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Jauuarv 29th. 1960~ At a called meeting of the City Council~ held at 5:00'P.M., on January 29th, 1960, B. W. Baker, A. C. Bal~tlett, W.R. Breedlove, R. B. Seward, R. Irvine Smith, George R Walker, ~. E. Weiseman, A P Johnson,Jr., City1 Manager and J.S. Livesay,Jr., City Attorney. The following cull for the meeting ~as read: · "You are. requested to attend a called meeting of the City Council, in the Council Cham- ber, at 5:00 P.M., on Friday, January 29th~ 1968, to consider a petition to provide for the elimination of Demo cratic Primaries" By Order of the President." 60-28 The following petition was read: "To the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: We, the undersigned, qualified electors of this City~ respectfully.petition your Hon- orable Body to cause to be submitted to a vote the following qz~estion: 'SHOULD THE ORDINANCE, PRESENTED BY NAYORBAKER, AND3RF,/ECTED BY A~JORITYOF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ON T~E29th DAY 'DF. DECEmBER 1959, PRO- VIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF COUNCIL~ia_NIC PRINARIES'BE ADOPTED?' PETITIONERS' REASONS FOR THE~SAIDADOPTIONARE: 1. Would create amore progressive Government in our City byallowing full Participation by Federal employees and other citizens,-in all Councilmanic elections, regardless of party affiliation. ~. WOuld eliminate unnecessary expenditures inch/Ted hy the City-for Comlcilmenic Primary elections. Signed - Louis H. Keller, and numerous others." petition, was adopted. 1960, would be issued. Motion of Nr. Breed_love .to refer to the City Attorney to check the sufficiency of the without dissenting vote. The Ckair announced that a call for a special meeting of the Council on February 6th, 60--29- On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the question of the elec.tion of ~wo commissioners to the WestPortsmouth Mosquito Control District was placed on the agenda, and. by the following vo~e: Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman Nays: None Motion of Nr. Bmeedlove that the Council go into. the election of the two con~m~ssioners to the West Portsmouth Mosquito Control District, was adopted, withou~ dissenting vo~e. Mr. Smith nominated Dr. L.H. Denny Mr. Breedlove nominated E. B. Hilton, Jr. On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the nominations ,were closed. Vote being taken, Rt. Denny and Mr. Hilton were ur~nimously elected. On motion adjourned. City Clerk Approved - President.