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At a special meeting of the Oity 0ouncil held April 17th, 1934 at 8:00 P.M., there were present: Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hutchins, S.B. H.F Parrish, the Oity Manager. 01erk presented the oath of office of H.F. Parrish. The following call for the meeting was read: Moore, J. Alden Oast, "Portsmouth, Va., April 12th, 1934. Mr. L.G. Brinson, Oi~ 01erk, Portsmouth,Va. Dear Sir: 8:O0 .P.M. to Please calt a special meeting of the Otty OounciI for April !?th, 1934 at consider: ' 1. License Tax ordinance for 1934. 2. Petition of the Milk Fund Committee of Portsmouth for a reduction in tax on carnivals, shows, etc. Yours truly, J. Alden Oast, President Oity 0ounci!." up and read. The License Tax Ordinance for t935, laid on The following changes were suggested: table at last meeting, was taken See. 2 - Real Estate agents asking for a reduction. Sec. 3 - Mr. B~ooks to make beer license "on premises,, $25.00. Retail Wine and Beer "on premises., $50.00, Sec. 4 - Mr. Brooks to make motion pictures, $201.OO. Sec.ll- Mr. Brooks to read "each.orivate automobile weighing 2500 lbs. or less, $8,00; over 2500_and not over 3000 lbs., $10.O0;-more than 3000 lbs:, $10.00 for first 3000 lbs. and 40 cts. per one hundred for each 100 lbs. in excess of 3000 lbs., etc. Each truck, van or automobile used by any oerson, firm or corporation for business or private use, but not subject for hire, one ton or l~ss, $16.00, etc. folk. trucks. to reduce the @cc.18 - Mr. Brooks to strike out and make Sec. 3 to cover. sec.24 - Sec.45 - Tax on Ice wagons referred to City Manager. The Oity Manager suggested that local laundries be made same as Nor- Mr. Brooks suggested that local laundries be credited with tax paid on Mr. Brooks that the Oity Manager reconsider tax on merchants and restaurants, small merchants and the merchants who will have to have a restaurant license also. See.y6 - Mr. Brooks to make license $16.00 and refer to City Manager. Sec.77 - Mr. Lockly of the O. & p. Telephone Company protested against the pro- showing the amount of posed increase in tax on poles and conduits and presented a statement tax now paid by the Telephone Company to the City. The City Manager presented the following: "SEOOND HAND BUILDING MATERIALS. Each person, firm or corporation en~aged in the business of buying and selling second-hand building materials, $76.00. Any person licensed under this section shall not purchase any second- hand building materials of any description until the person Selling the same shall h~ve first obtained a permit from the Chief of Police setting forth his ownership thereof and authorizing him to make such sale." Several interested citizens spoke in regard to the item in the ordinance af- fecting them, asking an a~justment of same. On motion, the ordinance and the suggested changes, were laid on table until next meeting. Mr. Brooks called attention to the $500,00 bond re~ired of owners of for-hire cars, stating that since the repeal of Prohibition, the ordinance was of no effect a~d asked that it be referred to the City Attorney.