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parker, C~ty Collector, were audited by ~.Po Jordan and
<br />Company~ Certified public Accountants, as of December
<br />31, 193~,'~and according to the report of said Account-
<br />ants were found correc~ as shown by the books of the
<br />Oity; an~
<br /> WHEREAS, it appears that it is the duty of the City
<br />Council to have examined yearly the list of uncollected
<br />taxes and to credit the Oollector for such taxes, as in
<br />their opinion~ could-not have been collected with due
<br />diligence; aha
<br /> ~VHEREA$, it appears that A~ E. Parke~, City Oollector
<br />should be credited with all taxes remaining uncollected on
<br />the 31st day of December, 193~, the amount of which is
<br />shown in said report of W~P. Jordan and Oompany.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Oounoil of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, that A~ E. parker, 0ity Collector, be
<br />credited with all uncollected taxes remaining in his of-
<br />fica on December 31st, 193~, and that he be relieved of
<br />responsibility for not having collected the same, but
<br />nothing herein contained shall be construed as relieving~
<br />the payment of said taxes by the persons owir~ the same,
<br />or in relieving A.E. Parker, Oity 0olleotor, from his
<br />responsibility for any sums so collected."
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, laid on table March 26th, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"AN OP~DINANOE IMPOSING A LIOENSE TAX FOR THE 0ITY O~ PORTS-
<br />MOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING ~Y let, 1935.,
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to continue on table until next meeting, said meeting to
<br />be an open meeting to which the public will be invited to attend and take part, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Report of the A¢co~unting Department for period ended March 31st, 1935, was
<br />received and ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> The Oity 0ollector presented list of unpaid 1~3~ taxes amoumting to
<br />$256,361.09, as of March 2~, ~93~.
<br />
<br />On motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br />NEW BUSINESS -
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> '~On several different occasions we have presented a petition for free school
<br />books to the City Oouncilo To date nothing has been done. We were told that our petitions
<br />came too late for the la%e for the 1~34 session, so we agreed to wait for the beginning of the
<br />next session, in Septemb'er 1935.
<br /> We believe that free school~books are a feasible, practical, and economical
<br />proposition for the taxpayers of this 0ity~
<br /> We are communicating with the Oouncil at this time to ask that this propo-
<br />sition be referred immediately to the Supe2intendent of Schools, and that he should make an
<br />early report to the Oent=al Labor Union who will, in tttrn, make their reoort to the 0ity Coun-
<br />cil. In this way we believe that should any unexpected wrinkles aopear they may be smoothed
<br />out for the ensuing session. ~
<br />
<br /> The Portsmouth Oentral
<br />oi!,s co-operation on this proposal.
<br />
<br />Labor Union will greatly appreciate the City Ooun-
<br />
<br />Respectfully yours,
<br />
<br />E. V. ~mith, Sec.,
<br />Oentral Labor Unio$.,
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to refer to a
<br />Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Hutchins,
<br />tral
<br />
<br />commit t se
<br />
<br />consisting of
<br />
<br />Labor Union,
<br />
<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br />member of the
<br />
<br />City Council,
<br />
<br /> the Oity Manager,
<br />and a member of the 0en-
<br />
<br />The following letter was read and referred to the 0ity Attorney:
<br />
<br /> ,Some time in the year 1921 or 1~22, my father, G.T. Gaskins, purchased
<br />one half lot in the Oak Grove Cemetery, known as north-half of lot 803, si~ated on Ave° H.
<br />for which we have never received a deed. '
<br /> Will you please authorize that a deed be given for this property?
<br />
<br />Yours truly,
<br />
<br /> H.T. Gaskins~,
<br />
<br /> The following l~tter was read and referred to the 0ity Attorney:
<br />
<br />~When the assessors finished their work, and turned the records over to
<br />the Mayor and Oity Ns~agsr, November let, last year, the Oity owed me a balance at that time
<br />o~f twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00), which the Manager, Mr~ Anderson, told me could not be
<br />
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