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Februar~ 9, 1915.
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<br /> Finance Committee-- A bill of J. W. Booth & Bro. to amount of $150.00, for grat~s prec~ip-
<br />tions supplied the poor of the City during 1914; $1B5.16 of said amount~being in excvss of $1500.
<br />allowed inthe.Budget for 1914 for .Drugs.,
<br /> A bill of Foster ¥. V. Staples to amount of $15.00, for typewriting complaints of water
<br />takers for use before the State Corporation Commission.
<br /> A communication from the City Treasurer concerning declimation of The Bank of' Portsmouth
<br />to discount a City note for $5,000.00.
<br /> A request of the City Treasurer to borrow SEO,O00.O0 for Current Expenses and $10,000.00
<br />for School Expenses, for March, 1915.
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<br /> Street Committee--
<br /> A bill to amount of $B50.00 for soil and labor in filling the property
<br />of the late C. E. Grant estate.
<br /> A petition of the Sixth Ward Board to be authorized to lay a larger pipe across Sixth ave-
<br />nme in order to carry off the water.
<br /> (With Claims committee and City Attorney) A communication from the City Attorney in regard
<br />to a claim of B. J. Farmer for $$,000. damages to his property on Pearl street.
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<br /> Public Property & Schools Committee--
<br /> A petition of the School Board that the Council di-
<br />vide the City into three school districts, giving th? boundaries desir?d, &c.
<br /> A petition of the School Board to have made avamlable the sum of $20,000. ~o purchase sites
<br />on which to erect suitable buildings for a high school and for a colored school.
<br /> A communication from the School Board concerning the cost of supplying pupils of the Public
<br />Schools with text-'books.
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<br /> Fire Committee--
<br /> A communication from the Chief of the Fire Department recommending that
<br />J. E. Travere be re-imbUrsed to amount of $65.00 for injuries received by,him at the fire in
<br />Olympic Theatr? May ssn~, 1915.
<br /> (With Police and L~gh~ Committees) Matter of ca~e and maintenance of the police telephone
<br />and telegraph system. ~
<br />~ ~~.~__~ On motion, ad joUrnedj ~:~ ~. ~~ ~
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<br />February SS, 1915.
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<br />At a Joint Sessions of the two branches of City Council February 25th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--M.
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<br /> J.
<br /> M.
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<br /> H.
<br /> H.
<br /> S.
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<br />B. Langhorne, W. E. Fiournoy, E. L. Bariow, Lorenzo Cart,
<br />N. Markham, J. H. W~ison, S. Cleburne Browne, Z. E. Frey,
<br />H. Br~nch~ T. F. White, E. S. Burgess, W. C. Corbitt,
<br />T. Cazn, e. T. Hanvey, C~ H. Herbert,. Jos. S. Moore,'
<br />E. Hutchins, J. Byron Whztehurst, J. E. Shellings,
<br />L. Fiemming, S. B. Laylor, S. T. Montague, Jr.,
<br />C. Re..y~olds, Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, Grover C. ~ight,
<br />B. Houghton, F. P. Baldwin, Robt. L. Moore, B. S. See, $0.
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<br />Th~ ~iCe,Pfe~idemtOf-theBca=~.of Aldermen~presiding.-
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<br />The following directions were read for the Joint Session:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Feby. ~4, 1915.
<br />"Mr. L. P. Slater~
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br />"Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please attend a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
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<br />for Thursday, February S5th, at 7:30 P. M., to fill a vacancy in th~ office of City Auditor,
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<br />caused by'the death of Mr. T. Hume.
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />"W. C. Corbitt, President Common Council."
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<br />"L. H. Davis, President B. of A.
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<br /> The "call" having been read, on motion of Mr. Joe. S. Moore, it was decided to go into a
<br />caucus, and the presiding officer vacated the Chair.
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<br /> After a short interval of time, the'presiding Officer resumed the chaLr, the following
<br />members being present:
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<br />Messrs-'-W. E. Flournoy, E. L. Barlow, Lorenzo Cart, C. N. Markham, J. H. Wilson, L. H. Davis, S. Cleburne Browne, Z. E. Frey,
<br /> J. H. Branch, T. F. ~hite, E. S. Burgess, W. C. Corbitt,
<br /> J. T. F~nvey, C. H. Herbert, C. E. Hutchins, J. Byron Whitehurst,
<br /> J. E. Shellings, H. L. Flea. ming, S. B. Laylor, S. T. Montague, Jr.,
<br /> H. C. Reynolds, Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, Grover C. Wright,
<br /> S. B. Houghton, F. P. Baldwin, Robt~ L. Moore, B. S. See, 28.
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<br /> Then Er. Brinson was nominated as Auditor to fill the unexpired term of Nr.~T. Hume, de-
<br />ceased, and the~e being no other nominations, he was elected and by the following vote:
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