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R. C. P.
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<br />Ap~ii 21, 1914.
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<br /> Mr. Langhorne moved to refer to Light Committee the advisability off changing a light
<br />the vegetable market to some point between Seaboard block and the Market shed.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />April 23, 1914.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council April 2Srd there were present:
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<br />Messrs--~. E. Flou~noy, M. B. Lamsho~ne, E. L. Barlow, L. Privett,
<br /> C. N. Markham, W. Jones Williams, L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry,
<br /> Henry Pile,
<br /> Jncj Howard Hall, T. F. White, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey~
<br /> C. H. Herbert, Jes. S. Moore, Mi Goodman, Albert Lassiter,
<br /> C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hagks, Charles Beisel, Thcs. p. Cooke,
<br /> Mark Saunders, 22.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br />The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
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<br /> "Mr. L. P, Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:u
<br /> ,You will pleaee.oall-a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
<br />for T~rsday, April 2~rd, at S o'clock P. M.~ to consider:
<br /> First. The License Tax Bill for the year
<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 C~ty banks, and also
<br />such other matters as may have been adopted in said Joint Session requiring '~eparate action
<br />thereon by the Common Oouncil and Board of Aldermen.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Apr. 22, 1914.
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<br />"Jp~o., Eewardt H~all,
<br /> Vice -President Common
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />Council."
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<br />"W. Jones Williams,
<br /> Pr~si dent
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<br />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. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Joint Finance~Oommittee have con-
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<br />sidered the "License Tax Bill for 1914-15" 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 />chan ged~ That
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<br />the. tax on telegraph companies 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 Bill, 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 ~spension of the rules in order te consider the
<br />passage of the ordinance. The,motion,was adopted.
<br /> ~e ~ext moved-that .the License Tax Ordinance for 1913-14 be adopted without amendment for
<br />1914-15. The motio~ was adopted,
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<br /> Second. The;filling of vacancies on the Seventh Ward Local Impro~emen~ Board, caused by
<br />resignation therefrom of W. H. ~ckelEord and C. W. DeGaribcdy.
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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~a~ghor.ne, Bartow, Privett, M~rkham, Williams, Davis, Murry, Pile,
<br /> Hall, ~'hite, Parr~sh, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Goodman, Lassiter, Tyler,
<br /> Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, Saunders, 22.
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