|
March 6, 1914.
<br />
<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council March ;th there were present:
<br />
<br /> Messrs--W. E. Fiournoy, M. B. Langho.rne, E. L. Barlow, ~. M. Adams,
<br /> C. N. Markham, W. Jones Wilhame, L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry,
<br /> Henry Pile, '
<br /> Jno. Howard F~ll, T. F. White, J. T. Hanvey, W. C. Corbitt,
<br /> C. H. Herbert, J. Ed. Johnson, M. Goodman, Albert Lassiter,
<br /> W. J. Cross, C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, Charles~Beisel,
<br /> Thcs. p. Cookej Em.
<br />
<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
<br />The following direct£ons for the Joint Session were read:
<br />"M~. L. P. Slater, "Portsmouth, Va., March 4, 1914.
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br />"Dear Sir:--
<br />
<br /> "You will pleas~ call~a Joint Session of the two branches of City Co%{ncil
<br /> for Friday, March 6th, at 8 o'clock p. M~, to consider the following matters:
<br /> "First: Filling of ~aoancies
<br /> on the School Board, caused by expiration of't~rms of R. Si
<br />Marshall-from the First Ward; W. E. Robertson, Second Ward; H..E. Cuthrmeil, -Third ~Ward; E. R.
<br />B~inkley, Fourth Ward; Jno. F. Wilson, Fifth Ward; G. A. NcAlpins, Sixth Ward; and W. A. Ful-
<br />ford~ Seventh Ward. -
<br />~"Eiiling of a vacancy on ~he School Board from the Sixth Ward, caused by resignation of R.C.
<br />Williams therefrom.
<br />"Second: Filling of a vacancy on the Sixth Ward Local Imp=ovement Board, caused by.resig-
<br />nation of~W. E. Henry therefrom.
<br />
<br />...... ~h~i~d. ~mll?~g o~_a_va~ancy mn the positmon of Justice of the Peace in the Second Ward,
<br />9~u oy =esmgnam~on Of.~G. Haymond S. Cummins.
<br /> . ourth~. ~ep~ of the ~omnt ~iting ~nd ~mnance Committees concerning a revision of the
<br />manner in wn~cn oil,s against the ~m~y a~e~$~n~ed.
<br /> "Fifth: Report of the Finance Committee on 'Budget.of Anticipated Receipts and Expenditures
<br />for the year 1914.'
<br /> "Immediately fotlowing~the Board CE Aldermen will meet in special session to consider such
<br />matters as may have been adopted in said Joint Session.
<br />
<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "W, Jones Williams,
<br />"W~ C. Corbitt,~ President Common Council.. ~President B. of A.
<br />
<br /> The "call" havimg been read, Mr. Hall moved that the matters be ~ke~ up andconsidered
<br />in the order in which they are presented in the "call," and Mr. Davis~ to amend, that considera-
<br />tion of the Budget be taken up first, e~plaining that if this motion pmevaited he intended next
<br />to move that consideration of the Budget be deferred for te~ days in o~er to give the members
<br />of the Council an opportunity to examine it.
<br /> ~hereupon, Mr. Hall withdrew hie motion, and Nh. Davis~ motion to 'co'sider the Budget
<br />f~s~ was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Davis then moved that the consideration of the B~dget be deferred for ten days, and
<br />that it be printed and distributed among the members of Coumcil.
<br /> Mr. Narkham suggested that the Council had already adopted a motio~ fo~ prin{ing and dis-
<br />tributing the Budget, preceding action being taken on it by the body; bu~ the Chair held that
<br />~; Earkham w~s mistaken.
<br /> Whereupon, the motion by Mr. Davis was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The next matter taken up was the election of members of the School Board, the Sixth Ward
<br />Board~ and a Justice of the Peace from the Second Ward.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Hall, it was decided to take but one roll call each for members of the
<br />School Beard, Sixth Ward Boa_vd, and Justice of the Peace.
<br /> Whereupon, the following names were preeent~d:
<br />
<br />~a ~- ........ . ~ For Soh~ot Board: R. S. Marshall from First
<br /> ra,_w. ~: aooermson, ~econd wara, H. E. ?u.hrie!I,~Third Ward; E. R. Brinkley Fourth~Ward·
<br />~po. F. Wizson, Fifth Ward; W. A. Bate~,. Smxth Ward~ full term, and W. G. BagW§~l for the un~x-
<br />pmred term of R. C. Williams, resigned; and W. A~ Fulford, Seventh Ward.
<br /> And there being no .other nominations., they were elected and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />that
<br />uted among the members.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Lan~hcr~e
<br />
<br />Ayes--F~o~zrney, Langhorne, Barlow, Adams, Markham,
<br /> Emle, Hall, White, Hanvey, ~orbitt~ Herbert,
<br /> uross, Tyler, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, Z~.
<br />
<br />Wi'tliams,
<br />Johnson,
<br />
<br /> Davis, Nutty,
<br />Goodman, Lassiter,
<br />
<br />For Sixt~ Ward Board: W. T. L. Shepherd.
<br /> And there being no other nominations, :~ ~e wa~-~ ~lecte~and by the ~ollowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Fleur~oy,. Langhorne, Barlow, A~am~, Markham, Williams, Davis,.Murry,
<br /> Pile, White, Hanvey, Corbitt, ~eroert, Johnson, Goodman, Lassmter,
<br /> Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, ~1.
<br /> (Mr. Hall excused from.voting).
<br />For Justice of Peace from Second Ward:~Em~ett Deans.
<br /> And there being no other nominations, he was elected and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes~Flonrnoy, Lang~orne, Barlow, Adams, Markham, Williams, Davis, Murry~
<br /> Pile, Hall, Whmte, Ma~vey, Corbitt, Herbert, Johnson, Goodman, Lassmter,
<br /> Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, ~.
<br />
<br />The next matter t~ken up was the report of the Joint Auditing and Finance committees.
<br /> The-report having been read by the Ohairman of the Auditing Oommittee, Mr. Hawks moved
<br />action on said report be deferred for ten days, and that the repo~ be p~inted and distrib-
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br />
<br />
|