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5th = "Dr. P.E. Cox, President of the Portsmouth Cormuunity Chest,states
<br />that the~ntal Hygiene Clinic in Portsmouth is budgeted in the amount of ~13,000.00 smd that
<br />the Portsmouth Conmunity Chest is obligated to pay $4,500.00 of this amount, which they~find
<br />they are unable to do.
<br /> He asks t~t the City contribute $2250.00 to assist in c arr~ing
<br />on this Clinic ~or the rest of the year."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the City ~anager and the Health ~epart
<br />merit, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 6th - "The City Attorney feels that your body should be more explicit in
<br />the directions for the sale of the parcel of land on the corner of Washington and Randolph Sts
<br />and the Chestnut St. Y.M.C.A. - that is, the authorization for the advertising end receiving
<br />of public bids. He cam. probably enlighten you f~ther on this subject.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to instruct the City Attorney to advertise the
<br />~.MoC.A. on Chestnu, t St., for sale, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 7th - The Manager presented a bill £or repairs to the clock, mmounting
<br /> to $3,200°00°
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<br />its first reading,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Sturtevant that an appropriation o f $3,200.00 be placed on
<br /> was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 8th - The Manager presented the following letter from Linwood W. Parker
<br />
<br /> "In Aug~st, 1948, the Attorney General fo~ the State of Virginia, issued
<br />it mandatory that whenever any person was arrested, regardless of the viola-
<br />
<br />a ruling and made
<br />rich, before that person c.ould be incarcerated or,stained, that the arresting officer must
<br />cume a criminal warrant, in duplicate, one to be kept&St the records and the other delivered
<br />to the person arrested, a~ the time of arrest.
<br /> This ruling and procedure has caused ~he Justices of the Peace, repre-
<br />senting the City of Portsmouth, Va. to w~ite many warrants for the City in order to carry out
<br />this ruling that heretofore never existed and we are called at amy hour of the day or night,to
<br />serve the City of Portsmouth in this respect.
<br /> Up to this date, the City of Portsmouth, Va. has made no effort to com-
<br />p&~s~te the Justices of the Peace for this servmce rendered, yet I have a copy of the letter
<br />that was directed to Mr. L.C. B~inson, City Clerk and Auditor, from Judge Wm. H. 0asr, Judge
<br />of the Portsmouth Police and Domestic Relationship Court, which states in part that his court
<br />was assessing an additional fifty cents to the cost of Cour$, fo~ ail convictions.
<br /> We certainly feel justified in requesting that tt~ City of Portsmouth
<br />Va. compensate us for t~[s service s_nd regardless of tk~ defendsmt being found guilty or ac-
<br />quitted, we, the Justices of the Peace, have served tb~ City well and faithful, incurz~lng
<br />some expense and utilizing our time, for as I ~s. ve said before, we are called to serve the
<br />City at any hour of tl~ day or night.
<br /> The State of Virginia pays us for all warrants pertaining to State casez
<br />and we areonly asking that the City of Portsmouth pay-us at the rate of fifty cents each, f c~
<br />the warrants that we issue pertaining to City violations.
<br /> Trusting that I may receive a reply~at yo~ earliest convenience advis-
<br />ing what procedure we must follow in order to coilect~o~ the services-that we render to the
<br />City and thanking you for your kind interest and attention in this matter, I am,
<br /> Tours tr~.ly,
<br /> Linwood W.Parker,"
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the Manager to request our representa-
<br />tives ~u the Legislature to correct same at next meeting, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 9th - "I have discussed the matter of delinquent real e state taxes with
<br />A. E. Pa~ker, City Collecto~,~an? he sugsests that we promptly ~mployseveral young attorneys
<br />and direct them to proceed mn~nedmately wmth the collection and/or sale of this real estate on
<br />whichthere is more than five years delinquent taxes due.
<br /> For you~ informati~, Norfolk County has assigned certain names
<br />in alphabeticaI order to one Attorney and all money collected from his group, he receives ~thi~-
<br />ty three and one third p~r ce~t of it. In the case of a suit for this collection, the Attorney
<br />is allowed whatever fee the Judge shall prescribe for his services.
<br /> There are several hundred thousand dollars of delinquent real es-
<br />tate taxes on ~r books at the present time and I an of the opinion that this money should be
<br />collected now."
<br />
<br /> Motion of M~. Howard to lay on the table until~next meeting for the City
<br />~fanager to bring in a statement on cos~, was adopted.
<br />
<br />was taken up:
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last meeting~
<br />
<br />?'AN 0RDi~NCE-~0 A~EtI~D AND R~-0RDAIh~ SECTION 8 OF THE
<br />FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: 'AN ORDINANCE T~ PROVIDE FOR THE
<br />LEVT OF A TAX ON PERSONS PURCHASING CERTA~ UTILITY
<br /> SERVICES, DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, FIXING THE A~g0UNT OF
<br /> TAX, PROViDII~G FOR THE COLLECTION ~REOF, AND P~SCRIB-
<br /> ING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS 0EDINANCE"
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Duke, said ordinance was adopted, s~d by the following
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<br />vote:
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<br />Ay s.
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<br />i~ays:
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<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Howard, Sturtevant, ~arren, ' '
<br /> Y~ezseman, Wilson
<br />None.
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