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The following letter was read: "Portsmouth, Va., N ovemb er The Hon. Oity 0oun¢il, Portsmouth, Virginia. Gentlemen: About November !st. i purchased from ~r. J.H. McGu!lough, lot No. 106, situated on the North ' ~ ' s~de o~ Bay St., 158 feet west of Elm Ave., running 26 x ll2 feet. In the payment of the taxes which were due for the past five years, the City Collected collected taxes on lot 106 and 107 which were joined in the assessment of 1930. I do not own lot No. 107, and I respectfully ask that the tax paid by me for. the years 1930 to 1934 inclusive, on a value of $25Q.00 be refunded to me. ~ Yours truly, special Moses T. Taylor." On motion same was referred to the City Attorney. Bill of R~oert F. McEurran for $30.00 for one-half of Prosecuting Attorney for the State, was read. fees for his services as Motion of Mr. Oast to appropriate $~0.00 to pay same, was adopted. Motion of Er. Pox for the City Manager to investigate and report on the elimina- tion of ready-to-serve charge to water bill or a reeuctzon~ ' of water rates, and reducing the deposits required for consumers to an amount no~ ~reater than the minimum water bill, was adopted. ~ On motion of Mr. Moore, privilege of the floor was granted a representative of the Boy Scouts, who asked for an ~ppropriation of $310.00 for Boy Scouts for 1935. On motion, referred to the 1935 Budget. The Council.at this time went into recess ~o confer with the officials of the Virginia Electric and Power Company in reference to substituting buses for street cars. Upon reconvening, the following ordinance .laid over from the earlier part of the meeting, was taken up: ,'AN 0RDIN~0E TO A~EI~D AND REORDAIN SUBSECTION 9 OF SEOTION IV OF AN 0~IN~TCE ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE MOTOR BUS PASSENGER T~L~NSPORTATION IN THE OITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ ADOPTED JULY 28, !926. On motion of Mr. Oast, the ordinance.was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oast, Pettish, Stewart 7. Nays: None. On motion adjourned. 0ITY OLDE. Approved - President.