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June 23rd, 1953.
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<br />2% Refunding Bonds
<br />Dated 5/1/48 Serial
<br />5 Bonds at 1,000.00 each year 5/1/54 thru 5/1~78
<br />Total 125 Sends at 1,000.00
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<br />4% Refunding Bonds
<br />Dated 4/15/35 Serial
<br />6 Bonds at 500.00 due each year 4/15/54 thru 4/I5/59
<br />3 at 500.00 due 4/15,60
<br />Total 39 Bonds at 500.00
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<br />125,000.00
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<br />19,500.00
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<br />218,500.00
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<br />was adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Grimes that the Sinking Fund Commission be authorized to cancel said bonds,
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<br /> 3rd - "You referred to me the matter of a duplication of taxes assessed against William J.
<br />Arnett, 1804 County Street, for the year 1948.
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<br /> I-have investigated this matter by discussing it with the Commissioner of Revenue
<br />and to the best of my knowledge, Mr. Arne~t~ was assessed at two different locations in the City on the same pro-
<br />petty. I therefore recommend that ~ refund in the sum of $3.29 be made to William J. Arnett, 1804 County Street,
<br />and that the City Auditor and Collector be authorized and directed to pay Mr. Arnett the above amount.'
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<br /> Motion of 5ir. Lawrence that the refund be granted, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - '~t a previous meeting of the Council yon instructed me to secure bids from firms of
<br />engineers, for the preparation of plans, profiles and specifications for storm drainage for Wilson and Tyler
<br />Wards and other sections within the City to be designated by the Director of Public Works.
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<br /> I submit the attached bids and recommend that if it is the pleasure of the Council
<br />to proceed with the work that the contract be awarded to the lowest bidder, maid low bid to be determined hy the
<br />City Nanager and the Direc~or~ of Public Works and-to be reported to the Council at their next regular meeting ac-
<br />companied by a contract to be prepared and to be executed by the City of Portsmouth and the successful bidder."
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<br /> NDtion of Mr. Howard to refer the bids to the City Manager to report back to the Co~ncil at
<br />the next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "I reco~mmend that the attached resolution be.adopted."
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"WHEREAS, the School Board for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, on the
<br /> 23rd ~ay of June, 1953, presented to thia~ouncil, an application addressed
<br /> to the State Board of Education of Virginia for the purpose of securing the
<br /> State School Construction Funds in the amount of $574,988.70 for the new school
<br /> building (or for adding to or improviugthe present school building) at West
<br /> Road and Locust Way, Extended, Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> RESOLVED, that. the application of.the City School Board to the State Board of
<br /> Education of Virginia for $574,988.70 from the School Construction .Fund is hereby
<br /> approved.
<br />The Council of said City has, or wiil provide~ sufficient~unds through cash
<br />appropriationsand/or levy, to complete this project. If the school Board has
<br />sufficient funds on hand to complete the project, permission is hereby gran~d
<br />for the use of said funds, for the purpose designated in the aDplication.'
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hawks, said resolutinn was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes - Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes, Hawks, Houghton, Howard, Lawrence,
<br /> Smith, Sturtevant, Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays - None
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<br /> 6th - "I submit the attached letter from the Portsmouth Transit Company to which is at-
<br />tached an amendmen~ to the City Code of 1951, Section 16-34 relating to advertising signs on buses and recommend
<br />that the amendment be placed on its first reading."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to place the following ordinance on first reading, was adopted:
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<br />'~N ORDINANCE TOAMENDAND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 16-34 OF THE CO~E OF THE CITY
<br /> OF PORTSMOUTH, 1951, REiATING TO ADVERTISING SIGNS"
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<br /> 7th - "I submit the attached report from Frederick B. Hill & Company, Certified Public
<br />Accountants dated February 4, 1953, 'ind£cating the Delinquent Real Estate Taxes due the City of Portsmouth with an
<br />amount in the sum of $21,126.66 of unrelieved taxes.
<br /> I recommend that the City Auditor and City Collector be authorized and directed ~o
<br />charge out of their taxes receivahle the above amount subject to minor corrections and adjustments."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly that the taxes be relieved after verification by the City Attorney,
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> 8th - "I am filing the attached report of the audit of the Accounts and Records of Mrs.
<br />~ary M. Hudgins, City ~reasurer, received from the State Auditor of Public Accounts/'
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<br /> On motion filed.
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<br /> 9th - "I submit the attached amendment to Section 7-30 Schedule of Fees, Chapter 7 of the
<br />Charter and Code of the City of Portsmouth 1951 and recommend that it be placed on first reading."
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