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October 24, t913~ Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson, Walker, Cross~ Withy, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, Saundere, 15. Mr. Johnson also, by permission~ asked to have referred to the Street Committes to consider the overhauling of the block on South street, between Effingham and Chestnut. He stated, in this connection, that this is the only Section of South street that is in need of immediate repairs. On motion, the request was so referred. ~hv Street Committee, Mr. Parker stated that he wished to thank the Counoii~ and especially $ ~ for the part they had taken in the paving of High street through its entire length, a matter for which his Ward was extremely grateful. On motion, adjourned. No~emb~r 11, 191~. At a .regular~meeting ~of the Common C~tu~cil November llth there were present: ~essr~--~. C. Corbitt. President, ~no~- ~owa~ Fal~,'~ Vice-President, · ~.F. ~h~te, J. T. Hanvey, O. H. Herbert, Wm. Hodges. Baker, J. Ed. Johnson, M. Goodm~n, W. L. Wal~, O~s. J. Withy, O. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, ~. B. ~tch~ns, Thee. P. Oooke~ ~k Saunders~ 15. T~ minu~es of re~la~ meetings 8eptember 9th amd October 14th, ~specia! meetings 15th, 8eptem~rZSrd, and~Oetebe~~ Zdth~ and Joint ~ssion 8eptember ZS~d we=~ read ~d ~ter reading ~ the minutes, ~. ~11 moved tha~ ~he =ule~ be smspended ~e hoax f=o~ Judge L. R. ~atts, General Counsel for the ~. A. L. Railway Co~y, in rega=d_~o a =epe~ a~ep~ed by ~he O~n C~ncil Auger lZ~h co~erning ~emoval of the 8. A. %. Ry. ~fices f=~m the The me, ion was adopted amd Judge ~atts spoke of th~ necessity for the Git2 and author~txes of the 8. A. L. Railway to act im ~=momy ~ this matter and the desire of the President of the Railway to ~ve t~ Co, oil reconsider said =epcot and re-opem the whole question in ~ega=d said ~. A. L. Ry. Offices. Mr; ~11 then moved t~t t~s be~ =ec.nside= its action of Augus~ lZth in adopting said xepo~. The motion was adopted. ~. ~11 ~ved als'~ t~t the said report be laid on t~ table, and ~tha~ the body in the ac~iom of the Board ~ Aldermen September 18~h in r~ittimg ~id report. Mr. Cooke next move~ that the O~i= appoint a O~ittee, the Board of Aldermen concuzrimg, to confe~ with Officials of the 8. A. L~ ~ilway ~o~y with regard to the ~ttez. The moti.n was adopted. Auditing-- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Clerk reported that the Auditing Oommittee had net me~ for auditimg the bills due by the City for the month of October, but that a stat~ had been prepared of all bills property al~p:oved for consideration of the body. ·hereupon, said bilis having been read, on motio~, they were allowed, subject to sub- sequent approval by the Auditing Committee, and by the following vote: . . Ayes--~orbitt, Hall, .White, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson, Goodman, Nalker~ Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, Cooke, SaunderS, 15. Mr. Baker, Chairman of the Special Committee for Codification and Revision of City Ordinan- ces, said he wanted to leave the meeting for a short while and desired, to have his report taken up out of the regular order. ' The re~uest was g~anted and the following report was read: Hon. Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Tour Committee appointed September lO-l?th, 191Z, to Re- vise and Codify the Ordinances of the City of Portsmouth desire to repo~t as follows: That the said wo~k of revisits and codification has been completed~ 'and is, subject to the approval of the Oo~nozl, in shape to go to the printer.. Inasmuch as the Charter of the City is ~he~supreme .law~ from which is derived the Dower~to ~gislate, &c., your Committee has include~ it in the dodifmcation, .together with an elaborate inaex. Tour Committee employed ~Ar. Smith R. Brit%ingham, of the local bar, to do the necessary wo~k and to make ~eport thereon. He has turned over to you~ Committee three typewritten bound volumes