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Ja~mary 1i~ 1~1~ br~s~ ~i,000.00 for repairs to asphalt ' · ~ ~500.00 for Advisability of appropr~attno walkm~ and ~1,500.00 to cave ~.~=~ngham streets between Scott and Duke. Street A petition of S. Lasting and sundry others that County~ be put in passable condition. The advisability of paving Third mtre~ between Harrison and ~ythe~ side- Pearl street~ sou~h of Public Property Committee-~ Attention called to condition of the Authorized to advertise for bids to build a shed on the south side Independent Eh=ins= '-''noase . of ~eaboard Ordinance Committee (With City Attorney)-- The advisability o£ an ordinance to declare vacant the seat of any member of the Common C~ncil who shall be absent from its meetings ................. times in succession~ without a reasonable excuse therefor~ On motion, adjourned. January E$~ At a Joint Session of the ~wo branches of City Council January B$rd there were present: ~essre--O~ W. Walker~ W.~Jones ~illi&ms~ D. W. ~alle~tine, ~. ~. Adams, L: P~ivett, Co N. Earkham, L. H. Davi~, 0-. P. t{urry, L. O. Nieholson~ W~ Ci Corbitt, Jno. Howard Hall, J. F. Benson~ Geo. R: ~arrlsh~ J~ Ti Hanvey~ Nm: Hodgem Baker, J. Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath, L: Ci Brinson~'H.'C. Reynolds:~Wo-J: Crees, Chas. J. Withy~ E. B. Hawks~ S. B. Hutchins, H~ H. Parker~ Charles Thom. P. Cooke, The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding. The following directions for the Joint Session were read: ~Ugr, L. P. $tater, City Clerk. ~Dear Sir:-- You will cleave Tuesday~ January ZSrd, at 8 P. ~., of the City of Portsmouth-- "First. "Portsmouth, Ira., January BE~ 1912. call a Joinz Session of the two branches of City Co~cit for to consider the following proposed amendments to the Charter To amend, so as to authorzze the issue of bonds at any time and to any amount~ provided said issue of bonds be made within ~he limitation prescr~o~d by gen- ~al~S~atc taw~ "Second. To amend and re-enact sections ~ lB, 5~ and 78~ approved ~arch lO~ 1908~ in re- lation to the City Cotuucil, &c. ~o the pub- _n~d. To amend and re-enaot section ~ approved ~arch lO~ 1508, in relation lication of orm~nance ~ '~Fourth. To amend and re~enact ~u Act to provide a new Charter for the City of Portsmouth~ to be known as "Chapter 1X~~ in relation to a Civil and Police Justice. "Fifth. To amend sedtion ?15 Chapter Vll~ so as to provide for abolition o~ the office of City Collector. "W, C. Corbitt, President C. ~Very tru!y~ w ~'~ o~= ,ident B. of A. First To amend, so as to authorize the issue of bonds at any time and to any amount, pro- vided said issue of bonds be made w~th~n the limitation presc~loed by general State law. The section having been read, Rt. Davis moved fhat~ whenever the Co~mczl snazl desire purpose a two-thzwds vote of the members elected to each issue bonds~ it shall require for such - branch thereof. The amendment was adop£ed~ Then the section, as amended, was adopted. Second. To amend and re-enact sections 4~ 12~ 53~ and 76: approved ~arch lC, 1908, in re- lation to the ~iS~Cod~cil~ &c. Section 4. ~ Adopted~ ~ithout objection thereto. Section lB. When said section was read~ ~r. Davis moved to amend tha~ the maximum number of members for each branch.of Council be struck ou~. The motion was lost. Mr. ~urry next moved zo a~end as follows: "The Board of Aldermen shall consist 6f no% less than one member from each Ward~ and the Common°Council~ of not less than two for each Ward, and there shall not be less than six Wards in the City.~ Mr. Parrish moved to further amend that the minimum number of representatives on the Board a~d on the Co~on Council twelve: to be equally distributed between