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At a Joint session of the two brana~es of City Council July 25th there were present--
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<br /> ~iessrs--C. w. Walker, E. ~. Admus, L. Privett, $. T. Eontague,
<br /> - L. H; Davis, 0o P. Eurry, L. 0. ~iaholson,
<br /> Jnoo Howard Hall, J. F. Benson, J. T. Hanvey, R. So Brooks,
<br /> J~o. P. Leigh, L. C. Brinson, H. C. Reynolds, ChaS. J. WitD~v,
<br /> Charles Beisel~ Thcs. B,. Cooke, ~0.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br />W. Jones Wil!i~,
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<br /> Co Corbitt,
<br /> Ho H. Parker,
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<br /> The follo~ving directions for the Joint Session were read:
<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va.,~JUly 2%, 1911.
<br /> ~ L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> ~Dear Sir:--
<br /> ,You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of City CO%knoll for
<br />TueSday, July 25th, at 8 P. E2, for the purpose of filling two vacancies on the Sixth Ward and one
<br />on the Seventh Ward LOcal improvement Boards
<br /> "very truly,
<br /> ~C. ~. ~alker, President B. of
<br /> "W. C. Corbitt, President
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<br /> It was stated by a member,;.and the statement concurred in, that there WaS no %~aoancy on. the Sev-
<br />enth Ward Local' .Board.
<br />~nereupon, Er. Entry moved that the body go into ~u election::to fill the vacancies on:-the
<br />~i~h Ward Local Board, caused by the death of V~m: H..Gaskins a~.d the resignation of Win; H. Whitson.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and then ~. Eur~y nominated Ssmuel 5[. Lewis smd Walter H. Stafford
<br />as me~oers of said Boarc!~. There being no other nominations, ~tessrs. Lewis and Stafford were elected
<br />by the followi~%g vote:
<br /> Ayes~ %Valker, Ad,ms, Privett, DIontague,.witl'isms, DaViS, L%~rry,
<br /> _~icholson$ F~ll, Benson, Hs~vey, Brooks, Corbitt, Leigh, Brinson, ReynoldS, WithY,
<br /> Parker, B~i~el, Cooke, 20.
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<br />There being no objections there~o, the following other matters were considered:
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<br /> First. A oommunicatio~ from the seventh Ward Local Board was re~d, Calling,attention
<br />dangerous condition of the oridge at the intersection of Lincoln,, ~and ~a~Ogton. Str~et~ if extended,
<br />a~ud requ~est' was made that O~n appropriation of $700 be made at this point to substitute a concrete
<br />culvert for the present bridge.
<br /> on motion, the co~u3~ca~ion was referred to the Fins~uce and Street Committees
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<br />second. A request from the Seventh Ward Local Board that an appropriation of $600. be made for
<br />the employmen~ of a sanitaa~y I~pector and to meet a deficit in street expenses for the current year.
<br /> Also, that the Auditor be instructed to place to credit of the appropriation fore, Streets %h~ ~bal-
<br />ance on hand of $8,975.09 as shown by his June resort.
<br /> These matters were referred to the Join~ FLuance Committee.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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