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<br />January 11, I~10.
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<br /> 5Ir. ~alker said that ~e. desire~ ~or his ward to withdraw the request Made by its Local Board
<br />some time since to borrow $6,000.00.
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<br /> On motion, it was decider to request the Board of Aldermen to meet ~this body in joint session
<br />Friday, January 14th, for a discussion of several im_~ortant ma ter~
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />ganuaryl4, ~91~,.
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<br />&t a join~ s~ssion of the t~vo branches of City ~oun¢il January 14th there were present--
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<br />C. W. ~al~er, D~ W. B~llentine, M. M. Ad,ms', S~ T. Montague~,
<br />~. Jones ~illi~ms, L. E. Palm, r, 0. P. Murray, J. ~. Stroud,
<br />Jno. Howard H~ll; H. L. ~atts. R. S. Brooks, Chas. R. Welton.
<br />J. H. Hall, Jr., Jno. P. ~eigh, L. 0. Brinson, ~. J. 0ross,
<br />S. B. Hutchins, H. H. Parker, J.~ D. ~alker, 1~.
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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 13~, 1910.
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<br /> Mr. L~ 2. Slater, City Clerk.
<br /> Dear Sir:-
<br /> Tou'will please call a joint session of the t~o bran-
<br />ches of City Co~uncil Friday, January lSth, at 8 o'clock P. M. to consider--
<br /> First. A report ~of ~ne committee to Richmond to attend the 0onvention on Government of Vir-
<br />ginia 0tries.
<br /> Second. To fill a vacancy on the School Board from the Second Ward, caused by resignation there-
<br />from of J. C, ~erson.
<br /> Third. To fill a vacancy on.theBoa~d of Health from the First Ward, caused by failure of
<br />Jas, A. Borum.eleated thereto, to qualify.
<br /> Fourth. To fill a vacancy on ~he Board of Harbor
<br />ignation therefrom of H. A. V. Parker.
<br /> (Signed)
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<br />Vice-president~ C. 0,
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<br />Commissioners from the City,
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<br /> O. ~, Walker,
<br /> President, B.
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<br />caused ~y res-
<br />of ~o
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<br />The report of the committee to Richmond was then
<br /> (See report of Committee, records of Common Council. p 231).
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<br /> In connection with the report ~r. Montague read a circular letter from~ir. N. H. Sergeant,
<br />chai~nan of the Steering Committee of the 0onference at Richmond, in which he made known the ap-
<br />poin~tunent of Mr. Eon$~gne as a member of said Committee from Portsmouth, and in which also he re-
<br />quested the Councilto appropriate $100. to p~y the expenses of its delegate from 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 Committee was ordered to file and the appropriation of $100. was
<br />referred to the Joint Finance 0ommittee~
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<br />Second, To ~ill a vacancy on the School Board from the Second ~ard.
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<br />Third, To fill a vacancy on the Board of Heslth from the First Ward.
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<br />fill .a vacancy on the Board of Harbor 0ommissioners.
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<br /> ~. E. Hodges was nominated to fill the vacancy on the School ~oard; Geo. ~. Peed, to fill the
<br />v~cancy on the Board of Health; Geo, P. Bathes, to fill the vacancy on~a'e Board of Earbo~ Commis-
<br />sioners; and there being no o~ner nominations, these gentlemen were ~le~ted by the following vote,
<br />'the vote being the same fqr each:
<br /> For--C. W. Walker, D. W, Ballentine, E. M. Ad,ms, S. T. 'Eontague,
<br />W. Jones ~i!liams, L. M. Palmer. 0. P. Murray, J, ~. Stroud,
<br /> Jno. Howard Hal!~ H. H. ~a'tts. R. S. Brooks, 0has. R. Welton, J. H. Hall, Jr,, Jno. ~. ~eigh,
<br /> L. 0. Brinson, ~. J. Cross, $, B, Hutchins, H. H, ~rker, J. D. ~aiker, 1~,
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