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<br />Pabrua~v gth. tg}M,
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, hold: Febr~ary 8th, 1938, at 8:00
<br />P.Mo, there were present:
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<br />month.
<br />the Public
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<br />John p. Leiah, Leslie
<br />Frs~ D. Lawrence, C.
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<br />He will then receive $30.00 monthly~
<br /> Sez~¢ice Department. ms
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<br /> T. Pox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, W. R. Hutchins,
<br /> E. ~Varren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, City ~anager.
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<br />~inutes of regular meeting hold January 25th were road az~d ~opr0ved.
<br />The-following communications from the City Manager wore read:
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<br />1st - "I recommend that the pension of J. H. Harris be increased $5.00 per
<br /> which is the amomnt paid other men retired from
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<br />priate
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Manager's recommendation and to aopro -
<br />$50.00 for said ~urpose~as adopted, and by the following vote: -
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<br />Ayes: Lei~a, Fox~ Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Weiseme~, Wilson
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<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 2nd - "I recommend that the pay cZ the City Engineer,
<br />ed $25.00 per month, effective Marc~k 1st.
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<br />oessor.
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<br />preprints
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<br />He will
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<br /> 1fr. Haug, be inereas-
<br />then receive the same sa!ar~y as paid M-~, ~. Weaver, his prede-
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<br />I request an s~propriation of $a50.00 to cover balance
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<br /> Eotion of ~r. Howard to concur in the Msnager~s recommendation,
<br />$250.00 for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Leigh~ Fox: Gr_mes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br />Warren, Wsiseman, Wilson
<br />None
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<br />Nays:
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<br />of this year.'~
<br />and to ap -
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<br /> 3rd - "The Committee from the Council s;ppeared in Richmond, on February 3rd,
<br />relative to the Bill creating a sewage~isposal district.
<br /> we succeeded in having two amendments accepted, which we feel will
<br />protect the City's interests - one amendment guarantees sm independent vote for Portsmouth,
<br />and the other prevents losing our present legal rights as to sewage disposal."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> The Mansger stated that 2he next meeting will be on a legs~ holiday; it was
<br />agreed not to meet on that date.
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<br />The following comm%~ioation from the City Attorney was read:
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<br /> "At your last meeting, you referred to me the reeuest of R. B. Crocker for
<br />the relief of certain t~xes. I find that Re B. Crocke~ is assessed with 1/~ of lot ~ plat
<br />of'the Bishop Tract on the west side of Et. Vernon Ave. From 1919 through 1925, it was as
<br />sessed as a vacant lot for $150.O0. The assessors of 1925 raised ~he value of the lot to
<br />$250.00 and assessed a building on it for $700.00. Theassessors of 1930 reduced the lot to
<br />$150.00 and left the building off. Prom the best information that I have been able to obtain
<br />· there has never been any building on the land. The 1/2 lot is only 15 feet wide, ~ud it ap -
<br />pears that the building was erroneously assessed from 1926 through 1930. No taxes have been
<br />paid since 19~0~ therefore R. B. Crocker should be relieved from the followLug taxes:
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<br />19a6 ............ ; .......
<br />19a7 ....................
<br />19as ....................
<br />19a9 ....................
<br />193o ....................
<br />Together with interest and
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<br /> a7.5o
<br /> 19.aS
<br /> 18.55
<br /> is.55
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<br />penalties thereon.,
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<br /> Motion of Na~. Lawrence to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was
<br />adhered.
<br /> An ~ ~' ' ' _ ~l~ : · pay Mann & Tyler fo~ ~ervices in tax as -
<br /> aooroor~atzon o~ 000.00 to ~
<br />sessment case of the Seaboard Air Line Railway before the State Corporation Commission, l~id
<br />on table at last meeting, was ts/zen up, and on motion of ~r. Lawrence, said appropriation was
<br />adopted~ end by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Loigh~ Fox, Grimes,
<br /> Weiseman~-Wilson
<br />N~vs: None
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<br />Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
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<br />Warren,
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<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its-first reading at last meeting~ was
<br />taken up and read:
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<br />vote:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ~qE ISSUANCE OF FIFT~ZTHOUSAsND
<br />DOLLARS OF R~FUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA~
<br />i~%KING PROVISION FOR THE FOP~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYLKENT
<br />T~REOF."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Weiseman, said ordinance' was adopted, and by the following
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