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<br />April 13, 1909.
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<br />To take up the contract for removal
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<br />of night soil,
<br />0nmotion, adjourned.
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<br />April 15, 1909.
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<br />At a joint session of the two branches of 0ity 0ounci! April !5th there were presen~--
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<br />Eessrs. ~. B. Zsa~ghorne~ 0. ~. Talker, D. ~. Ballentine, E. N. Goodson,
<br /> S, T. ~ontague, ~, Jones Williams,
<br /> Jno. 'Howard Hall, E, Z. Watts. T. E. Dasnme!l, J. T. H~nvey~
<br /> R. S, Brooks, ~, O. ~orBit~, 0h~s. R. ~e!~on, J. H,
<br /> J. E. Jo~son, Z. ~. Brinson, Oharles O~ns, ~m~. j. ~ithy,
<br /> ~, L. Tyler, E. B, H~wks, S, B. Eu%ehins,
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presided.
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<br /> The following direction for the meetl~gwas read:
<br /> Portsmouth, Va., Apm~_l 14, 1909.
<br /> Hr. Z. P. Slater, 0i~y 0!erk.
<br /> Dear Sir:
<br /> Please call a Joint session of the t~e branches of
<br /> 0fry 0ounoil for ~nrs~y, April 15~h, mt 8 o'clock P. E,, to oonsider--
<br /> ~e Zieense T~Bill for year 1909-10;
<br /> The election ~f 0o~ei~en for the-BixSh ~d Seventh
<br /> Estimates for maint~nimg ~he~ public s~noots o~ She ~ity prope~ ~d in She "~ed terri$o~-
<br />-~til July l, 1909. d
<br /> I~e~tely preee~ng %he Join~ session tho Beard of Alde~en~ll meet in special session
<br /> consider ~ orain~ee for ~ng ~he ~exed territo~ into ~o w~rds.-
<br /> ~d"i~e~ly follo~ng ~he Joint session She 0o~on ~o~eil ~ll mess in special sesssion
<br /> to consider such ~$ters mdoDted in Join~ session ms may req~re She concurrence of the Go--on
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<br />oil therefor.
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<br />Very trUly,
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<br />~. O. Oorbitt.
<br /> Presto, O, 0.
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<br />(Sig~ed} 0. ~, Walker,
<br /> t~est., B, of A,
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<br />Whereupon, the. Joint Finance Oommittee Presented the-License Tax Bill for the year. tg09-!0,
<br />~he said Bill was read by sections, discussed and adopted.
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<br /> The Oommit~ee appointed at th~ joint session ~mrch ~Oth to consider smd report concerning of
<br />fieegs for the Sixth and Sevem%h wards~ reported as follows:
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<br /> Hon. Oommon Oouncil-=Board of Aldermen,
<br /> · Gent!emen:--Teur 0ommittee to whom were-referred the
<br />vam~-'ous matters in connect%on with the new wards of the 0ity, beg to respectfully repor~ that they
<br />have presented to the Bo~rd ef Aldermen the ordina~ce to cover the most of the matters referred to
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<br />them, and now present for your conside~tion ~he following named gentlemen for Oounei!men from the
<br />Sixth and Seven,h-wards:
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<br />From the Bixth ~ard-- ~or BOard of Aidsrm~n, ~. H, ~skins.
<br /> " " "" " " ~bmmon Ooun¢fl, H. H, Parker and E. P,
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<br />From t~e Sevem~h Ward-- For Boa~d of Aldermen,
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<br /> Wilkins.
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<br />J. W. $~roud.
<br />E. ~leiggs and J, D. Yalker.
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<br />These gentlemen are qualified voters of their respective wards and Gems to us strongly endorsed
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<br />by the people of these wards.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />(Signed) H.L. ~atts, 0. O.
<br /> S, T. Montague, B. of A.
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<br />The report of the 0o~mittee was unanimously adopted and by the following vote~ the vote
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<br />~eing the same for each nomimee:
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<br />For--M.
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<br /> R.
<br /> L.
<br /> S.
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