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mitres propose in Sections 7 & 9. but ~ ~ it ~ ~,' -~ ~ ~' ,nco ~emaln as ~or 1910-1!; and we hope your ~onor~ole bo- dies m~y see fit to sustain our recommendation. ~Vsry respectfully. ~!~ genes ~liliams." After %r. Langhorne had spoken in the advocacy of the minority, and Hr. Hall for the majority report, the rules were suspended to hear from Mr. G. Hutton. representing certain liquor dealers. against any increase of taxes on liquors. Then quite a f:ea discussion was engaged in by Messrs. Hall· Brinson. loore. ~illiams. Lang- horns and others conceFning the merits of. the two recommendations, but finally the recommendation of minority of th8 Con~nittse was adopted by tho following vote: Ayes--~oore. Langhorne. Walker. Ballentine. Adams. Privett. ~ontag~e. Calvert. ~illiams. Palmer. Eicholson. Pettish. ~oore. Baker. Johnson. Zeigh. Re,olds. ~it~ny. Tyler. Ha~s~ Beisel. Cooke. 22~ ~ays--Eurry. Hall. Hanvey· Br06ks. Corbitt~ Brinson. Cross. Hutchins. Sections 18. 37. 40. ~o. 79. 87. 97. 99. & l-p· successively, were adopted as · ~ndr~es the Committee but Section !17 was amended so am to ms~e the tax on hand ~ ~ $20.00. as proposed by the Com~mittee. recommended by $~0. instead of Sections Ii8. 122. 140 were adopted as recommended o~ the Committee. but Section t~8 was amend ed by the body so as to read. ~1~8. Every contractor or sub-contractor doing ~' ~' ~mn ~mng. plastering. ~aper hanging or such other work not herein specified. $15 per year; but if the contractor or sub- contractor engage in paint%ng and paper hanging together, he shall pay $20 per year. ~ Sections ~wc_~. ~l~-,~ 150. & 151 were successively adopted. The following new sections were adopted as ~ne iieense tax on each manufacturer of ice Toll bridges. ~50 each annually. recommended: shall be $50.00. Sections II. 58. 100. 105. & 148 of the Ordinance for !~i0-!1 were dropped~ and then the Ordi- nance for 19!0-11. as amended, was adopted as a whoie~ %r~ Hall said that.~s the contractor for erecting the Kirn Building was about to commence ging close to the north wall of the City Hall Building. re considerable depth, thus endangering the walIs of that building and the lives of the Officers in it. he would move that the Joint Public Pro- perty Committee be authorized to do what may be necessary to secure the wall. and to secure quarters for sa~d Of~eers elsewhere. The motion was ~i~ On motion. ~djourned. _ /~. ~ April 14, ~e ~ at a called meeting of the Common ~ouncml held April 14th there were present-- ~e~srs--~.' O.' Corbitt~ President. John Howard Hall. vice-President. Geo. H. Pettish. J.~T. Hanvey. R. S. Brooks~ Ellis W. Hoers. ~m~ H~dges Baker. ~ Ed. Johnson. ~n~. P. Leigh. L. C. Brinson. ~. ~. ~eynolds. ~. ~. Cross. ~has. 3. ~' E. ~ S~ B. Hutchins. 0harles Belsel. Thcs. P. Co~o~e. 17. Absent--A~ Aug. Bilisoly. C. L. Tyler. H~ H. Parker. ~ark Sa~~ders. day, ~r. L. P. Siater. City Clerk. ~Dear Sir:-- YOU_ will please call a Joint April 14th. 8 o'slock F. E. to consider-- Session '~'~i~ ~91~. ~Portsmouth. Va., ~ ~ 12~ _ _ of the two branches of Oity Council for Fri- ~st. A License T~% Bill for !9!1-12 ~Second. immediately ~ollowz~g the Joint Session tn~ Board of Aldermen will meet in Special SeSsion to consider instructing the 0ity Attorney to d~af~ a contract between the City and E. P. Lind- say ~or doing work on the South Street Road. '~Third. And the Co~on Council will meet *~ consider concurrence in such ~art~ of the License Tax Bill as may have been adopted in said Joint Session. rreside~t C. ~ espeo~fu~ly. Walker. President B. of A. ~hereupon~ the LicenSe Tax Ordinance. adopted in ~oint Session of this date. given the Joint Public Property Oonmuit~ee to secure the walls of the City Hall. and to obtai~ quar- ters elsewhere for the Officers in City Halt. was concurred, in by the following vote: (See ~' ~ · pages ~ ~hzs date. 305 & ~yes--Ccrbitt. Hall. Parrisn~ H~nvey. Brooks. %core. Baker. ~ohnson. Letgh~ Brinson. ~eynolds. Oross~ ~ithy. Hawks. Hutchins. Beisel. Cooke. 17. On motion, adjourned. ~ ~ ~ ~