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<br />At a Joint session of-the two b~anohes of Oity'Oouneil March 24th there were present--
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<br />E. L. Barlow, M.o B~ Langhorne, O. W. Walker, D. W. Ballentine, M. L. Hunt,.
<br />B. N. Goodson~ S. T. Monta~ue, R. E. ~lover, W. Jones Williams, I. 6. Wilkerson,
<br />JohnH. t~11~ B. L. Watts, T. E. Dashiell, j. T. Banvey, R. E. Warren,
<br />W. C. Corbitt, A. Aug. Bilisoly, Jo B. Ball, Jr., Jno. ?. Leigh, M. D. Buchanan,
<br />C. C. Oulpepper, Chas. J. Withy, E. A. Wood, 23.
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<br />The following direction for the Joint session.was read:
<br />Hr. L. P. Slater, City Clerk.
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<br />Portsmouth, Va., ~areh ~3, 1908.
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<br /> Dear Sir=-r
<br /> You ~ill please call a Joint session of the two bran-
<br />ches of the City Council for tomo~ow evening, ~aroh 24th at '~o~elock p. ~.,to consider appropriate
<br />action to be taken by said branches in oonneetion with the decease of John J. King, member of the
<br />Common Council.
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<br />W. O. Oorbitt,
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<br />Ve~W t~ul~,
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<br />Prest., C. C.
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<br />(Si~ned) C.W. Walker,~
<br /> Prest., B. of A.
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<br /> ·hereupon, it was moved that a committee of three be appointed to draft suitable resolutions of
<br /> respect to the memory of Mm. King.
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<br /> The motion was adopted; and the Ch~ir appointed Messrs. John B. Hall, O~ C. ~ulpepper and E. L.
<br /> Barlow the committee.
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<br /> The committee retired and, in a few minutes, reported the following resolutions:
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<br /> "It is with deep regret that we meet here this evening to express ou~ sense of loss in the death
<br /> of Hr. John J. King, and it is especially sad that we should so meet on his forty-second birth day.
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<br /> ~The deceased, though a young man, was for many years a member of the City Ocuneil and had re-
<br /> tained such position fromJul¥, 1595 until the day of his death. Be had been, from time to time,
<br /> chairman of some of the most important committees of the body and he took front rank as a capable~
<br /> energetic, earnest and painstaking leader. He was a ready debater and a good parliamentarian; an~,
<br /> though at times unsuccessful in the measures which he ad~ooated, he always retired from the field of
<br /> contest in a most courteous ma~ce~ and without any display of feeling for his defeat.
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<br /> "In reeognltion of his excellent qualities of both ~ead and heart he was elected for four terms
<br /> successively as ~ presiding officer of the Council, and he filled the position so ably that he won
<br /> the respect and esteem of all with whom hew as associated.
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<br /> "Mr. King had, appar~entiy, a long and useful life before him and was continuing in the service
<br /> of the city which he loved so well when his early and sudden death came as a shock to his friends and
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<br /> to the community.
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<br /> "Therefore, we believe it to be emminently proper that this body should give expression to its
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<br />~orrow~ for the loss it has sustained in so valuable associate~ and hence resolve--
<br /> ~ ~1. That in the death of Mm. Joh~ J. King the City has lost one of her most valuable sons and
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<br /> servants and the Council of ~ortsmouth~ one of its most effielent members.
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<br /> "2. That we tender the bereaved wife and family of the deceased our earnest and heartfelt sym-
<br /> pathy in thei~ g~eat affliction.
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<br /> "3- That the Couneit' assemble in this room at 2-30 P. M~. Wednesday, ~nd from hence attend the
<br /> fune~l in a bod~v.
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<br /> "4. That these resolutions be spread on the records of the Council; that a copy of them be sent
<br /> to the f&mily of the deceased: and that the~ be published in th~ Pn~t~mn~e.h ~e~,
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