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October tl, 1910.
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<br />fire-alarm-system.
<br /> Advisability of using the appropriation of $225. for a Hart D~luge ~ozzle to pu~-
<br />chase a Browder Life Saving Nachine at $120. and $ Hart L~dd~r Pipe at $147.o0.
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<br />To consider the purchase of fi~e sound horses for the Fire Depar~r~ent,
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<br /> Sight Committee:
<br /> To consider a light for the corner of 0hestn~t and. Columbia, First and Ran-
<br />dolph, Fifth and Nelson, Oourt and Clifford, Green and~art, Hampton Place and Washington streets,
<br />and at west end of south side of the meat market.
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<br /> The ch~ir appointed Nr. R. S. Brooks as a member of the $entr~l Imp%ovement Assosiation from
<br />this body, in place of Nr. E, B, Hawks, resigned therefrom.
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<br /> The chairman of the Finance Oommittee again requested the ~hairmsn of the several other com-
<br />mittees to hand in statements of requirements of their depmrt~men~s for the ~budget~ for 1911 as
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<br />soon as pratt cable.
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<br />0.n m_otion adjourned.
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<br />November 7, 1910.
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<br />joint session of the ~wo bramehes of City Council November ?th there were present-=
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<br />Eessrs. W. O. Eoore, C. W. Walker, D. W. B~llentine, L. Privett, S. T. Montague,
<br /> ~. ~, Oalvert, ~. Jones Williams, Z. ~, Pa~lmer, O. ~, Nutty,.
<br /> John Howard Hall, Geo. R~ Parrish, J. T. H~nvey, R. S. Brocks. ~. C. Oorbi~t,
<br /> A. Aug, Bilisoiy, Ellis W, Noore, ~m. Hedges Baker, J. Ed. Jo~son.
<br /> H. 0. Ee~01ds, Ohas. J, ~ithy, O. L, Tyler, E. B, Ha~ks, S. ~. Hu~chins,
<br /> H. H. Parker, 0harles Beisel, Thcs. 2. ~ooke, Nark Launders, 27.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presided.
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<br /> The following direotion for the joint session was read:
<br /> .Portsmouth. Va. November 7, 1910,
<br /> ~r. L. P. Slater.
<br /> 0ity Clerk.
<br /> Dear
<br /> You will please.call a joint session of the ~wo
<br />bramches of City ~ouncil for this evenir~ Northly, November
<br /> To consider filling temporarily the office of Oity Collector, or to take such other action
<br />thereon as m~y be necessary in the premises.
<br /> Very truly,
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<br /> ~. O. Oorbitt, 2rest., C. C.
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<br /> After some discussion of the matter, Nm. Withy moved that the Oouncil go into an election of
<br />a City Oollestor. The motion w~s lost,
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<br /> Nr. Hall moved that a committee be appointed to draft suitable ~esolutions in regard tothe
<br />deceased Oity Collector, ~ A. Hutehins. The mo~ionw~s adopted; andthe ~hzir appointed the fol-
<br />lowing gentlemen on the committee:
<br /> Eessrs. Hall, Oorbitt, Hawks~ Palmer, Langho~ne, ~ontag~e.
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<br /> On motion of Mr, Nonta~ue.~ it was determined that the members meet at t~e Council Oh.amber on
<br /> ~ussd~y, at 2-30 P. ~. and from thence go in a body to attend the funeral ef R, A. Hutehihs.
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<br /> On motion e~ Nr. Ballentine, the joint session adj.ou~ned to meet Tho=sday, November 10th, _for
<br />the eles~ion of a 0ity 0ollector and a Board of Polise Oemmissieners.
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<br />November 8~ 1910.
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<br /> The time for a regular meeting of the-Oommon Oounoil fell on that day, but because the Coun-
<br />cil ~h~mber was used for eletion purposes on November 8th, the body stood a&journed, aooording to
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<br />law, omtil Wearies&ay, November 9th.
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