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1908.
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<br />into the matter carefully, and reoo~end for your adoption the folto~ving:
<br /> That you aeeep% the bAd'of the ~ureka Fire Hose Comp~r~' of New Jersey to supply the City with
<br />1,000 feet of fi~e hose at ~l per foot(~l,000), the said-fire hose to be paid for in twelve months
<br />time without interest for the deferred payment thereon.
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<br /> (Signed) Jno. H. Hall,
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<br />Ch~s. R. melton,
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<br />Chair~n, C. C., PAnance Com.
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<br /> Acting ohairm~n, Fire Committee.
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<br /> On motion, ~ae report of the joint oo~%mittee ~as sdooted.
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<br /> On motion, it was ordered that the charter, ~s presented by the Joint Charter Committee, should
<br />be read by sections continuously until a section was objected to.
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<br /> · quere~pon, the charter was read until the followir~par~graph was re, abed:
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<br /> "The said Chief mud emoh police~n of said police force, appointed in the m~r~er as aforesaid,
<br />m~y hold his-respective office during the term of good behavior, or ~ntil the said Board, by a ma-
<br />jority-vote of its entire membership, shall remove him from said office.~
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<br /> The ehairmmn of the Co~ttee then smid, that since ~greeing to this proposition in committee
<br />he had somewhat changed his views as to same, and that he desired to offer the following substitute
<br />for the paragraph just read:
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<br /> "~e said Chief mud each policem~n~of s~id police force m~y hold his respective position during
<br />good behmvior; but in ease of misconduct or incompetency on the p~rt of such Chief or ar~ member of
<br />said police force, then he may be removed by a m~jority of ~ae entire membership of said Board.
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<br /> After much discussion-of the proposed amendment, pro and con, engaged in by ~essrs. Hawks: Wii-
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<br />H~ii, John H., Culpepper, Eontague, ~elton,
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<br /> Ayes--L~nghorne, ~lker~ Williams, Hall~
<br /> H~wks, 9-
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<br />Giover~ H$~nt, it %~s ioston the following tie vote~
<br />John H., %Wtts, Hanvey, Oorbitt, Culpepper,
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<br /> Nays--Bsrtow, Ballentine, Hunt, ~.ontague, Giover, Weiton, Haii, J. H. Jr., Johnson: 3u chinon, 9
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<br /> Fi~lly, the recommendation of the CoD~ittee was ~dopted.
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<br /> The re~di~ of the ohmrter wms continued without further objee%iorm thereto: mud, on motion of
<br />~;~. JoP~ H. H~ii, w~s un~imous~ adopted ~s ~ whole.
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<br />On motion of ~r. H~wks, the City Attorney was instructed to put the eh~ter in proper legml
<br />shape: ~md the Joint Charter Copra%Artec to do wh~t, in their jud~en% mi~t be neeess~y to have it
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<br /> and for having it mdopted by that body.
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<br />the City is a member of the League of Virginia
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<br />presented to our representatives in the Legislature,
<br /> ~r. ~ntmgue omlled ~ttention to the fact that
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<br />~unicipalities; that said Body wili meet in Richmond for a three days session, begirn~g January iSth;
<br />and that the Council ou~ut ~to send delegates to its sessions. Therefore, he would move thet the Pres-
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<br />idents of the two branches, the ~yor and the Clerk be appointed as such delegates.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Er. Corbitt remarked that the bill lately drmv~nby the City Attorney for issue of ~170,000 of
<br />bonds seemed to be defective, in that no notice was taken of the acts of 1906 for mn issue of bonds'
<br />£or which the present issue w~s intended as a s~stitute.
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<br /> ...... 'e referred to the Cz~ Attorney.
<br /> Thereupon, on mo~o~z, tn ~tter was ~ ~ ~
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<br /> ~.~'~ w~/~ On me,ion, adjourned. /~ p~~.~.
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