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<br />December ES, 1914.
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<br /> In accordance with the following "call" therefor,
<br />City Council was set for this date:
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<br />a Joint Session of the two branches of
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Dec. El, 1914.
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<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a' Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
<br />for Tuesday, December BEnd, at $ o'clock P. M., to consider:
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<br /> "F~rst. The Budget for the year 1915, to be presented by the Joint Finance Committee.
<br /> "Second. A recommendation of the Joint Finance Committee concerning temporary loans to
<br />the City.
<br /> "Immediately following the Joint Session, the Board of Aldermen will meet in SPecial
<br />session to consider such items in the Budget and such other matters as may have been adopted in
<br />said Joint Session.
<br /> "Also to take up for consideration the report of the Joint Finance Commit'tee, which
<br />was not concurred in by the Board at its regular meeting December 15th.
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<br /> "And following the meeting _of the Board of Aldermen, the Common Council will meet to
<br />consider a report of the Joint Almshouse Committee, adopted by the Board of Aldermen at its meet-
<br />ing December i5th.
<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "~. H. Davis, President B. of A.
<br /> "C. H. Herbert, Vice-President Common Council."
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<br /> But a quorum not appearing within half an hour after the time fixed for the meeting,
<br />those present agreed to attend a meeting to be called for Tuesday, December Egth, at the usual
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<br />Dscember zg, 1914.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council December Zgth there were present:
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<br />Messre--M. B. Langho~n~, W. E. F~ournoy, E. L. Barlow, Lorenzo Car~, C. No Markham, S. Cleburne Browne,
<br /> J. H. Branch, T. F. ~hite, E. S. Burgess, M. T. Cain,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, Jos. S. Moore, C. E. Hutchins,
<br /> J. Byron Whitehurst, S. B. Laylor, H. C. Reynolds, Earl H. Wright,
<br /> Grover C. Wright, Robt. L. Moore, B. S. See, ~1.
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<br />The Vice-President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br /> The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Dec. ES, 1914.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "There was no quorum at the meeting of the Councils called for last evening
<br />December EEnd, but those present decided to request you to attend a meeting for Tuesday, Decem-
<br />ber E~th, at ?:ZO P. M., to consider the Budget and the other matters proposed~for consideration,
<br />of which matters you have already been heretofore notified.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "L. P. Slater, City Clerk."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, the Chair suggested that the body go into a Committee of the
<br />whole to consider the matters recommended for adoption by the Joint Finance Committee and having
<br />so considered them, tha~ they arise and report to their respective bodies.
<br /> On motion, the suggestion of the Chair was adopted.
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<br /> The Chair then named %~
<br /> ~r. Flou~noy to preside over the Committee of the whole and ~aca~ed
<br />the Chair.
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<br />Mr. Hanvey moved to have the Budget read and acted on by Departments.
<br />Mr. Langhorne moved to amend, that the whole Budget be read first and
<br /> The amendment by Mr. Langhorne was adopted.
<br /> Then the Budget was read.
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<br />then by sections.
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<br />HOn. tCommon Council--Board cf..Aide,men.
<br /> Gentlemen:- Your Joint Finance Committee presents
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<br />herewith for your adoption the Budget for 1915 and in so doing desire to say that they have spent
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<br />mucD time and have taken much p~ins to make it acceptable to you and to the several committees.
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<br /> While your Committee have not seen their way clea~ to recgmmend the full amounts requested
<br />for the several City Departments and, in.some cases, all of which it was desired even by?~s to
<br />recommend~ we have put down all that it is believed the funds of the City coula besuv; for it must
<br />be borne in mind constantly that appropriations should be made out of anticipated receipts only,
<br />as you can not give more than you receive.
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