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"226 Webster Avenue,
<br />May 8th, 193~.
<br />
<br />Mr. H.B2 Anderson,
<br /> Oity Manager,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:
<br /> I am inclosing an artic~ which appeared in last Sunday"s Portsmouth Star in
<br />the hope that you will present the facts before the Oouncil for their consideration.
<br />
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />(Signed) Mrs. Joseph Augustus Rawles.,
<br />
<br /> The following communication from the Oity Attorney was read:
<br />
<br /> "At your meeting of April 10th you referred to me a request from Mary Eo Liggan
<br /> "to reduce the a~sessment and relieve a portion of the taxes, en the property number 1021 and
<br /> 1023 Oounty Street.
<br /> The Oity Oouncil has no right to reduce the assessment on any property, a~d as
<br /> to this part of the raquest I recommend that it be not granted.
<br /> I find. he, ever, that the building on the land has been removed. This was ap-
<br />parently done in 193i amd not in 1929 as stated in Miss Liggan, s letter. No permit was ever
<br />issmed for the destruction of the building, but from the correspondence of the former Building
<br />Inspector the building appears to have been removed in August or September, 1931. The asses-
<br />sors also fo.un~ the building on the lan~ in 1930 and reduced the value from $2500. to $~000.
<br />The taxes wh~ca were assessed on the building for the years 1932, 1933 and 193~, amountzng to
<br />the s~m of $26.50 for each of these years, should be relieved, and I so recommend,,
<br />
<br /> On motion of I~v. Brooks, the recommendation of the Oity Attorney was concurred in.
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<br /> - UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
<br /> Request cf the Oity Manager for an appropriation of $2100.00 for repairs to the
<br />incinerator, .laid over from ~ast meeting.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins te appropriate $2100.O0 to repair the incinerator, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, 0asr, Parrish -
<br /> Nays: Nome.
<br />
<br />The following ordinance laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"AN 0RDINANOE TO REPEAL 'AN ORDINANOE REQUIRING A BOND OF OWttERS
<br />OB DRIVERS OF PUBLIO AUTOMOBILES, TAXIOABS AND JITNEYS, OONDITIONED
<br />~PON THE FAITHi~JL OBSERVANGE OF STATE AND CITY LAWB AND PROVIDING
<br />FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREO~.,
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Brooks,
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Brooks, ~ox,
<br /> Nays: None.
<br />
<br />the ordinance was adopted and by the following veto:
<br />Hutehins, !~yo, Moore, Oast, Panfish - ?.
<br />
<br /> Report o~ the Oity 0olle~tor on adjustments and corrections for water bills, was
<br />received and ordered filed.
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for destroying 85 tagless dogs,
<br />amounting to $212.50, was read~
<br />
<br /> ~' Motion o~ )Er. Moore that the Treasurer be authorized to pay same from fu~uds in
<br />her hamds from collection of dog taxes, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following petition was read, and on molion of Mr. Hutohins, referred to the
<br />Oity Manager:
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<br /> "We the undersigned hereby make application ~o you to remove the three parkways
<br />located on ~ourth St., Oity, begimningat the Fourth St. Na~y Yard Gate and extending north
<br />three blocks, these p~rkways are bad traffic hazards and seriously affect business in these
<br />three blocks, due to parking congestion. With these parkways out and the street paved, traffic
<br />can move much faster and safer, thereby avoiding the present traffic jams each morming and af-
<br />ternoon, due to the Navy Yard workers going and oomimg from work. We urgently request your im-
<br />mediate approval and action on this matter.
<br />
<br />Portsmouth Tire 0o. (~.W. Bolding)
<br />W.B. Kidd, 1100 Fourth St. - Restaurant
<br />Thcs. P~ King, 1130 Fourth St.
<br />W.J. Mu!toter, lll5 Fourth St.
<br />L.F. Savage,. ll06 Fourth St.
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<br />1016 Fourth
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<br />R.W. Oraddock,llO~ Fourth St.
<br />Gene F. 00ok, t10~ Fourth St.
<br />Mrs. A. Oruz, Property owner,
<br /> 1127 Fourth St.
<br />Dr. L.Ray Temple, 1116 Fourth ~t~,
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