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August 8th, 1961 At a regular meeting of the City Council~ held on August 8th~ 1961, there were present: R.~Irvine Smith, C. S. Atkinson, Jack P. Barnes, W. T..Leary, George R. Walker, H. E. Weiseman, A. P~.J0hnson~ Jr., City,Mana,ger,.and J. S. Livesay, Jr., City Attorney The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr~ Walker. Minutes of regular meeting held on July 25th, 1961 and special meeting of July 31st, were read and approved. The following reports from the City Manager were read: 61-219 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This is a resolution of respect no the late Councilman Raymond B. Seward." On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote~ "WHEREAS, in His infinite wisdom Almighty God has called unto Him Raymond Blair Seward, who served as a member of this Council and as Vice Mayor at the time of his death, giving of his time and talents in conducting the affairs of this City and its citizens; and WHEREAS, in addition to his aforesaid offices in the government of this City, Raymond Blair Seward rendered great service to this City and his fellow citizens by active and fait~hfut participation in numerous religious, civic and fraternal organizations; and WHEREAS, the community has suffered a great loss in the passing of Raymond Blair Seward and has joined with his family, friends and associates in mournzng his death and in recognizing the worth of his accomplishments. NOW: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the sympathy of this body, acting for the citizens of this City, be and hereby is extended to the family of the late Raymond Blair Seward. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that ~hese~resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Council and that a copy thereof be forwarded by the City Clerk to the family of the deceased~" 61-220 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This amends the ward lines for Tyler and Washington Wards to allow the Port Norfolk Elementary School to be used as a voting~place~f6r Precinct One of Washington Ward. It also changes the precinct lines for Washington Ward due to the large number of voters in the First Precinct. This has been requested by the Electoral Board co more nearly equalize the voters in the two precincts. Motion of Mr Weiseman to approve the following ordinance on first reading was adopted, without dissenting vote. "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-16, 1-18, AND PARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION 1-20 OF THE CODE OF TIlE CITY OFPORTSMOUTH, ~IRGINIA, 1951, AS ~AIENDED, SO AS TO TRANSFER A PORTION OF TYLER WARD TO WASHINGTON WARD AND TO GHAaNGE THE AREAS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PRECINCTS OF WASHINGTON WARD, AS THEREIN DESCRIBED." 61-221 - "t submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This amends the location of the voting places for the Second Precinct of Rarrison Ward and the two precincts in Washington Ward. The Recreation Building at Dale Field has been abandoned as a recreation center and has been moved into a building in Dale Romes. The Electoral Board is requesting the voting place for the Second Precinct of Rarrison Ward be established in the new Recreation Center. This also makes the Broad Street Fire Station the voting place for the Second Precinct and the new Port Norfolk Elementary School the voting place for the First Precinct of Washington Ward. These changes have been requested by the Electoral Board." dissenting vote. On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, withou "AN ORDINANCE TO AP~ND SECTION 1-21 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO TRANSFER THE VOTING PLACES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND PRECINCTS OF WASHINGTON WARD AND TIlE SECOND PHEC%NCT OF HARRISON WARD, AS THEREIN SPECIFIED." 61-222 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it he placed on first reading. This is the changing of street names as recommended by the Planning Commission. In arriving at these recommended changes, the following basic principles were adopted by the Planning Commission: 1. Continuity: In most cases a continuous street was changed to one name.