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S~ptember ~, 1914.
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<br />At an adjou~rned special meeting of the Common Council September ZSth there were present:
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<br />Joint
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<br />Messrs--W. C. Corbitt, President, L. B. Plummet, T. F. White, E. S. Burgess, J. T. Hamvey~ Jos. S. Moore, C. E. Hutch~ns.,
<br /> J. ByrOn Nhite~rs~, J. E. Snellings, S. B. Laylor,
<br /> S. T.~ Monta~e, Jr., W. D. Morgan, Grover O. Wright,
<br /> F. P..Batdwmn,.B.S. See,
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<br />In accordance with the order for adjournment of the special meeting September SSth,
<br />Finance Committee presented~the following report with recommendation:
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<br />the
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<br /> Hon. Common Council--
<br /> Gentlemen:~- Your Joint Finance Committee to whom was referred, at
<br />a special meetin~ of the Common Council. September EBth, a request of the Treasurer to make note~
<br />in the several Omty banks to amount of $20,O00Q'O0, to meet Current Expenses of the City for Sep-
<br />tember, l@14, respectfully reconm~ends:
<br /> That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to
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<br />make notes in The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, ~he Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater, and
<br />The First National Bank of Portsmouth , to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($EO,O00.O0), to
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<br />meet Current Expenses of the..City for September,
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<br />of the City for the current yea~.
<br /> (Signed)
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<br />1914; said amount to be repaidfrcm revenues
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<br />J. T. Hanvey,
<br /> Chairman
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<br />On mo$ion, t~e report of t~he Committee was adopted and by ~he following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Oorbitt, Plummet, White, Burgess, Hanvey,
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<br /> hmtehurst, Bnellings, Layloz, Montague, Morgan,
<br /> Baldwin, See,~ 15.
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<br />Hutchins,.
<br />Wright,
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<br /> There being no objection thereto, ~lv. Bu~gess stated th?t he understood the "Mayor's An-
<br />nual Message for 1915"~ had been referred to the Finance Committee of the fo~mer Council for
<br />publication and, as the Committee had ceased to be on September 1st without having concluded
<br />the matter, he would move, if there were no objection thereto, that the ma~ter of publication
<br />of said "Message, be referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />There was no objection,
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<br />he so moved,' and his motion was adopted.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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