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sary to reclafza the
<br />1949, was
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<br /> like your instructions in the matter.:'
<br /> I should ~r. Warren that the City ~ianager take such action as neces-
<br />
<br /> Motion of
<br /> property, ,,Es ~dopted.. . ~1
<br /> Reoort of zhe City C01~ectow on 1948 vmpaz~t axes, as of Februam~y tlth,I
<br />received e~d ordered filed~
<br />
<br />~'1948 Unpaid Taxes t~hrough February 1 lth, 1949
<br />
<br />Real Estate - City
<br />Personal Property Pity
<br />Real Estate Annex
<br />Personal Property Asnaex
<br />
<br />~72~821.33
<br />25~675;67
<br />6;226~11
<br />__6,49~.20
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<br />following resolution was presentea by the C_erk.
<br />
<br /> ~'~EPiEAS, the acco~uats and records of the office of A.E.Parker,
<br />City Collector, were audited by L.C. Brinson, City Clerk and Auditov,
<br />as of February _lt~, 1949, and according to the report o f the City
<br />Clerk and Auditor, were found correct, a s show~ by the books of the
<br />City, and
<br /> V~q~EREAS, it appears that it is the duty o f the City Council to
<br />have exam_hem yearly, the list o f uncollected taxes, and to credit the
<br />City Collector such taxes as in their opinion could not have been col-
<br />lected with due'diligence, and
<br /> V~EREAS, it appears that A. E.-Parker, C.~y Collector, should be
<br />credited with all vaxes levied in 1948, remaining uncollected on the
<br />llth day of Feb~u~ary, 1949, the amount of which is shov~ in said report
<br />of L. C. Brinson, City Clerk and Auditor,
<br /> NOW, TH~RE_0RE, BE iT ~0L%nED by the Council of the City o f
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that &. E. Parker, City Collector, be credited with
<br />all uncollectod ~axes levied in 1948, remaining in his office on February
<br />~lth, 1949, 8~d that he be relieved of his responsibility for not having
<br />collected the s~me, but nothing_herein contained shall b e construed a~
<br />retze-~ng the payment of said taxes by persons owzng s~me, or ~n reliev-
<br />ing A. E. Parker, City Collector, from his responsibility for any s'~ms
<br />so eo_le~ea.
<br />
<br />taken up.
<br />nets Point,
<br />
<br />up:
<br />
<br />was adopted,
<br />
<br />motion o f Mr. Howard, said resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br />· ' ~ 400.00, laid on table at last meeting, was
<br />approprzatzo_~ of ~2,
<br />
<br /> ~n Pin-
<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to appropriate ~2,400.00 to purchase land ~
<br /> and by the ~o._lowzng vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Pox, Bilisoiy, Duke,
<br /> Howard, S~urtevant,
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Warren, Weisemsm, Wilson
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, laid on the table at last meetmno, was t~ken
<br />
<br />~AI~ 0P~DIHANCE TO ~LEND LICENSE' TAX ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY
<br />T~ CITY COur~CzL ON }LkHCH 29'th, 1949, BY ADDING A N~[
<br />SECTION T~RET0 TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION !4-A.~
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />President, was read:
<br />
<br />~ ~r. Houghton, said ordinance was adopted and by the icl -
<br />On mo._on of
<br />
<br />Ayes:
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Pox, Bi!isoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br /> ~els~man, Wilson
<br />Howard, Sturtevant, Warren, ~ '
<br />Hone
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<br />The following letter frets the Lee Ward Civic Club, J. ~. ~cDonnell,
<br />
<br /> ~We have followed with a great deal o f interest the unprovoked attack
<br />and severe beating of one of our city policemen, [~r. Flynn. This man was lucky to escape with
<br />his life. Undoubtedly this would not have occurred had there been two policemen instead of
<br />one on this beat. ~nere are several beats in Portsmouth which should, by all means, be policed
<br />by a double patrol.
<br /> We look upon otu~ oolice department as our first line of defense a~a'ins
<br />~ ~ they are o~ protectors We, in turn, should help to pr6tect them. 0~r Police ~hme~,
<br />~r. Ikmn, is doing a fine jo_b with the material on hand, but he is sorely in need of more men.
<br /> At ~ee ~.~ard Civic Meeting May 9th, 1949, we, as a whole, went on re-
<br />cord advocating the enlargement of our police force. We feel w e should have 100 men. 2ere are
<br />some facts we took the trouble to look up: mos~ cities in Virginia have i 1/2 to i 3/4 police
<br />per 1000 population. ~me population 8f our dity is about 90,000. The police force totals 79
<br />pclicemen. This is v~noliy inadequate. We make this plea to you gentlemen, knowing that you
<br />have th'e welfare of our city nex~ to you~ hearts, !etas pu~ the lives and well-being of our
<br />police department there also~
<br /> Please give this your utmost consideration. Yours for a better city.
<br />
<br />Lee l~ard Civic Club.~
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