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Sept-ember 8, 1914.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Common Council September 8th there were present:
<br /> Messzs~l~D. Corbitt, President, T. F. White, E. S. Burgess, J. T. Hanvey, Jos. S. Moore, J. Yyron Whitehurst,
<br /> H. L. Flemming, S. T. Montague, Jr., H. C. Reynolds,
<br /> Earl H. Nright, W. D. Morgan, C, over C. Wright,
<br /> F. P. Baldwin, S. B. Houghton, R. L. Moore, B. S. See, 16.
<br /> Absent-~L. B. Plummet, M. T. Cain, O. H. Herbert, J. E..Snetlings,_
<br /> S. B.-Laylor, O. E. H~tchins, 6.
<br /> reading of
<br /> The~minutes of the-specks.1 meeting September let and of Joint Session September
<br />deferred 'unt'il next regular meeting of the body.
<br /> R~PORTS OF COMI~ITTEES.
<br /> Au dit in
<br /> The Auditor reported having examined bills against the
<br />August, t914,-and he recommended the payment of same to the following amounts:
<br />City Proper; $1~9.00 for Sixth Ward; and $1~.~o for Seventh Ward..
<br /> On motion, the Bii!lstwere allowed and by the following vote:
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<br /> Burgess, Hanvey, Moore~, Whitehurst, Flemming, Montague,
<br /> Morgan~ Wright, Baidwmn. ~Houghton, Moore (R. L.), See,
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<br />City for the month of
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<br /> $4,844.11 for
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<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt, White,
<br />Reynolds, Nrigh~ (Earl
<br />16.
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<br /> Special Committee on Rules--
<br /> Ron~ Oommon Council.
<br /> Gen~lemen:-~ Your Special Committee on
<br />Rules, appointe~ ~ meetings of the two branches of Council September let, 1914, "to formulate
<br />· ules for the gov~ernment of. sa~d b.ranches," resp~eotfu, lly ~eco_mm~e.n~s-- . .~ ~.. .
<br /> r~ ~here be thirteen Joint Standing Uo~itSees,
<br />the Co,on Counci~ and two f~om the Bo~d ~ Aide=men), and arr~ged mn the zO~&~wm~g orae=.
<br /> Committee en Rules, Auditing & Ci~ims, Fin~ce, Streets, ~blic ~opezty & Schools~nd
<br />Fire, Ordinances, A~sho~se, Cemeteries, Lights, Water & Sewe~age~ ~e~ies & ~blic Docks,
<br />Police.
<br /> That t~ c~i~ships ~d vice-o~irm~s~ps of said_ Committees be appointed by the
<br />~esidents o~ the Co~mon Oo~cil ~d the Board of Alde~men, =espec$ively, as follows~: F~ the
<br />Co, on Oo~cil--Oemmmttee on ~les, Finance, ~ire, Almshouse, Cemeteries, water & Sewerage~ Fer-
<br />ries & ~blic ~oke~ Polioe; and the Vioe-~m~en of s~e fr~ the Board of Aldermen.
<br />From the Board o~ Aldermen-vOoEitte~ on Auditing & Claims, S~eets~ ~blic Property & 'Schools,
<br />~dinances, Lights; ~d the Vice-C~i~en of ~me from 'the Common C~ncil.
<br /> That when it becomes ~e~a=y to appoint Joint special c~mmittees, the p=opo~t~o~s
<br />~ such between the two b=anches m~ml be, as ~ea~ as p=actic~ble,~ ~he s~e as for jOin~ ~tand-
<br />ing CoEittees; but the chai~shiPs of all ~speo%~l c~itte~s s~il lie with the $odY in which
<br />the cause for said coEittees o~iginates.
<br /> We report Progress for other Eles under our consideration.
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<br />(Signed) Joe. S. Moore,
<br /> Chairman C. C.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Commit~ee.wa~ adopted and by the ~ollowing vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt, Nhite, Burgess, Hanvey, ~oore, Whitehu~st, Flemming, Mon~ague~ '
<br /> Reynolds~ ~ight (Earl H.), Me:gan, Wright, Baldwin, Houghton, Moore (R.
<br /> See, 1S..
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adoptedby the '~oini Ses~si~ ~eptembe~ ~e~ and referred to the _Board of
<br />Aldermen for concurrence.
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<br /> To appoint a Committee of Five, t~ree from the Common Co~u~cil amd two from the Board cf
<br />Aldermen, to be known as "Committee on Ru. les,. to formulate and gove~-
<br />sent of the two branches of Council. (Adopted before the report of Oom~itte~ was read'
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<br />To authorize the Presidents ~f ~he two branchest$o sign PaY rolls, approve bills and re~ui-
<br />sitione~ 'and exercise ~enerally such functions aa are exercised by Chairme~ of Committees: ~until
<br />such Chairmen ~hail haEe b&en regnla$~y appointe~. :'
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<br />The above were concurred in.
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<br />Second. Communications from t~he Mayo:.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his .approval~ of t~e fqllowing matters adopted by the two b~anches ~f
<br />City Council August il-iS, 1914:
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<br /> An appropriatio~ to pay for ?00 ~ons~ more .or less, of Pocahontas steam coal, at $.0~ per-
<br />ton.
<br /> Treasurer authorized to Borrow SgO, O00, to mee~ Cu~ent Expenses for-August, t914.
<br /> To pay ~ollowing bills hold'up by the Auditor mn July, because of lack of app:opriati?n or
<br />because th~yex~eeded 1/12 of'app:op~iaticn ~fo: s~me: T:a4h & Garbage, $1t?.O0; Sixth
<br />$1,17S.73; ~nd also a bill of Easter~ Dredin~ Gq. ~to'am°Unt of $1,4P~.b?, held~p by instrubti~ns
<br />of the Mayor. ' .
<br /> ~dditional appropriation of $1,000. to be placed to cr&dit of smallpox and vaccination~ac-
<br />COUnt.
<br /> City Collector instructed to transfer $42~.B0~ or such amount of said t~xes as may agree
<br />with his ~ooks, from City to~ Sixth Ward, said amount being for taxes collected in Sixth Ward
<br />for which said ~ard has no credit.
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