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R~ C. P. <br /> <br />Bop%ember I, 1914. <br /> <br />For Short Term: <br /> <br />For First Ward: W. E. Flournoy. <br />Second Ward: Lorenzo Cart. <br />Third Ward: M. M. Adamsj <br />Fourth Ward: C. N. MarkhAm. <br />Fifth Ward: L. H. Davis. <br />Sixth Ward: W. G. Bagwell. <br /> <br /> There was some discussion over the qUestio? as to whether the members of the Board from <br />the Sixth and Seventh Wards should both serve for the long term or short term, or one of them <br />for the long and the other for the short tsrm; but finally, it was determined to have one from <br />said Wards to serve for the long term and the other for the short term, subject to correction <br />of such terms in accordance with opinion of the City Attorney thereon. <br /> The~refore, the two Aldermen from these Wards drew for the long and the short term~ with <br />result as shown above. <br /> <br />On motion, adjourned <br /> <br />to go into Joi~t <br /> <br />SesSion with the Common-Council. <br /> <br />September 1, 1914. <br /> <br />At a Joint Session of the two branche~s of CitT Co~$~cil September 1st, there were present: <br /> <br />Messrs-~L..H. Davis,'C.'N. Markham,. M. B: Langhorne, E: L. Bariow, <br /> Lorenzo Cart, M. M. Adams, 'L. Prlvett~ J. H. ~ilson~ <br /> .8. Cleburne Browne, W. G. Bagwell, .Henry Pile, ~J.. <br /> L. B. Plu.r~.er, T. F. White,. E. S. Burgess, M. T. Gain, <br /> W. ~O. Corbltt, C. H. Herbert, Jos._ S. Moore, .J. Byron Whitehurst, <br /> H. L. Flemming, $. B. Laylor, S. T. Montage. e, Jr., H. C. Reynolds, <br /> Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, Grover C. l~zight, F. P. Baldwin, <br /> R. L. Moore, 28. <br /> <br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding. <br /> <br /> The following directions for the <br />September 1, 1914, Page 68). <br /> <br />Joint <br /> <br />Session ~ere read: <br /> <br />(See Records Board of Aldermen <br /> <br /> The first matter taken up was the filling of the vacancy on the School Board from Fifth <br />Ward. <br /> Mr. W. R. M~Gehee was nominated for the Position, and there being no other nominations <br />he was elected and by the following vote: <br /> Ayes--Davis, Markham, Langhorne, Barlow, <br /> Ca.rr, Ads~m~, Privett, Wilson, Browne, Bagwell, Pile, Plummet, W~ite, Burgess, <br /> Cain, Cor~itt, Herbert, Moore~ Whi~ehurs't, Flemming, Laylor, Montague, <br /> Reynolds, Wright, Morgan, Wright, Baldwin, Moore, ~8. <br /> <br />Second. The filling of a vacancy on the Seventh Ward Local Board.' <br /> <br /> When W. 1~. was nominated and there being no other nominations therefor, he was ele~t- <br />ed and by the g vote: <br /> Ayes--Davis, M~rkham, Langhorne, Barlow, ..Cart, Adams, <br /> Privett, Wilson, Browne, Ba.gweli, Pile, Plummet, White, .Burgess, Cain, <br /> Corbitt, Herbert, Moore~'Whitehurst, Fl?m~.ing, Laylor, Montague, Reynolds, <br /> Wright, Morgan, Nrigh~(~oy~C.), Baldwin, ~oore, 28. <br /> <br /> Mr. Markham then moved that a Oommittee of Five, three from the Common Council and two <br />from the Board of Aldermen, to be known as the "Committee on Rules," be appointed to formulate <br />and recommend rules for the government of the two branches of Council and, after some discussion <br />of the motion, it was adopted. <br /> <br /> . Further, the Pre~dants of the two branches were authorized to si gnpay rolls, approve <br />bills and requisitions, and exercise generally such functions as are exercised by 0ha~r~n~e~T~m~OOm- <br />mittees, until such Chairmen shall have been regularly appointedq <br /> <br /> The two preceding motions were also recommended to the Council for adoption in separate <br />sessions. <br /> <br />On motion, adjourned. <br /> <br /> <br />