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'Z~,~,e .ollowmng letters from the City Attorney were presented:
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<br /> ist 'I am attachi~E hereto two bills in connection with cos~ts of
<br />suits instituted for the collection of taxes.
<br /> ~me t axes of the ~bte and i~iortgage Corporation amounted to sev-
<br />eral thousmud dollars sad pay~aents have been made from time to time uutil about all the taxes
<br />have been paid. There was recently ~9.00 paid for taxes on several facant lots at Trenton.
<br />A bill of the costs was presented to ~Sr. Page but he refused to pay the same, and we thought
<br />it was better to take the ,taxes without the cost. I paid the Sergeant's fee out of my funds
<br />and I am responsible to ~ar. Baker for b~s amosat.
<br /> The suit against the heirs of ~rso Ella V. 0u~ten was recently
<br />instituted to sell several vacant lots. Her heirs pamd ~e taxes amo-~ting to appro~mately
<br />$ ay ~he-office of ~he ~_t~ Collector am~ refused to pay fA~_e court costs. We
<br />did not believe we could have recovered the full amo'~t of the taxes from the sale of the
<br />property. ~ais suit was instituted by Robert C. Barclay, IiZ, and it was through his efforts
<br />the ta~es were cCllected.:~
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<br /> Motion of ~Ir. Sturtevant that the two bills smo~_uting to 85~.00 be paid,
<br />and that an appropriation of this ~sount be made, was adspted.
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<br /> 2nd = "i sm attaching hereto a letter from ~. ~ick Vareilon requesting
<br />a refund of $94.~0 paid for license taxes on a business which was never opened. He was ~nabl~
<br />to open the ~msiness £~or reasons beyond his control ~sd the license fees were demanded of him
<br />when he yeas matting inquiry concerning permission to conduct ~asiness at the place~ He. applle(
<br />to the City Collector for a refund of the licenses a £ew days after they were issued, and he
<br />has returned the receip~So The City Collector and ! beiie~e ~aude~ the circumstances the fee
<br />should be refunded.~
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard that the amount of ~94.50 be refunded ~;-
<br /> ~. Va~eiion,
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<br />was adopted.
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<br /> 3~d- :' By deed dated ~ecamber 27th, 1943, and recorded in Deed Book
<br />140, page 205, Cora C. Harris conveyed to t!~e Tru~steesof the Gospel Tabernacle of the Chris-
<br />timu and ~ssmonary Alm_ance, lots Ntu~bers 37, o8, 39 and 40 on the plat of Clifton Park.
<br />The property had been previously purchased umder contract and a church bulldog erected thereon.
<br />The property was erroneously assessed for taxation against the Trustees of the Cht~rch after
<br />~.~e recordation of the a~o_esaz~ deed in 1943, and the following taxes should'be relieved:
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<br />Lot 37 WSof Deep Creek Bird.
<br />1944, 1945, i946 and 1947
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<br />~.00 for each of the years
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<br />Lot 38, WS ~eeo Creek Biv .
<br />1944, 1945, 1946 and !94V
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<br />$3.76 for each of the years
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<br />Lot 3~, WS D~ep Creek Blvd.
<br />1944, 1945, t946 and 1947
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<br />$3. V6 for each of the years
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<br />Lot 40, WS of Deep Creek Blvd. $5.00 for eac~~ of the years
<br />1944, 1945, 1946 and 19~V
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<br />Motion of ~{r. Warren to conc~r in the reco~endation of the City At-
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<br />tor~_ey, was adopted.
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<br /> The following letter from the Superintendent of Schools, was read:
<br /> ~en !~s. Soong, ~resident o£ the School Board, and I apoea~ed before
<br />your honorable body I made the Statement that on acco~mut-of extraordinary expense~ the School
<br />Board would-close the year With a deficit in its general acco~mut. ~e are now in a position to
<br />~uow just what this deficit will be. The deficit is ~1E,580o
<br /> The increased exp~nditures~over the ~ount set up ~ the budget
<br />in the two general c!ass~f~ca~ons in the budget: ~p?ation {including janitor s salaries,
<br />fuel, etc. )~ and ~aintenance over the smount set up mn the budgev was $11,540~ The run, maces
<br />and fire escape in Port Norfolk and Parme~s Point Schools alone cost $6,184o, mtems not pro-
<br />vided for at all in the budget.
<br /> The School Board is taking care of this deficit by not paying the
<br />bills falling due on the first of December, 'out carrying them over to the new financial year,
<br />~ni~h means that we will end the year with au ac~al deficit ~f the ~nount stated above. I am
<br />expressing the desire and hope of the School Board that you will m~ce provision for this defi-
<br />cit tu. uder the extraordinary circumstances.~
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<br /> Motion of ~. ~arciay that autho, mby be granted to use money in the
<br />~c_ooi Bond Fund, was adopted.
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<br /> T_~e following.letter from the Local Union No. 303, United Brotherhood
<br />Carpen~e,_ s and Joiners of America~ was read:
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<br /> nLocai Union 303 Carpenters a~d Joiners of ~erica (A.F. of L. ) in
<br />general session December 17th, i94V~ voted o~aanimously to oppose ~y fo~ ~ a~sement tax
<br />for the City of Portsmouth at this t~e.
<br /> We feel vhaz the p~ose xor which this prooos~d, oax is~o' be levze~'
<br />c~n be met fmom the present su~lus mn the Git~ treasure wm~o~.t jeop~zmng the present sta-,
<br />tus of our City Gove~ment.
<br /> We believe also that a ~a~t=on of this nature s~ouma be given m~e
<br />~zme fo~ public study ~d azs~ussmon th~ has been given to tnzs proposed tax.
<br /> Trusting that you will co~ider these objections when voti~ on this
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<br /> Yo~s tr~y, G~ady H. Coraer, Rec. Sec.~
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