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<br />Apr~l 5, 1911.
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<br />At a Joint Sess_.on of the two branches of City Council '~'
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<br /> Ap_.z~ 5th. there were present--
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<br />Mesers.--M. B. L~ugb_orne, C. ~. Walker, D. W. Ballentine, DI. M. Adams, L. Privett, S. T.
<br /> ~!ontague, L.. 1~. Palmer: O. P. Hur_~y~ L. 0. Nicholson,
<br /> John Howard Hall, Geo. H, Parrisk, J. T. Hanvey, R. S. Brooks, W. C. Corbitt,
<br /> A. _aug. Bilisoly, Ellis W. ~oore, J. Ed. Johnson, John P. Leigh, ~. J. Cross,
<br /> Chas. J. ~¥ithy, C. L. Tyler, E~ B. Hawks, H. H. Parker~ Chas. Beisel, Thcs.
<br /> P. Cooke, Mark Saunders,
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presided.
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<br /> The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
<br /> Portsmouth, Va., April $, 1911.
<br /> I~r, L. P. Slater,
<br /> O_~y Clerk.
<br /> Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will. please call a Joint Session of the two br&uckes of City Cour~cil for April
<br />5th., at 8 o'clock P.
<br /> To fill a vacancy on the Beard of Police Commissioners in the Fifth Ward_
<br />made by resi gnatzon of C. ~. ~egzn±ey * - ~ '
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<br /> To ~zl! va~c~es on %he ~c~oo~ Boa~d, caused by expired ~erms of: R, So Marshall from the First
<br />Ward, W. F~ Hobe~tso_~ ~om ~e oecond ~ard, C H. Coles from the T_hird Ward, E. H. Brinkley ~
<br /> · ~om the
<br />Fourth ~ard, John F. Wilson from the Fifth Ward, G. A. ~cAlpine from *~h~= Sixth_ Ward, and Gee . R. White-
<br />burst from the Seventh Ward.
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<br /> To fill vacancies on the Seventh Ward Local Board, caused by resignation t~ere~rom of H. ~. Mad-
<br />rey mad George C. ~i!le~.
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<br />To conszder the election of the 0~%, Bacteriologist nomzna~ed by the Board of Health.
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<br /> To consider an award made by the Seventh Ward Local Board for grading and other street improve-
<br />ments on the South Street Road in said '~ard.
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<br />Immediately following the Joznt cee=zen the Common Council
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<br />~.eparate sessions to consider the action of
<br />Street improvements.
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<br />~.. C. Oorbztt,
<br /> President C. O.
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<br />said Joint Session with regard to the award for
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<br /> (~_gned) C. ~. ~a!ker,
<br /> P~e~den~ B. of A.
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<br />and Board of Aldermen ~I! meet in
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<br /> On motion, it was decided that where there was but one set of nominees f=r each of the classes
<br />of offices to be _~ed a vote zhhuld be tmken on =ucn set of nominees as a whole.
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<br /> Eoreover, as it was stated that there were vacancies on the School Board from the First ~ud Six~
<br />Wards, caused by resignation therefrom of T. J. Wool and H. C. Duerr, respectively, it was concluded
<br />to fill said vacancies also.
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<br /> Whereupon. W, H. ~a!d was ~ominated to fill the vacancy on the Board of Police Commissioners,
<br />and there being no other nominations he was elected by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Lan~orne, Walker,
<br />Ballentins, Adams, Privett, Montague, Palmer, Murk, Nicholson, Hall, H~uvey, Parrish, Brooks, Cot-
<br />birr, Moors, Johnson, Bilisoly, Leigh, Cross, Yithy, Tyler, Hawks, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, Sa-muders, g6.
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<br /> For the Schod! Board-- From the First Ward, R. S. ~rshall, (Jno. C. Ashtcn unexpired te~);Sec-
<br />end Ward, W. F. Rohertson; Third~ Ward, C. H. Coles; Fourth_~ard, E. R. Brinkley;i Fifth Ward, John
<br />F. Wilson; Sixth-Ward, G. A. NcAlpine~ (D. W. Decker ~maexp!red term); Seventh Ward, W. A. ~alford,
<br />and t~ere being no ether nominations they were elected by'the following vote:
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<br />~a~er, Ba_±en~ne, Ad~ms, _rzvett Montag~e, Palmer, ~urry, Nickolson, Hall,
<br />Brooks, Corbitt, Biliso!y, ~oore, Joi~uson, Leigh, Cross, ~itky, Tyler, Hawks,
<br />Cooke, Saunders,
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<br />Ayes--~angho-, n~ ~
<br />~arrisik, _Hanve~y,
<br />Parker, Beisel,
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<br /> For 6he Seventh ~ard Local Board--W. E. Whitehurst and W. H. Shackelford, and there bein~ no
<br />other nominations they were elected by the follo~ng vote:
<br /> ~ves--Lan~ho~ne, Walker, ~allentine,
<br />Adams~ P~ivett, ~ontague, Palmer, Murry, Nicholsen, Hall,Parrish, Hanvey, Brooks, Corbitt,
<br />Bilis~y, ~0ore, Yohnson, ~eigh, Gross, Withy, Tylar, Ha~s, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, Saunders,
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<br />For Bacteriologist~Dr. Joseoh Grice, and he was elected by the following vote:
<br />Ayes-~anghorne, Walker, Ballentine, Adams, Privett, Montag~e, Palmer, Hurry, Nichol~on,
<br /> H~l~, Par~zsn, Hanvey, Brooks, Corb~tt, Bz~isoly, Moore~ Johnson, Zeigh, Cross,
<br /> Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, Saunders,
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<br />The following award was recommended by the Seven n -~ard Y~ocal Board:
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<br /> ~'Portsmouth, Va., March Slst, 1911.
<br /> "To ~he Honorabze City Council:--
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> We hereby recommend the acceptance of the following bzd~_o~ permanent ~rovements
<br />for South Street Road and request that the contract be awarded to E. P. Lindsay at the follo~_ng
<br />priceg:
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<br />1. For grading from 0hestnut Street to Rice~s Branch ........................ $1,500.00
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<br />S. For paving with brz~k on sand base from Chestnut Street to Rice's Br~ach,
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<br /> 3. For about 2,000 feet granite curb 5 inches from Ches~uut Street to Rice's
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