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<br />territory surrounding Hampton Roads as to conviAee outsiders that this section zs as healthy
<br />and as well looked after as any section in the country. They requested further the co-opera-
<br />tion of the City of Portsmouth in the effort to oar~y out the progmam butliAed by the Hampton
<br />Roads Health Association, explaining that it;is necessary that t~e cities about Hampton Roads
<br />should act in concert in all matters affecting the health conditions of this section.
<br /> Following these gentlemen, Dr. Vernon Brooks, Health Officer of Portsmouth, read a report
<br />concerning these matters, and Resets. Halt~ Devise and other members of the Council also spoke
<br />in approval of same.
<br /> Whereupon¢ on motion, it was ordered that a conmzittee be appointed to investigate
<br />the needs of the Health Department of the City and report, and ~essrs. Brinson, Bilisoly¢ and
<br />Hawks were appointed to said committee from the Con~aon Council ~ud Davis and Langhorne from
<br />the Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Second. A continuance of the "~Fnite Way" on HiEn, g£fznoham and Cotuaty streets.
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<br /> After some discussion of the matter~ Nr. Privett moved that the lighting of the ~hite
<br />Way," as now maintained¢ be continued fdr:th~:.month of April, and that an appropriation for
<br />same be referred to the Finance Committee.
<br /> Nr. Brinson appossd this motion, giving as his reasons for same that he did not
<br />think the City ought to take over the lights on County ~ud Effingham streets as they were
<br />strictly speaking not a part of the "White ~ay~~' but were used especially for private bene-
<br />fit. However, the motion by ~r. Privett was adopted.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />April 1~ 191E.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council April let there were present:
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<br />Nessrs--C. W. Walker, W. Jones Williams~ W~ C. Noore, ~. B. Langh0rne~
<br /> D. W~ Ballentine, L. Privett, C. N. Narkham, L. H. Davis~
<br /> 0. P. ~urry~ L. O. Nicholson,
<br /> Jno. Howard Hall, J. F. Benson, Geo. H. Parrish, J. T. Hanvsy,
<br /> Geo. D. Dewson, Ellis W. Noore, Wm. Hodges Baker, Geo. P; Heath,
<br /> L. C. Brinson, H. C. Rs~olds~ W. J. Cross~ Chas. J. Withy~
<br /> ~. B. Hawks~ S. B. Hutchins, H. H. Parker, Charles Beisel,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, ~ark Saunders~ BB.
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<br />The Pres~a~nt of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br /> The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Hatch 30, 1912.
<br /> "Nr. L. ~.' Slater~
<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council,
<br />a~d a meeting at which thepublic are requested to attend also, for Monday~ April let, at 8
<br />P. ~.~ to conside~--
<br /> "First. The question of annexing to the City Port Norfolk and Pinners
<br />Point.
<br /> "Second. To fill vacancies on the School Board from the First~ Second~ Third~ Fourth~
<br />Fifth, Sixth and Seventh'Wards~ caused by expiration of terms of William Chapman, J.. M. Ove~-
<br />ton, C. L. Hanbury~ E. L. $heppard~ F. T. Briggs, E. N. Weddle~ and H. E. Gay, of said Wards,
<br />respectively.
<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> ~C. W. Walker, President B. of A.
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<br /> eno. ~oward Hall~ Vice-President C~ C."
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<br /> The call having been read~ Nr. gall moved
<br />be taken up first. The motion was adopted.
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<br />that the
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<br />election of members ~o the School-Board
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<br /> Whereupon~ the following named gentlemen, were put in nomination for such position:
<br />From the First Ward~ Chas~ ~. Willia,~.s; from the Second Ward~ J. ~. 0v.erton~ from the
<br />Third Ward, E. I. Grimes; from the Fourth Ward~ E. L. Shepherd; from~ the- Fifth Ward~ F. T.
<br />Briggs; from the Smxth Ward, R. E. Wzll~a s, from the Seventh Ward, Eagruder Ripley; and there
<br />being no other nbminations they were elected, and by the following vote:
<br /> For--Walker, Williams, l~oore, L~nghorne, Ballentine, Privett, l~arkham~ Davis,
<br /> Nichotson~ Hatl~ Benson~ Pettish, Hanvey~ Dewson, ~oore, Baksr~ Heath~ Brinson,
<br /> Red, olds, Crose~ Withy~ Hawks~ Hutchins~ Parker~ Beiset, Cooke, Saunders~
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<br />Next, the question of annexing to the City Port Norfolk and Pinner. s Point was considered.
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<br /> On motion, the rules were suspended to hear from citizens present on the subject and they
<br />were invited to speak. A discussion of the matter was entered into, ~ut as the crowd in the
<br />Council chamber was too larg~ for comfort the ~ouncil adjourned to meet in the Hustings Court
<br />room. There the discussion Was continued and engaged in by ~essrs. Parker, ~atte, Davis, Thurs-
<br />ton~ Butler, Barksdale, Hilton, Narkham.. Hall, ~orris¢ Brinson, dc.
<br /> Finally, on motion of ~r. Narkham,~it was decided ~o have a com~.~;ittee of five from the Com-
<br />mon Counc. il and Board of. Aldermen to consider the question of annexation and to report to the
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