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58-148 - The following letter from M.A. Owens, City Sergeant, was read: "i am requesting that Percy Lee Host, a retired member of the Portsmouth Fire Depart- ment, be allowed to accept employment in this o~fice as a part-time employee. This position has already been ap- proved by the City of Por%smouth and the CompensatiOn Board for the Stat~ of Virginia. The employment of Mr.Host by this office is contingent upon approval of the City Council since he is retired from the City of Portsmouth. Trusting thi~ ~equest meets with your approval, I am - (Signed) M A Owens." was adopted. Motion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to the City Attorney for report at next Council meetingI 58-144 - The ~ollowing petition was presented: "we, the undersigned qualified electors of this City respectfully petition your honor- able body %o cause to be submitted to a vet~ the following question: Shodld the ordinan6e designate~ as Chapter'8, Article VIII, Sections 8-78, 8-79, 8-80, 8-81, 8-82, 8-83, 8-84, 8-85, 8-86, 8-87, 8-88, 8-89 and 8-90 of ~he Code of the City of Portsmouth, 1951, Relat- ing to Assessment of Real Esta%e, P}oviding for~an Annual Assessment of Real Estate. The Appointment of a Single Assessor, His Duties, etc., be repealed. PETITIONERS' REASONS FOR THE SAID P~EPEAL ARE: Said ordinance has resulted in unreasonable and excessive real property assessments, discouraging industries from locating here~ and causing i~dustries re leave. Signed by numerous persons." "State of Virginia City of Portsmouth to-wit: This day personally appeared before me, C.B. Abraham, a Notary Public in and for the State and City aforesaid whose address is , and who, having been first duly sworn, deposed and said as follows: That he knows the electors whose names are signed above; that said electors signed the said petition in is presence; that the said signatures are their genuine signatures and were affixed to said sheet within the period beginning April g2, 1958, and ending April ~2, 1958;_that the page to which their said signatures are affixed is a part of the above Petition addressed to the City Council of Po~ts- mouth, Virginia. Given under my hand at Portsmouth, this E2nd day of April, 1958. My commission expires 1-/23/59. Notary Public." Motion of Mr. Kirby to refer to the City ~ttorney and City sufficiency of the petition and legal requirements of the City Council, was adopted. On motion adjourned. Clerk to ascertain the President.