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June iMth~ Bill of J. Shirley Hope, S-tate..Geme Warden~ for destroFi~g 97 tagless dogs ~t $2°50 each, totaling $2.k2.50~ was received, and on motion of Nrc Hutchins, the wa~ authorized to p~y s~e f~m fu~s in her t~nds f~m col_so,ion of Dog T~ee~ ~e following l~tter was ~The First Luther~ Ch~oh of Port~outh~ ~Irginia~ D-~ch~sed a yacht ~as~no ~on ~t., at. the northwest co~er of ~a~nington and King Sis. ~ ~o~ as 528 . ~' about fif- teen years a~ ~d during the period of ~e lot v~s vac~t, ~ P~ve paid the City all ts~es ~d assessments a~ainst ~n~ s~ . On Deoember 19~, 1938~ the B~ld~g ins~c~r off Portsmouth gran2sd us a oe~it to e~ect, a b~ck church b~Iding on ~his site~ a~ on Jauua~ !st of 2~s yea~, t~ ~oundations had been laid ~d the walls ~nst~cted to the first floor joists. The pe~it grs~ted us by. the Buil~ng Inspector espied for a ch~oh ~ilding, s~d as we ~derst~d~ ~ ~ . the law allows a m~uicipali~ to eliminate t~es on p~perty used for religious ~d pu~oses, we will. appreciate it if you ,~ll rsmit ~e t~es assessed ag~nst t~s p~perty for t~ year ~939. At the present ti~ we ~ve been assessed $i90.00 t~es for tbs ~rrent year, ~d feel that we ~ould be relieved. T~nkisg ~-ou for your ~n~deration In this ~tter, we Very re spe etfu~ly, First Luthern Ch~ch Co~mcil~ = E~ Beck~ Secretaryo~ Eotion of }Lv.~ Fox to make said abatemenS for 1939 t~es, was a~oted. The follo~ letter was reads ~ud on me,ion filed~ ~'~ Nnrfolk ~d P-rincess Anne Bi-County Wom~~ s Oh~stisn Temperance Union in 0onv~tion on ~-~ Noreolk, V~ voted to e~ress ~eir ~to yo~ C~ef o~ Police B~ton ~s b~ught to es statist_c~ to date dition of white ~m~ ~ Portsmouth 0!fy J~l~ s~i~ the n-~ber of ~ite wome~ arrested on the o~rge of ~enness ~s decide~y dec~eased ~ince ~is ban ~ been pla~ed. ~e a~ th~:ful t~.t you helped ~ ~ing Ports~uth the first city to _ a~ this ordi~ee. For t~s f~e spirit of citisens~p~ in our-~ity~ we are J~tly proud. ~inoerely tl~n~ng you~ I Ers. Lo T. Core!l~ Sec. ~rs. H.~. Bsllard, Pres.~ The compensation report for Hay, of Commissioner of Revenue and Commonweall~ Attorney was presented, and on motion of Hr~ Hutehins, approved for paymen~t~ Report of ~.B~ Hill & Gompany~ for a~:diting the fer~y books smd aecotults for the month of April, was ~eceived s~ud ordered filed. On motion adjourned. Clerk. Approved ~ ~// Pres_dent°