!ith - "We are in receipt_ of au o_fer¢ - of ¢6,000.00 from the JoBo Trant
<br />Company for $1mber on ou~ water shed, which you authorized me to sell at public auction.
<br /> ! ~ conc~ring in the reco~udation of the Super~tend~nt of
<br />the Water Dep~tment ~at the offer of the J.B. ~ C ~
<br />be accepted." o~_y ~or timber on o~ water shed,
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~fr. Weisemau to concur in the Dianager~s recommendation and th~
<br />the Manager go into the q~est_on of replanting, was adopted.
<br />
<br />Present - Er. St~tevant.
<br />
<br /> iZth - ~I have arranged
<br />for the companies to be p!acedin the Armory.
<br />possible to assist the Grimes Battery in t heir
<br />
<br />office space and temporary telephone service
<br />I wilI attempt to co-operate in ever~y m~ner
<br />organization work here. ~
<br />
<br />On motion ordered fii~do
<br />
<br />Excused- ~, Lawrence
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of ~S,000.00 for preliminary e~oense for construction
<br />of power plant aud dzstr~bu-hion system~ laid on table at last meet~_ng, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> ~otion of Nr. Weiseman to appropriate [ ~"
<br /> $$,00~.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted and by the following vete:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, 8turtevant, Warren,
<br /> Weisem~, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~. Weise~ to place on its first read~g ~ appropriation of
<br />~8,000.00 for preliminary expense for information ~ad study and any other necessary expense
<br />toward construction ora power plant and distribution system, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of ~10~000~00 to purchase equipment and supplies at a
<br />govezmmment sale, laid on tabl~ at last meeting, was taken rip.
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~.
<br />was adopted~
<br />
<br /> ~otiom of Er.
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Howard to m~e the ~momut $~,500~00 instead of $I0~000.00,
<br />Howard to appropriate ~2,$00.00 for said purpose, was
<br />
<br />Ayes:
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Fox~ Grimes, Henderson, Howard, S~irtevaut, ~a~ren,
<br /> Weisemsa, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> Report of Commissioner of Revenue of taxable values, w as presented:
<br />
<br /> "I reoort here~mth the ~o&_owmng t axabls values of real e state and
<br />tar~ible personal property fo~ tbs City of Portsmouth for the year 19~8:
<br />
<br />RE~_LESTATE
<br />VaiU~ &F L&~s Value Buildings
<br />
<br /> General Tax
<br />Total Value at 2.$0
<br />
<br />Each installment
<br />
<br />~ite 9,348,155.00 18,250,430.00 27,598,686.00 689,964.95
<br />Colomed l~019~850.0Q 2~653~.360.00 3~653~210.00 91,330.31
<br />Total 10;568,005.00 ~0,883,790.00 3'1~'2~I,795..00 V81,295.26
<br />
<br />S.UPPLE~TS..~.~ ADJUST~ENTS
<br />
<br />3~5,0t$.69
<br />.45~674.07
<br />390,887°76
<br />
<br />Total 2~ti0.00 15,V00.00 1V,S10o00 445.25 222.66
<br />
<br />~UBL±C SE~RVICE CORPORATIONS
<br />
<br />4,501,898.00
<br />
<br />!12,54Vo49
<br />
<br />PERSONAL PROPERTT
<br />
<br /> T~GiBLE. TAX-AT 2.50
<br />
<br />White 1,913,~26.00 47,832.40
<br />Colored 641,030,00 ~
<br />Total 2,554~256.00
<br />
<br />320,108.00
<br /> 3~860.00
<br />523,968.00
<br />
<br />TAX AT !,00
<br />
<br /> 3,201o08
<br /> 38.60
<br />
<br /> TOTAL VALUE
<br />
<br />2,233,334.00
<br /> 644~890.00
<br />~,8'78,22~.00
<br />
<br />Grand Total Real Estate - Personal Property and ~achinery
<br /> Assessed -~- 1~46 1945
<br /> 38,649,727.00 37,957,252.00
<br />
<br />Total Tax Chart, ed to
<br /> City Collector 961,38V.85 944,586.81
<br />
<br /> (Signed) L.E. Turlington.'
<br /> On' motion of ~r. Howard, the Auditor was instructed to
<br /> the City Collector.
<br />
<br /> TOTALTAX
<br />
<br />51,033.48
<br />_~,,6~066o37, ,
<br />67,0~9.85
<br />
<br /> iner$&se
<br />
<br />692,475.00
<br />
<br />16,801.04
<br />
<br />charge sm.me to
<br />
<br />
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