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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held September lOth, 1935, at 8:00
<br />P.~., there were present:
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<br />Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hut~hins, S.B. Moore, J. Alden Cast,
<br />JoR. Stewart, City Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held August 27th and special meetings of August
<br />28th and September 3rd, were read and approved.
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<br />The following communication from theOity Attorney was read:
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<br /> "At your me,ting held on August 16th, 1935, you referred to me ~ letter from
<br />Hofheimer's Inc., requesting a refusd Sf $10.55, penalty paid on Oity license taxes for the
<br />year 1935.
<br /> I am informed in the City Collector's office that someti~hefore the penalty
<br />was added, probably during the mont~ of May, a colored man brought a check in the office pay-
<br />able to Mary A. Hudgins, City Treasurer, ~ud stated he desired to pay the Hofheimer License
<br />tax. The Olerk informed him the check was payable to the wrong party and also Mrs. Hudgins'
<br />name was not correct, and she told him to take it back and get a check payable to Mr. A.E.
<br />Parker, City Collector. Shortly thereafter, the Manager of the local store came in with the
<br />check and was told the same thing, Nothing was further heard about the m~tter until after
<br />the penalty date passed and Mr. Walton, the former License Inspector, notified the Manager
<br />that he must obtain a license. The Manager then paid the license with the.penalty. I under -
<br />s~and that Hofheimer~s firm contends that after the first check was returned ~hat they imme -
<br />diately sent another check by a colored man, payable to Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker .has no know -
<br />ledge of this c~eck; it never reached him an~ has not been cashed. Under the.circ'~mstances,
<br />I do not see where theemployees of the City were at fault and I do not recommend a refund."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Oast to refund the penalty of $10.55 was adopted.
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<br />Repor~ of the City Collector for August was received ~ud ordered filed.
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<br />Report of the Accounting Department for August was received and ordered filed.
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<br />The following report of the Commissioner of ReVenue was read:~
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Sept. ~th, 1935.
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<br />To the Hon. City CoLu~cil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> I herewith report the following taxable values of ~eal Estate and Tangible
<br />Personal Property for the City of Portsmouth, for the year 1935:
<br />Viz:-
<br />
<br />REAL ESTATE VALUE OF LOTS VALUE OF BUILDINGS TOTAL VALUE GENEPJ~L T~X $ $2.65
<br />
<br />White
<br />
<br />~ 9,52o,335.oo $14,$3o,2oo.oo
<br />
<br />$ 23,950,535.00 $ 635,6~9.23
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<br />Colored
<br />
<br />885~280.00
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<br />1,846,850.00~32,130.O0
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<br />Total
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<br />$10,405,615.00 $16,277,O50.00
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<br />$ 26,682,665.00 $ 707,090.66
<br />
<br />Public Service Corporations
<br />
<br />ll4, 68~. O1
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<br />TOTAL
<br />
<br />$10,405,615.OO $16,~77,050.O0
<br />
<br />$ 31,010.363.O0 $ 8a~,77¢.67
<br />
<br />PERSONAL PROPERTT ~angible Tax $~ Machiner~ Tax @ $.20 Total Valu~ Total Tax
<br />
<br />~nite
<br />
<br />$ s~,soo.oo $~,3~7.~7 $ 264,2~5.oo $528,49 $1,109,045.00 $22,915.76
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<br />Colored
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<br />a16,165.00 5,728o~3 ~ 1,925.00 3.85 21~,090.00
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<br />Total
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<br />$1,060,965.00 $28,115.70 $ 266,17Oo00 $532.3~ $1,327,135.00
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<br />GRAND TOTAL, Real Estate, Tangible Personal Property & Machine~ ........
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<br />TOTAL TAX charged ~o City Collector
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<br /> On motion the report was received and the
<br />books for collection.
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<br />$3~,337,a98.oo
<br />$ S5o,4~.71
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br />R.L. Hutchins, Commissioner of Revenue."
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<br /> amount ordered to be charged on
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<br />The following letter was read and referred to the O~y Attorney:
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<br />"Mr. Leslie A. Smith was assessed a personal property tax amounting to
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