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To: Henry Copeland, a deed or deeds for
<br /> Lot 77, south side of Airline Turnpike, plat of West Cottage Place Lsnd
<br />Company, assessed in the name of L.M. Goodman and sold for taxes for the years 19S1 to 1943,
<br />bo~thinglu~ive, a~ follows: Amount of Levy ~50.09. Penalty $2.~8, Interest $19.1V, Expense
<br />anm cost or advertisement ~6.00 - Total $7'7.72.
<br /> Lot 79, south side of Airline Tu~npik~ Plat of ~est Cottag~ Place Land
<br />Company, assessed in the name of L.~. Goodman and sold for taxes for the years 1928 to 1943
<br />both inclusive, a s follows: Amount of Levy$89o~8 Penalty~4.~5, Interest $55.01, Expense
<br />and cost of advertisement $8oS0'-Total $T57.~4." '
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<br />On motion, the resolution was adopted ~d by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes.
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, ~eisemau, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br /> The following report was received from the City Collector:
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<br /> "As required by.City Charter, Z submit lists of nm_paid 194~ real es-
<br />tate andpersonal property taxes as of ~anuar~ 31. 1947, as follows:
<br /> Real Estate $ 60,~17.~0
<br /> Personal Property ,,.31~994.36
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<br />adopted:
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<br /> Total
<br />tn com~ection herewith,
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<br /> $ 92,V12,06.'~
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<br />the foliawing m~s,
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<br />on motion of k~r.
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the acoounts smd records-of the c~fice of ~.E. Parker,
<br /> City Co~lector, were audzted by L.C. ~_nson, City Clerk and Au-
<br /> ditor, a s of January ~t, 1549, and accord~g to the ~eport ~ the
<br /> City Clerk ~d Auditor, were found co~ect, as ~.o~ by the books
<br /> of the City, ~d
<br /> ~ER~, it appea~s t~t it is the duty of the City Co~cil to
<br /> ~ve e~ned ye~ly, the list of ~coIlected taxes, ~d
<br /> the City Collecto~ ~th such taxes aa in thei~ opinion ~ould not ~ve
<br /> been collected with ~e diligence, ~d
<br /> ~S, it appe~s that A.E. P~ke~, City Collector, should be
<br /> cre~ted with all taxes levied in 1~8, rem~ng ~co!lected on the
<br /> ~lst day of J~ua~, 19~, the ~o~t of ~ich is sho~ ~n s~d
<br /> port of L.C. B~inson, City Clerk ~d Auditqr,
<br /> N~Y, ~ER~0~, FE IT P~SOL~D by the Co~cil of the Ci~ o f Ports-
<br /> moue, Virginia, that A.E. P~ker, City Collector, b e credited ~th
<br /> a~ ~co!lected taxes le~ed inlg~8, r~aining in ~s ~fice on
<br /> J~u~y 31, 194V, ~d tb~t he be ~eli~ved of responsibility for not
<br /> having collected the same, ~t nothing herein cont~ned shall
<br /> const~ed as relieving the pa~ent o~ s~d t~es by ~e persons
<br /> ow~g s~e, or ~r elieving A.E. P~ker, ~ity Collecto~ fr~m his
<br /> responsibility fOr a~ s~s so collected.
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<br /> ~otion o f ~r. G~imes that a committee be appoi~ed ~o, together with
<br /> the City ~age~ ~d City ~nee~, would visit Arcadia HeiSts ~d Ma~olia ~d ~eoo~t on
<br /> ~nditions, ~s adopted~ The ~air appointed Nessrs. G~imes, Henderson and State'ant.
<br />
<br /> ~e followi~ letter was read a~ referred to the City
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<br />~0nthe second of ~s month, Feb~u~, the City Atto~ey delivered to
<br />us a check to settle the p~chase of a block of lots which by a~eement were p~c~zsed ~ay 1st
<br />~19~5.
<br /> ~e a~eement, ~a~ ~d si~ed by the C_~y I~er, a copy of which is
<br />herewith attached, specifically stated that the pu~c~se p~ice ~s $4,500.00 and that S~es
<br />~d Wilder were ~ pay ~he delinquent taxes, interest ~d penalties to the date of ~e a~ee-
<br />
<br /> We find upon checking the ~o~t deducted, to pay the City Collecto~
<br />the items n~ed in the sales agre~ent, that thee was also deleted $9~.00; listed ins rate-
<br />merit f~nished by City Collector as advertising fees. We ~espect~ly su~t that ~ese so -
<br />called advertising fees were ~ot included in the sales a~eement andwe w~l tha~ you to let
<br />us ~ve yo~ ~e~ to correct t~s error.
<br /> ~en we a~eed to sell these lots to the City a~ a sacrific~ f~e~
<br /> we naturally e~ec~ed to receive~ ~d ~ able to use, the proceeds from the sale wmt~nth~ty~
<br /> or at most sixty days.
<br /> . ~ executed deed was dra~y the City At~o~ey, at our e~ense,
<br />revenue st~ps supplzed ~d delivered to h~ip~o~ptly; but fo~ s~e ~o~ reason, in soite
<br />of sever~ requests by us, w~ did not receive the check ~til Feb~ ~nd, 19~
<br /> . We t~ we are entitled to 8% interest on the~o~t t~t was due us
<br />~om szxty days from date of s~les agreement~ to the date we received the ~eck. Certify thi~
<br />would o~y be fair in view of the fact that we p~d the City 8% interest, plus 8% pen~ty~over~
<br />a period of ei~t ye~s.
<br /> Hoping this ~tte~ will~ceive yo~ e~!y consideration, ~ a~e,
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<br />Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />J.H. S~kes,
<br />F.M. Wilder.~'
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