November 2Mth_ lq3M.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Oouncil held Nove~oer ~8th, 1933 at 8:O0 P.M.,
<br />there were present:
<br /> Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hutchins, Arth%uv Mayo, S.B. Moore, J.Alden
<br /> 0asr, Archibald Ogg, 0ity Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held November l~th were read and approved.
<br /> The following communications f rom the City Manager were r~ad:
<br /> let - ,present instructions provide that penalty of f ire per c~nt will be added
<br />to all real estate and personal property taxes paid on and after December let.
<br /> As November 30th is a legal holiday and the State and Oounty permit the
<br />payment of taxes through December 5th, without penalty, I recommend the adoption of the fol-
<br />lowing resolution permitting the payment of taxes Sh~ough-and including December 5th, without
<br />penalty:
<br /> ~BE IT RESOLVED That the time for imposing the penalty for the
<br /> non, payment o£ taxes for the year 1933 due to the City be ex-
<br /> tended until December 6, 1933, and that the city collector be
<br /> and he is hereby authorized aud directed to collect city taxes
<br /> on real estate, personal property and machinery levied for the
<br /> year 1933 through and includ~g December ~, 1933,_~th9~~ pen-
<br /> alty. but upon ail taxes paid after Deeemoer 5, 193J, ~epen-
<br /> alty'of 5%provided ~or by ordinance and the State law shall be
<br /> added and collected.'"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. 0gg to conouz in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - ,In accepting collections in the Oity Ocllector's office this week, a coun-
<br />terfeit Federal Reserve note, series B-27723~86-A, amount $10.00, was received. This counter-
<br />feit note has been given to one of the local banks to be turned over to the Federal authori-
<br />ties.
<br /> I examined this note and am o~ the opinion that no one but an expert could
<br />tell that it was a counterfeit note; in view of which I r~quest a special appropriation to
<br />reimburse the Oollecto~ s office for the amount o~ the counterfeit note."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to appropriate Ten Dollars to reimburse the City Collector,
<br /> was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The City 0ollector advises that the following refunds are due, unde~ the
<br />. prepayment tax plan for 1933, on account of these individuals and companies having overpaid
<br /> their taxes. These overpayments were due principally to reductions made in assessments by
<br /> the State Go=potation Oommiss ion and reduction in tax rate on machinery. As these taxes have
<br /> bee~ overpaid in the amounts shown, I recommend that refund be made on or before December 1st.
<br /> Annie C. Barlow $ 7.92
<br /> E.P.Lindsay 12.38
<br /> Planters Mfg. Cc. 29~.00
<br /> American Brake Shoe
<br /> Foundry 0o.
<br /> J.R. Porter 8.~1
<br /> Southern Wheel Co. ~22.~
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<br /> 0ora Johnson
<br /> ~'Ob'
<br /> $7100.86."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks to appropriate $5~7.26 to make refund to all except Seaboard
<br />Air Line Railway OomDany, was adopted, ami bY the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: B~ooks, Fdx, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, 0asr, Ogg - 7-
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<br /> Nays: None. -
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks that an appropriation of $6,553.60 'to refund to the Seaboard
<br />Air Line Railway 0ompany taxes paid in error~ be laid on table until next meeting, was adopte~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks to appropriate $1OO.00 with which to pay such other refund
<br />as may be necessary, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hu~chins, Mayo, Moore, Oast, 0gg - 7-
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<br />Nays: None.
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<br /> ~th - The City Manager reported he had inaugurated the O iv il Works Administra-
<br />tion program for the relief ef unemployed and had already put men to work, and that the Oity
<br />would receive about '$131,O00.00 for relief work this winter.
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<br />The following communication from the City Attorney was re~d:
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<br /> "At your last meeting you referred to me the following matters, upon ~nich I de-
<br />sire to report:
<br /> 1. Petitian of M.O. LeDoyen, Jr., for relief of taxes.
<br /> I find that the assessors of 1930 charged against the land of Mr. Lo-
<br />Doyen two houses, when he only owned one house. The other house was owned by Mr. L.A. Brough-
<br />ton, who, when he discovered the house was not assessed against him, applied to the Oommis-
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