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J~nuary 29, 1910. <br /> <br />At a joint ~ession of the t~o branches of 0ity~douncil January 29th there were present-- <br /> <br />E. ~. Barlow, C. W. ~alker. E. M.~Adams, E.. N. Goodson= S. T. Montague, <br />W. Jones Williams, J. ~. Stroud. <br />John Howard Hall, H. L. Watts. J. T. Hanvey, R. S. Brooks, ~. 0. Corbltt, <br />A. Aug. Bilisoly~ 0has. R. ~elton, J. H. Hall. Jr.. J. E. Johnson, Jno. P. Leigh~ <br />L. 0. Brinson. ~. J. 0ro~s, Chas. J. ~ithy, E. B. Hawks. J. D. Walker, <br />R. E. Eeiggs. 25. <br /> <br />'rne President of the Beard of ~ldermen presided. <br /> <br />The following direction for the Joint session was read: <br /> <br />ches <br />8 o'clock <br /> <br /> Portsmouth. Va;, January 28, 1910. <br />~r..L. P~ Siater, City 01erk. <br /> Dear Sir:~ <br /> You Wili please call a joint session of the two bran- <br />of City Council, and ~rge the attendance for a .short meeting, tomorrow, evening, Saturday, at <br /> <br />"Parker ~ater Bill." <br /> Very truly, <br /> <br />(Signed) <br /> <br />Walker. <br /> <br />to conside~ the <br /> <br />Pres~., B. qf A. <br /> <br />~. C. Corbitt. <br /> Prest.. 0. C. <br /> <br /> The chairman of the Committee on the Parker ~ater Bill then made a verbal report s~ting that <br />his committee ~d meter, i~rker the evening before and had discussed with him the objectionable <br />features of the bill. but after further explanation of the objections by er. Barker, a m~jority of <br />the Committee seemed inclined to inst~ct him to advance the bill .without s~endment. <br /> However. as the Committee had been instructed to request er. Parker te ~mend his bill in sev- <br />eral particulars, it was agreed that they could not pursue a different course in the matter without <br />bein~ so instructed by the Councils; and hence it was concluded to ask for a joint session of the <br />branches to lay the p~opositien before them. <br /> <br /> Er. P~rker. who was present, was called on to expiainhis bill. Hedid so quite fully;~and af- <br />ter some discussion of the m~tter between him and members of,the body, ~ v0~e w~s catle~ for on the <br />question, =to accept the P~rke= Wmter Bill withou~ <br /> The vote stood 21 ayes to 2nays. ~ereupon~ Er. ~ontague.moved to make She action ~f the body <br />unanimous, and it w~s so voted. <br /> On motion, it v~s also further ordered that the Clerk certify to Mr. P~rker the ~ction of the <br />body, and also r~re ~ne same to Er. ~esner. <br /> <br />On motion, adjourned. <br /> <br /> <br />
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