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'Earoh 1~, 1916.
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<br /> A bill of Capt. D. D. Thomas, of the S~,~vation Army, to ~mount of $12.00, as a delegate
<br />to Lynchburg to the State Bos~vd of Charities ~r,d Corrections~ on motion, was allowed.
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<br /> A request was read from the Board of Health to be permitted to advertise for bids for the
<br />removal of n~ght soil from the Sixth and Seventh Wards, the contract for same expiring Septem-
<br />ber let, 1916,
<br /> On motion, the request was granted.
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<br /> A petition was received from the Chambers' Fire Co. calling attention to unsafe condition
<br />of the floors of its engine room a~d, on mc,mort, the petition wms referred to the Public Pro-
<br />perty & Schools Committee with power to act.
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<br /> A card of ths~r~s from the fs~.ily of the late Carey J. Hall, Keeper of Cemeteries, for sym-
<br />pathy in their late bereavement, was ordered to file.
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<br /> A notice Wa~ read from the Superintendent of Public Schools of the expiration on April 4th
<br />~f~ ~e.~$~.~!~of£ three members of the School Board as follows: D. W. Decker, Secof~i District; F.
<br />T. Brlggs, Second District; and J. F. Broughton, Third District.
<br /> On motion, the notice was referred to a Joint Session of the two branches for election
<br />of successors to fill the vacancies.
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<br /> A bill was presented from The W.-P. Cotton Floral-Co, to amount of $15.00, for a design
<br />and d~apery on account of the demth of Cagey J. Hall, Keeper of the- Cemeteries.
<br /> On motion, the bill was a!lcwed.
<br /> A certifie~ order was received from the Ci~cuit Court of the Cit~ of Pc~vt~mouth declaring
<br />that "the City Manager Plau of Government has been duly ~d legally s~iopted by the electors of
<br />the ~ity of Portsmouth, as follows:
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<br />~ Virginia:
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<br /> In the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, held on the 31st day of January, in the
<br />year 1916:
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<br />IN TRI ~TTER OF T~PETITION OF )
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<br />W. L. B~,~ETT AND OTHERS, ASKING )
<br />THAT AN ELECTION BE ORDERED FOR )
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<br />THE. PUP~oOSE OF CP~NGING TI~ FOR~
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<br />OF GOVEPJ.,U~Et~T OF THE CITY OF PORTS-)
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<br />)
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<br /> This Day came aoamn the petitioners, W. L. Bennet~ and other electors, equal in num-
<br />ber to at least twenty-,mve per cent of the persons qualified to vote at the last reEular pre-
<br />ceding June election for munioips~i officers for the City of Portsmouth, and it appearing to
<br />the Court that pursusmt to am order entered herein onthe 2?th day of September 1915, an~elec-
<br />tlon was duly held in the said city on the second d~y of November, 19i5~ for the purpose of
<br />determining whether the electors of s~id city would adopt the form of city government of said
<br />city, permitted under the act entitled, "au act to provide for a ch~uge ~n the form of govern-
<br />ment of cities h~w g a population of less than One Hund.ved Thousand, and of%o~m$, and to pro-
<br />vide in what manner such cities and towns mmy, ado~t Such form of govsr~ent~"'~ppro~ed
<br />i3th, 1~14, a~ described in said. act as Section ~c and desi.gn~ted as CiTY M~h~AGERPLAN,.wI~h
<br />sev~n councilmen, to be elected mt large, who shall serve without comp~a~.,E~-~i~ state-
<br />ment of said plau being as follows:
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<br />"Said Council shall possess all legislative power, have the duty of~ appointing a CiTY M~EA-
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<br />veto; he shall be the of Zicial head of t~he city~ With. the exception of those officers required
<br />by the Constitution to be elected by popule~v vote the members of ~h~ council sh~il be the.o~r~y
<br />elective ~
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<br /> ~The admlnistr~tive-and executive powers of the city, including and removal
<br />of officers and employees are vested ir, the C!T¥ ~&~I~AGER~ , of the
<br />council~ recommend~rs~sures for adoption, see that-the ordinances are: 7 exscut'ed, ~-ke
<br />report of the city's finaucial condition and future fmnancmal needs, and shall prepare, and ......
<br />submit, a tentative budget for the next ~isoal year, hold office at the pleasure of the council.
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<br /> "And it further appearing to the court that the said election was held in the manner
<br />quired by law, and by the Act'of the a, sqopr~
<br />aud mentioned above, and that in the holding of said election ~r, of
<br />of Beptember~ 19!5, was ~ully complied with; and it further ap~ court from the
<br />certificate of the returns cf s~d election, by the co~iss-ione~ ele~tion~t~'th~ oo~t,
<br />thmt mt smid election T~ H~dred ~d Ninety-five votes weze o~st for ~he smid 0I~EA~
<br />PL~ of ~ve=~e~t fo~ the City of Portsmouth, ~d thmt Three~dred ~d Five~~s~
<br />~inst it; ~d that ~he votes omst ~or m~jority
<br />ox the votes of the electors q~ltfi~d ~o c~t doth declare that
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<br /> "And nothing further appes~ring to be done ii is orde=ed mhat this cause be removed from
<br />the docket.
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