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~eptember l, 1910.
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<br /> At a called meeting of the Board of Atder~en September let there were present--
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<br /> Messrs, ~. ~. Moore, O. W, Walker, D..~. Ballentine, ~. N. Adams~ ~. ~ivet~,
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<br /> S. T. ~ ~e, ~. Jones ~i!lm~s. O. P. Murray~ L. O. Nieholson,
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<br /> ~he follo~ng n~ed qualified members were elected a~ %he election for Oo~eilmen held in J~e,
<br />I910:
<br /> ~om the let ~ard--N. B.
<br /> " " ~d " --0. W, Walker.
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<br /> " " 5th " --~. Jones Willies.
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<br /> (O, E, O~vert ~s elected to this body
<br /> from the ~o~th ~ard~ ~t the $~me~ t~e, but he f~iled to quali~therefor).
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<br /> With approval of seve~ml members of the Board of Aldermen th~ fotlo~ng circler ~s issued for
<br />the calte~ meetly:
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<br /> Dear Sir:-- Por~outh, Va., Au~st ~!, l~t0.
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<br /> You are requested to ~tend a shor~ session of the in-oo~g B~ard of Aldermen
<br />~y~ September Ist, at 8-15 P. ~, for org~zation.
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<br /> A quo~ of the members being present the Clerk a~ed for nominations for ~esiden~ off the .body;
<br /> there being no other n0mi-
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<br />where'ap.on. Mr. Montague nominated M~. O. W, Walker for the position,, and,
<br />~tions therefor, he was elected by the following vote-:
<br /> For--W. O. Moore, D, W, Ballentine, M. N. ~dams, Z. Privett. ~.
<br /> W. Jones Williams, 0.. P. Murky, L. O. Nicholson, 8.
<br /> Er, Walker not voting.
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<br />T, Montague,
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<br /> The President elect took. the chair and, in a few appropriate rem~rks~ thanked the body for
<br />electing him to the position.
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<br /> On call of the 0h~ir for nominations for a Vice-president of the Board ~, Nontague s~id, thst
<br />he supposed it w~s expected he wo~mld be a candidate for re-electio~ to the position, but because he had
<br />enjoyed the honor for some years past, and for other reasons, he should have to decline a nomination
<br />for Vice-president if he were nominated.
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<br /> Mr, Moore the~non~inated N~. W, Jones Williams for Vice-president, and, there being no
<br />i~tions, ~Lv, ~illiams was elected by the Fotlom~l~g vote:
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<br /> O. P, Murray, L. O. Nieholson,
<br /> Mess=s, Williams and Montague excused from voting.
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<br />other
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<br />The Vice-president e!eot thanked the bo~y for the honor it hmd conferred on him.
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<br /> The following joint resolution adopted by the Common ~ouncml at m ~s called meeting on th~s d~y,
<br />wms referred to this brach for concurrence:
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<br /> First. ~hmt all matters referred to committees of thJ preceding Oouncil be referred to the cor-
<br />responding committees of this 0ounoil.
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<br /> That all committees of the p=eceding Council be requested to act on their respee~mve committees
<br />until their successors shall have been regularly appointed,
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<br /> That the President of the Oommon Oouucil be authorized to fill a vacancy or vmeanoles on the Aud-
<br />iting Committee from that branch, temporarily,
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<br /> Second. To refer to a committee of seven, ine!uding the presidents of the two branches, three
<br />to be appointed from the Oomm0n Council and two from the Bo~rd of Aldermen, to consider--
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<br /> The advisability of amending section 60 of the ordinances so as to eliminate therefrom the re-
<br />quirement tha~ warrants for payment of bills against the ~ity sh~ll be countersigned by. the presi-
<br />dents of the two branches.
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<br />The ma~er of handling and disposing of bills against the 0ity, with recommendations thereon.
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<br /> The advisability of having all new ordinances or amended ordinances presented by the Ordinance
<br />0ommittee to lie on the table until the following regular meetings of the two branches.
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<br /> The advisability of having all new business, except such as m~y be referred to committees, to
<br />lie on the table antil the~ following regular meetings of the two branches; and all new business to
<br />be submitted without discussion,
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<br />The mdvisability of ~spensmng with or of combining the following committees:
<br /> To dispense wmth--~ne committees o~ Almshouse, Water, Police, 01aims~ Schools, Buildings.
<br /> To oombine-~the committee on Almshouse v~h Public Property, Water with Sewe~ge, and Olaims
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<br /> The advisability of having committee reports presented to e~ch branch of the Oouncil as joint
<br />reports and signed bY the chairma~ and vice~chair~n of same when so presented. Such reports to be
<br />knom~n as "report of the i~iz~noe ~ommittee," ~repor% of the ~treet Oommittee," &c.
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<br /> That the special committee to whom the above matters may be referred be instructed to report
<br />thereon at the next regular meetings of the t~vo branches in September.
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<br />On motions, the'three first recommendations embraced in the ~o~nt ~esolutmon were ~dopted, and
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