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<br />taken up and read:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Beward, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-: Ba~er, BaTtle,t, NB~e~dl'ov6, Seward, S~it~, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />60-151 - The following ordin~nce,-pl~C~ o~ £irs~ reading at last meeting, was
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<br />Planning Commission to fill the vacancy created by th~resign~ion '~T George ~. Parker,
<br />dissenting vote.
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<br /> Mr. Smith nominated C. S. Atkinson.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Seward, nominatie~'we~ulbsed-
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951,
<br />BY'ADDING THERETO'A NE~ CHAPTER T~ BE NUMBERED 18.1 CONSISTING OF SECTIONS
<br />1~.1-1 THROUGH 1S.i-i~ TO ESTABLISH A~B¥STE~OF MUNICIPAL COURTS AND PROVIDE
<br />PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES THEREFOR"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Smith, said ordinance was adopted, add by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays :, None -
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<br /> 60-153 - Motion of ~r. Bartlett to go into the election of a member of the
<br /> was adopted, without
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<br />Vote being taken, Mr. A~kihson was elected a~d by the following vo~e:
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<br />Mr. Walker, who moved
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<br /> ~ye~f B~Eer,~ Bartlet't~, B~6e~ove,TM S~war~,' Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 60-155 - The following resolution, 6oncerning the schools, was presented by
<br /> its adoption:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the langu~g6, th~'int~nt and t~ i~teTpretatiOn and the
<br /> application of the statutes of the Commonwealth of Virginia and of the City
<br /> of PortsmDutH, ~av~ ilwa~ u~tfl~ ~eca~tly :~e~n considered ~eet ~ind proper for
<br /> the operation and govermuent of its system of free public education, s~d for
<br /> Lnsurin~ the polifiical iDd~p6n~ence ~f i't~ 'Tr. ustees, and'~foD ~roviding such
<br /> Board with all necessary power zo prosecute its duty ~o provide the best ~du-
<br /> cation D~ssible within ~he mea~s ~tTts~di~osal, and
<br /> W~S, sudh~ lahguage, intehi3 ~n~ application oT th6 s~a~u~es
<br />has remain relativel-y ~nch~n~ed~gt'the locaI Leve~ ~ntfl'recentl7-, such.statu~es
<br />being deemed sufficient and necessary in order that pro~essional educators could
<br />accomplish ~keir most~ i~ortan~ ~T~Bio~ ~i~h~t O~tsfde enc~br~nces and restric-
<br />tions and
<br /> W~S, this po'lidy of~ non-interventioh'kas b~en jealously guarded
<br />a~ the local level by the school administration and such policy respected by the
<br />City Council which ~s exerci ~i%sl~o~y 'la~f~ respbh~ibili'ty'Tor the appropriation
<br />of public funds, and
<br /> ~S, ~a~y recent decisions.?6f~th~U.S~. Supreme Court and our S~a~e
<br />Co~t have established the fact, a~ least in the presen~ thi~&ng of the CourtsLhave
<br />established t~e fact~ ~at l~a~t ~i~hB pres~ th~i~kT~ of the Courts, that require-
<br />menss, regulations, and other impediments superi~Uos~'d upon the School Boards in no
<br />way reduce the scope and degree of its power or the responsibility of that separate
<br />political entity, and
<br /> ~REAS, in contras~ to the observance of the letter and intent :Of
<br /> the statutes"~.~,local' ~eve~l, ~6k~oo? ~t~?f~e~ ~' way ~ Ric~ond ~d Wash-
<br /> inguon has recently provided ~ny channels {h~U ~hidhl~dIftical pressure and inter-
<br /> ference can be a~d have been applied, and many superfluous requirements and regula-
<br /> tions imposed, involving ~c~mprbmisfng p~acti6ally every duty, power, and respon-
<br /> sibility of the local school board, and
<br /> ~R~S, practioally withou~ exemption, such superimposed requirements
<br />a~d regulations have been artfully intertwined with matching Sta~e and/or Federal
<br />funds, thereby~ in this age of greed~ insuring acceptance and compliance with these
<br /> impositions a~ E~e local~'ieveI 'in ~der tha~ we may ~ecei~6 'our share of the funds'
<br /> and
<br /> W~AS, down thru the years and generations our teachers have been
<br /> accepted and lbved as members Of a~ hon6red ~professio~;~'~ch of infinite v~tue
<br /> society~ ~ach~being of individual s~ature, and worth like other professional men
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<br /> wage groups, and
<br /> ~S, Professional educators hgve in the last decade allowed their
<br /> excellent education as~oci~ti~ ~o b~ organiz~ and o~ated as national labor unions,
<br /> setting up wage scales, lobbying a5 both szaze a~d federal levels, organizxng drives
<br /> zo i~luence legislation a~ ~ .effec.t elections ~d. general%y engaging ~n political
<br /> ~ction, using ~s stock-in-trade norths ability t~-deny material things such as coal,
<br /> steel, or even enzertai~ent, but the speczr~ of poorly educated children, causing a
<br /> costly ~pire.~ ~.b~it.t .on~ the-ba~k~ .of the-one~ all--impo~tant necessity, good class-
<br /> room teachers~, and
<br /> ~R~S, mo.recapi~l~te, the ~above noted f~ilure ~o abide by the letter
<br /> and intent of ~e la~, the above noted potitieal interfer~ce thru chapels from Rich-
<br /> mond and Washington, and the a~v~ noted political interference by the organizations
<br /> of the teachi~ ~fession,. have serious'ly effected the future'of the public school
<br /> syssems of this City, State,-and the ~atio~-and ~ve exerted a deteriorating influence
<br /> on its efficiency and independence ~hich can not be longer tolerated~ therefore
<br /> BE IT ~SOL~D, First, that the Council of th~ City of Port~ou%~ does
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