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July 28~. lqM6 ity and thoroughness, and I recommend that the City Manager be given authority to employ him to make the survey at the cost of $~,500o00." Motion of Mr. Stewart To concur in the Manager's ?~commendation, was adopted. The following communications from the City Attorney were read: 'tst "In ~eference to the letter of Mr. John Galbraith, referred to me on May 26th, from the best information which I have been able to obtain, Mr. Galbraith had thir- teen (13) chickens killed by dogs and is entitled to receive $14.62 out of money in the "dog fund"." Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted. · 2nd - "In reference to the letter of Er. W. Ro winborne, referred to me on June 2~rd, it appears that ~r. Winborne was assessable for taxes on a truck, and that his tax ticket should have read "truck" instead of "household and kitchen" furniture. I under - stand this matter has since been explained to Mr. Winborne in the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue. In my opinion, the'refund should not be made.~ Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted. 3rd - "In reference ~o the letter of Mr. Geor~ge E. Mittier, referred to me at your last meeting, I find that Mr. Niltier did not own the household and kitchen furniture which was assessed to him. For a portion of the time, the furniture was assessed to Mr. J.M. Broughton, of Ocean View. He should be relieved of the following personal property assess - ments: 1931 -$1.32, 1932 - $1.33~ 1933~ ~rl.O6, 193~ -$1!06 and 1935 ~$1.32 total $6o09." Motion of Er. Cast to make said relief of taxe~ was adopted. - UNFINISHED BUS'LNESS ~ The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was. taken up and read: ,AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITM OF PORTSMOUTH, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 106 A, HE- LATLNG TO WINDOWS IN APARTMF~NT AND TENEMENT HOUSES." On motion of Mr. Stewart, the ordinance was adopted., smd by the following vote: Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hanvey, Hutohins, Moore, Oast, Stewart Nays: None. The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read: ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, BY. ADDING,THERETOA NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 125 A, RE- LATING TO MASONRY WAL~S OF ONE-STORYB~ILDINGS., On motion of Mr. Hutchins, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Brooks, Fox,.Hanvey, Hutchins, Cast, Stewart - 6 Nays: Moore ~ 1 was The following letter from the City Manager, laid on table until ~his meeting, taken ~ and read: "The piers and unders~b~cture of the bridge leading ~o the Oity park and Olive Branch Cemetery have been deteriorating for some time now, and th~exceptional freezes of last winter made repairs imperative. From the nature of the work, it was impracticable to secure bids and an esti- mate would have been a mere approximation. Therefore, the Engineering Department made the pairs, at the following cos~: Material - $ 790.13 Labor Total cost I recommend an appropriation of $1,090.81 from the Cemetery Accost, the to be credited to "Bridges and Culverts ~ No. 311"." s~me Motion of Mr. Oa~ to make the requested appropriation of $1,090.8! was adopt- ed, and by the following ~ote: Ayes~. Brooks, Fox, Hanvey, Hu~chins, Moore, Oas~, Stewart Nays: None. ~ NE~ BUSINESS - The following letter was read and referred to the City Manager and City At - 'torney: "I wish to state th~ at the time our license were due, that I made proper ef~ fort to secure same .for my business, the Blue Ribbon Tavern, on High St.; that I was ~old I could not procure them'until ~y State licenses on premises were received. I received these lisenses and paid'for them, but when I went.to procure my City license, I was charged a pen - alty of $7.79.