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April 13, 1909,
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<br />To t~ke up the contract for removal of night
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<br /> soil.
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<br />Onmot~ on,~ adjou-~ne'd.
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<br />April 15, 1909.
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<br />At a joint session of the ~wo brauehes of 0ity 0o'~uci! April 15th there were present--
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<br />Messrs. E. B, Laughorne, O. Y. ~alker, D. ~. Ballentine, E. N. Goodson,
<br /> S. T, Montague, ~, Jones Yilliams,
<br /> Jno. Howard Hall, E. L. ~atts, T, E. Dashie!l, J. T. H~uvey,
<br /> R. S. Brooks, Y. C, 0orbttt, ~nas. R. Welton, J. H, Hall, Jr.,
<br /> J. E. Johnson, L. 0. Brinson, Oharles O.~_ns, Otis. J. ~ithy,
<br /> fie ~. Tyler, E. B, Hawks, S. B. Hutehins, 21.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presided.
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<br /> The following direction for the meeting was read:
<br /> Portsmouth, Va., April 14, 1909.
<br /> ~r.-~. P. ~later, 0i%y 01erk.
<br /> Dear Sir:
<br /> Please e~ll a Joint session of the. ?we branches of
<br /> Oity 0ounsil for Thursday, Apm~ll 15th, at 8 o'clock P, ~., to consider--
<br /> The Lieense Ta~Bill for year t~09-10;
<br /> The election ~f 0o~cilmen for the. Sixth ~d Seven~ wards;
<br /> EStimates for main~ai~mg 2hepublie s~nools
<br />~til J~y l, 190~,
<br /> t~edia~e!y preee~ng 2he join~ session the Board of Alde~en will meet in special session to
<br /> consider~ o~ee for ~ng ~e ~exed territo~into
<br /> ' ~d"~e~a~ely following ~he Joint session ~he Go, on Go~eit will m~ i~ special sesssion
<br /> to consider such mm~ers ~dopted in Joint session as may req~re the eoneu~enee of ~he Go, on 0o~-
<br /> cil Cherefor.
<br /> Ve~t~ly,
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<br /> 2rest., B. of A.
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<br />~. 0. Oorbi%t.
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<br /> Whereupon, the Joint Finance 0ommittee presented the' ~icense Ta~Bitl for the year. 1909-!0,
<br />and the said Bill w~s read b~ sections, &iseussed a~d adopted.
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<br /> The Oommittee appointed at ~he joint session March ~0th to conside~ and report eoncerntng of
<br />ricers for the Sixth s~d Seventh ~ar~s, reported as follows:
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<br />Hon. Oommon 0ounefl-=Board of Aldermen.
<br /> · Gentlemen:--Tour Oom~ttee to whom werereferred the
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<br />vmrious matters in connection with the new wards of the 0ity, beg to respectfully report that they
<br />have presented to the Bo~rd o~ Alde~nem ~he ordinance to cover the most of the matters referred to
<br />them, a~d now presen~ for yo~r conside~at~ion the following named gentlemen for 0ouncilmen from the
<br />Sixth and Seventh-wards:
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<br />~om the Si~h Yard--
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<br />For Boa~d of Aldetmon, ~, H-, G~skins.
<br /> " Oommon 0ou~cil, H. H. Parker ~d E. P, ~ilkins.
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<br />~rom the Seventh Yard-- For Board of Aldemmen, J. ~, Stroud.
<br /> " " " " " " 0o~on ~o~il, R. E. ~eiggs and J. D. ~aS-ker.
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<br />These gentlemen ~re qualified voters of their r~spectmve wards ~nd come to us strongly endorsed
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<br />by the people of these wa~ds.
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<br />Respee~i~all~ submitted,
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<br />(Signed) E.L. ~atts, 0. O.
<br /> S. T. Eon~ag~e, B, of A.
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<br />The report of the 0omm~ttee was unanimously adopted and by the following vote, the vote
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<br />being the same for each nomimee:
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<br />For--~. B. Zanghorne, 0. ~. ~f~er, D. W. Ballentine, E. N. Goodson, S. T. Montague, ~. Jones ~illi~ms, Jno. He~ardH~l~, H~ ~. ~attS, T. E. Dashfelt, J. T. Harvey,
<br /> R. S. Brooks, ~, G~ ~o~bi~t, ~has,-R, ~elton, J, H. Hall, Jr., J. E. Johnson,
<br /> Z. 0~ Brinson, Gha~les Owins, Ohas~ J. ~ithy, 0. ~. Tyler, E. B, ~awks,
<br /> S. B. Hutchins. 21.
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