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February ~2Mrd. lq3?. William G. Tyler, requesting a refund of $5°00 paid for automobile license. It appears that Mr. Tyler went to the City Collector's office on January 15th and paid a license tax of $5.00 to operate his automobile. The City Collector had no license tags and gave him a recei~.~t for his money. On January 18, Mr. Tyler purchased from Nr. L.~. Weston a license tag for which he had paid an annual tax of $10.OO and had the same duly transferred to him. He now asks that the amount of $5.00 oaid by him, be refunded. His reason being that he decided to have a tag on his car. This i~ the first case of this kind to be presented to the City Council. Ordinarily, the City does not refund license taxes under any circumstances. However, I can see why Nr. T~ler desired a tag and as the City could not furnish the tag, I see no objection to the refund of the money." Motion of Mr. Hutchins ~o concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - taken up and The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last meeting, read: "AN OBDiNA~CE REGULATING OFFICE HOURS FOR CITY OFFICES" was On motion of Mr. Weiseman, same was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes - Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Welaeman, Wilson Nays - None Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren, The following communication, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and ~The undersigned, the Eight Wards Civic Club of the Oity of Portsmouth, Va., hereby respectfully petition you to grant us permission.~O hold a charity circus on the Wythe St. Playgrou~ds~ ~eginning April 12th, 1937, and 6ontinuing for a period of six days thereafter. This circus is to be held for the purpose of raising funds for the Charity Fund of the Eigh~ Wards Civic Club, w~ich fund is to be used for Telief and charitable put- pos~s in the City of portsmouth. We would expect ordinances. to pay the license tax required and comply with all Respeotfttlly yours, The Eight wards Civ%c'Club By Earl Stubten, President." city Notion of Mr. Warren to grant said request wae~adop~ed. Thefoll~wing letter from the City Manager, laid on table at special meet- ~ng on February 19th, was taken up and read: "In order to comply with the letter of the law, it is necessary for the Council to authorize the City Nanager and City Collector to advertise the delinquent tax list. The list is ready to go to press. If we succeed in collecting as much as onefifth of the back taxes, we will have not only enough money to ca~z~y out our program for this year, but will be able to make a still further reduction in the tax rate next year." Upon recommendation of the City Manage_, motion of Mr. Hutchins to postpone the advertisement of the delinquent tax list for sixty days, was adopted. The following letter from the City Manager, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read: "Mr. Norris Sacketein applied for permit to remodel an old house at the cor- ner of Emmett and Green Streets, making a store below and dwell%rig above. I have viewed the premises, and I see no good reason why the permit should not be granted, bu~ there is a letter on file, from Mr. H.A. Irving and ~thers, asking that the permit be denied. I feel, therefore, it is my duty to submit the matter to the Council." terested. On motion of Mr. Fox: the privilege df the floor was granted to anyone in- Mr. Sackstein spoke for his petition, and Mr. Earl Cadmus, Mr. V.L. Parker, Mr. C.W.Williams and others spoke_ against. Motion of Mr. Lawrence to continue on table until next Deering, and that the City Attorney give his opinion as to the legality of renting said prcperty to colored ten- ant, was adopted, and by the following vote: yes. Leigh, Fox, Howard~ Hutchins, Lawrence, Weiseman 6 Nays: Grimes, Warren, Wilson 3 - NEW BUSINESS The following letter was read: