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May 7, 1914. At a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen M~y 7th there were present: Messrs--W. Jones Willimms~ President° S. T. Montague, Vice-President, W. E. Flournoy, M. B. La~ghorne, C. N. Markham,.~D. W. Ballentine~ E. L.~Ba~t~w,.L~.P~i~e~t,~0~'P.~:N~r~Y, Henry Pile, 10~ The following directions for the special meeting were read: Portsmouth, Va., Mmy 4, 1914. Mr. L. P. ~later, City Clerk, City. Dear Sir:-- You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council for Thursday, May 7th, 8 o'clock P. M., to consider: First. A report of the Council Committee on S. A. L. R~ilway Offices, &c. Second. A bid to be presented by the Public Property Committee for alteration and repairs to the Seaboard Market. Immedimtely following the Joint Session, the Board of Aldermen will meet in special see- s~on to consider such m~tters as m~y have been adopted in such Joint Session. Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-Prest. C. Very truly, W. Jones ~illiams, Prest. B. of A. The "call" having been read, on motion, the following m~tters adopted in Joint Session of this d~te were concurred in: p~ny To adopt a report of the Committee on Removal of S. A. L. Ry. Offices. To refer ~o Ordinance Committee a request of the President of $. A. L. Ry~ be stlowed to operate more ca~s on Crawford street. To make award to Lorenzo Cart to repair the Market House for that s~id Com- To instruct the City Engineer to supervise the work of laying the concrete floor in the Seaboard Market. To refer to Public Property Committee, with power to act, a request of ~he L~dies Librmry Aeso~matmon to be allowed to uss the offices formerly occupied by'Judge Crocker ~nd the building attached thereto by a platform, for a public free library. And by the following vote: Ayes--Williams, Barlow, Ballentine, Privett, Nai~kham, Montague, Flo~trnoy, Pile, 10. La, ho rne, On motion, adjourned.