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his salary to establish the pension fund and he hs.s given his services and has fully per -
<br />formed all that was required of him under the terms of his employment."
<br />
<br />On motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> 2nd - ~In reference to the petition of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of
<br />Foreign Wars, for permission to sponsor a carnival in Portsmouth, I beE to state:
<br /> The holding of carnivals in the City has been a subject which has
<br />been debated by the City Council for a number of years and whenever any attempt was made to
<br />prohibit carnivals, it would seem to come in either under other names, or under the auspices
<br />of some organization. The only ordinance which we seem to have upon the subject, at the pre-
<br />sent time, is in the license tax o?dinance, providing a license of $76,'00 per day for carni-
<br />vals, festivals, bazaars or similar shows or whatever nature. The ordinance provides: "This
<br />license is to be issued only to such shows as comply with the State law In every particular,
<br />and issued with approval of the City Manager, and shall apply to all shows under any auspi-
<br />ces, whether for charity or personal profit."
<br /> As I understand the matter, the City ~ana~er is willing to approve
<br />the carnival, providing that there is no objection from the City Council.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Wilson to file ~he City kttorney"s opinion and ~o grant the
<br />Ladies' Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars the privilege of holding a carnival in the City
<br />in April, provided the regular tax be paid, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance~ laid on table'a~ last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING aND COLLECTING TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE
<br />PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND NACHtNERYWITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE O~ RAISING REVENUE FOR THE SUP-
<br />PORT OF THE GOVERN~ENT AND THE PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS AND TO PAY INTER -
<br />EST AND SINKING FUND ON THE PUBLIC DEBT, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANU-
<br />ARY l, 1937.'~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to amend by making the third paragraph to read as
<br />follows, was adopted:
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<br />~The annual taxes on real es~a~e shall be paid in two equal instalments,
<br />the first instalment for the year 1937 shall be paid on or before june
<br />30, 1937, and the second instalmen~ shall be paid on or before November
<br />30, 1937. Any person failing to pay the first instalment on or before
<br />June 30, 1937, shall incur a penalty of one half of one per cent on the
<br />amount of the taxes due on such instalment, and an additional penalty
<br />of one half of one per cent on the first day of each month thereafter
<br />so long as the taxes remain unpaid until a ~otal penalty of five per
<br />cent is added on the principal amount of the taxes. Any person failing
<br />to pay the second in~al~ent on or before November 3©, 1937, shall incur
<br />a penalty_of one half of one per cent on ~he amount of the taxes due on
<br />such instalment and an additional penalty of one half of one per cent on
<br />the first day of each month ~thereafter so long as the taxes remain unpaid
<br />un~il a total penalty of five per cent is added on the principal amoun~
<br />of the taxes. Should the taxes due on the first.lnstatment be not paid by
<br />July.31, 1937, interest at %~ne rate of six per centum per annum shall be
<br />added to the principal amount of the taxes so due until ~he same are paid.
<br />And should taxes on the second instalment be no~ paid by December 31,1937,
<br />in%crest at the rate of six per centum per annum, shall be added ~o the
<br />principal amount of the.taxes so due, until the same are paid.~
<br />
<br /> On mo~ion cf Mr. HutChins, the ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> We iseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Lawrence, Warren,
<br />
<br /> The following letter from the City Manager, laid on table until this meeting,
<br />was taken uR and read:
<br />
<br /> ~On December llth, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company made application
<br />to er~e~ a one-story s~eel imitation dining car, lO~ x ~0', on~he pr~perSy l°ea~d at ~13
<br />High
<br /> In accor~l~ance with ordinance adopted by the Oity Council, 'on June 28th, 192~,
<br />this applicat&on was adv~rtisecl in the local newspaper for five days, and several objections
<br />$o the establishment of ~he dining oar, were received.
<br /> The matter is therefore referred to you, for your consideraZion, in ¢ompli
<br />anco with the above-mentioned ordinance~ On account of the complaint from the church and
<br />others, I can not recommend that the permi~ be granted.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox not to grant eai~ request, was a~opted.
<br />
<br /> The report of the Accounting Department, for the month of January, was re -
<br />ceivedand ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> The report of the City Collector for the month of January was received and
<br />ordered filed.
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