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September S, 191B.
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<br />At a special meeting of the Common Council September 3rd there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Geo. R. Parrish, W. 0. Corbitt, A. Aug. Bilisoly,
<br /> Ellis Wi Moore, Geo. P. Heath, L~ C. Brinson, N. HQdge$ Ba~e~
<br /> -Chas. J. Withy, C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, H. H. Parker,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, W~J. Cross, l~.
<br />Absent~J. F. Bens0n, J~ T. Hanvey, Geo. D. Dewson, J. Ed. Johnson,
<br /> H. C. Reynolds, S. H. Butchins, Chas. Beisel, ]~ark Saunders, 8.
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<br /> The following directions for the special meeting were read:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Aug. Bg,l~lE.
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:~
<br /> "You will please call a special meeting of the Common Council for Tuesday,
<br />September 3rd, at 7:S0 P. M., to elect a President and Vice-President of the body for ~wo years
<br />from September l, 19lB.
<br /> "Following this meeting there will be a Joint Session of the two branches to consider:
<br /> "First. A recommendation of the Joint Finance Committee for awa~rd of sale of $275,000.00
<br />of City of Portsmouth bonds.
<br /> "Second. Recommended appropriations of the Finance Committee for delegates to Conventions
<br />at Alexandria, Va., and Buffalo~ N. Y.~ respectively.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "0. W. Watke~,
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<br />(With concurrence of President of Common Council).
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<br />Prest. Board of:.Aldermen.
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<br /> Whereupon, the body went into an election of a President and Vice-President, and Mr. W.
<br />Corbitt was elected President and Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-President.
<br /> Then .it reconsidered its action for going into such election~ and decided to defer said
<br />election until its next regular meeting.
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<br />On motion, the body adjourned for a Joint Session.
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<br />September 10, 191~.
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<br />A~ a regular meeting of the Common Council September 10th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Geo~ R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, W. C. Corbitt,
<br /> Ellis N. Moore, Wm. Hodges Baker, J. Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath,~
<br /> L. C. Brinson, H. O. Reynolds] W. J. Cross~ Chas. J. Withy,
<br /> C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, H. H. Parker~ Thcs. P. Cooks,
<br /> Mark Saunders, 17.
<br />Absent--J. F. Benson, Geo. D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly, S. B. Hutchins,
<br /> Chas. Beissl, B.
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<br /> The roll having been called, the body proceeded to organize bY electing a President and
<br />Vice-Preside~t.
<br /> Mr. W. C. Corbitt was nominated for President and there being no other nomination, he was
<br />elected for a term of two years, beginning September 1, 191~, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayss~Hail, Parrish, Hanvey, Moore, Baker, ~ohnson, Heath~ Brinson, Reynolds, Cross,
<br /> Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Parker~ Cooke, Saunders, 18.
<br /> (Mr. Corbitt excused ~om voting).
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<br /> Then Mr. Jno. Howard Hall was nominated Zor Vice-President and there being no other nomi-
<br />nations, he was elected for a term of two years, beginning September l, tgiB~ and by the fol-
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Parrish, Hanvey,~orbitt, Moore, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Reynolds,
<br /> Cross~ Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Parke~, Cooke~ Saunder~, 16.
<br /> (Mr. Hall excused from~votin~.
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<br /> The President and Vice-President returned their thanks for the honor conferred upon them
<br />by the body.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting August 13~h were read and approved.
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<br /> Onmotion, the reading of minutes of previous meeting~ was deferred until the next
<br />meeting of the body.
<br /> ~ REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
<br /> Auditing--
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