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LOT BE METERED AS 50.ON AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT TILE "ETERS dE INSTALLED IN THE REMAINING LOTS AFTER CHRISTMAS Wks 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, 17 14AS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED: THAT ::ON. HENRY B. GORDON AND STATE SENATOR E. 0. MCCUE, JR., BE REQUESTED TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND URGE THE PASSAGE CF, A SPECIAL MATTER RE: VOTING ACT WHICH WOULD BE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO RELEASE THE CITY OF PASSAGE OF ACT URGED CHARLOTTESVILLE FROM THE REQUIREMEN]S OF SEC. 24-45, COUE OF VIRGINIA, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH SEPARATE ELECTION DISTRICTS IN EACH WARD SO TiiAT THERE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN CNE 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 ttORE SETS OF OFFICIALS OR COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AT EACH POLLING PLACE SO THAT THE QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTING AT SUCH POLLING PLACE `r! ILA. BE ABLE TO CAST THEIR VOTES i'ORE EXPEDITIOUSLY. THE HOUSING COMMITTEE MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A HOUSING REFERENDUM, AFTER A VERY LENGTMY DISCUSSION, A NATION WAS MADE BY MR. DAVIS. SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, AND UNANIMOUSLY AUOPTED 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 REFERE6CE TO A HOUSING REFERENDUM, THE MAYOR APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING: MR. JOHN S. BATTLE, JR., MR. JAS. 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� 014 MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERCp, THE COUNCIL VOTED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION aY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: Mn. DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. THE CITY. MANAGER ADVISED THE CCUNCIL THAT THE Houses DN LONG STREET, WHICH ARE OWNED JOINTLY BY T(4E CITY, STATE AND BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, COULD NOW MATTER RE: HOUSES BE OFFERED FOR SALE AND TEAT THE STATE HAD ADVISED Hitt THAT THE BUILDINGS ON LONG STREET — READY FOR SALE MUST BE SOLD BY SEALED BIDS. HE STATED THAT IN' H I S OPINION THIS WAS 1ICT THE PROPER WAY TO SELL THESE HOUcES. A "10TION ay MR. TE3CLL, SECONDED EY MR. DAVIS, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONFER WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTtIENT ANP TO ARRANGE THE FEST POSSIBLE METHOD FOR DISPOSAL OF THESE ROUSES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, ON MOTION THE MEETING AUJOURNED• • - � A L �--- E )'\� 'R�' PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER — DECEMBER 21, 1953 THE COUNCIL DIET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH fHE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WE:INBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 1953 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. A. A. SUTLER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMI5510N TO REPLACE