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'R. O. P.
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<br />Apz~il ~1, 1914.
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<br /> ~r. Langhorne moved to refer to Light
<br />the vegetable market to some point between
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />Committee the advisability of changing a light in
<br />Seaboard block and the Market shed.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />April $$, 1914.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council April ESrd there were present:
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<br />Meeers--W. E. Flouncy, M. B. Lanshorne, E. L. Barlow, L. Privett,
<br /> C~ N. Markham, W. Jones Williams, L.~ H. Davis, O. P. Nutty,
<br /> Henry Pile, .
<br /> Jnc~ Howard Hall, T. F. Whzte, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T..Hanvey~
<br /> C. H. Herbert, Jos. S. Moore, Mi Goodman, Albert Lassmter,
<br /> C. L. Tyler, ~. B. Ha~ks, Charles Beisel, Thcs. P. Cooke,
<br /> Mark Saunders, ~.
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<br />'The President cf the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br /> The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Apr. ES, i gl4.
<br /> "Mr. L. P~ Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> ,You will ptease~calt'a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
<br />for Thursday, April E3rd, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider: "First. The License Tax Bill for the year 1S14-15.
<br /> "Second. The filling of vacancies on the Seventh Ward Local Improvement Board, caused by
<br />resignation therefrom of W. H. Shackelford and C. W. DeGaribody.
<br /> "Third. Report of the Joint Street Committee on street paving.
<br /> "Immediately following the Joint Session, the Common Council~will meet in special ses-
<br />sion to consider a request of the Treasurer to renew certain notes due in City banks, and also
<br />such other matters as may have been adopted in said Joint Session requiring ~eeparate action
<br />thereon by the Common Oouncil and Board of Aldermen.
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<br /> "Very truly,
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<br />eJDo.. Howar~ ~all,
<br /> Vice -President Common Council."
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<br />Jones Williams,
<br /> President B. of A.
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<br />The "call" having been read, the following report was presented from the Finance Committee:
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<br />Hon. Co~moh Oouncil--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Joint Finance~ Committee have con-
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<br />sidered the "License TaxBiil for 191~-15" and think it desirable to make the following slight
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<br />changes o~ly as to tax on telegraph companies, and recommend that the bill be:adopted as so
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<br />changed~ That the tax on
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<br />telegraph, compaDiee be.$50~O0, instead of $100.00.
<br /> (Signed} Jno. Howard Hall,
<br /> Chairman~C. C.
<br /> (Signed) M.B. Langhorne,
<br /> ~- Chairman B. of A.
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<br /> The report having been read, Mr. Markham objected to the manner of presenting the License
<br />Tax Biit,.saying that it should have been presented some time since.
<br /> The matter of reducing the tax on telegraph companies was discussed by Mr. Davis. He asked
<br />why the tax on telegraph companies should be lowered. This was explained~by Mr. Hall.
<br /> Then Mr. Davis stated that as, under a rule of Council, all proposed ordinances should lie
<br />on the table for one month, he would.move a suspension of the rules in order to consider the
<br />passage of the ordinance. ~The motion,was adopted.
<br /> He ~ext moved~that.the License Tax Ordinance for 1913-14 be adopted without amendment for
<br />191~-1~. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Second. The.'filling or.vacancies on the Seventh Ward Local Improveme~ Board, caused by
<br />resignation therefrom of W. H. ~hackel2ord and C. W. DeGaribody.
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<br /> Mr. Pile nominated Mr. W. S. Leafy and H. F. Archer to fill the vacancies, and there being
<br />no other nominations, they were elected ahd by the following vote, the vote being the same for
<br />each: '
<br /> For--Flou~noy, L~hor~?, Barlow, Privett, M~rkham, Williams, Davis, Nutty, Pile,
<br /> Hall, White, Pa~mSh, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, GOodman, Lassiter, Tyler,
<br /> Hawks, Beleel, Cook~ ~aunders, EM.
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