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<br />October 14th, 1941.
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<br />~ed by counsel and it appearing to the Court that there are no exceptions to said report, and
<br />the Court being of ~he opinion that the price obtained at the s ale of said property descr_ibed
<br />in said Special Commissioner's report is a fair adequate and reasonable one, the Court doth
<br />Adjudge, Or, er and Decree that said report, exceot ~s to
<br />~ .. . . . ~ . - __. __ __ the attqrney~s fee, sxad said sale to
<br />~thel Smith, Otto B. Rtddick and Eunice Goodwyn for One T?ousand and O0/100 (~lOO0oOO) Dol -
<br />lars cash, free o'f liens, be confirmed, and the said special commissioner upon payment to him
<br />of Nine Hundred and Sixty-Five ($965.00) Dollars due on the purchase price, is directed to ex-
<br />ecute, se&l, acknowledge and deliver to Ethel Smith, Otto B. Riddisk, and Eunice Goodwyn, a
<br />prope~ de~ed with special warrsiaty for the following property: - All that certain lot of land,
<br />with the improvements thereon s~ad the appurtenances thereto belonging, situate in the City of
<br />Portsmouth in the State of Virginia, on the West side of Effingham St., between County and
<br />Columbia, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the lot formerly owned by Mrs. Eliza
<br />Hopkins., thence ru~ming east One Hundred and Thirteen ill3) feet to the west side-of Effingham
<br />Street, thence south along tt{e west side of Effingham Street, T~enoy-elont~ ~ '~ (28) feet to the
<br />line of the lot formerly owned by ~illiam Knott, thence west One Hundred and Thirteen (Il3)
<br />feet, and thence north twenty-eight (28) feet to the point of beginning; end said special com-
<br />missioner is directed out of ttae prQceeds of sale ~o pay the costs and expenses of this cause
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<br />Hawks, Auotlcnaers, commissions of 5 per cent to Rober~ D. Powers, Jr.~ Special Commiss!oner~
<br />and Ten sand 50/tOO Dollars to said Special Commissioner for dra~_ng deed and notary~s fee
<br />thereon, ~uud ,it appearing to the Co~4rt, that the balance remaining will not be
<br />pay i.~ full the T~u~rty-T~z~ee and 20/100~$3M.20) Dollars taxes d~e the ~e~t~ ^~ sufficient to
<br /> · , . ~ - ~ ~ ~ Virginia, and
<br />Nzne Hundred and Sixty and 40/100 ($960.O0~ Dollars due the City of Portsmouth and being of
<br />opinion that theprice secured fo,r_ the prope~rty is adequate and reasonable, and Proceeding un -
<br />der section 62~8 of the Code .doth direct e~.id Special Commissioner to pro rate ~he balance re-
<br />maining after the payment of costs and expenses of this cause between the State of Virginia
<br />and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for taxes due them, mud pursuant to section 6268 of the
<br />Code, the Clerk of the Hustings Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and the City Col -
<br />lector of Portsmouth, Virginia are authorized and directed to mark satisfied the lien of alt
<br />taxes due on said proper~y described herein and known as ?O2 Effingham Street, upon the payment
<br />of said pro rata sum. It is further ordered that a copy of this order be certified to the
<br />Comptroller. of the State of Virginia, to the Clerk of the Hustings Court of Portsmouth, Virgi-
<br />nia~ sand to the City Collector of Portsmouth, Virginia. And said Special Commissioner shall
<br />report his procee _dings.
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<br />A COPY,
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<br />TES,E. Kenneth A. Bain, Jr., Clerk
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<br />By Doris V. Major, D.
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<br /> The Compensation Report of the 0ommissioner.of Revenue was received and, on
<br />motion, approved-for payment.
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<br /> Report of F. B. Hill & 0ompany for auditing the ferry boo~s and accounts for
<br />the month of August, 1941, was received and ordered filed.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard for the 0i{y Attorney to present an ordinance prohibit-
<br />ing nnnecessary noise, was adopted,
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />0ity Clerk,
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<br />Approved -
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<br />~ Pres~_dent.
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