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295 The following communlcatlo~from the City Attorney wererea~: ist ~In reference to the following ma~ters for the rellef of taxes re- cently referred to me, I beg.to report as follows: 1st Nfs. ~rgaret Ac Bulloch is entitled to a refund of ~7.95 paid for 19M~ taxes on a building assessed for $300°00, 2202 Chestnut St. This building was w~ecked in'~32 and omitted from the 1933 ~d 193h land books. The assessors placed it on the re-assessmenT book and i~ wen~ on ~he 1935 book by mistake. 2nd - ~rs. Eargaret A. Bulloch is entitled to a refund of $7.20 on 1935 ~axes paid by her on two parcels of lar~d on d-l~sgow 8t~, conveyed to the ~ity of Port~- mouth by deed dated Narch 21, 1925, for the Migh School playground. 3rd- The First Friends' Church is entitled to a~relief of together with interest and penalties thereon on the 1935 taxes charged on. the proper~y ~ythe Bt., assessed to C.W. Alexander. The church trustees purchased the property on ~arch 21, 1935, for a parsonage and ~ve received no rent from ~he s~me. They paid the taxes to ~arch ~I. hth - The Forrest Park Land Company, Inc., i~ entitled to a relief of '.g13.25 together with interest and penalties for 1935 taxes assessed on the bultdin~ 515-17 Godwin Street for $500.00. The building was torn down ~n 1932 and wac removed from the land book in 1933. The assessors by error placed it on the~re~assess~ent bcok~ 5th ~ Er. H.N. Kunkle is en~ftled to a r~ltef of $3.97 for each of the years 193~ end 1935 for taxes assessed on the building 53© Mdwa~ds ~t., f~r $1~0.00~ The building was wrecked ~n 1933 and when he attempted to have it removed from the 193~l~u~ book he was info~med that it wo~d be necessar~ for him to obtain a permit from the Building Inspec- tor. Me, therefore, dotAined his pe~mlt on AugMst 6, 193~. ~ Eotion of Nr. Oast to concur in the'Attorney's recommendation, was adopted.. 2nd - "Sometlme ago, I was directed to sell the property 308 North St., as- sassed To ~.D. Eastwood~s estate~ to satisfy the delinquent taxes thereon. The property,was sold at public auction for $1600.00 and after the court cost, and delinquent taxes(Statej were paid in full, the sum of $13~4.09 was ~aid to the City Collector on the city taxes and the court order the lien of all taxes against the proper~y relieved. The City Collector apolied ~he money for paying the taxes with interest and penalties for the year 192~ through 19~9, in- clusive, ~ud the balance on the 193© taxes. In order to comply with the Court order and to permit the purchaser to pay his taxes in the future, the..following should be relieved from the property: together with interest 1931 1932 1~.55 1933 125.55 !93~ I~.55 1935 12h. 55 and penalties.~ Eotion of Nr. Fox to concur in the Attorney's recommendation wa~ adopted. Report of the City Collector for month of December~ 1935, was received and ordered filed. The reoort of the ~tnktng Fund Commission for year !9~5, was received and ordered filed: "REPORT OF GENERAL SINKING FUND FOR YEAR ENDED DEC~ER 3!,1935 Cash Ball,ace January 1st, 1935 659. Receipts: Interest on Deposits Interest on Bonds Requirements $9,1.65.o ll, 8~5, O0 73,732.5 0 Payment s: Purchase of Bonds $ ~3,500,O0 Cash Balance December 31, Securities on hand Total 1935 $ 3~6,902.00 PORTS~ MOUTH~RGINIA SECU_~!Ti~$ IN THE SINKING FUND FOR GENE/~AL BOL~DS DECE~BERls~_~9 City of Portsmouth Note $ !I2,5 5.3o City of Portsmouth Water Bonds No. 508, 509, 510 Dated Dec. l, 1918, due Dec. l, Interest 5}%, $1000. each 3,000.00