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R. C, P. December ~, 1917 At a special meeting of the City council December ~th there were present: Mesers--T. A. Bunting, E. P. Claud, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, W. H. Culpepper, Carroll D. Deans, Earl H. Wright, Also the City Manager. The following directions were read for the special meeting: "Mr. L. P. Slater, "Portsmouth, Va., December 3, 1917. "City Clerk, City. "Dear Sir:-- "You will please call m special meeting of the City Council for Tuesdmy, December 4~h, at ?:30 o'clock P. M., to consider the Budget of 1918 for its first r~ding. "Very truly, "J. T. Hanvey, President." The "call, having been read, on motion, it w~e ordered that the Budget be readin detail. Whereupon, Mr. Herbert, Ch~irm~n of the Fiz~nce Depmrtment read the Budget. Er. Bunting moved that this reading be considered the first reading of the Budget and that copies of it be made for each member of the Council, the City ~nager, and the City Clerk. With regard to pmy of the City Collector, Mr. Claud moved to amend by substituting a salary of $3,0OO.OO per year. The amendment w~s adopted. At this point, Er. Herbert moved that before the next meeting o[ the Council notices be posted thmt applicmtions'for the offices of~ City Clerk & Auditor, City Collector, City Attorney, High Constable mnd Justices of the Peace must be filed with the City Clerk by next Tuesday~ 5 o'clock P. M., on bla~ks on hand, the election of said Officers to be on the l~th of December. Also, that smid notice be inserted in the papers, stating the office, smlmry, term of office, &c. The motion was adopted. Several appli~tions for Justices of the Peace were received, ~d the Clerk was instracted to acknowledge receipt of e~me and send printed mpplio~tions mo them for the positione. On motion, ~djourned.