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R.C.P.
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<br />March B,
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<br />At a Joint Session of the
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<br />Messrs--C.
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<br />two branches of: City~ CoUncil March 5th there were
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<br />The President
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<br />present:
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<br /> W, Walker, W. JoAes'Williams,'W% C. Moore~ N2 B. Langhorne,
<br />Di ~ Ballentine~M. N. Adams,'L. Privett~ C. N. Markham,
<br />L. H. Davis, O. P.'~'~urry, L. O. Nicholson,
<br />Jno. Howard Hall, GeO. R. P&rrish,-J. T. Hanvey, A~ Aug%'Bilisoly,
<br />Ellis ~. Moore, Wm. H6dges Bake~, g. Ed. Johnson, Geoj P. Heath,
<br />L. C~ Brinson, H2'C. Reynolds~ W~ J. Cross~ Chas% J. Withy:
<br />C. L. Tyler, E. B. F~wks~S. B. Hutchins, H. H. Parker~
<br />Charles Beisel, Thcs. P. Cooke, Mark Saunders~ 50.
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<br />of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br /> The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.: 5~arch 4, 191~.
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk,
<br /> "~ear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
<br />for T~desday~ Marc~ 5th, 8 P. ~,; to consider--
<br /> ~First. T~e election of a Board of Health.
<br /> "Second. The advisability of the City taking over and carrying the expense of certain
<br />street lights'new maintained by citizens.
<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "C. ~. Walker,
<br /> President B. of A.
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<br />"Jno. Howard Hall,
<br /> Vice-President C. C."
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<br />The "oail" having been read, the matters for it were considered in order:
<br />First. The election of member~ to the Board of Health.
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<br /> Whereupon, the following named
<br />nations,
<br />Williams,
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<br />gentlemen were nominated, and there being no other
<br />they were elected-by th~ following vote,: N~ R. Hudgins, James S. N~llener, C.
<br /> ~artin Leavitt, P. S. Bunting~
<br /> Ayes--Walker, Williams, Moors, Langhorne,
<br /> Ballsntine, Adams, Privett, Markham, Davis, Murry~ Nicholson, Fmll, Parrish,
<br /> Hanvey, Bilieoly, Moore, Baker,'Johnson~ Heath,~Brinson, Reynolds, Cross,
<br /> Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker~ Beisel, Cooke, Sau~ders, $0.
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<br /> Second. The advisability of the City taking over and carrying the expense of certain
<br />street lights now maintained by citizens.
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<br />nomi-
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<br /> Messrs. Hall and Nicholson spoke generally for the City taking over the lights.
<br /> Mr. Brinson favored restricting the "~ite Way" to High street.
<br /> After considerable discussion of the matter, Mr. Davis moved that all street lights
<br />paid for by citizens on High, Effingham and County streets be paid for by the City for the mon-
<br />th of l~arch, and that the Finance Committee be instructed to bring in an appropriation to cover
<br />sa~e. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Markham asked, and obtained permission, to file for the present a report of the Joint
<br />Committee from the Councils of the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Business Men's Asso-
<br />ciation concerning a Public Dock.
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<br /> The City Attorney~ who was present, called attention ~o a bill now before the General As-
<br />sembly, for leasing or selling t~e Norfolk County Ferries. He said that:~while_~he had O. K'd.
<br />the bill as City Attorney, the O. E. was intended to show merely that the bill was in legal
<br />shape, and not that he approved of its provisions.
<br /> The statement of the City Attorney brought forth caustic remarks from several Councilmen
<br />concerning the bill, by whom it was prepared, sent to the General Assembly, &c. The bill was
<br />objected to very emphatically, and finally, the following resolution offered by Mr. Hawks was
<br />adopted:
<br /> "Resolved: That a committee of two from the Common Council and one from the Board
<br />of Aldermen be appointed to take such steps as they might deem expedient to have our represen-
<br />tatives in the Legislature withdraw the bill pending there for lease or sale of the Norfolk
<br />County Ferries."
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<br /> Whereupon, the following members were appointed to the committee under this resolution:
<br /> Messrs. Hawks and Baker from the Common Council, and ~r. Davis from the Board of
<br />Aldermen.
<br /> On motion, the City Attorney was added to said committee.
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<br />On motion~ adjourned.
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