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September S, 191E.
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<br />At a special meeting of the Common Council September ~rd there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Geo. R. Parrish, W. C. Corbitt, A. Aug~ Bilisol~,
<br /> Ellis Wi Noore, Geo. P. Heath, L. C. Brinson, N~ Hodge$ Ba~e~
<br /> -Chas. J. Withy~ C. L. Tyler, ~ B. Hawks, H. H. Parker,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, WZ~Jo Cross, t4.
<br />Absent--J. F. Ben~on, J. T. Hanvey, Geo. D. Dewson, J. Ed. Johnson,
<br /> H. C. Reynolds, S. H. Butchins, Chas. Beisel, ~ark Saundere,
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<br /> The following directions for the special meeting were read:
<br /> ~Portsmouth~ Va., Aug. B9,191E.
<br /> ~Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, ~ity.
<br /> ~Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will'please call a special meeting of the Common Council for Tuesday,
<br />September ~rd, at ?:30 P. M.~ to elect a President and Vice-President of the body for ~o 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
<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 /> "C. W. Walker,
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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, ~nd 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 ~djourned for a Joint Session.
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<br />September
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common Council September 10th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Geo. R. Parris. h, J. T. Hanvey, W. C. Corbitt,
<br /> Ellis W. Moore, Wm. Hodges Baker, J..Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath,~
<br /> L. C. Brinson, H. C. Reynolds, W. J. Cross, Chas. J. Withy,
<br /> C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, H. H. Parker, Thcs. P. Cooke,
<br /> Mark Saunders~ 17.
<br />Absent--J. F. Benson, Geo. D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly~ S. B. Hutchins,
<br /> Chas. Beisel, 5.
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<br /> The roll having been called, the body proceeded to organize by electing a President and
<br />Vice-President.
<br /> Mr. ~. C. Corbitt was nominated for President and there being no other nomination, he was
<br />elected for a term of two years, beginning September l, l~l~, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes~Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Moore, Baker, Johnson, Heath~ Brinson, Reynolds, Cross,
<br /> Withy, Tyler~ Hawks, Parker~ Cooke, Saunders~ 18.
<br /> (Mr. Corbitt excused from voting).
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<br /> Then Mr. Jno. Howard Hall was nominated for Vice-President and there being no other nomi-
<br />nations, he was elected for a term of two years, beginning September l, 19i~, and by the fol-
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Parrish, Hanvey,. Corbitt, Moore, Baker~ Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Reynolds,
<br /> Cross. Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Parker. Cooke, Saunders 16.
<br /> (Mr. H~il excused fro~v0ti~.m '
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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 i3~h were read and approved.
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<br />~1 ' on ~otion, the reading of minutes of previous meeting~
<br /> meeting of the body.
<br /> REPORTS OF C0}~MI~TEES.
<br /> Auditing--
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<br />was deferred until the next
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<br />regular
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