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- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br /> The following resolution was presented:
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<br /> "Vfh~reas. the accounts and records of the officeof A. E. Parker, City Collec-
<br />tog were audited by ~. C~ Brlnson, City Clerk & Auditor, as of February 2$th, 1938, and accord-
<br />ing'to ~he report o~ the City Clerk and Auditor, ~re found correct, as shown by the books cz
<br />the City; and
<br /> Whereas, it appears that it' is the duty of the City Cotuucil to have examined
<br />yearly, the list of uncollected taxes, and to credit the Collector such taxes, as Lu their opin-
<br />ion, could not have been collected with due diligence; and
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<br /> Whereas, it appears that A. Eo Parker, City Collector, should be credited
<br />with all taxes levied in 193Y, remaining uncollected on the 28th day of Feb~aary, 1938, the
<br />amount of which is shown in said re~ort of L. C. Brinson, City Clerk & Auditor.
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<br /> Now, The~efore~ Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that
<br />A.' E. Parker, City Collector, be credite? with all uncollected taxes levied in 1937,~ remaining
<br />in his office on Fe~rus_~y 28th, 1938, s~ that he be relieved cf responsibility for not having
<br />collected the s~me, but nothing herein contained~ shall be construed as relieving the payment
<br />of said taxes by the persons owing the ss~me, or in relieving A.E. Pa~er, City Collector, from
<br />his responsibility for m~z sums so collected.~
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Fox, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> Bill of Jo Shirley Hope, State G~me Warden, for destroying 109 tagless dogs,
<br />at $2.50 each, amounting to $2?2.50, was received, and on motion of the Treasurer, was autho -
<br />rized to ps~ same from funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br /> The following letter_was read, and on motion of Er. Fox,_referred to the City
<br />AtlO~ney:
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<br /> ~The City tax books for the year 1937 show the_following property assessed
<br />against Vincent L. Parker s~d others:
<br /> 1-2-3 & Pat. ~ - ~900-91~ inc. Chestnut St.
<br /> 5 - Pts. 4 & 6 W.$. Chestnut St.
<br /> ~ - Pt. 6 W.S. of Chestn-~ St.
<br /> - N.S. of Ba~t St.
<br /> 9 - S.S. of South St.
<br /> All of the above property was sold to the School Board. of the City of Ports-
<br />mouth in December, 1936, and the School Board actually started demolishing buildings thereon
<br />sometime during the month of December of that year.
<br /> I, therefore, request that we be relieved of this erroneous assessment.
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<br />Yours very t~y,
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<br />Vincent L. Parker."
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<br /> The following letter was read, and on motion of Mr. nutchins, referred to
<br />the City Attorney:
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<br /> ~On Feb. 23, 1938, two negro boys were together on Spratley St., when one
<br />of ~hem raug in a false alarm from fire alarm box at Webster Av~e. and Spratley St. I saw the
<br />boy who turned in this alarm and when I tried to catch him, he ran, but I held the other boy
<br />who was with him until the Park View Fire ~gine came and told Fireman Host that this boy was
<br />with the boy who turned in the alarm. It was my holding this boy that placed Mr, Shannon in a
<br />oosition to get the name of the boy who ran, resulting in a conviction in the Police Court,
<br />February 23, 1~38. I am inclosing newspaper clipping of said conviction for your information.
<br />I have teen i~ormed that you have a city ordinance which pays fifty dollars ($50.00) for such
<br />information. If this is a fact, I feel that the City owes me the said amount.
<br /> Trusting that you will look ~u to this matter, i am,
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<br />Very respectfully,
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<br />B.B.Powell,
<br />63~ Webster Ave."
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<br /> The following Order of Cou~ was read, and on motion of ~r. Hutchins, referred
<br />to the City Attorney:
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<br /> ~VIRGiNiA:
<br /> At the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, held on the 9th
<br />day of April, 1937.
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<br /> In Re: Erroneous Assessment of)
<br /> F.O. Robertson and L.J. H-~rst )
<br /> This cause came on this day to be heard upon the peition of F.O. Robertson and
<br />LoJ. Hurst, after due notice of R.C. Barclay, City Attorney of the City of portsmouth and R.L.
<br />Hutchins, Commissioner of Revenue of the City of Portsmouth, and F.Nash Bilisoly and Charles
<br />F. Harper, Assessors, and the testimony of witnesses and was argued by counsel. Upon consider-
<br />ation, it aopearing to the Court that the property known by present street numbering as numbers
<br />210-212-21~= County St., was improperly assessed ~y the assessors in 193~, as shown on the Land
<br />Book for the year 1935, at page 3~3, Eine ~ ane s~sO for the years 1936, 1937, it is adjudged.
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