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<br /> Mr. ~alker said that h~ desired ~or his ward to withdraw the request m~de by its~ocal Board
<br />some time since to borrow ,o,000.00.
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<br /> On motion, it was decide~ to request the Boar~ of Aldermen to meet ~ is body in joint session
<br />Friday, January 14th, for a discussion of severalimportant matters, h '
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />At a join~ s~ssion of~he_tQvo ~ranch~s o~ C!%y ~ouncil-Jan-~ry 14th there were present-~
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<br /> Messrs. C. ~. ~alker, D'. U, Ballentine, M. M. Adams, S~ T, Mont~gue~
<br /> W. Jones Williams, L. M. Palmer, 0. P. Murray, J. U. Stroud,
<br /> Jno. Howard Hall; H. L. Watts, R. S, Brooks, 0has. R. Welton,
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr., Jno. P. ~eigh, L. O. Brinson, W. J. Cross,
<br /> S. B. Hutehins, H. H. Parker, J~ D. Walker, 19.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presided.
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<br />The following direction for the joint seSsion was read:
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<br /> Portsmouth, Va., January t3~, 1910.
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<br /> Mr. L~ ~. Slater, 0ity Clerk.
<br /> Dear Sir:-
<br /> Tou' will please call a joint session o~ the two
<br />ches of City 0o'.~ucil Fr~y, January l~th~ at 8 o'c~o.ck P. M. to consider--
<br /> First. A report ~of ~ne commitSee to Richmond to attend the 0onvention on Govermme~t of
<br />ginia 0ities.
<br /> Second. To fill a vacancy on the School Board from the Second ~ard, caused by resignation there-
<br />from of J. 0. Emmerson.
<br /> Third. To fill a vacancy on ~the Board ~fHealth from the First Ward~ caused by failure of
<br />Jms. A. Borum.elected ~hereto, to qualify,
<br /> Fourth. To fill a vac~uoy on the Board of Harbor Oommissioners from the City,
<br />ignation therefrom of H. A. V~ Parker,
<br /> (Signed) 0. ~. ~a~ker,
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<br />President,
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<br />caused by res-
<br />of &.
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<br /> Joiz~How~r~ H~it,
<br /> Vice-president~ 0. 0.
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<br /> The report of the committee to Richmond was then
<br /> (See report of Committee, records of Common Council. p
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<br /> In connection ~ith the report Mr. ~ontague re~d a circular letter from ~r. W. H. Sargeant,
<br />chairman of the Steering Committee of the 0onference at Richmond, in which he made knov~n the
<br />poin~ment of Mr. ~onta~e as a member of s~d Committee from Portsmouth, and in which also he re-
<br />Guested the CounCil to appropriate $I00. to p~y the expenses of its delegate f~om time to time be-
<br />fore the General Assembly,in the interest of the matters adopted by s~id Convention.
<br /> On motion, the report of the Oomm~ tree was ordered to file and the appropriation of $100. was
<br />referred to the Joint ~inance Committee.
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<br />second. To fill a vacancy on the School Board from the Second
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<br /> Third, To fill a vacancy on the Board of Health from the First
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<br /> Four~. ~o fill~m vacancy on the Board of Harbor 0ommissioners.
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<br /> ~. E. Hodges w~s nominated to fill the vacancy on the School Board~ Geo. M. Peed, to fill
<br />vacancy on the Board of Heal,h; Geo. P. Bathes, to fill the vacancy on~-~he Board of Harbo~ Oommis-
<br />sioners; a~d there being no other nominations, these gentlemen were ~l~ted by the following vote,
<br />'the vote being the same for e~ch: ·
<br /> For--C. W, ~alker, D. W. Ballentine~ M. M. Adams,
<br />W. Jones ~illiams, ~. E. Palmer, 0o P..Eurray, J. ~, Stroud.
<br /> Jno..How~rd Hall~ H. H, ~a'tts, R. S. Brooks, Chas. R. Wetton, J. H. Hall, Jr,,
<br /> L. C. Brinson, ~. J. Cross, $. Bo Hutohins, H. H, l~arker, J. D. ~alker, 1~,.
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<br />S. ~.'Montagne,
<br />Jno. P. Leigh,
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