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privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Curtis Hand, who.sooke against the adoption
<br />of said ordinance.
<br />
<br /> Motion of.Mr. Fox ~o place-the ordinance on its first reading was adopted.
<br /> and Accounting Department '
<br /> Rep~r~ of the City Collector/for mohth of September were received and ordered filed
<br /> The following report of the Commissioner of Revenue was read:
<br />
<br /> : . .~ "Portsmouth, Va., October 5, t936.
<br />Honorable City Cour~cil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />~entlemen~
<br />
<br /> I herewith report
<br />sonal property'Tor the City of
<br />
<br />the following taxable values of Real
<br />portsmouth, for t~he y6a~ 1936: --
<br />
<br />Estate,
<br />
<br />and Tangible Per-
<br />
<br />Real Estate
<br />
<br />Value of Lo~s Value Buildings Total Vat.u~e
<br />
<br /> WHITE $9,~3,225.O0 $1&,~93,leO.O0
<br /> COLORED
<br />
<br /> TOTAL $10,359,155.00 $16,333,350.00
<br />
<br />Supp$emental 2,750.00 2,7~0.00
<br />Public Service Cor~qra%ions - _
<br />
<br /> TOTAL $10,361,905.00 $16,336,050.00
<br />
<br /> $2~;976,~5.00
<br /> 2~716~160.00
<br /> $26,69~,5o5.oo
<br />
<br /> 5,~50.00
<br />. ~,203,63~-00
<br />$30,901~589.OO
<br />
<br />.Gen. Tax ~_ -
<br />
<br /> .~07,35l.~
<br /> 1~.~3
<br /> 111,396.30
<br />
<br />PenaltE'' ~Int~restI
<br />
<br />$ .~l $1.51
<br />$ .81 ~ 1.51
<br />
<br />Personal Property
<br />
<br /> COLORED 2Au~,~J~Q..OO
<br />
<br /> TOTAL $1,109,932.O0
<br />Supplemental $ yO0.O0
<br /> ~OTAL $~lO.g~S.O0
<br />
<br /> GRAND TOTAL, Real Estate,
<br /> TOTAL TAX charged to 0ity
<br />
<br />Tax-m $e.65
<br />$~9,b13.~
<br />
<br /> ~ ~ax e SLoo
<br />
<br />$a18,~6.00 $2,18~.26
<br />
<br />$219,606.O0
<br />
<br /> Total Value
<br />$1,o~3,918.0o
<br />
<br />$1,~29.5~8.00
<br /> 7oo.oo
<br />
<br />$a9, tg3,1 :??- ~-*$~ 9,606. O0 $a,196.06
<br />
<br />Tangible Personal Prope~y and Machinery . - .....
<br />
<br /> Total Tax
<br /> $25,119.88
<br />
<br /> $~1,609.~8
<br /> $ , lS.55
<br />
<br /> $31,627.83
<br />
<br />$32,231~867.00
<br />
<br />Collector ..................................... $ 850,522.32
<br />
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br />R.L. Hutchlns,
<br /> Oommlssion~r of Revenue."
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutohins, the Auditor was instructed to charge said tax to the
<br />City Collector, for collection. ~.
<br />
<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
<br />
<br /> The' following resolution and petition were read, and on motion of Mr. Pox, re -
<br />ferred to the 0ity Manager:
<br />
<br />Resolution -
<br />
<br />"We heartily endorse the attached request for improvemen~ to the brick
<br />pavement on South Street. At ~the same time,-we also request ~ha~~ some
<br />immediate'attention be given the pavemenZ on South St-feet, between Chest-
<br />nu~ and Prentis Ave. Qui~e a number 'cf our ~hurch members use South St.
<br />from Pren~is Place and anything that can be done to improve the s~reet
<br />willbe appreciated~
<br /> Board of Deacons,
<br /> South Street Baptist ~hurch,
<br /> By W. G. S~oakes, Secretary."
<br />
<br />Petition -
<br /> "We, ~he'undersigned property owners and residents of South Street, pe-
<br /> tition your honorable body to re-surface South S~reet,, wish a smooth
<br /> aurface such as produced by asphalt, concrete, or macadam.
<br /> South Street, inlts presen~ condition, is one of ~he foulest and dir-
<br /> · iest s~reets in portsmouth. It is also one of the first streets that
<br /> was ~aved (about thirty years ago)~ No new paving has been put on this ·
<br /> street since ~hat ~ime, and while the bricks were-turned over and were
<br /> supposed ~o have been re-laid abou~ a year or so ago, no improvement was
<br />
<br />
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