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<br />November 12th. lqM~.
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<br /> M6tlon of Mr. Fox to
<br />the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Brooks,
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />app~opriate$1200.O0 for said purpose was adopted, and'by
<br />Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oast, S~ewart.
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<br /> The following communication from the City Collector was read:
<br /> "The Equalization Board reduced certain properties, a list of whi~ is attached,
<br />after the land book was completed for the year 1935.
<br /> As I am charged with the amounts originally placed by the Board of Appraisers
<br />and several of the taxpayers have not the exemption form which the law provides shall enti-
<br />tle them to a reduction, I request that the City Auditor be given authority to relieve the
<br />amounts shown, on list which was made by the Commissioner of Revenue~ so that the ~axpayers
<br />can pay the correct amount of tax.~
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins ~o concur in the request, provided the relief is ap -
<br />proved by the 0ommissioner of Revenue and City Attorney~ was adopted.
<br /> The report of the City Collector for October was received and ordered filed.
<br /> The monthly repor~ of the Accounting Department for October, was received and
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<br />NEW BUSINESS -
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<br />ordered filed.
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<br /> The following letter was read and referred to the City Attorney:
<br />
<br /> "Please relieve me of the ~axes for building on lots at 530 Edwards
<br />the years 193~-35. These buildings were wrecked in December, 1933~
<br /> Yours truly,
<br />
<br />for
<br />
<br />HoM. Eunkle."
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<br />The following letter was read; and referred to the City Attorney:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., October 31st, 1935.
<br />
<br />Honorable City Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
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<br />SUBJECT: P. roperty ~6 ~ythe Street, sold by C.~. Alexander
<br />to First Friends Church, date of Deed, March 21st, 1935, of re-
<br />cord in DB ll~A, P 22.
<br />
<br /> In that this property is now being used as a Parsonage by the above-mentioned
<br />congregation and no longer of an investment nature, it is requested that the item be autho -
<br />rized moved from the tax record effective March 21st, 1935- TheTreasurer is ready to pay
<br />taxes for that part of this year prior to March 21st, and it is requested that the City Col -
<br />leered be authorized to settle on this basis before penalty period begins.
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<br />Yours respectfully,
<br />
<br />Trustees of theFirst Friends Church,
<br />By - R.C~ Lively,
<br /> 700 Park Ave.,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va."
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<br />The following order of Cour~ was read and referred to theOity Attorney:
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<br />~VtRGINiA: AT THE COURT OF HUSTINGS FOR THE C:ITY OF PORT~OUTH,
<br /> hel~ on the 19th day of October, 1935.
<br />
<br />IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLIOATION OF PAUL
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<br />crease
<br />ginia, made by. the Board of Equalization for the said City of Portsmouth, Virginia, in which
<br />said increased assessment on the land book for the year 1931 on cage 39, line 22, the fair
<br />market value of the bmilding thereon was raised and fixed at $6,~00.O0 and the fair market
<br />value of theland was left at $10,000.00, and it appearing to the Court tha~ Paul G. Blanford
<br />the party aggrieved by the said assessment as increased by the Board of Equalization has given
<br />notice in writing as prescribed by law to the City Attorney for the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
<br />ginia that the assessment is above the true value thereof, and thereupon the said Paul G. Blan-
<br />ford moved the Court to correct the assessment on the buildin~ on his land which motion was
<br />defended by R.C. Barclay, City Attorney for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and the asses-
<br />sors and the members of the Board of Equalization were examined as witnesses touching the ap-
<br />plicant or the facts proved, all of which the Court' certifies as fac~s upon the application
<br />aforesaid, on oc~sideration whereof and from the facts proved, ~he Court is satisfied that
<br />the building was assessed above its fair market value,.~$r~upon . .
<br /> IT IS ORDERED that the value of the bu~±amng ce reauce~ to $~,250.00, which
<br />
<br /> BLANFORD FOR
<br />DORRECgION OF AN ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT.
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<br /> - ORDER - .
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<br /> This day came Paul G. Blanford, who alleges that he ~s aggrieved by the in
<br />in the assessment of his land situate 920-22 High St., in the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
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