THE MATTER OF cLEC710Ns WHICH WAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BY THE ELECTORAL BOARD ON JULY 20~ 1953 WISI~ES TO REPORT AS FOLLOWSX THE REGISTRARS MR. ROTHWELL~ HAS ADVISED US THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS !r3 EACH OF THE CITY~S FOUR WARDS: FIRST WARD 2662 SECOND WARD 1647 TI-I1 RD WARD 1298 FOURTH WARD 2791 ALTERNATE ~ 1 ALTERNATE (12 WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THE STATE CODE PROVIDES THAT THERE MUST tvOT 3E MORE ?HAN 1501 VOTERS IN ANY ONE PRECINCT AND THAT VOTERS MUST BE INTERPRETED TU MEAN "REGISTERED VOTERS" AND NOT ACTUAL VOTERS. ~N VIEW OF THE FOREGOING IT IS OBVIOUS THAT SOME CHAtJGES IdUST 8E MADE IN OUR PRESENT ELECTION PRECINCTS ANO YOUR CO`tMtTTEE SUGGESTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATES: ~1. 7HE FIRSTS SECOND AND FOURTH WARDS COULD BE DIVIDED {NTO TNO VOTING PRECINCTS EACH. 7HE FIRST WARD COULD BE DIVIDED 8Y THE C & 0 RAILROAD WITH THE VOTERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RAILROAD VOTING AT CLARK SCHOOLS AND THE VOTERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAILROAD VOTING AT THE SAME PLACE THEY NOW VOTE (THE OLD ARMORY). 7HE DIVISION OF THE SECOND AND FOURTH WARDS HOWEVER PRESENTS A MORE DIFFICULT PR08LEM IN THE FORfd OF SA7lSFACTORY~ PERMANENT VOTING PLACES. THE SECOND WARD SHOULD PROBABLY BE DIVIDED BY AN EAST'" NEST LINE SOUTH OF RUGBY AVENUE WITH THE VOTING PLACE SOUTH OF THIS LINE AT THE LANE HIGH SCHOOL. A VOTING PLACE NORTH OF THIS LINE MIGHT BE ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTY~S MC~IJTIRE SCHOOL BUILDING. MR. PAUL GALE ADVISED THAT THIS MIGHT BE WORKED OUT PROVIDED OF COURSE THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AGREED 70 THE BUILDING BEING USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS, HOWEVER i5 THE ONLY BUILUiWG IN THIS AREA SUITABLE FOR SUCH AN OCCASION. THE FOURTH WARD COULD BE DIVIDED BY THE EgST-WEST C lr C RAILROAB TRACK. THE VOTERS TO THE NORTH WOULD STILL USE VENABLE SCHOOL. ON THE SOUTH SIDE A VOTING PLACE MIGHT BE PLACED AT THE ALUMNI HALL ON EMMETT STREET. MR. MRC LUCKS ALUMNI SECRETARY HAS ADVISED US THAT THIS l~11GHT BE WORKED OUT, HONEVER~ HIS BOARD WOULD HAVE TO PASS ON THE MATTER. AS WE VIEW THE SITUATION THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE PERMANENT VOTING PLACE IN THIS AREA. IF THIS SOLUTION IS USED IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PRESENT PROBLEM HOWEVER ANY MATERIALS FUTURE GROWTH MILL AGAItJ PRESENT THE SAME PROBLEM. i~2• A SPECIAL ACT APPLICABLE TO THE ,'ITY COULD BE ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE US FROM THE PROVISION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF VOTERS tN EACH PRECINCT TU 1501. AND ALSO LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ELECTION OFFICIALS WHICN CAN BE APPOINTED TO WORK AT EACH PRECINCT. A SUCH ACT WOULD ENABLE US TO KEEP THE SAME VOTING PLACES WE NON NAVE A61D WOULD ENABLE US TO OPERATE TWO OR MORE VOTING DESKS IN EACH OF THE LARGER WAROS~ AND THE NUMBER OF OFFICIALS NEEDED WOULD -- -~~~ ~~+ .'.•t ra~Ct~nCt/nA1 nC TYC FI C('T/~~AI ~n~WA_