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<br />April 9th, 1940.
<br />
<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, he!d April 9th, 1940, at 7:00 P.M.,
<br />there were present:
<br />
<br />Jo~m P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes,
<br />chins, Framk D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren, H. Earl
<br />and C~s~ F. Harper, City Mar~ger.
<br />
<br />Jsmes N. Howard, W.R. Hut-
<br />Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson
<br />
<br />Vice Chairman Weiseman in the Chair.
<br />
<br />Ninutes of reg,!ar meeting hel~ March 26th were read and approved.
<br />
<br /> The Manager stated that if the C~uncil had no objection he would place the
<br /> ~ i beginning April 16th, and i~ abused, he would re
<br />Policemen and Firemen on a mw~th y basis, -
<br />vert back to the per diem basis. No objection noted.
<br />
<br /> The following communication from theCity Manager, laid on table untit this
<br />meeting, was taken up and r~ad.
<br />
<br /> "The Sewing Project, which employs approximately eighty six women, in the
<br />three sewing rooms operated by the City, runs out during May.
<br /> If it is to be continued, it is necessary for us to make application to the
<br />government at this time. The ~ity's part of the cos~ to extend this oroject for six months,
<br />from May, will be approximately $~8OO.OO.~ ~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to make an appropriation of $4,800.OO for said purpose
<br />~was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> yes. Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren,
<br />
<br /> The following communication from the City Attorney was read:
<br />
<br /> "At your last meeting, you referred to me a communication from the City Col ~
<br />lector relative to the relief of a long list of taxes. I have checked the taxes and it is pro I
<br />per that the City Collector be relieved from the collection of the same.
<br /> The list as submitted by Mr. Parker shows the reasons for the relief. In
<br />many cases th~ relief is due ~o a double assessment and where this occurs the tax tickets
<br />shoul? be gotten out of the way. The m~ority of reliefs has oecurred~in cases where either
<br />the Cmty or School Board b~s purchased the orbper~y or has caused it to be eold~ for the enVor~
<br />ment of its tax lien. Where the property h~s been sold. either to the City or others for th~ ~
<br />forcement of the tax lien~ I believe it will be advisable for the City Auditor to retain the
<br />tax tickets and olace them in a soecial file. In some instances the people have been notified
<br />by a publication ~nd may some day ~pear and attempt to show the taxes were not owing."
<br />
<br /> Motion
<br />
<br /> Report
<br />and ordered filed.
<br />
<br />of Mr. Fox to concdr in the At~orney~s recommendation, was adopted.
<br />of the Accounting Department for the month of March~ was received
<br />
<br /> Bill of J'. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for destroying 88 tagless dogs
<br />at $2.50 each, totaling $220.00, was received, and on motion of Mr. Howard, the Treasurer was
<br />authorized to pay said bill from funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that we request the Game Warden to put on a campaign
<br />to rid the City of s~ray~dogs, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following letter was
<br />the City Attorney:
<br />
<br />read, and was, on motion of Mr. Fox, referred to
<br />
<br /> "I am attaching hereto a tax receip~
<br />for $6.16, representing
<br /> Tax on Household furniture valued aE $80.00
<br /> " "Trucks & Wagons
<br />
<br />wagons~.
<br />was made
<br />
<br />Penalty
<br />Interest
<br />
<br />No. 603 dated~Apri! 1, 1940 in my name
<br />
<br /> $ 5.?5
<br /> .29
<br /> .12
<br />
<br /> I paid this tax bill before I noticed the $150.OO assessment on "trucks and
<br /> I don~t own now nor have I ever owned any ~trucks and wagons" and t~his assessment
<br />in error.
<br /> Won't you please arrange for a refund of the proper amount.
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />J.W. Bowen,
<br />214 Fifth Ave.,
<br />Portsmouth, Va."
<br />
<br /> The following letter was read and on motion of Mr. Leigh referred to the
<br />City Manager with power to act:
<br />
<br /> ~Recently ~he officers a~.d memoers of this. Post begs_n considering the pur-
<br />chase of a new set of regulation colors, both for use in local work and as a means of identi-
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