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read ~nd there being no other nominations, Mr~ Holland was declared elected, and by the fol-
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br /> For Mr. Holland - Fox, Mayo, Moore, Oaet.
<br /> ~ ~ Dun~ -
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<br /> " " Bridgers - Brooks, Hutchins, Ogg.
<br />Justice '~f~'P~S Les ~ard
<br />
<br />lng vote:
<br /> For Mr.
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<br /> App!ioations from J.F. Turtle, W. Scott Parker, S.B. Layler and Nathew O. LeDoyen,
<br /> were read and there being no other nominations, Mr. Parker was elected, and by the follow-
<br />
<br /> Turtle -First ballo~vBrooks, Hutchins, Ogg; Second Ballot- Ogg.
<br /> " " Parker - , " -Fox, Moore, Oas~; ; " " -Fox,Mayo,Moore,0ast
<br /> " " Layler · ~ -Mayo ;
<br />
<br /> , , LeDoyen ,
<br /> - ; " " -Brooks, Hutchins
<br /> J~stice of pe$~e LWa~hin~toh Ward.
<br />
<br /> ppllcatmons ~rom O.H. Herbert and Robert E. Lewis were read, and there being no
<br />other nominations, Mr. Herbert was declared elected, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> For Mr. Herbert - Brooks, Hutchins, Oast, Ogg.
<br /> " " Lewis - Fox, Mayo, Moore.
<br />
<br /> Justice of Peace - Harrison w~rd'
<br /> Applications from Olaude Bo Jackson, George E. Wilson and William O. Oherry were
<br />read and there being no other nominations, Mr. Jackson was elected, and by the following
<br />
<br /> For Mr.J~ckson - Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, 0asr, Ogg.
<br /> " "Wilson -
<br /> " "Ohe~ry -
<br />
<br /> The following letter from theOity Oollector was read and
<br />
<br />torney:
<br />
<br />referred to the Oity At-
<br />
<br /> "Mr. B.A. Nemo was assessed in 1932 on property $943 Lincoln Street with a build-
<br />lng valued at $100.00. This building was not on t~e property in 1932 and he was allowed to
<br />pay on the land ohly. The tax on the building amounting to $2.65 was not relieved.
<br /> I request that this amount be relieved."
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
<br />
<br />Bill of Robert D. Powers, Jr., for $25.O0 for defending John Askew on charge-.~of
<br />murder,forapoointed_ by Judge B~in. Motion of Mr~ Brooks that an appropriation of $25.00 be
<br />made said purpose was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for killing fifty-one tagless dogs
<br />at $2.50, amounting to $12L50.
<br /> On motion of .Mr. Fox, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from funds in her
<br />hand from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br />The following letter was read and referred to the~ Oity Attorney:
<br />
<br />Oity Oounoil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />'620 Gosport Road, Portsmouth,Va.
<br /> 24 November, 1933.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen of the Oouncil:-
<br />
<br /> I wish to invite your attention to an error in my 1~33 building tax, amounting to
<br />the sum of one hundred dollars. This error was made in~ the office of the Oommissioner of
<br />Revenue by the late John O. Ne i meyer, which error,~I am oositive was not intentional.
<br /> ~i Neimey~r assessed my home at two thousand-dollars of which fact I have proof,
<br />having in my possession an order ~rom him to the Oity Collector stating the amount ($2000.00)
<br />and for the first year I have been paying my taxes, by the monthly plan, on that amount.
<br /> Upon receiving my 1933 tax notice I find that my home has been assessed at twenty
<br />one hundred dollars and I~ immediately called on the present Oommissioner of Revenue, Mr. Hud-
<br />gins, who readily saw th~ mistake but stated that he Could do nothing about it, due to the
<br />fact that Mr. Ne i meyer was Commissioner at the time the error was made. Mr. Hudgins:advised
<br />me to take the matter up with the 0ounoil and that he would either write a letter o~ appear
<br />in person before the Oouncil meeting to verify my claim.
<br /> Trus~ng that you gentlemen of the Oouncil will give this m~tter due consideration
<br />and make the necessary adjustment, I am,
<br />
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />Hunter J. Powell.,
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