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202 September 1, ~2~ At a special ~eeting of the City Co~u~tl September let mt g p. _m.,~ there were pre~en%: Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. ~ Mayo, J. Alde~ ~s~,. R. The meeti~ ~s called ~o o=d~= By~e Glerk, Who presented the oaths of office of L. White, ~. G. ~nford, ~ Ar~ The following #tail" was read for the meeting: ."Portsmouth~ Va~, August Mr. L,. C. Brinson, City Clerk, Pot tsmeuth, Va. Dear Sir :-- Please earl a meeting of the ~ity Council for Wednesday, September 1st, at g .eteloek p. m., for organization and saeh other ~usimess as may properly some before the body. Very trmly youms, Arthur Mayo L. G. White Stewart J. C. D~nfo~d J. Alden Oast Vernon A. Brooks E. W~ Maupin, Jr." The Clerk called for no~in~tions for temporary-Ghairmam. J. Alden Oas~ nomi~ted L. G. ~ite, who was elects& The ~ir~ s~ed ~hat ~e e~ee~n of a P~esiden~ ~or the nex~ ~, ~. Ste~ ~mi~ed Ver~n Brooks. ~. ~ nemi~te~ L. G. uI~ ~ ~able ~ serv~ ~d~:~q~sted that his ~me be with~. ~. ~ wi~ew hxs ~m~a~ion of ~. ~ite. There bei~ no other nom~tio~, two yea~s was in order. White, who stated th~ Brooks was elected and by the following vote: Ayes-- Dumford, Naupin, Mayo, Oast, Stewart, White, 6. (Nm. Brooks excused from voting) .~The Clerk was then i~strueted te oas~ th~ unamimous vote of,the Council for Mr. Brooks as P~eSident,' wh/ch.was'd~nJ.' ' .~.~N~. ~White ~mina~ed J, Alden Oast ~or vice-President for the term of two yesms, that~it Womld. be impossible for ~m ~e se~e ~d asked tha~ his ~ be~with~a~. ~e~eu~n, ~. ~ite wI~ew the n~e ef ~. Oas~.~d nom~ted~.R. Stewart. be~ ~ ether ~m~t~, ~. Stew~t w~s elected, ~'by ~he. foll~ ~ote. A~e~- ~ooks, ~ford, Maup~, ~yo, Ossa, White, '6. (~. Stew~t excused from voting) w~ ~cted ~o , which was done. who stated There the ~m~imous vete of the Couneli for Mm..Stewart as On m~tion, adjourned.