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December 22nd, 1953. L~WTREI/¥PING!-~O-THE ASSESSMENT~AND EgUA~iIZATION OF REAL ESTATE IN SUCH CITIES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO CITIES TO ~HICH THIS ACT APPLIES." Motion of Mr. Howard to suspend the rules to hear from Irvin Cohen, was adopted. Mr. Cohen spoke requesting the City to appoint a permanent assessor. Motion of ~r. Howard to recess thirty minutes was adopted. Meeting resumed - Nm. Hawks present. Motioh of Mr. Houghton ~that our representatives in the Legislature be requested to pre- sent this_ACt to the Legislature, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Houghton that the City Manager be authorized to make an offer, subject to approval of the Council, to the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company for 'their building on Queen Street, between Washington and Dinwiddie Streets~ was.adopted. was taken up. The following vote: Uh~INISHED BUSINESS An appropriation of $100,000.00 for sanitary sewers placed on first reading aT last meet- Motion of ~r. Houghton To appropriate $100,000.00 for said purpose was adopted, and by Ayes:. Duke, Bitisoly, Grimes, Hawks, Howard, Houghton, Lawrence, Smith, Wilson meeting, was taken up. following vote: Nays: None An appropriation of $36,500.00 for employees' retirement, placed on first reading at,last Motion of Mr. Wilson To appropriate$36,500.00 for said purpose was adopted and.~by the Ayes: Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes, Hawks, Howard, Houghton, Lawrence, Smith, Wilson Nays: None NEW JSUStNESS The~City Clerk presented the following ordinances: "AN ORDINANCE IN_POSING AND COLLECTING TAXES ON REAL. ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY ~ MACHINERY, WITHIN TfiE MN/TS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF 8A_ISING REVENUE .FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE .GOVERNmeNT AND THE PUBLIC 1FREE SCHOOLE ANDtT0.PAY INTEREST AND SINKING FU~q) ON THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE YEAR BEGINT~ING JAhWJARY 1st, 1954." Motion of ~, Ho~ard to place said ordinance on first reading was adopted. '~N ORDINANCEIMPOSING TAXES ON SHARESOF STOCK OFBANKS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR THE TEAR 1953 AND AKNUALLY THEREAFTER, FIXING THE RATE AND REQUIRING THE PAYMENT T~3~HEOF, REQUIRINGCERTAINREPORTS, ~ND PNESCRIBINGPENALTIES FOR 'rite VIOLATION THEHEOF" Motion of Mr. Bilisoly ~o place said ordinance on first reading was adopted. Bill of George W. Jordan, in the amount of $31.00 for fowl killed by stray dogs, was presente On motion of Mr. ~oughton, the City Treasurer was authorized to pay said bi~ from funds in her hm/~ds from collection of Dog Taxes. Notion of Mr. Lawrence that ourrepresentatives in the Legislature be reqnested to join with Norfolk representatives in opposing the Tidewater Automobile Association in having aBil] passed in the Legislature requiring police officers to be in uniform to make an arrest, was adopted. On motion adjourned. Approved President. City Clerk.