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R. C, P, December 26, 1916. l~]~er eupon, Mr. nations, he was · . H. Dashiell w~s nominated for the position and there being no other nomi- elected a~d by the following vote: Ay~s--Dashiell, Hsmvey~' Herbert ~ Morgan, ~orris, Ps, frith, '6. On m~t~io~, adJour~ed~ January At a sDecia~~ meeting of the City Council January 2nd there Nessrs--Oscie DashieIl, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,- Jno. A. N~rris, ~. D. ~orga~ 5- The £ollow!ng directions were rea~l for the speciml meeting: ~- ,Ports~outh,~Va., "M~. L. P. Slater, were present: December 30,~t916. "City Clerk, City. "De~r Sir:~ "You will please call m special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday, January 2nd~ at 7:30 P~ ~1., for the f~llowing purposes: "First, To meet with the 9ity N~a~.~ger,"who is expected to be here on that dmte, and for & confezence with him a~d the Cmty Ofmmcers. "Second. To con, er with the School Board concerning the issue of bonds for~public school buildings. "J. T. Hanvey~, President." The "call" h~ving been read-, the City Eanager whY'had arrived on this date and was pre- sent mt the meeting, w~s introduced ~o th~ several City O£fioers and a very inter~sting con- ference was held. Second; To confer with-the School~Board concerning the iesue of bond~ for public school buildings. ~esiden~ B~iggs, of the School Board, ~eing present, the privilege of the floor w~s granted to him mhd he mmde m stat&ment with regard to funds needed to erect the school bnildings. A .communicmtion was read from the School Board giving in detail the ~mount which will be ~eded to construct~ the new ~gh S~hool ~lding mhd the ootor~ School building. After some ~scussion of the ~ter, Er. ~shielt moved that the Council muthorize ~S~B~ot ~d ~o m~e m~ conSrmct for the High School ~il~ mhd thmt the ~pp~opriation ~e~ ~or ~e colored StOol building be referred ~o~h~D~p~tm~nt of Finance, ~d thmt the ~cnool ~d co~e~ with s~id Dep~rtm~t on the que~tl&~ ~ ~-~ - T~ m~$ion ~s mdop~ed by the ~ollo~ng vote: Ayes--~shiell, g~vey, H~bert, Norris,~ Eor~ 5. O~ion of ~. Norris, ~jo~ned ~o meem Sm~dmy, January 6th, 7:30 P. ~., to hear the ~epo~t of the Fin~ce Depmr~ent on the achool question.