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November 26th. ~q~. the auditorium and then petition the Council for refund, was adopted. The following letter was read, and on motio~ referred to the City Attorney: "In 1932, the Forest Park Land Company removed a building #515~17 Godwin and since that time we were relieved of taxes. When property was assessed in 193k the ~sses sore have placed a value of $500,00 on a building that does not exis~ and in order that we may be able to pay our taxes promptly we will appreciate if you will relieve us of this erroneous assessment. Yours very respectfully, Forest Pa~ Land Company, Inc., -BF Leslie T. Fox, Sec. & Tress." The following letter was read-; "The Junior Woman's ~ud Lions Cl~os of Portsmouth, as you know, sponsored a dance on Wednesday evening, November 13th, at the City Auditorium,. for the benefit of the charity funds Of these organizations. As it was a very rainy night, which kept many from attending and so reduced the income to t~e extent that there is a deficit from this affair, I a~, on behalf of these two cl'~os, writing to request-that you order the ci~arge for the use of the auditorium refunded so that this deficit may be reduced. Assuring you of our appreciation of your kind consideration of this request, I am, Yours very truly, T. B. Ghiselin, Secretar~y, Lions Club of Portsmouth.~ Motion of Mr. Hutchins $o refund $30.00 was adopted. The report of W.P. Jordan & Company for auditing ferry books and accounts for month of October, was received and o~iered filed. Dr. Brooks stated that he ~ad investigated the contract made August lOth, 1910 with the V~rgtnia Electric & POWer Gompany, in which they agreed to pay the Ci2y $500.00 and 2~% cf the gross receipts oer annum for a lighting franchise to thirty years. He stated that they had oaid that up to a~d through 1919 and have only pa!d one half' of one per cent since the above date, and his motion thst a committee of three be appointed to investigate this con- tract, was adopted. -Messrs. $.B. Moore, J. Alden Oast and J. T. Hanvey were appointed on said committee. On motion adjourn~d. Approved President. City Clerk. (*At that time, the Norfolk & Portsmou~_. Traction Company.)