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Aori! 23rd, t93~.
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oust, Stewart - 6.
<br />Nays: None,
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<br />and read:
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<br />The following ordinance, continued on table until this meeting, was taken up
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LIOENSE TAX FOR THE 0ITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAY let, 1935."
<br /> The ~ity ManaEer presented the following letter:'
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<br /> "In the matter of automobile license tax, I note that the Oounoil reduced the
<br /> rates so.me la. st year, and for this rea.son~ I have not recommended an 'i '
<br /> recommended decreases, made neces a v f? '~ _ ~ _ -y ncreases, bu~ have
<br /> be no higher than the'State +.~y~.~s-r$~,.~_~a~dv. ised b~ ~.A~torney) in order t-~at the taxes
<br /> of course, means that the revenue on ~ ~+o~ _~ ~ ~ ~,~ ~P~ _ ely .$3,948.00 which
<br /> However,. should the taxes on autos ~oughout be made to ~rallel the Stats
<br /> t~es; instead of a loss of $3,948.00 there would be a net, gain of $569.00.
<br /> The increases, if paralleled ~th the State s would be as follows;
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<br /> Automobiles - 21~ahd2600 lbs. - ~0 cts. each
<br /> 2200 , 2yO0 ,, - 80 cts. each
<br /> 2300 "2800 · - t.20 each
<br /> 2500 " 2900 " - 1.60 e~ch
<br /> 3000 "over - 2.00 each
<br /> Trucks - 3 ~ons (o~ly 4 last year) 34.00
<br /> " 89. O0
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<br /> ~hile ~he increase does not mean much money to the &ndividual automobile
<br /> (from ~ cts. to $2.00, according to weight of the oar), it me~s just $$,51Y.00 $o the Oity,
<br /> and in our presen~ condition, I doubt the wisdom of failing to conform to the S~ate ~w.
<br /> I ~ placing this before you for your consideration.,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Moore to make the tax on private amtomobiles the same as the
<br /> State T~ was lost, a~ by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Br~oks, Hutohins, Moore -
<br /> Nays: Fox, Oust, Stewart - 3.
<br /> Mr. Brooks offered the following amen~ent,, which was, on motion, ~opted:
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<br /> "Ahy person entering business after the firs~ of May, s~ll pay to the Oity
<br />Oollec~oz an ~o~ equivalen~ to one full year's license, the license to be c~r~d 0n a
<br />~ar~e~ly basis and the ame~ which would be appliab~e te any quarter which has e~oired be-
<br />f6re the ~npliean~ started business is to be cEedited to the following year~s license tax.
<br />This se0tion shall not apply ~o the license ta~ on automobiles, and no ref~ shall be ~de
<br />to a person paying a full year's lic~nse under the terms Of this Section, whether or not he
<br />tontines in b~iness d~ing the following year."
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<br /> . ~he ~eeting ~s, at this time, ooened to the public and
<br />tested ~ns~ ~ne m~ on gasoline p~os~ ~. ~ ma~ ~ ...... ~ G.B~ Thompson pro-
<br /> zrom pa~ent of auto ~ax: ~. Lev' .~.~ ~,~ ~ ......... o_ ~e Na~ being
<br />Pry asked that the automobile tax be spent on upkeep of streets.
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<br />lowing vote: On motion of Mr. Moore, said ordinance was adopted as ~mended, and by the fol-
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<br />Ayes: Brooks,.Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oust; Stewart - 6.
<br />Nays: None.
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<br /> An appropriation of $20,~90.00 fo= pavement on High St., laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was taken up. ~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~ox that the appropria~i on of $20,890.00 be made, from the money
<br />to be received from the Virginia Electric & Power Oompany,
<br /> was
<br /> adopted,
<br />vote~ ~
<br /> and
<br /> by
<br /> the
<br /> following
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<br />AyeS: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oust Stewart - 6.
<br />Nays: None. '
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<br /> - NEW BUSINESs _
<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden for $162.50, for destroying tagless
<br />dO~, was read~
<br /> Motion that the ~reasurer pay same from fun~s in her hands, from collection of
<br />Dog Taxes, was adopted.
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<br />buses
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<br /> The following letter was read and referred to the Oity Manager:
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<br /> "This is to protest against any contemplated change in the routing of public
<br />as against the best interest of the majority of the ~erchants doing business in the smea
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