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(a). A committee to formulate such .legislation as may be necessary to o~rry into effect the
<br />resolutions adopted by this conference looking to legislation by the General Assembly, other than
<br />such legislation ~s is involved in the amendment o~ the Sta~e Constitutiom.
<br /> (b). A committee to formulate such 0onst~tut~o~l Amendments as may be necessary to carry in-
<br />to effect the resolutions adopted by this conference looking to such amendment,
<br /> "Resolved further, that the said committees, respectively, shall not be limited in the scope of
<br />their work to the particular matter specified in the foregoing resolutions, but may present such fur-
<br />ther recommendations as may be in substantial conformity with the resolutions adopted by this con-
<br />ference,'
<br /> The committee ~?~i~h w~s was empowered ~o dr~£t the ~ersonel o£ the two committees provi-
<br />ded for in the foregoing resolutions was as follows:
<br /> Carl E, Davis of Petersburg~
<br /> J~mes C~skie of Ric~ond,
<br /> ~. L. C. Taliaffero of Ha~pton~
<br /> Frank~lmond of Ly~chburg,
<br /> Leo Judson of Norfol~.
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<br /> Just bafore adjournment a Legislative 0ommittee from each city was appointed, which committee
<br />was empowered to work up interest in the movement in the respective cities, and to act in the capa-
<br />city of a Steering Committee to do what may be necessary to place the matters properly before the
<br />Legislature. ~e Por%~mouth members of this committee were appointed as fell
<br /> E, B. Hawks, chairman, S. T. Montague, H, L, ~atts, Jno. H. Hall, Jr,, and Jno, Howard Hail.
<br /> Several resolutions offered by Nayor Reed, while not adopted,, were ~iven the endorsement of
<br />the General Oommittees. The resolutions in substance were as fellows:
<br /> 1. i receipt for taxes dated J~uuary, 1911, or bearing s~y date thereafter, shall be evidence
<br />that taxes~ for all prior years have been p~id.
<br /> 2. A law requiring all citie~ of the firstcl~ss ~e have their books ~d aeeounts audited at
<br />least once a ye~rby sueh.addit companies as may~be approved by the State Corporation Commission,
<br /> 3. A law requiring all cities of the first clmss to ~dopt a uniform system of accounting.
<br /> 4. A law giving cities and eounties the right of appeal in cases where real estate ~ssess-
<br />~ents are found to be too low.
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<br />the Legislature be supplied with copies of the
<br />of the measures be requested~
<br /> (Sigmed~
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<br /> In submitting this ~eport.we recommend.that the reso!utio~ adopted by the General Committee,
<br />set forth i~ this report, be endorsed by you~ Honorable Body, and that our representatives in
<br /> said resolutions, and that their support in behalf
<br />
<br />E. B, Hawks,
<br /> Ohai~nan, O, O.
<br />S. T, llontague,
<br /> Chairman, B, of I,
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<br /> A motion h~ving been made to adopt the report, ~essrs, ~eiton and Hutchins o~jeeted to so do-
<br />ing, as, they said the matter v~s new to them ~nd they wanted time, to conside~ it.
<br /> Whereupon, on motion of Mr, Ha~s, the report was ord~rd to lie on the t~blefor a joint ses-
<br />sion of the t~o br~uche~ to be'held Fridmy, Jan~ryl4th.
<br /> A bill of the 0o~m~ttee to amount of $118.50 for expenses to the Ried~mond Convention, ~as re-
<br />ferred to the Joint Finance Committee.
<br /> UNFINISHED BUSI~BS,
<br />
<br />First. ~atte=s adopted by the 0ommon Council,December 14th and referred to the Bomrd of Alder-
<br />
<br />for concurrence.
<br /> ~o ~Lirsct th~ Auditor to tr.a~sfer $$~. from the several s~reet accounts to Middle
<br />Street Account, in ~rder to complete the ~avzng of s~d street.
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<br />to meet current exloen~es of the0ity for January, 1910~
<br /> To authorize the ~re~surer to renew notes in ~he B~ of Portsmouth, The ~erch~nts and F~rmers
<br />Bank, and the First National Ba~w of Portsmouth,, to amount of $38,000.00,
<br /> ~ll of the'above were concurred in,
<br />
<br /> Second, ~tters adopted by. theBoard of ~lderme~ Decem er 21st and~e~e~red to the 0emmon
<br />ell for concurrence.
<br /> To authorize the Joint Pahlmc 2roperty Corm ~ee o__ ~dve=tise for bids to build
<br />a Clerk's office on the east side of the 0ourth0~e~rd, Concurred in,~ !i
<br /> Third. Communications from the
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<br />"2ortsmouth,
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<br />Va~, J~y., llth,
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<br /> "The ~oancil~
<br /> "Gentlemen:-
<br /> A~ the request
<br />ask if She Fidelity bo~ds req~uire& cf incoming o~fioers
<br />of the police force who have given perso~l bonds, or ~uch
<br />bond?
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "J. Davis Reed, Mayor,"
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<br /> 1910.
<br />
<br /> respectfully
<br /> and members
<br />o hereafter gi~e
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<br /> On motion, t~e inquiry of the~yorwas refe~ed to the Joint Finance 0omm~ttee.
<br /> The N~yor returned also his approval to the followir~gm~tters adopted ~eo~ber i4-21, t~09:
<br /> A proposal of H~Dert ~ D~ to r~ove trash from the st=sets of the
<br /> A proDos~ of Euybert &~ to fu~ieh ho~s~, be ~ed,~ str~e~ s~ri~le~s
<br /> ~k? up ~d r~o~e ~1t street sweepings,
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<br /> An O~dinsnoe to ~ese~be ~d Re~lzt~ the Pay of the Oi~ Collector,
<br /> c' ~ ~di~nce to ~end ~nd Re-ordain Section 65 of the Or~n~oe Book of 1905 in Reference
<br />Duties o~ the Oity ~a~nd~t-
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