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port of Mr. Joseph F. Weaver, City Engineer, addressed to me, defining the location of the
<br />lane. I recommend that the location of the lane, as reported by Mr. Weaver, be adopted.
<br />
<br />Inclosure
<br />
<br />"Mr. R. Co Barclay,
<br /> City Attorney,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />UPortsmouth, Va;,
<br />
<br />Jan. 8th, 1937
<br />
<br />Dea~ Sir:
<br /> In reference to the location of the lane extending north
<br />from North Street, between Middle and 0curt'Streets, formerly refer-
<br />red to as Herbert's Lane and now commonly called Eastwood's Lmue; the
<br />ls~e is not shown on the available copies of the original map of PorZs-
<br />mouth. The survey made by Bascom Sykes, City Engineer of the City,
<br />adopted by the City Council August 13, 1901, shows the lane as being
<br />open, but does not show its location in reference to Middle and Court
<br />Sis. I have made a survey of the property, and I find that the lame
<br />as it has been opened and used by the public for a sufficient length
<br />of time to make it a public thoroughfare, is ten feet wiie, and that
<br />its east side begins at a point on the north side of-North Street,
<br />distant one hundred and fifteen and five-tenths (115.5) feet west from
<br />the northwest intersection of North mud Middle Streets. It axtends along
<br />a walkway and the rear pbrtion of the house number 308 North Street, be~-
<br />longing to B.P. Pettus, northward,~clearing the west wall of said house..
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />Jos. F~ Weaver, Jrt, CLty~Engineer.~
<br />
<br />Motion ~o conctu.~ in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 2nd ~ ~In reference to the letter of Mrs. Wm. C. Corbitt, referred to me at
<br />your last meeting, I have investigated ~his matter ~ud find the f$11owing facts:
<br />
<br />street,
<br />
<br /> On Dece~oer 8th, Mrs. Corbitt paid to the City Collector,
<br />which was applied'on 1933 taxes on property 310.Dinwiddie
<br />as follows:
<br /> Balance of p~incipal $ 56.70-
<br /> Penalty 10.33
<br /> Interest 31~37
<br /> Advertisement __.~0~
<br />
<br />. $ 98.90
<br />
<br /> On the night of ~hat day, the Ci~y Council extended the ~ime of the
<br />relief of the interest and penalties to December 15, 1936, and on the 14th day of December,
<br />Mrs. Corbltt paid the remaining taxesdue on the property for 193~, 1935 and 1936.. Had she
<br />withheld the ~ayment of the 1933 taxes on December 8th, she would not ha~e'been required to
<br />~pay the interest, penalty and advertisement.- I ~m informed by Mrs. Corbitt that she did
<br />not know the period of grace would be extended when she oaid the taxes on December 8th, and
<br />she would have wai~ing until the lhth, had she khown it was going ~o be extended. She
<br />made a special effort to pay the remaining taxes. Under the circumstances, it apoears to
<br /> me that Mrs. Corbitt is entitled to have the sum of $~2o40 refunded to her.~ -
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Lawrence to concur in ~he Attorney's recommendation, was
<br />
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> Report of the City Collector, for ~he month of December, 1936, was received
<br />and ordered filed.
<br />
<br />Annual report of the Sinking Fund Commission was received and ordered filed:
<br />
<br />"I~ORT OF CITY OF PORTSMOUTH-GENERAL SINKING FUND
<br />
<br />-FOR PERIOD FROM SEPT. 1, TO DECEMBER 31,1936~
<br />
<br />Cash on hand Aug. 31, 1936
<br />Receipts
<br /> Annual paymen~ Dec. 30, 1936
<br /> Int. on Bonds Sept I ~o Dec. 30
<br /> ~ "Bank Dep. ?/1 to Dec. 30
<br />
<br />73,73 .oo
<br />%7 0.00
<br />
<br />$ 367,~43.32
<br />
<br />~50,~28.a5'
<br />
<br />Disbursements
<br /> Bonds Retired
<br />
<br /> Cash on Hand Dec. 31,
<br />
<br /> Securities
<br /> City of Portsmouth B~nds
<br /> " " ~ Note
<br />Cash in Banks
<br /> ~merican National B~uk
<br /> Merchants & Farmers
<br /> Citizens Trust Co~
<br />
<br />1936
<br />
<br /> 326,7&~.69
<br /> 72~0~2,91
<br />_ 39,6~Oo85
<br />
<br />259,000.00
<br />
<br />=_ ooo.oq
<br />
<br />809,513~75
<br />
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