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as ~gainst me? Will you kindly see that this bill for 1938 taxes is Thanking you in advance. removed from the books Respectfully, Ers. Lillian C. Hatchell, 1903 Prentis Ave., Ports.u The following letter was read, and on motion of Mr. Weiseman~ referred ~o the City Manager: "I have been having difficulty 'in securing executions in Sour Civil and Police courts on Judgments obtained for some of my clients. I usually hate to wait from three tO five days before the Clerkcan issue my execution. It ~opears ttlat he has more work then one man can do a~d that is the reason he can not issue executions any sooner. In ell other courts in this vicinity, an execution can be secured the same day the Judgment is secured. As a matter of fact, you can secure the execution five minutes after the Judgment is rendered. Ordinarily in the collection of these Judgments it is necessary t~at qu~ck action be instituted and if a delay is occasioned by having to wait several days, the creditor looses the opportunity of ~ollecting his Judgment and that is the reason it is impor- tant that we be able to secure exec~utions the same day that Judgment is rendered, particularly when I pay for them at the ~ime that Ju~dgnent is secured. Unless this situation is remedied, it will be useless to use your Court for the purioose of enforcing payment of accounts and that will mean that your City will lose ~ certain amount of revenue. It is my understauding that your Court is a well paying p~Oposition and you therefore can afford to furnish an assistant to the Clerk, to relieve him of some of his du - ties, and I heartily recommend that you supply an assistant for that court. It is my further u~derstanding ~hat years ago when you had a lady Clerk that she had an assistsnt, but she was not burdened with the duties of the present Clerk, still she had an assistant, and the present Clerk is clerk of three different courts, and he hasno assistant. My clients in your City de~kud quick action on the collection of their ae - counts s~d I can ~ot give them theft action unless I am able to secure executions the same day that Judgments are rendered. I hope you will see your way clear to furnish an assistant for that Court. Yours very truly, (Signed) Harry Spilka." The comp_eRsation r~ort of the Treasurer, ~Commissioner of Revenue, and Common- wealth Attorney, was received, and on motion of Mr. Hutchins, ~oproved for payment. Frederick B. Hill & Company's audit report of the ferry books and acco_unts, for the month of September, was received and ordered filed. On motion adjourned. Approved - esident. Clerk. *Resolution ,WHEREAS, the rapid g~o~ of 'the use of the State Highway Ros~ System has made the locatioa of these roads of economic importance to ties and cities, and WHEREAS, the citizens of portsmouth and its environs have no direct route to the northern or western~art of the State, and must now use existing State Highways leading in a'southerly direction for cormiderable dis- te~ce before being .able to go in the direstion of their destination, thereby considerably increasing the mileage traveled end. incurring a loss of time, and furthe~m°re'WHEREAS, the maintenance of safety for the large amcunt traffic using highways to this section requires that additional ~ads be pro- vided in direct~ westerly and northerly directionsfrom Portsmouth, and WHEREAS, the roads designated as Route #17 and Route #58 en - toting Portsmouth are now inadequate in width and improvements to take care.of the traffic in a safe manner~ NOW, THEREFOP~ BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Portsmouth urge upon the Virginia State Highway Commission the importance of providing Portsmouth audits environs with a d.irect west and north route and the necessity of Im~ediately making the improvements to routes 17 and 58 as out- lined by citizens of this vicinity in the hearing held by the Co~ission on November 3rd."