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Sep%ember 1, 1914.
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<br /> A special meeting of the Common Council was held on September 1st in accordance with the
<br />following request therefor:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., August rS, 1914.
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<br /> .Dea~ Sir:--
<br /> nYou are requested by several members'of the Common Council to attend a meet~
<br />ing of~that body Tuesday, September Ist, at 8.o'clock P. M.--~ "First. For organization.
<br /> "Second. To fill vacancies in the body caused by failure of the following elected members
<br />thereof to qualify: From First Ward,.E.D. Clements, T. A. Bunting; Second Ward, Emmett De~s;
<br />Third Ward, J. E. Shellings.
<br /> "Following, there will be a Joint Session~of the two branches (the Board of Aldermen con-
<br />cutting), to fill a yacancy on-~he ~chool Board from the Fifth Ward, caused, by failure of John
<br />F. Wilson, elected theretg, to qualify; ~nd to fill a vacancy on the Seventh Ward I~provement ~
<br />Board, caused by resignation of W. E. Wh~tehurst therefrom.
<br /> "And such other business as the body may deem proper to consider.
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />"L. P. Slater,
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<br />City Clerk."
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<br />The following named qualified members of the body were present:
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<br />Messrs--L. B. Plummer~ M. T. Cain~ W. C. Corbitt, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> Jos. S. Moore, J. Byron Whitehurst, H. L. Flemming,
<br /> S. B. Laylor, S. T. Montague, Jr., H. C. Reynolds,
<br /> Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, Grover C. Wright,
<br /> F. P. Baldwmn, R. L. Moore, 15.
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<br /> Thereupon, the Clerk made known that the first thing in order would be the eie0tion of a
<br />tempo=ary~0hairman of the body, and Mr. Jos. S. Moore was elected said Chairman.
<br /> The Chairman then asked for nominations for President of the body for the incoming
<br />years andMr. W. C. Corbitt was nominated and elected, without opposition, and by the following
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes--Plummet, Cain, Herbert, Moore, Whitehurst, Flemming, Laylor, Montague,
<br /> Reynolas, Wright (Earl H.), Morgan, Wright (Grover C.), Baldwin,
<br /> Moore,~ 14.
<br /> (Mr. Corbitt be~EgeEcused from voting).
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<br /> Next,.the Chairman called for nominations for Vice-President, and Mr. C. H. Herbert was
<br />nominated and elected, ~withoUt opposition, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Pi?~er~ Cain/
<br /> Ba!~wi~~ Moore,~Whitehure~, Fle~ing, Laytor, Eontague, Reynolds, Wright (Earl H.)~
<br /> Morgan, ~ight (Grover C.), Moore (R. L.), Corbitt, 1~.
<br /> (~Lv. Herbert being excused from voting).
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<br /> The Presidant took the-Chair and he and the Vice-President thankedtthe body for the honor
<br />conferred upon them~
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<br /> T~e CDair then called for nominations to fill vacancies ~n the body from the First, Second~
<br />and Third Wards~
<br /> ~e~pon, Messrs. E. S. Burgess and T. F, White were nominatedfrom the First Ward,
<br />O. E.
<br />~e~mnS~O~ the Second Ward, and J. E. Snellings from the ~hirdLW~3~d; and there being
<br />no Sther ~o~inations~ they were elected and by the following vote, the vote being the same for
<br />each:
<br /> For-~Piummer, Cain, Corbitt, Herbert, Moore~ Whitehure~, Flemming, Laylor,
<br /> Monta.gue, Reynolds, Wright (Earl H. ), MOrgan,
<br /> Baldwin, Moo~e (R. L.)~
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<br />Messrs~ ~ ~Eess and hmte before the and took in the body.
<br /> i~ ~ ~ ~ualified Clerk their seats
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<br /> The Chair next stated~.that in accordance with provisions of the Law for same, the members
<br />would draw ~r ~h~ long an~ short terms.
<br />On that the First ~ard should have one member for the long and two
<br />for the the Fourth Ward should have. three members for the long and two for
<br />the
<br /> ~hen balloting for ~he long and short terms of members of the body showed the following
<br />results:
<br /> For the Long Term:
<br /> From First Ward, T. F. White.
<br /> From Segond Ward, W. C. Corbitt, C. H. Herbert, J. T. ~nvey.
<br /> From Third~ Wsl~d~~. Jj~E. f Shellings.
<br /> From Fou~th. LEa~l H. Wright. ~. L. Flemming, H.' C. Reynolds.
<br /> From Fifth Sard, Grover C. Srmght.
<br /> From Sixth Ward, S. B. Houghton.
<br /> From Seventh Ward, R. L. Moore.
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<br />t hat
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<br />For the Short Term:
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<br />From First Ward, E. S. Burgess, L. B. Plummet.
<br />From Second Ward, Jos. S. Moore, C. E. Hutchins, M.
<br />From Third Ward, J. B..Whitehurst.
<br />From F.ourth Ward, S. B. Laylor, $. T. Nontague, Jr.
<br />From Fmfth Wa~d, W. D. Morgan.
<br />From Sixth Ward, F. P. Baldwin.
<br />From Seventh Ward, B. S. See.
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<br /> On motion, the body then adjourned to go into a Joint
<br />body concurring.
<br />
<br />T. Cain.
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<br />Session with the Board. of Aldermen,
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