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<br />mouth and NOrfolk COunty .Bar ASSOCiation on~ Monday, January 8th, 193~., which I will thick you
<br />te present to the Council of the City of Portsmouth at ~!ts meeting tonight.
<br /> Yours very .t~uly,
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<br />Robert R.- Beaton, Secretary,
<br />portsmouth & Norfolk County Bar
<br /> Association."
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<br />The resolution:
<br /> ,~HEREA~, the United Stat~s Government,-through the Cd, ii. Works Service Admini-
<br />stration and in pursuance of its Recovery Program, has made available_the se~viees of skilled
<br />workers for public works and the money with which to pay t~hem'~t makes ne appropriatiom
<br />the purchase of materials~and supplies necessary to carry cut the proJects on which these
<br />people are employed, and
<br /> [~aEAS, as of the first day of J~nuary~933, the City, umder the recommenda-
<br />tion of the Clerk of th~'~Court or'Hustings; adopted-for ~rent indexing of deeds the system
<br />of general indexing known as the Permaflex System; and,
<br /> ~P~REAS,~ the general indexes to deeds prior to January i, 1933, constitute nine-
<br />teen separate books which occupy a large space in the Clerk's office, are unwieldy, are in some
<br />instances much worn and impaired, all of which make it very difficult for the examination and
<br />searching of titles and records to real estate thoroughly and expeditiously;
<br /> WHEREAS, the said books are ~n such condition that their replacement will be a
<br />matter of necessity in a .r~ason~ly short space of time which would entail a large expense of
<br />about $6000.00; 'AS ,
<br /> WHERE , the installation of said indexes will be largely a matter of labor the
<br />funds for which have already been secured by Wm. Hodge$ Baker, Clerk of the Court of Hustings,
<br />to the extent of approximately $5000.00, which will give employment to au average of thirty-
<br />five persons per day over a considerable teng~h of time; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, the land books in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Hustings are
<br />in a deplorable condition being badly mutilated and in many instances illegible and many pages
<br />of which are missing and .i~ is the purpose of the ~lerk to re~air and~estore these books;
<br /> WHEREAS, ~he map book in the office of the Clerk of khe Court of Hustings is
<br />likewise in very Bad condition smd needs to be restored, and it ia the purpose of the Clerk to
<br />restore the map book aud to replace same wXth more du~able booka; and
<br /> WHEREAS, lhe only record of births and deaths in the City of Portsmouth from the
<br />year 1858 to 1896 is in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Hustings and whereas said records
<br />by reason of age are badly mutilated and, if to be pTese~Ved, must he rewritten at once; and
<br /> WHEREA~, ~in order for the City to avail itsel£ of the appzopriation.of $5,000.00
<br />above referred to, and at the same time give employment to a large number o~ women, it will be
<br />necessary fo~ it to provide the material necessary ~or said project~ which will require an ex-
<br />penditure ~ $900.00.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE ~T RESOLVED by the Portsmouth and ~erfolk County Ba~ Associa-
<br />t ion~ in meeting assembled, that it approves of and appreciates the necessity of this work and
<br />feels that-this is an opportunity which the City should avail itaelf to have ~his work done amd
<br />hereby respectfully request the Council of the City of Portsmouth to appropriate the money nec-
<br />essary to buy the books and mmte=ials,~e~c~, ~o=suoh projects which they are advised will be
<br />$900.00.
<br /> The above is a copy of the resolution unanimously adopted by the-Portsmouth and
<br />Norfolk County Bar Assooia~en at a special me?img ~eld in the court room of the Court of Hust-
<br />ings for the City of Portsmouth on JanuamTy 8t~, 1~3~.
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<br />. Secretary."
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<br /> privilege of the floor was granted to Mr. Wm. Hodges Baker, Clerk of Hustings
<br />Court, wh6 spoke ~n referenee~to the p~tit'ion of the Bar ~sseciation an~ asked that $935.00-be
<br />allowed for books and material in the work to be done by ~he Civil Works Administration forces.
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<br /> Mo~ion of M~. Ogg to aliew the u~e of. such amount ~om the 1934 budget as would
<br />be necessary for recording and restoring records in the Clerk of theGourt~ s O~fice, was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox,' N~tchins, Moore, Oast, Ogg.
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />The following petition was read:
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<br />~VIRGINIA:
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<br />October, 1933,
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<br /> At the Court of-Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, held o~ the 30th day~ of~
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<br /> In'the Matter of the application ef the City Realty)
<br /> Corporation fo= correction of erroneous assessment.)
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<br /> THis oamse came on this day to be heard upon the petition of the City Realty
<br /> Corporatiom filed on the 31st day of December, 1932, setting forth that it is aggrieved by the
<br /> following assessmeats made against it on the Land Books of the Oity of portsmouth for the years
<br /> 1931 and 1932 as follows:
<br /> La~ Book 1931 page 80 line 16,.lc?s 1-2 and jib, 2215-2216,
<br /> 221~ High S~;, l~nd $3150.00 bu~ldzng $3500.06, total_$6650.O0.
<br /> ~-: Lani'B°ok 1932, page. 81 line 1~, sameproperty, land $3150.00
<br />~ building $3500.00, tbtal $6650.00. ' .
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<br />And also came R.C. Barclay, 0ity Attorney of the City of Portsmouth, who had
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