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<br /> At a regular meeting of
<br />P.Mo, there wore present:
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<br /> John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox,
<br /> chins~ Freak D. Lawrence,
<br /> and the City
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<br />the City Council, held on J~!y 12th, 1938, at 8:00
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<br /> C~orge Lo Grimes, James N. Howard, W. R. Hut-
<br /> E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman~ Pearle J. Wilson,
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held Juae 28th were read and approved.
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manager ~ere received:
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<br /> 1st - "I hereby request an appropriation of $180.00 to psF Clerk to the City
<br />Attorney for three months". ~otion of Mr.
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<br />Fox to make an approp?iation of $180.00 was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grlmes~ Howard, Hutchins~Law~ence,
<br /> ~arren, Weisems~u, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> Pud - ~After receiving bids showing the cc~ to equip the GodwLu St. Station as
<br />an electric plant, and after careful scrutiny by Mr. Th-~,~ockmorton, Vice President of the Vir -
<br /> - ~ ~' m d ~r. Davis. ~uot. of the Water De artment, they recommended
<br />g~n_a Eleet_~c & Power_Co pany an ~ - ~ ~ ....... P ............
<br />that contract for the compressors be let to ~he ~±~_s-ona±mers ~ompsay a~ ~*,~DO.O~; zor vne
<br />pumps to the Dravo Corporation at $18,151.00.
<br /> The work of transformLug the Godwin St. Station should get underwsy
<br />pretty soon now, a~ad I shall keep you advised as to the progress being ms. de.~
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br />3rd The City Eanaoer presented the following resolution:
<br /> ~RESOLDTiON OF PARTICIPATION I~M STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGB~
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<br /> BE IT~ _RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />that need of sZate assistance existing i~u the City of Portsmouth to
<br />provide for destitute persons in need of public relief, application
<br />is herewiZh made to the Co~nissioner of Public Welfare, pu_~suant to
<br />provision of Chapter 223, Acts of Assembly, 1936, and Chapter 379, .Acts
<br />of Assembly, 1938, for participation in the state relief app~opriatzon
<br />subject to t?~ provisi~n of the said Act and Rules ~ud Regulations,
<br />~fnich have been adopted or may hereafter be adopted by the Governor or
<br />the State Bos~d of Public Welfare pursuant to the provisions of the
<br /> said Act, which it is h~ewith agreed will be complied with in the ad~
<br /> ministration of said funds® It ~npearing under the said Act t~t said
<br /> City of Portsmouth is entitled to the sum of $2,516.20, for the year
<br /> beginning July l~ 1938~ provided the said City of Bortsmouth s. ppropri-
<br /> ares the sum of $1,509.Y2 to match said state allowance~ be it, there-
<br /> fore resolved th~at application is hereby made for State Fronds in the
<br /> s~ount of $2,516.20 and that the s~u~ of $1,509.72 is hereby appropria-
<br /> ted to match the ~Zte al~lowance, which. ~s 60% of the total state
<br /> ~mount applied for; and th~ same is to be segregated and expended in
<br /> the marauer provided by said Act sad the Rules and Reg~lations adopted
<br /> pursuant thereto ~"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins~ same was adopted, ~ud by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, GrL~es,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Howard, HutchLus, Lawrence,
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<br />The following commuaioations from the City Attorney were read:
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<br /> 1st - ~At your last meetLug you referred to me the following requests for
<br />the relief of taxe~
<br /> 1. Petition of ~rs. Hattie A. Irving.
<br /> I find ~hat a permit was issued by the Building Inspector ~n May
<br />5, 1932, for wrecking the buildLug 306-8 Glasgow St. The assessment on the buildLug was re-
<br />moved from the Land Book in 1933,-but WaS placed back on the book in 1935 and has continued
<br />until this date. There is no building on the land. The following taxes ~harged against a
<br />.-building should be relieved: 1935- $5.30~ 1936- $5.30, 19~7- $5.00 an~ !938- $5.00.
<br /> 2. Petition submitted by Hattie Bess XounE for Hiawatha Young°
<br /> There is no building on the la.nd of Hiawatha Youb_g at the northwest
<br />corner of First Ave. and Columbia St., and I am informed that there has been no build~-%g on
<br />this land for several years. The following isles assessed against the building should be re-
<br />lieved: 1935-$~o32, 1936- $1.33, 1937- $1o25 ~ud 1938 $1.25.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Attorney's recommendation was adopted.
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<br /> End - "There is che. rged in the office of the City Collector against the Trus-
<br />tees of the Young gens Christian, Association on the property ~3~ High. St., now belonging to
<br />No~man Cassell taxes for 1~04- ~.~122.50,. 190~ $122.50, z907 $122.50 an~ 190~ $122.50. The Gen-
<br />er~ Assembly of Virginia oy s/~act passed ~roh 28, 1934 and carried in the t~x Code as sec-
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