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1909.
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<br />At
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<br />a joint
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<br /> ' ~is~ there were
<br />session of the two branches of Oily Council March ~ ~
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<br />M. B. Langhorne, O, W. Wa!~ker, D, ~. Ballentine, M. ~. Adams,
<br />E. N. Goodson, S, T. Mcntzgue, R. E. Clover, S. C. Browne,
<br />Jno. Howard Hall, H. Lo Watts, T. E~ Dash~ell, J~ T. Hanvey,
<br />R. S. Brooks, W. C. Oorbitt, 0h~s. R. ~el~on , J. H. Hall, Jr.,
<br />J. E. John son, L. O. Brinson, Charles Owins, Chas~ J~ Withy,
<br />C. L. Tyler, E. B, Ha~s, S. B, Hutohin~, 23.
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<br />The following direction for tn~ Joint session was read:
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<br />Mr. L. P. Slater, City
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<br />Please ea!t
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<br />Dear Sir:
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<br />ty 0curtail for today, March 31st, at 7-30
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<br />Portsmouth,
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<br />a joint session
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<br />~., to consider further the
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<br /> Va., N~rch 31, 1909.
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<br />of the two branches cf
<br />lease of the Norfolk 0oun-
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<br />ty Ferries.
<br />Immediately following the joint session the Board of Aldermen ~nd the Common Oounoii will meet
<br />separately to consider such action ~aken in joint session ~s may require their concurrence therefor.
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<br /> Say that the "call" is urgent and most important.
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<br /> Very truly,
<br /> (Sdgned)
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<br /> ~. 0. 0orbitt,
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<br /> '~hereupon, the 0ity Attorney, who was present,
<br />lease of the Ferries had been drafted Mr. R. E.
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<br />Walker,
<br /> Frost., B. of A.
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<br />Stated that after the prOPosed contract for
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<br />Jordan ~ppe~zed before the Finan¢~ Committees of
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<br />the 0ouncil and Board of Supervisors, through his attorney, R. R~udoiph Ricks, and requested to have
<br />mll n~mes, except his own, erased from said contract; that he, the City Attorney, and the Oommon-
<br />wealth Attorney for Norfolk County agreed that the committees had no authority to make such alter~
<br />ation in the contract without the consent Of ~he. Oity Oouneil and the Board Df ~up~rvisors therefor,
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<br />smd so told Mr, Ricks; but said tha~ they would lay the request before their~ respective bodies.
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<br /> 0n motion, the O!erk was directed to read the contract as drawn by the attorneys for the Oity
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<br />and 0ounty.
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<br /> The contract ha~ing been read, Mr. Hicks, attorney for Mr. ~ordan, asked permission to address
<br />the 0ouncil concerning his reason for requesting that all .n~mes be erased from the contract except
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<br />that of Mr. Jordan.
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<br />~r. Glover moved that speaches on the contract, other than by members of the 0ouncfi, be tim-
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<br />/ted %0 ten minutes. The motion was lost.
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<br />Mr, Hicks was grantedthe privilege of the floor and spoke i~ subs~amoe ,as follows:
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<br />Re said that ~r. Jordan had conferred with Fergus Reid, John H. Rogers and ethers in regard to
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<br />making a bid for lease of the Ferries, and, if successful in bidding, they had ~eoided to form a
<br />syndicate for operating them, That Fergus Reid & Co. h~d furnished ~Mr. Jordan with a certified
<br />cheek for $5~00 to e~ble him to bid~ and he ~not full~ underst~anding ~he matter mud in-the confu-
<br />sion attending the bidding, had given the name of Fergus Reid &~o. as bidder instead of his own
<br />name, That it was never intended that Forges Reis & Co. were to be individually responsible for
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<br />lease of the Ferries but the s~-ndioate when formed, and T~hat said syndicate was now ready to give
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<br />the required bond of $i00,000 and was fully prepared in all other respects to carry out the con-
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<br /> ~he City Attorney replied to Mr, Ricks, and stated that Mr. ~ordan had no right technically
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<br />to bid for the lease as he was^trnov¥~ by the cheek offerred in the transaction. He added, however,
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<br />that award for the lease could be made ieg~iiy to ~. Jordan if the Oounefi and ~he Board of Su-
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<br />· pervisors should think proper to do so; and the Oommonwealth Attorney, who w~s present, agreed to
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<br />the statement.
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<br />Mr. Ha~s now moved the mppointment of m eommittea ef five to confer with ~tha Board of Super-
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