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D~ esmber 16, <br /> <br /> · Mr...Lamghorne moved to refer to Finance and Auditing committees Jointly to consider arts- <br />vision of the manner in which bills against the City are handled. <br /> The motion was adopted. <br /> <br /> N_r.. Williams stated that the amount of bond .required o~ the <br />too large and should be reduced, and he moved that the matter of <br />to Finance COmmittee. The motion was .adopted. <br /> <br />City Treasurer by the City is <br />reducing the amount be referred <br /> <br /> Mr. Narkham presented a petition from Mrs. R.~ L. Stephenson and su~dxy others to have cer- <br />tain changes made in the manner of governing the City Cemeteries, and the petition was referred <br />t~ 0rdinance. Committ&e. <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Langhorne .the Street Committee .was instructed to consider the advisability <br />of opening streets southward to.Wythe street andeatimated ¢'emt of same. <br /> <br /> Mr. Nilliams moved to refe~ to Street O~mmittee 'the advisability of opening Hatton street, <br />from London to High. The motion was adopted. <br /> <br />On mot ion, <br /> <br />adjournedf <br /> <br />January gO, 1914. <br /> <br />At a regular meeting of the B0smd of Aldermen January ZOth ~'here were present: <br /> <br /> M.M. Markham, L~ H. Davis, O. P. M~rr~, <br /> <br />The minutes of the ~egular meeting De~ember l~th were ~ead and were approved. <br /> <br />REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES. <br /> <br />· On. call for reports of Committees~ it was foundthat there was not the legal quorum needed <br /> <br />vote ~n the sa~e, <br /> <br />and on motion, they were passed by to await <br /> UNFINIB~ED BUSINESS. <br /> <br />the coming in <br /> <br />of other members.~ <br /> <br /> First. Matters adopted by the Oommo~ Council January 13th and ~eferred to the Board of Al- <br />dermen for concurrence. <br /> <br /> The body still lacked a legal quoxium, and the~ty matter that was taken up ~nder this head <br />was the following: <br /> To adopt a resolution of the Council of Richmond requesting the City Council <br />of Portsmouth to ce-eperaee with the commercial bodies of Richmond to secure the nomination of <br />said City as the. location for ~ne of the Federal Reserve Banks. <br /> On motion, the same was concurredin.~ <br /> <br /> At this point, Mr. Markham said h? thought the Redistricting 0mdinance should be ~aken <br />as the time was at han~ for acting on mt; that a new Councml was to be elected in June and tha~ <br />the Council would not be at all premature i~ settling at this time the number of members for the <br />body. <br /> .Mr. Davis, however, stated that action on the same could be deferred for the present, and <br />he. moved to recommit the ordinance. <br /> Mr. Markham, on the other hand, moved to take up the ordinance now and act on it, and he <br />~ed for a recorded vote on his motion. <br /> ~herempon, the motio~ was lost and by the following vote: <br /> Ayee--N3~vkham, 1. <br /> Nays~Langhorne,~ Walker, Adams, Williams, Davis, Mu~ry, Pite~ <br /> <br />Then the mo%lcD <br /> <br />On motion, .the body adjourned to meet Friday, <br /> <br />January P~rd, at the usual <br /> <br /> <br />