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January t4~ 1908. =N%ur~ber of books 1871~ 187R~ 1923 and 1924. "Teste: C. T. Philips, Clerk." On motions the report of the Clerk was referred to the Auditor For examination and report. A eomamnioation was received from Portsmouth Lodge~41, I. A. of ~. in which request was made that the Council co-operate with the Central Labor Union, the Business ~en's~Assooimtion, Retail Bet- chants~ Association and other business bodies of Portsmouth and Norfolk in an effort to be made for securing the passage by 0engross of m "deficiency bill" and a bill to provide for the buildim~ of a ship at the Navy Yard; and that a committee be appointed to frame and submit to Congress a petition infurthe~anoe of the resolution. The request of Portsmouth Lodge, L A. of ~. was unanimously endorsed. ~r. M. C. H~nrah~n sent in his resignation as a member of this body: and the same was accepted. The Treasurer requested an adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, that the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to make notes in the several City ba~s to amount of fifteen tho~sar~ (~15,000) dollars, to meet current expenses for the month of ~eb- ruary, 1908; and the said notes to said amount are to be m~de upon the same terms and conditions as were proposed by the said bar~s and adopted by the City Council Januamy 5: 1904. And the resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--H~ll~ John H., HamJ;ey: Corbitt, ~elton, Hall, J. H. Jr.. King~ BuChanan, Oulpepper, Withy, H~wks, 10. On motion of D~. H~wks, the Clerk was instructed to furnish the body at its next regulam meetir~ the names of members who have been a~sent From meetings during the past twelve months. ~r. JoDmH. Hall moved that the attention of the Business ~{en's Association be called to the fact that there appeams.in the last issue of Ellison~s ~gazine and. advertisement of the S. A. 1. Ry. in which Nor£olkis desigr~ted as the terminus of its line while the City of Portsmouth is entirely ignored. The motion was adopted. On motion of ~. Welton, the Board of Aldermen was requested to hold a Joint session with the Common Council for ~eoonsidering that p~rt of the proposed charter adopted at the late joint session, by which a m~jority of total membership of the Police Board may dismiss a man from the police foree without charges being preferred against him. On motions, the following other ~tters were referred to-- Joint Finance Committee-- An ~ppropristion An appropriation A petition of Ch~s~ ry a~d Hatch, 1907. A petition of E. ~100 Redemption Bond To consider an appropriation for building a Clerk's offieeo of $150 to secure the Vegetable ~arket against thieve~. of $285 for the Board of Quarantine Cor~aissioners. L. Cadmus to be p&id ~or time lost as polioem~n during the months of L.. Smoat~to ha~e the President of the ~ .... ,~uy Cou~em± sign a City of Portsmouth isued J~nuary l, 1900, ~aioh s~id bond~he is new_holding without such signature. of the Portsmouth Coal & lee oomoar~v to snooty 700 tor~ of Poegbontgs ~ng]. A petition of hnekste~,s in the 7eoetable ~rket A bond of C. ~[. Billet, poiioeman eieot. Contract and bond for a reduction of rent~