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April 12th, 1955.
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<br /> Motion of F~r. Baker to concur in the recommendation of the Plz~ming Commlssio/1 en the
<br />application o£ t~e Taylor Oil C~mpany, was adopied.
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<br />The .following reports fr~m the Ci~ty Manager were read:
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<br /> 55-78 - "I submit the attached Building Program adopted by the P~rtsmoufh School Beard March
<br />1955 and recommend that the program be approved as to the school site and buildings located there~n ar~t that the
<br />City CounciI provide additional f~ds needed for the c~nstructi~n of said buildings ewer and above the amount tha~
<br />may be received fr~m Federal C~vernmsn% allotments, State of Virginia appropriations, the Utility Tax fund or any
<br />other source ef revenue available hy issu/ug Creneral Imprevemaut Bonds if found necessary."
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<br />Motion ef ~r. Hawks to lay ~n the ~a~le until the ~ext regular meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-79 - "I submit the attached request and rep~r~ on the Portsmouth Cab Company by J. H. White
<br />anti-James F. ~ilkins, Blue Bird Taxi° I concur in the recommendation submitted by W. T. Brown, our Taxi-cab
<br />Supervisor in collaboration with Chief .of Police L. C. Warren. I w~ttld propose t~ move the f~ur taxi meters from
<br />High St. west of Court St. to High St. east ef Crawferd St. and install as many additional me~ers as spaces not
<br />required hy taxicabs in tha~ general l~catien. This recommendation is made subject te the approval ef the
<br />cil as provided hy the City Cede ~f 19§1."
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<br /> Moti~u of Mr. Bilisoly te suspend the ruie-s ~o hear f~m ~. T. Parker, representing the
<br />Cab Cempany.
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<br />City for t~xicabs.
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<br />Parker re~ueste~ a substantial reduction in th~ $130.0~ parking ~ee charged hy the
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<br />was adopted~
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<br />Notion of Mr. SturtevS~t ~e lay this matter ~en the table until the next regular meeting,
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<br /> 55-80 - "! SU~mi t the attached reper~ of the action o~ the Utilities Cemmitte~ af the League
<br />Virginia Municipalities at a m~eting held March 30th, 1955, concerning the application of the Chesapeake and
<br />tomac Telepher~C~mpany."
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<br />On motion filed~
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<br />55-81 -
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<br />"I submit the attached resolution and recommend that it be adopted."
<br />On m~tien of F~r~ Smith, the following resolution was adopted:
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<br /> "WHEREA-8, the Ckesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company ef Virginia has presented
<br />te the State Corporation Cozmmissio~, for alYpreval, an amendment to its General Exchange
<br />Tariff S.C.C. Va. Ne. 1, whereby it sought to have i~clt~ed i~ its tariff a regulation pre--
<br />riding ~hat license- taxes which ~re exprssse~ as, m pe~cen~age ef the ~appli~ant's gross re-
<br />ceipts and are imposed upon the a~plicanthy p~litical subdivisbons ef the State of Virginia,
<br />will be bi~Ie~-hy the Chesapeake an~ Potomac Telephone Company
<br />such politico,1 subdivisi~ ~n and after ApriI ztth~ I955, and
<br /> ~ ~IEREAS, t2~e C~mmisaion has ~receive~i objections to t~ sa%d 'pr,~po~d amendment
<br />and has,ordered a public hearing in the ceu~i re~m-ef the State Corporation Cmamission, in
<br />the State Office Bui!~wg, ~in.the Ci~ry ef Rie/mm~n~ at 10:CO e'cl~k A~[., on April 26th, I955
<br />and the C~mm~ssien has further o~dered that an ~tigatien be entered concerning the reason--
<br />ablen~.ss, ~ j ~us~iee ~ t]~ u~e by l/lo- applica~t,i~ this State ~f said proposed amendment;
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<br /> · BE IT R.ESOLVED~ ]~-the Council ~f *Ja~ 'City ef ~r/~me~tk', Virginia:
<br /> 1.. IThai ~the application cf the Chesapeake and PotOmac Tel. ephene C~mpa~y
<br />is an attempt te n~Itlify ~ exiati~g la~ paBsed hy %b~ General ;~s~emzbIy ~f Virginia and
<br />the pe~ers conferrad upa~ the -cities by their, char~ers~, and in effect ~ reverse the recent
<br />decision of the Supreme 'Court of Appeals ~f Virgi~ria in the case ef the f2~esapeake and Po-
<br />to, ac Tel. ephone Company v. City ef Newport
<br /> 2. That. the pr~pe~e~ amendment is wr~ in p~incipte, and may result in
<br />other utilities ~ this form o~f ~t en franchise taxes, ~=neral licellse taxes
<br />and ether lee~l taxes, e3~penses and ~btig~ti~s imposed er assessed ~r the political sub~i-
<br />visions of the S~ate.
<br /> 3. That the a~tempt te ~ingle ~ut eno item of expense and eno type of
<br />license tax is u~fai~, ~ureasonable, against the p~blic intent, and contrary to the ea-
<br />tablN~h~d custom, poliCy and precedents of ~he State- C~rp~ration
<br /> 4. That local rates are n.~ determined ena value ef s~rvice concept
<br />and net m cost ef service determination and l~cal rates increase as the number ef teleph~aes
<br />increase.
<br /> 5. That current rates already include allewences for the gross receipt
<br />taxes in effect during the 1954 rate proceedings, and ne amended application should he ap-
<br />proved under existing conditions.
<br /> 6. That the ef~ec~ of pa~sing on the tax te tko c~nsumer is to impose
<br />a utility tax er sales tax en the public Dy application t~ the State Corporation Commission~.
<br /> 7. Th~ the Coumcil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia ~s opposed ~e the
<br />said application of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company ef Virginia and desires te
<br />pr~test and oppose this ,sa~xi applicatieh.
<br /> 8. That a cepy of this Resoluti~n he forwarded t~ the State Corporation
<br />C~m""~ssion of Virgin.ia."
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<br /> 55-82 - "I submit the attached reques~ free ~. H. Ashcroft for a refund ef the. amount he has
<br />paid into the Police Retirement Fund during his tenure e_fem~leymen= and recenuaend that the amounm o~ $157.16
<br />he refunded to ~L~-~As~cro~t."
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Bilisoly that a refund ef $157.16 he granted, was adopted.
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<br />55--83 - ~You directed that I attend a hearing in Richmond on Frzday, Notch 25th,1955, at the Vir-
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