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$70 June 2~th. !952. The following letter from the City Attorney was read: "This is to inform you that the purchase price of the property recently sold'by the City to Charles L. Reynolds and Human Cooper was collected and the money was credited by the City Collector as follows: Of the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars collected from Charles L. Reynolds the sum of $435.07 was cre~ted to the payment of taxes assessed against Adella ii. Page for the years 1935 to 19d( and the bals~uce of $14.95 to the sale of property. Of the sum of Four Hundred and Sixty-five Dollars collected from Hyman Cooper, the sum of $317o88 was credited to the payment of taxes for the years 1955 to 19~6, and the balance to one-half of the taxes which may hav~ been assessed since that time and to the sale of property. In addition to the above sum, Hyman Cooper paid the sum of $517.76 for one half of the taxes assessed on the land purchased by him in the name of Walter H. Taylor, 5rd, et als, for the years 1933 to 19~6 iuclusive, and the further sum of $67.50 for taxes on the land which should have been assessed against Walter H. Taylor, 5rd,~ for the years 1946 to 1952, in - clusive. All taxes on the land are paid through 1952." On motion filed. The following letter from the City Attorney was read: "In.rsference to the attached request from the Church of God for the relief of tax- ~es, I find that the ]aud assessed to Tina L. Anderson for the year 19~5 and to the Trustees of the Church of God for the years 1946 to 1952, inclusive, as lots 259 and 260, south side of~ilcox~ Avenue, was conveyed by ~s. Anderson to R.G. Bohler and others, Trustees of the Church of God by deed dated December 6, 194~. Shortly after the l~ud was purchased bythe Church, a buildLugwas erected thereon which has an outside appearance of a dwelling but on the inside there is ~u auditorium with benches and is used for church purposes. The property was erroneously assessed and taxes should be relieved as follows: On lot 259 the sum of $2.50 per year for the years 1945 to 1952, inclusive, and On lot 260, the sum o~ $3.76 for each pf the same years, with interest ~d~ pen- alties." Motion of Mr. Grimes that the City Collector be relieved of the collection of taxes and that the City Auditor be authorized to remove same from his books,was adopted. The following letter from Y~s. W.B. Sykes was read: ~'My husband, William B. Sykes, who was Chief of the Fire Department for your City died suddenly on Febrnary llth, 1952, after having served our City as a fireman for over forty years. While so employed, he paid into the Pensio~ System the sum~of Five Hundred and Thirteen ($515.00) Dollars, which was de- ducted from his salary. I have made application to Mr. Aubrey Johnson, City Auditor~ for the refu_ud of the money that was deducted from my late husband's salary. Mr. Johnson informed me that the City wo~ld refund. One-half of the said monies. I am asking that, in view of my financial circumstances and the faithful service rendered by Ey late husband, as well a s the fact that I have no income whatsoever, that I be given the entire amount. I have be~ told by some of my friends that you could do this under Section 19-? of the City Code." Motion of Mr. Sturtevant that a refund of all monies which can legally be granted be made to M~s. W.B. Sykes, was adopted. The following letter from the Superintendent of Schools was read: "I hereby notify you that the terms of office of the following members of the School Board expire on July l, 1952: First District - ~s. W. B. Spong Second District - Mr. M.E. Gol~an Third District - Mr. Har~y H. Harcum." Motion of Mr. How&wd to go into the election of members of the School Board, was adopted. Mr. Sturtevant nominated Mrs. W.B. Spong from the First District Mr. Grimes nominatedH. H. Harcum from the ~nird District. Motion of ~. Howard to defer the election of a member of the Second District until %he next meeting was adopted. Motion of Mr. ~eiseman that nominations be closed was adopted. Mrs. Spong was elected from the First District and Mr. Harc-~m from the Third District, and by the following vote: Ayes: Bilisoly, Grimes, Howard, Smith, Sturtevant~ Warren, ~eiseman, Wilson Nays: None The following letter from the Humane Society was re~d and filed: "The Portsmouth Humane Society in a previgus letter to your group endorsed unanimously the provision for Rabies Vaccination Ordinance at that t~me under consideration. We reserved the condition that such an ordinance passed should embody in it provisions for_ Rabies Clinics. At the same time as you were considering an Ordinance for the City of Portsmout NorfoLk County Board of Supervisors were considering a similar ordinance for ~orfolk County. Arg.~ments presented before the County group at their public discussion on the ordinance caused theBoard of Directors of the Humane Society to reconsider its pre'~ous stand in support of a blanket Rabies Vaccination Ordinance. It was generally felt that such an ordinance did not answer the need in attem~