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January 3, 1908. <br /> <br />At a called meetir~ of the Common Council January 3d <br /> <br /> Eessrs. John H. Hall, H. L. Watts? J. T. Hanvey~ W. <br /> J. H. Hall, Jr.~ J. E. Johnson~ ~. D. Buchanan. <br /> <br />The following direction for the called meeting was read: <br /> <br />therewere present-- <br /> <br /> Corbitt, Chas. R. Welton~ <br /> C. C. Oulpep~er~ E. B. Hawks, <br /> <br />ehes of <br /> <br />Portsmouth, Va.~ <br /> <br />~tr. L. P. Slater, City Clerk. <br /> <br /> Dear Sir:--You will please oali a <br /> City Council for Friday, January 3d~ at 8 o'clock P. <br /> <br />The filling of two vacancies <br /> <br />January 2, 1908. <br /> <br /> joint session <br />M., to consider-- <br /> <br />of the two bran- <br /> <br />on the School Board from the Fourth Ward and one from the Second_ <br /> <br />Ward. <br /> T~he filling of a vacancy on the Board <br /> <br />A ~omnt report of the Finance and Fire <br /> <br />of Quarantine Commdssioners from the City of Portsmouth. <br />committees in regard to the purchase of fire hose. <br /> <br /> The proposed amended charter for the City: to be presented by the Joint Charter Committee. <br /> <br /> Followir~ the joint session each ~ranch will meet separately for consideration of such matters <br /> adopted in said session as may require its approval. <br /> <br /> Whereupon: the following matters adopted in joint session of this date were concurred <br /> <br />body~ <br /> A joint report of the ~inanee ar~l Fire committees in regard to purchase of fire hose. <br /> <br /> To authorize the Treasurer to transfer ~11,502.91, all of <br /> <br />to General Account. <br /> <br /> To send the Mayor, Presidents of the two branches and Clerk as delegates to the League of Vir- <br />ginia }~unicipalities, which meets in Richmond for a three daysJ session: beginning January 25th. <br /> <br /> To authorize the Joint Charter Committee to do what, in their judgment, might be necessary .to <br />have the charter adopted in joint session presented to our representatives in the Legislature, and <br />for having it enacted by that body. <br /> <br /> To instruct the City Attorney to put the charter in proper legal shape for presentation to %he <br />Legislature. <br /> <br /> All of the above was concurred in by the following vote, the vote being the same for each prop- <br /> <br />Ayes~Hali, John H., ~atts~ Hanvey~ Corbitt, Weiton, Hall, <br /> Buchanan, Culpepper, Hawks, 10. <br />Nays--None. <br /> <br />in by this <br /> <br />osition~ <br /> <br />On motion, <br /> <br />the Paving & Grading and Sir, king Fund~~ <br /> <br />adjourned. <br /> <br />J. H. Jr.~ Johnson~ <br /> <br /> <br />