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We feel thatlyou'would be better serving the public if you delivered to a larger 'area and that it is no~ fair to the rq$idents of the City of.Portsmouth-%o~have ~your services available to one section of the City and not to other sections. We would appreciate your consideration e£ this matter and will be looking forward to hearing from you in the near future. Signed Mrs. J T Chappe;1, Sec." The ~ity Manager explained that the American Railway Express Company was making deliveries in Cradock before annexation, but did not extend their service to the other areas recently annexed; and this same policy applies to recently annexed areas in Norfolk City. Motion of Mr. Smith that a proper resolution be prepared and presented to the City Council at its nex~ meeting, urging the AmericanRailway~Express Company to extend their service, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-60 - The following ~ettpr from t~e James. Hp~st Elementary School~Pa~ent-Teacher~ ASsociation, was read: "We, the members of James H~rst Parent Teachers Association would like to recommend to you that James Hurst School playground be retained as a playground center ~F your recreation department. This playground has been a .center of recreation ~or our children for several yearsI and has always been well attended. Children have been offered all types of, outdo$~ s~orSs and our schoot~ library has been open with an instructor in handicraft there during the morning hours. We have had two very capable and dependable directors. Mrs. Richard Rarrison, a faculty member of James Rumst S~hool, wDrks indoors with handicrafts duiTing the morning hours and supervises th~ wading pool on Aylwin Road in ~he after.cone Mrs. MacDonald Enre, n faculty member of Cradock High School and head basketball coach there directs the ~outdoor sports on the playground. We would appreciate any consider- ation you would give to this recommendation. Signed NLVS. Robert F Taylor, Cot. Sec." The City Manager stated that the City has no plan to discontinue the use of the playground at James Hurst School. Motion of Mr. Weiseman that the Manager so advise the James Hurst Elementary ~Parent Teachers Association, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-61 - The following communication from West Side Civic League, Westhaven Park Civic League, Rollingwood Civic' League and Modges M~nor Civic League, was read: '~It is respectfully requested this letter be read at the February 23, 1960 City Council meeting, and that it'b& made a part of the minutes of that meeting. ~ne four Civic Leagues namely: West Bide, WesthavenPark, Rollingwood and Rodges Manor, who circulated the petitions for:~he elimination.of Councilmanic primaries,-.p~$sented .the~p~i~ons ~o Mayor Baker with the request he deliver them to the prope? ~ity officials. A special City Council meeting was called February 6, 1960 to act upon said petitions. At this specis! session on February6., 1960, considerable comment was voiced by some councilmen as to ~no fur~ished the p~i~on~ advo~atin~ the elimination of Council- manic primaries. One councilman stated that Mayor Raker had instituted the move for the referendum. These present at this special meeting were~aeven cpunpilme$, four pity administrative officials, one police officer, two newspaper reporters, and ~en proponents'~or the elimination of councilmanic prima~ies. This was the sum total of all present at this special meeting. Those speaking for the~lmina~ion off%he Councilmanic primaries were: P.E. Wnukoski, Louis VJhitehead and Louis H~ Keller. Louis Keffer,$eprese~tingWest Side Civic Lea~e, stated Zhat Mayor Baker had prepared and introduced the ~dinance, and prepared the petitions for elimination of Council- manic.primaries at the reques~ of the four above mentioned CivicLeagues' Presidents. Since other petitions, i.e., the petition on cigarettes, have been.furnished qualified.~leeto~s at taxpayers' expense, it never occurred to ns that Mayor Baker would be chastised for. hav~ng_.obtained these,petitions ~s .Y9~ ~9~,~ayor Bake~ o£fe~ed.to ~e-imburse the City for the cost of printink the petitions. The ~our Ci~ ~eagues also offered to bear the costs. We feel that it is unfortunate that these Councilmen opposed ~o the eliminatiou of the primaries, would attempt .~oembarrass and imply ~isu~e of his offic. by the Mayor For the cost of printir~ the five~ hundred petitions we are inclosing a quoted price from two Portsmouth printing companies, one bid for seven dol!ar~ and fifty .cents ~($7.50) and one £or nine dollars ($9;00 statements attached. In lieu of not recei~]~ a statement ~rom the City Manager as we requested, we are inclosi: s check for ten dollars ($10.00). ~e trust this ~ill satisfy ~he concerned Councilmen. We regret that our request to Mayor Baker for the introduction of the ordinance and the preparation of the petitions for the elimination of Councilmanic Primar~ s subjected him co the unjust criticism at the February 6, 1960 special ~i%y.Council meeting .... ~igsed: Ollie F ~radshaw, Pres., ~esthaven Park Civi~c~Leag~ue Louis H Keller, Pres., West Bid9 Civic League Marvin L. Bailey, Pres., Rollingwood Civic League Guy~M. Gaski~l, Prgs.~ Rodges Manor Civic League." Motion of Mr. Breedlove to ~cknowledge and acpep~:the check. Eubstitu~e~ motiQn o~ Mr. ~eiseman that tie checkbe returned with the advice that, so far as the Council is co~c&r~ed, the matter is closed, was adopted, without ,dissenting vgte~. 60-6~ ~- Mr. Breedlove read s statement relative to the transit company problem, a copy of which is on file with the City'Cl~.TM ~ Mr. Smith asked that the conference on transit matters be set at an early date, at which time the Council would' discuss the last proposal submitted by the ~Portsmouth Transit Comp~ny~ 60-~3 - Motion of Mr. Smith that the City Manager study the re-establishment of the office of Sealer of ~eiEhts and Measures and-make a.report to the Council, as soon a s possible, was adopted, without dissenting vote.