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March 24th, 1942.
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<br />St. to Effingnam St. to Glasgow S~., and there follow
<br />its regular route for sixty day trial.
<br />
<br />Section 5. Agreement to recommend to the City Council
<br />that the Prentie Park buses be routed down Washington
<br />St. to Lincoln St., thereby eliminating the loop on
<br />Harrison St., Fifth St. and Lincoln St. on sixty day
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Fox, Section 2 was adopted.
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Howard, Section 5 was adopted.~
<br />
<br /> Mr. Howard, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, stated that _his
<br />committee went to Washington to see if the delivery of the twenty five buses ordered could be
<br />expected and that the War Production Board had satisfied the Committee that delivery would be
<br />made according to schedule. Mr. Howard stated that the trip to Washington resU!~ed in seven
<br />new buses becoming available now to the Virginia Electric & Power ComDan~ with th~
<br />order to be speeded up as much as possible, and further they were inf~rm~ by ~ R~i~he
<br />Covernment would furnish traffic expert to study the traffic problems of the City, withou~ cost
<br />to
<br /> the
<br /> City.
<br />
<br /> Report o f the Accounting Department for the month of February was re -
<br />ceived and ordered filed.
<br />
<br />pay these bonds.~
<br />
<br />The following letter from 'the City Clerk & Auditor was
<br />
<br />"There will be due on October lst~
<br />
<br /> Paving & Street Improvement
<br /> Sixth Ward Improvement
<br /> Seventh Ward "
<br />
<br /> Total
<br />
<br /> I take'the liberty of suggesting that
<br />
<br /> read$
<br />1942, the following te~m~bonds:
<br />
<br />$ 100,OOOoO0
<br /> 87~500.00
<br /> ~7 ~ 50o~ o~
<br />
<br />275,000.00
<br />
<br />you request the
<br />
<br />~inking Fund to
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to
<br />was adopted, end by the following vote:
<br />
<br />concur in the suggestion
<br />
<br />of t~he Clerk & Auditor
<br />
<br />Ayes~
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br />Lawrence
<br />
<br />as
<br />
<br /> The
<br />
<br /> ~ As
<br />of February 25th, 19¥2,
<br />
<br />Cl~y Collector made the follo~_ng report:
<br />
<br />required by the City Charter, I inclose a list of unpaid 1941
<br />totaling as follows~
<br />
<br />t~h~e s
<br />
<br />Real Estate
<br />Personal Property
<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />$ 86,31~o78
<br /> 17,~96.25
<br />
<br />$ lO3,8o7.o3
<br />
<br />these taxes."
<br />
<br />I respectfully request that you adopt the usual resolution regarding
<br />
<br />On motion, same was ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> The-following resolution in connection with the above was~ on motion
<br />of Mr. Hutchins, adopted=
<br />
<br />"WHEREAS, the accounts and records of the office of
<br />A. E. Parker, City Collector, were audited by L.C.
<br />Bt!neon, City Clerk & Auditor, as of February 25th,
<br />19~2, and according to the report of the City Clerk
<br />&Auditor, were found currect, as shown by the books
<br />of the Oity; and
<br /> ~HEREAS~ it appears that it is the duty of the City
<br />Council to have examined yearly, the list of uncol
<br />lected taxes, and to credit the Collector such taxes,
<br />as in their opinion, could not have been collected
<br />with due diligence; and
<br /> WHEREAS, it appears that Ac E. Parker, City Collec-
<br />tor, should be credited with all taxes levied in 1941,
<br />remaining uncollected on the twenty-fifth day of Feb~a-
<br />ary, 19~2, the amount of which is shown in said report
<br />of L.C. Brinson, City Clerk & Auditor.
<br /> NOW, ~REF~RE, BE IT .w. ESOLVED by the Council of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, that A. Eo Parker, City Collector,
<br />be credited with all uncollected ~axes levied in 1941,
<br />remaining in his office on February 25th, 19~2, and that
<br />he be relieve~ of responsibility for not having collected
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