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Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, wilson
<br />Nays. None
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<br />Lawrence~
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<br />Report of the City Collector for the month o~ January, was received and or-
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<br />dered filed.
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> find a bill covering ten chickens, which were killed by
<br /> ,Enclosedryou will
<br /> a ~agless dog on Jemuary 2bth, 1938, amount of ~lO.O0.
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<br /> The dog was caught in ~he chicken yard and turned over to Shirley Hop who
<br />'has verified this bill
<br /> I will thank you to let me have remittance to cover.
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<br />Yours truly,
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<br />(Signed)
<br />Witness
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<br /> JoD_u Galbraith,
<br />~3 Et. Vernon Ave.,
<br />H.~. Pe~ins~ Notary Public~
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<br />Portsmouth, Va."
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<br /> Onmotion of 5~. Howard, the Treasurerwas authorized to pay same from funds
<br />in her handS from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br /> ?ne Co~oensatio~ report for Janus,?y, of the Treasu~er, Commissioner of Reve-
<br />nue~ and Commonwealth Attorney was received, and on motion of Er. Hutchins, approved for pay-
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<br />~ne following letter was read:
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<br /> "We, the undersigned licensed eleatrical contractors feel that there should
<br />be a change in the City Code governing Electrical Contractors.
<br /> At present, each contractor is required to pay a license fee of seventy-
<br /> t~ ~
<br />six dollars ($y6.00) flat rate with.no inspection fee. In o ne. cities, in the State, the
<br />license fees are from ten dollars to twenty five dollars, with an inspection fee for each job
<br />done, ~ccording to the size of the job.
<br /> We feel that the fee system is the only fair system, as each contractor pays
<br />for the s~monuut of work he does.
<br /> The City of Portsmouth, according.to Er. George Eatthews, City Electrician's
<br />report to the City Nanager for the month of December, 193Y, had eight electrical contractors
<br />paying a license fee to the City of Portsmouth. Eleven out of town contractors registered pay-
<br />ing the City of Portsmouth nothing.
<br /> According to our present City ordinance smd the Virginia State license tax
<br /> co~e, a Norfolk electrical contractor can come to our City ~ud do any e~ount of work without
<br /> the City getting any revenue at all from said out of town contractors.
<br /> ~ If a Portsmouth electrical contractor goes to Norfolk to do shy wo~ he is
<br />required to pos~ Seventy dollars ($70.00) examination fee before he csndo any work.
<br /> Gentlemen~ we do not thLuk this~is fair. The largest jobs that have been
<br />let in Portsmouth in the past few years, the New Professional Building, Dwinell ~right Coffee
<br />Plant, American ~etal Bearings Corpn., Pine G~ove Dairy, Kresge~s 5 and l0 ct. store, the
<br />Portsmouth Coal and Ice Company, Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer Company~ have all been do~e by
<br />Norfolk contractors and Leggetts Dept. Store b~ Leggetts themselves, out of the Danville of
<br />fice, all without~ the City of Portsmouth getting a oen~ of revenue from any of these Jobs.
<br /> We honestly believe the City of Portsmouth should derive a.revenue from each
<br />and every job according to the size of the Job. We beg of you, our Council, to allow us a
<br />small license tax with a fee for-each jo~ ad6b~ding~0 ~he-size of it. Also, to give us the
<br />ss~e ordinance as to the e_xs~mina~ion fee~' the ~8~me a~ 't~e ~City of Norfolk hgs so that we may
<br />be protected the same as our sister city 'P~0~ ~iE~q~rical contractors.
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<br /> .... Yours t~dI~
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<br /> C. W. glowers, 216 County St.
<br /> Johnson Electric Co.
<br /> C & L. Electric Co. Inc.
<br /> By L Cherry~ Vice Pres.
<br /> Briokell Elco. Co.."
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<br />and.on motion of ~r. Fox, referred to the City ~anager.
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<br /> Report of F. B. Hill ~ud Company, on auditing the fe~y books mud accounts,
<br />was received and ordered filed.
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Clerk.
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<br />President.
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