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<br />January ll~ 191~.
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<br /> Advisability of ampropriating $500.00 for bricks~ $1,000.00 for repairs to asphalt side-
<br />walks; cna 1~1,5~0.00 tO pave Effingham street, between Scott and Duke.
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<br /> Street Committee--
<br /> A petition of S. Lasting and sundry others that Pearl
<br />County~ be put ~n passable condition.
<br /> The advisability of paving Third street, between Harrison and ~ythe.
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<br />street, south of
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<br />~blic Property Committee--
<br /> Attention called to condition of the Independent Engine House.
<br />Authorized to advertise for bids to build a shed on the south side of Beaboard ~arket.
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<br /> Ordinance Committee (With City Attorney)-~
<br /> The advisability of an
<br />vaoa~ut the seat of any member of the Common Council who shall be absent
<br />............ times in succession, without a reasonable excuse therefor°
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<br />ordinance to declare
<br />from its meetings ---
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjo,o~nedo
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<br />January ESs 191E.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of.City Council January ESrd there were present:
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<br /> ~essrs--C. W. Waiker~ W.'Jones Willi&ms~ D. W. ~alts~tine~ N. N. Adams~
<br /> L~ P~tvett, C. N. Narkham, L. H. D~vi~, O. P. ~rry~ L. O. Nicholson~
<br /> W~ C~ Corbitt, Jno. Howard Hall, J~ F. Henson. Geo~ R4 Parrish~
<br /> J~ T~ N~nvey, Wm~ H~dgee Baker~ J~Ed~ Johnso~ Geo. P. Heath,
<br /> L~ C~ Brinson,~H~C. Re.vnolds~W.'J~ Cross, Chas. J. Withy,
<br /> E. B~ ~wks~ S. B. Hutohins~ H. H. Parker, Charles Beisel,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke,
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<br />The President 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., January ~S~ 191~.
<br /> ~r. L. P. Siater,
<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> ~Dear Sir:~-
<br /> You will please call a Joint Session of the ~wo branches of City Council for
<br />Tuesday, J~uuary ZSrd, at S P. ~., to consider the following proposed amendments to the Charter
<br />of the City of Portsmouth--
<br /> "First. To amend, so as to authorize the issue of bonds at any time
<br />and to any amount, provided said issue of bonds be made within the limit&tion prescribed by gen-
<br />~ral-S~at~ law.
<br /> "Second. To amend and re-enact sections 4~ lB, 5~: and 78, approved ~arch lO~ 1908~ in re-
<br />lation to the City Council, &c.
<br /> "Third. To amend and re-enact section 55~ approved Narch lO, 1908, in relation to the pub-
<br />lication of ordinances.
<br /> "Fourth. To amend and re-enacz an Act to provide a new Charter for the City of Portsmouth,
<br />~o be kno~ as "Chapter 1X~" in relation to a Civil and Police Justice.
<br /> "Fifth. To amend sedtion ?I, Chapter Vll, so as to provide for abolition of the office of
<br />City Collector.
<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "C. W. Walker, President B. of A.
<br /> "W~ C. Corbitt: President C.
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<br /> First.. To amend, so as to authorize the issue of bonds at any time and to any amount, pro-
<br />vided said issue of bonds be made within the limitation prescribed by general State law.
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<br /> The section having been read, Er. Davi~ moved ~hat~ whenever the Co-~aoit shall desire to
<br />issue bonds, it shall require for snch purpose a two-th~rds vote of.~he members Sl~cted to each
<br />branch thereof. The sm~endment was adop£ed~
<br /> Then the section, as amended, was adopted.
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<br /> Second. To amend and re-enact sections 4, 1~ 5~ and 76, approved ~,~.arch 10~ 1908~ in re-
<br />lation to the ..~it~Co~f~cil'~ &e.
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<br />Section 4. ~ Adopted, without objection thereto.
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<br /> Section 12. When said section was read, Nr. Davis moved to amend that the maximum number
<br />o£ members for each %ranch of Council be struck ou~. The motion was lost.
<br /> Nr. ~urry next moved to amend as follows:
<br /> "the Board of Aldermen shall consist 6f not less than one member from each V~ard, and
<br />the Common°Council, of not less than two for each Ward, and there shall not be less than six
<br />Wards in the City."
<br /> Er. Parrish moved ~o further amend that the minimum number of representatives on the Board
<br />of A]dermen shall be six. and on the Common Council twelve: to be equally distributed between
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