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October 5, 19i5.
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<br />was necessary for the Council to approve the same, and he wished to m~ve that the Council so
<br />prove and that the Clex~ ~ertify the approval.
<br /> There being no objection, he then so moved and tP~ motion was adopted.
<br /> M~. Barlow said that he wished to bring up a ~atter not specified in the "call," which was
<br />to allow the Police Justice the privilege Of ~the ft~ to explain his position in regard to a
<br />rumo~ going at large that he had vacated his seat in the Poli6e Court to argue a matter in which
<br />he was personally interested, and that the acting Justice as well as himself had received pay
<br />for that day'~s eervice~
<br /> On motion, theCom~cil took a recess of five minutes to hear from the Police Justice in
<br />the matter.
<br /> Mr. Thomas, the Police Justice, then explained his position, seemingly to the satisfaction
<br /> of the bodies.
<br /> M~. Oorbitt stated also that before adjournment, he wished to extend an invitation to the
<br />Council from the ladies of the Portsmouth Public Library Association, to visit the Library and
<br />partake of some refreshments there.
<br /> The invitation was accepted.
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<br />And, on motion, the body ad~uurne .
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<br />October 5, 1~1~.
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<br />At a special meeting of the Oommo~ Counc~l...~ 0ctobe~ 5th there were present:
<br /> Mess=s-~. C. C0rbitt. Pre~ident~ 0. M. Herbert, Vi~e-President, J. M. Branch,~T. F. ~it~, 'E. S. 'Burgess: M. T. Cain,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, Joe. S. Moore, 0. E. Hutch~ne, ~. EA '~lli~gs,
<br /> E. L. Flemming, B. B. Laylcr, B~ T. Montague, Jr., Earl.H. Wright,
<br /> ~over C~-~.~ight, Rob't. L. Moore, l~.
<br /> Absent-~J. By~on-Wh~tehurst, H. C. Reynolds, W. D. Mo~gan~ ~. B. Houghton,
<br /> F. P. Baldwin, B. ~ ~ee~ 6.
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<br /> The following directions for the speoial meeting were .read:
<br /> (See records of Joint Session
<br />of this date, Common Council book, page
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<br /> The "call" having been read,.Mz. ~nellings said he wou~d as~. a ~sp~n~io~ of the ?~les in
<br />order to go into an election to f~ll a Vacancy on~ the body ~rom mne rhira ~a~ra, caused cy
<br />moval of Mr. J. Byron ~nitehurst therefrom,.because, he said, a vote might be n~eded to renew
<br />the ~otes and ma~e new notes, as specified mn .th? "call," and that the nominee zor that
<br />who ~as present, could qualify for the coming vo~e.
<br /> The =uies were suspended. He then nominated ~&r. I. Martin Leavitt to fill said vacancy
<br />and,-there being no ~ther nominations, he was elected and by the following vote:
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<br /> For--Oorbitt, Herbert, B~anch, ~hite, Burgess, Cain~ Hanvey, Moore (Joe.
<br /> · ' ~ · (Earl H. ),
<br /> Hutch~ns, Snellxn~s, Flemm~ng, Laylgr, Mon,a~ue, ~ight
<br /> wright (G~over O~), Moore (Robt. L.), lS.
<br /> Nays-~None.
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<br />Mr. Leavitt then qualified before the Cle_rk.and took his seat in the body.
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<br />.Then the following matters specified in the "call" were taken up;
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<br /> ~iret. .The renewal of notes to amount of $~?,~00. falling due in October, 1915.
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<br /> The following resolution was adopted for the renewal of such notes:
<br /> - R~OLVED, That the
<br />Treasurer~be, and he is hereby~ authorized to renew notes in The Merchants & Farmers Bank, The
<br />Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater, and ~he First National Bank of Port~mouth, to amount
<br />of Fift~-eeven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars($5?,BOO~00), falling due in Octooer, 1~15~ said
<br />amount to be repaid from revenues of t~e City for the current year.
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<br /> ~ad by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--9orbitt, H~ert, Branch, ~hit~, Burgess, Cain,
<br /> Harvey, Moore (Jos. S.), Hutchins, ~Snell'~gs, Leavitt, ~lemmmng~ L~yl°r,
<br /> Montague, Wright (~arl M. ), Nright (G=ove~~ C.), Moore ~Ro~t. L.), 17.
<br /> ~econd. The making of notes to amount of $~0,000. for Current Expenses and $10,000. fo=
<br />~eheol Expenses for the month of ~eptember, l~lB.
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<br /> And the following resolutions were adopted authorizing said borrowing:
<br /> RE~OLV~D, That
<br />the T~ea~urer be~ and he is hereby, authorized to m~ke notes in The Merchants & Farmers B~k,
<br />The Be~k of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater. and The First National Bank of Por.tsmouth, to
<br />amountof Twenty Thousand Dollars ($EO,OO0.00), to meet Current E~pen~s for th$ momth of Bep-
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