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Auaust 23rd. 1949. 2:30 to 5:00 o'clock, will be devoted to the discussion of the redevelopment feature of the new Housing Bill and the benefits which will accrue to municipalities under this section of the ~ct. Prominent housing officials will lead the discussion. This should prove an impor- tant session and~it is hoped that you can attend. As previously stated in our invitation t o you, the ~yor and City Council, the dime_er session on this date will start at 6:30 P~. CommissionSr John Taylor Egan, PHA., and Congressman Porter Hardy, Jr. will be the principal speakers. Invitations have been extended by other local authorities to their 'respective governing bodies and we hope that Portsmouth will be well represented at this meet- ing." The Nayor asked the members of ths Co~acil to attend. 5th - The ~anager presented-the following letter from Fred C. Forbe~ of the State Department of Taxation: "Pursuant to-our conversation on the morning of Thursday, August 4thI 1949, the following estimate of the cost of the professional type of reassessment-for your Cit is respectfully submitted for your consideration. This estimate is based, on 50,000 parcels of land to be appraised and ultimately assessed. It contemolates the use of a two-man squad whose duties shall entail the measurement of all improvements and the computation o f their square footage or the cubical content; complete recordation of the physical characteristics of each separate property, showing in addition not only~the.physical depreciation o f the struc ture but obsolescence factors involved as well; olassiflcation of all residential and commer- cial structures and the tentative appraised value of each; the scientific appraisal of all lots and acreage tracts acco~d~ing to the Somers System which takes into due consideration the depth, corner influence and alley factors. ~ppraisers (4) ~ ~J~5. mo, for 12 moa ....................... ~15,000~00 Travel allowance $ 70. mo. for 12 mo. (2 cars) ............. ~8~0,00 0ierica~ a~sistance to assessors and appraisers- - ........... 1,800~00 Supplies (Appraisal sheets, post binders, tapes, etc..) ..... 200~00 ~ 6 Local assessors (~) ~l . per day each for $0 days .......... l~J60~00 Total cost of general reassessment .... $ 19,190.00 It should be noticed that the average daily rate for all Virginia localities was quoted for your assessors merely for purposes of an estLmate. Unde~ this pro- gram general supervi&io~ is by the Board of Assessors a.~d usually a separate office is estab- lished for their use. ±t has been customary for the assessors to r e~iew the work periodically as it is being done. Under this syst~, ea~a locality has been ~ bls to procure the very hi,h- est type of individual as an assessor. This has been due primarily to assistance rendered him in the time-cons~mning and laborious part of his ~ask in the field. In usually o~e d§y, the Board of Assessors can review the appraisals accumulated through a two weeks permod." Notion to la~ on the table until next meeting, and that copies be sent to Council members, was adopted. 6th - The ~anager presented-clans for ~e new _olmos headquarters. Time Committee's ~ecommendation that the plan be accepted and that the ~anager ask for bids on same, was adopted. 7th - "I wish t o-tende~ my resignation as your City ~anager, to be- come effective on o r before September 1Sth, 1949. ~y decision in this matter was ~eached af- ter careful consideration of the offer which was made me by the City of Alexandria. I want to state and with deepest sincerity that this resig- natmon ms the hardest one that I have ever offered because your body, to a man, has seen mostl co-operative with ~e since I have been in Portsmouth and I have neve~ worked under a Council body for whom I haa greater respect a~d fondnes~ fo~ each individual member. Trustir~ that mt wzll not be too difficult to'replace, me and assuring you of my fullest co-operation in your endeavor along this line, I am, Respect~mlly, grets, was adopted. W. Guy ~ncell, City ~anager." ~otion of Mr. Weiseman t5 accept the Eanager's resignation with re- 'The zty Clerk and Auditom presented the following letter from ~. Charles U. Freund, Supt., NoFfoLk COunty Ferries, a~stated that there was only ~ll4.0Z~ hand. midst your im_~a~i~n] t~e'>f~i!owi~g amounts ih paymen~ o~~ the' new' due ~and ~ayabl~: Eads J~hnson Cooper-Bessemer Co.' General Electric Co. ~;06~;00 Required from: City of Portsmouth,Va. $106,5~.96